Preliminary Inventory of the Frank C. Mohler Theatrical Designs, 1976-1984 SPEC.TRI.FCM Finding aid prepared by Courtney Bishop Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-04-12T08:40-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Frank C. Mohler Theatrical Designs SPEC.TRI.FCM Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 1.5 Cubic feet 1976-1984 As of 2018, Frank Mohler is Emeritus Professor at Appalachian State University where he was also a theatre historian and set and lighting designer, who has created many set or lighting designs. The Frank C. Mohler Theatrical Designs collection contains working models of a seventeenth century Italian theatre. Materials are dated 1976-1984. (3) archival containers English Mohler, Frank C. Arrangement of Materials

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

 Acquisitions Information

Donated by Frank Mohler, 2004 October.

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Frank C. Mohler Theatrical Designs, SPEC.TRI.FCM, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.

 Use of Materials

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 Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed; finding aid written by: Courtney Bishop, 2018 April.

 Biographical Note

As of 2018, Frank Mohler is Emeritus Professor at Appalachian State University where he was also a theatre historian and set and lighting designer, who has created many set or lighting designs. He received three degrees from Ohio State University, where he built historical theatre models using microfilm records as a starting point. After graduating, he taught and designed at Denison University, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Virginia before spending 21 years at Appalachian State University where he retired in 2004. Throughout his career, he created over 250 set or lighting designs as well as provided the conceptual design for Appalachian’s Valborg Theatre. His expertise is in Renaissance and Baroque theatre architecture, and taught in a variety of areas of theatre including theatre history, set and lighting design, and stage management.

 Scope and Contents

The Frank C. Mohler Theatrical Designs collection contains working models of a seventeenth century Italian theatre. Most of the models in this collection were used for presentations or papers. Materials are dated 1976-1984.

 Mohler, Frank C. Historical models Theaters--Italy--17th century Theaters--Models--20th century Model of Renaissance stage based on Sabbattini 1 1976 Scope and Contents

This model was constructed for a presentation based on Frank Mohler's dissertation for the 1976 OSU Alumni Award for Graduate Student Research and Creative Activity. Mohler's dissertation won the award.

 Model of 1675 Teatro San Salvatore 1 1976 Scope and Contents

This model was constructed for a presentation based on Frank Mohler's dissertation for the 1976 OSU Alumni Award for Graduate Student Research and Creative Activity. Mohler's dissertation won the award.

 Model of Sabbattini's dolphin that could spout water (pounded silver or talc) #34 1 1979 Scope and Contents

This model was used for a paper, "The Realm of Neptune," that was presented at the American Theatre Association Convention.

 Models of Sabbattin'e three-sided periactoi and Furttenbach's double periactoi 1 undated Sabbattini's profile shift that could move between profile ways #31 1 1979 Scope and Contents

This was used for a paper, "The Realm of Neptune," that was presented at the American Theatre Association Convention in 1979.

 17th century rotating shaft with cloth cover 1 1979 Scope and Contents

This model is based on a manuscript from the National Museum in Stockholm. The model was also used for a paper, "The Realm of Neptune" that was presented at the American Theatre Association Convention in 1979.

 Sabbattini's first and second method of showing a sea 1 1979 Scope and Contents

These two models were used in a paper,"The Realm of Neptune," that was presented at the American Theatre Association Convention in 1979.

 Models of waves 1 1979 Scope and Contents

These four models of waves were used in a paper, "The Realm of Neptune," that was presented at the American Theatre Association Convention in 1979. Two of the models are of Furttenbach's 3rd and 4th machines, the former was used to create violent waves and the latter was used to create upstanding waves. The other two models are of Sabbattini's 3rd method of showing a sea and his method of making a sea swell.

 Two models of theatrical effects from under the stage 1 1984 Scope and Contents

The upper model is of an effect used by Sabbattine and the lower model is a 17th century effect. Both models were used for a paper, "Hades: Understage Effects or Going to Hell on the Seventeenth Century Stage," that was presented at the Southeastern Theatre Conference Convention in 1984.

 Wooden stage: Collegio Romano 2 undated Biblioteca Palantina, Parma model 3 undated Scope and Contents

This is a model of the Biblioteca Palatina, a 17th century theatre in Parma.