Fonds contains programs, an expenses ledger, a workshop booklet, bylaws and constitution relating to the Bulkley Valley Players Club, as well as two architectural drawings showing a proposed cultural space to be used for performances by members of the Club. The fonds is divided into three series: A…
The Bulkley Valley Players Club was formed in Smithers in 1959 with the goal of educating members and the general public in the art of amateur theatre. Marjory and Tadek Then were among the founders. Membership was open to all community members aged sixteen or over, with the only requirements being active participation and an annual membership fee. The Club held drama workshops and typically performed two full-length plays each season, as well as at special events such as Smithers’ 50th anniversary celebrations in 1963. Children’s plays began to be performed in 1964. In the mid-1960s there were plans to create a B.V. Players’ House and ‘Wigwam Palace’ for performances by the Club as well as other cultural organizations; however, these never came to fruition. The club folded in 1968, but was reinstated by Ray Garford in 1974, giving its first performance on October 12th of that year. This second incarnation of the club dissolved when Garford left Smithers in 1975. The Club was again revitalized in 1984 and, based on mentions in the Interior News, seems to have lasted until the early 2000s.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains programs, an expenses ledger, a workshop booklet, bylaws and constitution relating to the Bulkley Valley Players Club, as well as two architectural drawings showing a proposed cultural space to be used for performances by members of the Club. The fonds is divided into three series: Administrative, Ephemera, and Architectural Drawings.
Series contains items used and created by the administration of the Bulkley Valley Players Club in the course of managing the organization. This includes the club’s bylaws and constitution from 1962, an accounts ledger covering the period of 1959 to 1960, and a registration booklet from 1960 listin…
Series contains items used and created by the administration of the Bulkley Valley Players Club in the course of managing the organization. This includes the club’s bylaws and constitution from 1962, an accounts ledger covering the period of 1959 to 1960, and a registration booklet from 1960 listing the participants of various drama workshops.
Series contains proposed designs for a cultural space (B.V. Players’ House and “Wigwam Palace”) to be used for performances by the Bulkley Valley Players Club before a proper theatre could be built. The space was designed to be big enough to accommodate other cultural organizations. If built, the b…
Series contains proposed designs for a cultural space (B.V. Players’ House and “Wigwam Palace”) to be used for performances by the Bulkley Valley Players Club before a proper theatre could be built. The space was designed to be big enough to accommodate other cultural organizations. If built, the building would have been erected on the Lunan Farm fields, alongside Viewmount Road in Smithers.
Series includes programs from shows put on from 1959-1967 by the Bulkley Valley Players. Titles include Sailor Beware!, Blithe Spirit, Book Lovers, Christmas Time, Papa is All, The Faltering Word, The Copper Kettle, Dearie You’re A Dreamer, Arsenic and Old Lace, Flare Path, Miranda, Bus Stop, Littl…
Series includes programs from shows put on from 1959-1967 by the Bulkley Valley Players. Titles include Sailor Beware!, Blithe Spirit, Book Lovers, Christmas Time, Papa is All, The Faltering Word, The Copper Kettle, Dearie You’re A Dreamer, Arsenic and Old Lace, Flare Path, Miranda, Bus Stop, Little Nell, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Rescue of St. Nick, and Sir Slob and the Princess.
March 2017: Prince Rupert Daily News, April 27, 1964 (Vol 54, N0. 8) removed as Prince Rupert Archives has a comprehensive digitized collection of this publication. Newspaper included an article on the BV Players winnipeg festival praise on the third page.
Item is a proposed design for a cultural space to be used for performances by the Bulkley Valley Players Club while a proper theatre would be built. The space was designed to big enough to accomodate other cultural organizations. If built, the building would have been erected on the Lunan Farm fiel…
Item is a proposed design for a cultural space to be used for performances by the Bulkley Valley Players Club while a proper theatre would be built. The space was designed to big enough to accomodate other cultural organizations. If built, the building would have been erected on the Lunan Farm fields, alongside Viewmount Road, Smithers, B.C.
Item is a proposed design for a cultural space with a majority of space to be used as a theatre for the Bulkley Valley Players Club. The space was designed to big enough to accomodate a library or museum, a cafe, and guest rooms. If built, the building would have been erected on the Lunan Farm fiel…
Item is a proposed design for a cultural space with a majority of space to be used as a theatre for the Bulkley Valley Players Club. The space was designed to big enough to accomodate a library or museum, a cafe, and guest rooms. If built, the building would have been erected on the Lunan Farm fields, alongside Viewmount Road, Smithers, B.C.
