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Players' Dell
Constructed: 1912
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Note: Location on map is approximate.

The Players' Dell was located approximately between the southwest corner of Washington Hall and Barrett Hall. The March 26, 1912 Flat Hat references construction of a proposed lake and expresses concern over its possible encroachment on Players' Dell (p. 4). The May 14, 1912 Flat Hat reviews a Mother Goose Pageant produced at Players' Dell (p. 1, 4) and mentions vandalism by "town toughs" the previous Friday (p. 2).

Players' Dell preceded the Matoaka Theatre and later Lake Matoaka Amphitheater.

Material in the Special Collections Research Center

  • Flat Hat, 2/11/1947, p. 9; 4/22/1947, p. 1.
  • Colonial Echo, Photograph in the 1909 edition on p. 154; photograph on the 1919 frontispiece.
  • University Archives Subject File Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • University Archives Photograph Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Howard Scammon interview in the University Archives Oral History Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
  • Search the SCRC Collections Database for the other resources available.

References

  • The Flat Hat 3/26/1912, p. 4; 5/14/1912, p. 1, 2.

 

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