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Peter Shama fonds
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.09 m of textual records and other material
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Peter Shama was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on 10 November 1922 to Joseph Shama (1875-1960), formerly of Deirmemas, Lebanon, and his wife Annie Kays (1886-1951). Peter was an active member of the Charlottetown theatre community. Over the years, he was an actor, stagehand, and director with the Charlottetown Little Theatre Guild. He received many awards for his participation local theatre, including the 1958 Drama Festival Best Director trophy and the 1962 Drama Festival Best Actor award for his role in "The Dover Road", as well as the praise of local critics. Peter also regularly attended local productions, drama festivals, and the Charlottetown Summer Festival.
Peter Shama died on 20 May 2003 and was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery in Charlottetown.
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The fonds contains 76 loose album pages from a scrapbook kept by Peter Shama for the period 1954-1970s. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, programs, ticket stubs, and invitations chronicling Peter's involvement with the local theatre community, particularly the Little Theatre Guild of Charlottetown. The fonds also includes Dominion Drama Festival programs and Charlottetown Summer Festival programs, as well as programs and ticket stubs from several smaller festivals and productions. The fonds also contains a photograph album containing 38 images (many of which are identified), a 1958 PEI Drama Festival Best Director trophy, and an A. Y. P. A. 1950 Drama Festival silver spoon.
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE
Associated materials
More information about the Little Theatre Guild of Charlottetown can be found in the following collections: Acc2993, Acc2594/246, Acc3144, Acc3466/HF80.40 items 7a-c, Acc3860/5-7, Acc4308
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Includes 38 photographs, one small trophy, and one silver spoon
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- Little Theatre Guild of Charlottetown (Subject)
- Dominion Drama Festival (Subject)
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