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Playwriting

1940

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The Merchant Of Venice May 1940

The Merchant Of Venice

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 performance of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.

The Merchant of Venice is a story of a Venice merchant named Antonio who must pay off a loan to a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.


The Importance Of Being Earnest Apr 1940

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 performance of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, is a farcical comedy about two men who each take on the personas with the name of Earnest in order to escape the burdens of social obligations.