The Drama of June 8 Inspires a Play

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AuthorMiller, Roy Last edited by: Juliana Hill

PublisherTopeka Capital-Journal Midway Last edited by: Juliana Hill

SubjectTopeka (Kan.) Last edited by: Juliana Hill

1966 Topeka Tornado Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Theater

Buchanan Street Players Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Red Cross

Disaster relief Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Newspaper clippings Last edited by: Juliana Hill

DescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping of the Topeka Capital-Journal Midway, February 26, 1967; Clipping is an article describing playwright and director Stephen Pierce Biddle's new production, "The Canteen" and how he was inspired by seeing the Topeka 1966 tornado; Article also discusses the plot of the play, which revolves around the Red Cross' response to storms; Article describes the process of the Buchanan Street Players preparing the play, their first original production. Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Issue Date1967-02-26 Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Date range1960s Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Original FormatNewspaper clipping Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Digital Formatjpg Last edited by: Juliana Hill

LanguageEnglish Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Contributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public Library Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Rights StatementCopyright Topeka Capital-Journal Midway Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Geographic Location

City, StateTopeka, Kansas Last edited by: Juliana Hill

CountyShawnee County Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Event1966 Topeka Tornado Last edited by: Juliana Hill

PlaceTopeka, KS Last edited by: Juliana Hill