2017-04-05 Preliminary Inventory of the E. B. Radcliffe Papers, circa 1887-1977, bulk circa 1938-1970 SPEC.TRI.EBR Finding aid prepared by Zoe MacLeod; Devon Boerman Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2017 March; 2018 August

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2020-10-01T15:47-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard E. B. Radcliffe Papers SPEC.TRI.EBR Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 6.44 Cubic feet Bulk, 1938-1970 circa 1887-1977 Ellis Brownell (E.B.) Radcliffe (1904-1977) was a theatre critic and entertainment editor for the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1938-1969, a span of 31 years. The E.B. Radcliffe Papers, dated circa 1887-1977, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1938-1970, contains newspaper columns, articles, programs, correspondence, and photographs collected and created by Radcliffe. (10) 5'' letter document boxes; (4) 2.5" legal document boxes; (1) flat box; (1) card box English Radcliffe, E. B. (Ellis Brownell) Arrangement of Materials

This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

Donated by Kathrine E. Radcliffe, 1987 October; Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Bahner, 1988 September.

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], E.B. Radcliffe Papers, SPEC.TRI.EBR, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

 Access to Materials

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 Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed. Finding aid written by: Zoe MacLeod, 2017 March; Updated by: Devon Boerman, 2018 August

 Biographical Note

Ellis Brownell (E.B.) Radcliffe (1904-1977) was a theatre critic and entertainment editor for the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1938-1969, a span of 31 years. Radcliffe began working in newspapers during the Great Depression in Florida before he moved to Cincinnati where he worked for Cincinnati Commercial Tribune before the Cincinnati Enquirer hired him in 1931. In 1957, E.B. Radcliffe was an extra for the movie, Teacher's Pet, which hired newsmen across the country to act in the newsroom scenes. After his retirement from the Cincinnati Enquirer, Radcliffe continued to write some articles for other publications, which included some non-theatre-related articles.

 Scope and Contents

The E.B. Radcliffe Papers, dated circa 1887-1977, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1938-1970, contains newspaper columns, articles, playbills, press releases, artifacts, essays, journal entries, prints, correspondence, and photographs collected and created by Radcliffe. While most of the columns are from the Cincinnati Enquirer, the collection contains a few articles that Radcliffe wrote for other publications.

 Radcliffe, E. B. (Ellis Brownell) Cincinnati enquirer Journalists--Ohio--Cincinnati--20th century Newspaper columns Opera--Ohio--Cincinnati--20th century Photographs Reviews (documents) Theater critics--Ohio--Cincinnati--20th century Theater--Ohio--Cincinnati--20th century Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 1 1 1938-1940 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 1 2 1940 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 1 3 1941 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 1 4 1942 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 1 5 1943 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 2 1 1944 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 2 2 1945 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 2 3 1946 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 2 4 1947 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 3 1-2 1948 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 3 3-4 1949 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 3 5-6 1950 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 4 1-2 1951 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 4 3 1952 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 4 4 1953 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 4 5-6 1954 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 5 1-2 1955 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 5 3-4 1956 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 5 5-6 1957 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 5 7 1958 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 6 1-2 1959 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 6 3-4 1960 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 6 5 1961 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 7 1 6 6 1962 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 7 2-3 1963 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 7 4-5 1964 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 7 6 8 1 1965 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 8 2-3 1966 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 8 4-5 1967 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 8 6-7 1968 Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 9 1 1969 Unbound Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns 9 2 circa 1950s-1960s Cincinnati Enquirer theatre columns index 9 3 circa 1944-1967 Scope and Contents

The index is incomplete and is alphabetical according to artist and production.

 Teacher's Pet columns 9 4 1957 List of plays reviewed in Cincinnati Enquirer 9 5 1938-1969 Scope and Contents

Also includes an incomplete list of producing groups in Cincinnati.

 Look Back in Anger and Henry IV, Part I review rough drafts 9 6 circa 1957-1959 Cincinnati Alumnus Magazine interview 9 7 1961 Reams (Lee Roy) article 9 8 1971 White House Murder Case review 9 9 1970 The American Dream program, York Playhouse, annotated by Radcliffe 10 1 1961 Applause program, New York, annotated by Radcliffe 10 2 1970 Becket program, Royale Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 3 1961 The Best Man program, Morosco Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 4 1960 Billy Noname, Warehouse Theatre, New York, annotated by Radcliffe 10 5 1970 Blues for Mr. Charlie program, ANTA (American National Theater and Academy) Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 6 1964 Bye Bye Birdie program, Sam Shubert Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 7 1961 Caesar and Cleopatra and Antony and Cleopatra program, annotated by Radcliffe 10 8 1962 Dark of the Moon program, Mercer-Shaw Arena Theatre, New York, annotated by Radcliffe 10 9 circa 1945 Do-Re-Mi program, St. James Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 10 1961 The House of Leather program, Ellen Stewart Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 11 circa 1970 Nature of the Crime program, Bouwerie Lane Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 12 circa 1970 Mary Mary program, Helen Hayes Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 13 1961 Nobody Hears a Broken Drum program, Fortune Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 14 1970 The Sound of Music program, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 15 1961 The Unseen Hand and Forensic and the Navigators program, Astor Place Theatre, annotated by Radcliffe 10 16 1970 Professional career photographs and negatives 11 1 circa 1940-1975 G-string from stripper Rose La Rose with signed note 11 2 1942 Biographical material 11 10 1935-1977 Teacher's Pet correspondence and contract 11 4 1957 Bishop Master's thesis bibiliography 11 5 undated Schecter (Noah) testimonial dinner telegrams and correspondence 11 6 1962 Reader correspondence 11 7 1940-1970 Signed correspondence 11 8 1940-1970 Scope and Contents

