In this interview, Sarah discusses the proliferation of theatre at Brown and in the greater Providence community. She tells us of the Talma Theatre, The Players Theatre, Henry Ames Barker, and elocution among other theatre-related endeavors.
Notes:
Class year: 1913
Biographical note: Sarah Elizabeth Minchin, convinced by a high-school teacher, became very active with The Players Theatre early on. Upon coming to Pembroke, Sarah discovered Professor Thomas Crosby Junior\u2014a pioneer of the theatric world. While performing with him, she met her husband, who was in the audience of one of her productions. Sarah went on to work with Henry Ames Barker, a realistic set designer and artist.
This collection contains oral history interviews with alumnae of Brown University, which admitted its first women students in 1891. The Women's College at Brown was renamed Pembroke College in 1928, and in 1971, Pembroke College merged with the Men's College …
