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THE WITHINGTON PLAYERS AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY
Catalogue reference: M281
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This record is about the THE WITHINGTON PLAYERS AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY dating from 1948-1974.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- M281
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Title (The name of the record)
- THE WITHINGTON PLAYERS AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes, scrapbooks and other miscellanea.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Manchester Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Withington Players Amateur Dramatic Society, 1946-1974, Manchester, Lancashire</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The following records were deposited on permanent loan in the Library in November 1977 by Miss F.M. Damesick of Burnage, former Secretary of the Society.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Withington Players were formed in 1946 as a drama group affiliated to a local community association. The chairman, John Alldridge, literary critic of the Manchester Evening News, wrote and produced many of the plays performed.
He died in November 1973 and the following spring the Players joined the Withington Community Association Theatrical Section, which was renamed the Withington Community Association Players.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1979b43f-0da0-4618-b93d-2f8d22f08469/
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THE WITHINGTON PLAYERS AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY