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Each In His Time, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

The Commencement play "Each In His Time" written by Evelyn Edwards Bale (Class of 1930) and Dr. Robert Price and produced by Professor J. F. Smith (Class of 1910) was one of the high points in the Centennial celebration. Characters of the early years in Otterbein's life were made to live again and to speak the language of their generations. Especially painted scenery and authentic costumes added much to the settings.

The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Falstaff decides to fix his financial woe by seducing the wives of two wealthy merchants. The wives find he sent them identical letters and take revenge by playing tricks on Falstaff when he comes calling. With the help of their husbands and friends, the wives play one last trick in the woods to put Falstaff's mischief to an end.

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/merry-wives-windsor/

Campus Lights 1947, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

In one of the most famous of literary love quadrangles, A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the tale of Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, and Helena; four misguided lovers whose journey into the woods lands them in even more trouble, as members of the fairy kingdom decide to use them as veritable pawns in their own love games. Against the backdrop of the wedding of Duke Theseus and Hippolyta, and the fiery battle of wills between the Fairy King and Queen, Oberon and Titania, the four lovers are challenged by magic and trickery to finally work out what love is all about.

https://stageagent.com/shows/play/450/a-midsummer-nights-dream

Give Me Credit, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Twelve Hours By The Clock

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1946 performance of Twelve Hours by the Clock by Lindsey Barbee.

Performed by the Junior Class.

Campus Lights 1946, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Campus Lights 1945, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Mr. Pim Passes By, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

In A. A. Milne's comic novel, Mr Pim Passes By, chaos prevails when the absent minded Mr Pim calls in to see George Marden, owner of Marden House. George is a fine upstanding citizen and a stickler for doing the right thing. He has a devoted wife, Olivia, and is ward to his somewhat flighty niece, Dinah. Quite innocently, Mr Pim upsets the equilibrium of the Marden household when he casually announces that he’s recently seen an ex-convict from Australia, named Telworthy. This character sounds awfully like Olivia’s first and supposedly deceased husband and if he's really still alive, …

Sanity Takes A Holiday, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Out Of The Frying Pan, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Three young men and three young women share an apartment in all innocence; they are would be stage folk and they are doing this for economic security. Their apartment is immediately above that of a Broadway producer who is about to cast a road company. They rehearse the play but how can they get him upstairs to see it? It happens that the producer is an amateur chef and, right in the middle of a culinary concoction, he runs out of flour. He comes upstairs to borrow a cup. At last the kids have him and they aren't going to …

Campus Lights 1944, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1934-1944; 1948, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook compiled by the Western Players for the school years 1934-1944; 1948.

• Miss Lulu Bett, 1934
• The Importance of Being Earnest, 1935
• To the Ladies, 1936
• Gold in the Hills, 1936
• The Romantic Age, 1937
• Icebound, 1937
• Aged 26, 1938
• Hay Fever, 1938
• Shawn and His Men Dancers
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1939
• Our Town, 1939
• Laburnum Grove, 1940
• Outward Bound, 1940
• Mr. Pim Passes By, 1941
• The Flying Gerardos, 1941
• Escape, 1942
• The Betrayal, 1942
• Squaring the Circle, 1943
• Claudia, 1943
• Uncle Harry, 1944
• Tonight at 8:15, 1948
• Our Dearest Possession, 1948
• Moonshine, 1948

Campus Lights 1943, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Campus Lights 1942, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Campus Lights 1941, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Ua19/17/2 Constitution Of The Western College Players, Western Players

Student Organizations

Constitution and bylaws of the Western Players organized in February 1941.

Many Mansions, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

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.

Dark Victory, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Judith Traherne is a Long Island socialite whose life is spent in frivolous, hedonistic pastimes. She indulges in alcohol and cigarettes, and enjoys horse riding. She experiences dizziness and headaches, and after an uncharacteristic riding accident, she is referred to a specialist, Dr. Frederick Steele. Steele is in the midst of closing his New York City office in preparation of a move to Brattleboro, Vermont, where he plans to devote his time to brain cell research. He reluctantly agrees to see Judith, who is initially antagonistic towards him. She shows signs of short-term memory loss, but dismisses these and other …

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.

Campus Lights 1940, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

"Rosemary--For Remembrance"

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 performance of “Rosemary—For Rememberance.” A Romantic Drama in Three Acts by Priscilla Wayne and Wayne Sprague.

Peg O' My Heart, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Peg, a poor Irish girl living in New York, becomes an heiress by the death of her uncle, and is called to England to be reared by an aritocratic aunt. She is like a duck out of water in these surroundings, but she wins her way and also a worthy Englishman named Jerry. An early 20th-century long-running Broadway hit that featured Laurette Taylor in a star-making performance as 'Peg'.

https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/4425/peg-o-my-heart

Campus Lights 1939, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Forever True

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1939 performance of Forever True by Priscilla Wayne Sprague.

Some Call It Love, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Romeo And Juliet

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1938 performance of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two young lovers from feuding families and how their relationship and deaths reconcile their families.

Tiger House

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1938 performance of “Tiger House.” A novel mystery comedy in three acts by Robert St. Clair.

All three acts take place in the library of “Mystery Manor” a lonely country estate two miles from the nearest village.

Fashion, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

A milliner turned respectable wife of high society, Mrs. Tiffany urges her daughter Seraphina to snag a husband of particular grace and class, the “Count” Jolimaitre, and to ignore the poet Twinkle except as a recipient of patronage. Jolimaitre is a fraud, and recognized as such by the maid Millinette, but nevertheless assumes all the affections of a fashionable gentleman in order to further his interests, much to the chagrin of Adam Trueman, a Yankee, who eschews both Mrs. Tiffany and Jolimaitre from the first introductions – or lack thereof. Trueman attempts to set things straight by confronting Mr. Tiffany, …