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1903 Lectures on the Property Man’s Job

August 4, 2014 Eric Hart

A 1903 academic catalog gives the main topics a props person should know at the time.

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Is first to get an idea of the new play
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Property Man is “It”, 1905

June 4, 2014 Eric Hart 1 Comment

A 1905 list of the people listed in a theatrical programme, which seldom includes the person responsible for props.

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The Property Man's corner
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The Indispensable Property Man, 1905

June 2, 2014 Eric Hart 6 Comments

A 1905 article extolling the essentialness of the theatrical property man or woman.

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Property Men are Sculptors, Too
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The Versatile Property Man, Unrecognized Genius of the Stage, 1913

November 13, 2013 Eric Hart

A 1913 article about the props department at the Manhattan Opera House.

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A Television Hero: The Property Man, 1949

November 4, 2013 Eric Hart

A 1949 news article that outlines the challenges of doing props for a television studio.

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Eric Hart

I am Eric Hart, a prop builder and professor of Stage Properties at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

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