Dr. Maley’s estate donates hundreds
by Russell Minor
TC News staff
Part of the legacy Dr. M.C. Maley left this area after his death can be heard during this week’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” this month.
In October, the Maley estate donated approximately 400 records to KTXK, the college radio station.
According to station manager Steve Mitchell, many of Dr. Maley’s records were perfect for the play.
“We wanted some music from the 1920s era to be included in this production,” Mitchell said. “We found some of the music he had been looking for.”
If KTXK is also planning to construct a database from Maley’s collection, once the station categorizes the records.
Mitchell went on to say the donated collection includes some records that might be hard to find elsewhere.
“We’ve got a good collection of 10-inch records that are a part of music history,” Mitchell said. The record industry stopped producing 10-inch records in favor of 45’s.”
According to Mitchell, the Maley records also include some obscure jazz recordings. “Much of this is historical in nature and will never come out on CD,” he said.
Dr. Maley, who was involved in local theatre productions, built much of his good collection while assisting in producing the music for many of Texarkana’s theatrical performances.
“Romeo and Juliet” will mark the continuation of Dr. Maley’s legacy of contributions to local theatre.