Includes letters from Jerry Berns, Charles Gillett, Bob Fields, Paddy Chayesfsky, and Bob Boda.

 Retirement congratulatory letters 11 9 1969 Biographical articles 11 10 1945-1977 Cincinnati Enquirer spoof and Ohio Wesleyan Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity playlets 11 11 circa 1928, circa 1952 Ohio Wesleyan University variety show photographs 11 12 circa 1928 Everybody's Mission in Massachusetts article 11 13 circa 1920 Scope and Contents

Radcliffe's maternal grandparents owned this charitable organization and was the place where he grew up.

 Signed caricature by editorial cartoonist Jerry Dowling 11 14 1969 Television shows and televised plays press releases 12 1 1959 Ziv television production photographs 12 2 circa 1948-1960 Disneyland, Orlando, Florida brochure 12 3 1957 Todd's (Mike) celebration for Around The World in Eighty Days photograph 12 4 circa 1956 Photographs and articles on Mike Todd's Around the World in Eighty Days celebration 12 5 circa 1956 (Todd) Mike photographs 12 6 1950s Photograph of famous people, including Danny Kaye and Vincent Price 12 7 circa 1940-1975 Photograph of Cincinnati Enquirer's theatre news, April 23, 1865 12 8 circa 1940-1969 Information (for advertising purposes) on Cincinnati's talk show, "The Paul Dixon Show" 12 9 1950-1965 Cincinnati Summer Zoo Opera's twenty-fifth anniversary program 12 10 1946 "History of Cincinnati Summer Zoo Opera" typed manuscript 12 11 1946 "Twenty-five Years of Grand Opera" by Betty Elkin typed manuscript 12 12 1946 Cincinnati Summer Zoo Opera history summaries 12 13 1946 Cincinnati Summer Zoo Opera article, Theatre Arts 12 14 1952 July Kenley Players notes 12 15 1950s Max Reinhardt's production of The Miracle program 12 16 1926 Antioch College's Shakespeare-Under-The-Stars program copy proof 12 17 1952 Information on perfume published by Procter and Gamble 13 1 circa 1970 Notes taken from books on theatre and film 13 2 1925-1970 Journal entries 13 3 1925, 1933-1934 Essays and short stories 13 4 1930s Notes on future stories 13 5 1930s Press article on Vanity Fair art dealers 13 6 1974 Bill Doll Corporation Holiday on Ice and Disney on Parade press releases and expense account 13 7 1971 Norris Dam article 13 8 1930s Non-theatre articles 13 9 1970-1973 Cincinnati Commercial Tribune articles on the 1929 Stock Market Crash 13 10 1929 Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and Cincinnati Enquirer articles concerning the Tribune's sale to the Enquirer in 1930. 13 11 1930 "(Performed) Play's the Thing" article by Alan S. Downer 13 12 1963 October 29 "Father of the Film Industry" magazine article, News Front 13 13 1967 October Xavier University, Cincinnati, 1959 theatre productions 13 14 1959 "Brief History of Ulyssess S. Grant and his Roots in Brown County, Georgetown, Ohio" holograph by Elizabeth Loudon Marklay 13 15 circa 1920 Desk plate with his name and Cincinnati Enquirer engraved on it, used in Teacher's Pet 14 1 1957 USO (United Service Organization) captioned photographs from Korean War 14 2-4 1950s Briefcase 16 undated General Note

Users should be aware of mold residue before accessing Box 16.

 Teacher's Pet photographs 15 1 1957 Portrait 15 2 1940s Cincinnati Enquirer Sunday Magazine article on Charles Gillett, Vice-President of New York City's convention bureau 15 3 1971 May 2 Cincinnati Enquirer Sunday Magazine article on Jerry Berns 15 4 1970 October 25 Cincinnati Enquirer Sunday Magazine photographs of Cincinnati Summer Zoo Opera 15 5 1946 June 23 Signed hand-colored prints of characters from Charles Dickens' novels used for illustrations by Kyd 15 6 circa 1887-1937