Dates: 1955 - 1975; n.d.

Biography:

Frank Woodruff Hains, Jr.

Frank Woodruff Hains, Jr. was a native of Parkersburg, West Virginia. He received his degree in speech from Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio. He served two years in the military and then began a radio career in 1947 in his hometown. That career took him to Vicksburg in 1951, where he began starring in little theater productions. In February 1955, Mr. Hains came to the Jackson Daily News as literary editor and to report on education news, take photographs and write features. He later became editor of the entertainment pages. In July 1956, he began a daily column, "On Stage," which lasted until his death.

 

Scope and Content Note:

This collection contains the following:

  • newspaper articles, programs, and photographs on various plays presented in the state (see attached list for name of play and where it was held), n.d., 19551968 (ff. 1122)
  • "On Stage," by Frank Hains, August 1, 1956June 22, 1959 (ff. 123178)
  • correspondence, n.d., September 28, 1957October 6, 1965 (ff. 179183)
  • material concerning the Wombles, a rock group from England (ff. 184185)
  • scripts of The Ponder Heart and Seasons of Dreams (box 22)
  • CBS television network press information, January 9, 1975March 26, 1975 (folder 186190)
  • NBC television network press information, January 8, 1975January 30, 1975 (ff. 191193)
  • ABC television network press information, January 8, 1975March 27, 1975 (ff. 194197)
  • Public Broadcasting Service reports, 19721975 (box 25)
  • printed material concerning the purchase of books (box 26)
  • material concerning the Jackson Symphony Orchestra 19561974 (folder 198203)
  • personal files on the Dallas Theatre Center, Film Society, Free Southern Theater, Galley Circle Theatre, Mississippi Little Theatre Association, New Orleans Repertory Theatre, University of Southern Mississippi Summer Theatre, and Washington National Orchestra (ff. 204212)
  • material concerning the Jackson Ballet Guild, Jackson Civic Arts Council, Jackson Music Association, Jackson Opera Guild, Ringling BrothersBarnum and Bailey Circus, Jackson Little Theatre workshop, and the American Film Theatre (ff. 213224); materials concerning the Stratford Shakespearean Festival (folder 225)
  • Showboat productions (folder 226)
  • notes on Michael Kelly's Gort (folder 227)
  • photographs of celebrities (ff. 228231)
  • designs by Frank Hains used for the production of Little Mary Sunshine, song entitled "By the Beautiful Sea," and sketches by A. Scott and William B. Hollingsworth (box 33).

Also included are:

  • photographs of scenes from the following plays: Amahl and the Night Visitors, Androcles and the Lion, Bernadine, Brigadoon, Bus Stop, Caine Mutiny Court Martial, Call Me Madam, Cyrano De Bergerac, Dear Charles, Desk Set, Dial M for Murder, Diary of Anne Frank, Don't Take My Penny, Gold in the Hills, The Inverted Year, I Remember Mama, It's a Lovely Day, The King and I, Kismet, The Lady's Not For Burning, Li'l Abner, Malady of Love, Naughty Marietta, Oklahoma, Othello, Our Town, Paint Your Wagon, Phoenix Too Frequent, Picnic, Plain and Fancy, Reclining Figure, Red Mill, Seven Sisters, Seven Year Itch, Skin of Our Teeth, Smoky Mountain, The Soldier, South Pacific, Teahouse of the August Moon, Tiger at the Gates, and Virtuous Island
  • photograph of the Provine Concert Choir, December 1956
  • photograph of Susan Reed, April 1956
  • eighteen unidentified photographs.

Play List:

Ah, Wilderness - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 1-2

All the King's Men - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 3

All the Way Home - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 4

Amahl and the Night Visitors - Murrah High School, ff. 5

Anastasia - Mississippi College, ff. 6

Androcles and the Lion - Millsaps College, ff. 7

Annie Get your Gun - Provine High School, ff. 8

Anything Goes - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 9

Any Wednesday - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 10

Auntie Mame - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 11

Autumn Garden - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 12

Babes in Arms - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 13

Baby Doll - Lamar Theatre, ff. 14

Bells are Ringing - Murrah High School, ff. 15

Bernadine - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 16

Blithe Spirit - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 17

Blood, Sweat - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 18

The Boyfriend - Senatobia, Mississippi College and Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 19-21

To Broadway with Love - University of Mississippi, ff. 22

Bullfight - Millsaps College, ff. 23

Bus Stop - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 24

Call Me Madam - Murrah High School, ff. 25

Camelot - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 26

Camino Real - Millsaps College, ff. 27

Carnival - Central High School, ff. 28

Carousel-Murrah High School, ff. 29

Catch Me if You Can-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 30

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof-Jackson Little Theatre and University of Mississippi, ff. 31-32

Come Blow Your Horn-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 33

Critics Choice-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 34

Cyrano de Bergerac-Millsaps College, ff. 35

Damn Yankees-Mississippi Southern College and Provine High School, ff. 36

Dear Charles-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 37

Death of a Salesman-Tougaloo College and Millsaps College, ff. 38-39

Desk Set-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 40

Destry Rides Again-Millsaps College, ff. 41

Dial M for Murder-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 42

The Diary of Anne Frank-Millsaps College, ff. 43

Draagenfut Girl-University of Southern Mississippi, ff. 44

Dream Girl-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 45

Far Country-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 46

Flower Drum Song-Provine High School, ff. 47

Funny Girl-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 48

Gigi-Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 49

Gold in the Hills-Vicksburg, Mississippi, ff. 50

The Golden Fleecing - Baily Junior High School, ff. 51

Good News - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 52

Guys and Dolls - Mississippi Southern College and Northwest Mississippi, ff. 53

Hatful of Rain - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 54

Inherit the Wind - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 55

The Inverted Year - Millsaps College, ff. 56

I Remember Mama - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 57

Julius Caesar - Mississippi Southern College and Millsaps College, ff. 58

The King and I - Murrah High School, ff. 59

King Henry IVPart I - University of Mississippi, ff. 60

Kismet - Millsaps College, ff. 61

Ladies in Retirement - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 62

Life with Father - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 63

Li'l Abner - Murrah High School, ff. 64

The Lion in Winter - Millsaps College, ff. 65

Look Back in Anger - Millsaps College, ff. 66

Look Homeward, Angel - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 67

The Man Who Came to Dinner - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 68

Marriage Go Round - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 69

Mary, Mary - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 70

The Matchmaker - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 71

The Miracle Worker - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 72

Miscellaneous (1956 - 1957) ff. 73

Miscellaneous (1958 - 1959), ff. 74

Mister Roberts - Jackson Little Theatre and Millsaps College, ff. 75-76

The Moon is Blue - Mississippi State University, ff. 77

Most Happy Fella?; ff. 78

The Music Man - Murrah High School, ff. 79

My Fair Lady - Millsaps College, ff. 80

Never Too Late - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 81

Night of the Iguana - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 82

The Odd Couple - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 83

Oklahoma - Central High School, ff. 84

Oliver - Millsaps College, ff. 85

Paint Your Wagon - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 86

The Pajama Game - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 87

Picnic - Millsaps College, ff. 88

Plain and Fancy - Provine High School, ff. 89

The Pleasure of His Company - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 90

The Ponder Heart - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 91

Present Laughter - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 92

The Rainmaker - Millsaps College, ff. 93

Rebecca - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 94

Reclining Figure - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 95

The Red Mill - Central High School, ff. 96

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 97

Roar Like a DoveJackson Little Theatre, ff. 98

Romanoff and JulietMillsaps College, ff. 99

See How They Run - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 100

Send Me No Flowers - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 101

Separate Tables - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 102

Seven Year Itch - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 103

A Shot in the Dark - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 104

Skin of Our Teeth? , ff. 105

Sleep of Prisoners - Mississippi College, ff. 106

The Soldier? , ff. 107

Solid Gold Cadillac - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 108

The Sound of Music - Murrah High School, ff. 109

South Pacific - Millsaps College, ff. 110

Take Her, She's Mine - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 111

Tender Trap - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 112

A Thousand Clowns - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 113

Tiger at the Gates - Millsaps College, ff. 114

Time Limit - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 115

Trio - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 116

Tunnel of Love - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 117

Visit to a Small Planet - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 118

Wait Until Dark - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 119

Who Was That Lady - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 120

Wildcat - Provine High School, ff. 121

Write Me a Murder - Jackson Little Theatre, ff. 122