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Program For The Stage Production Bell, Book, And Candle, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This fifteen-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Bell, Book, and Candle, held May 6 and 7, 1960 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and local advertisements.

The York Nativity Plays

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1960 performance of The York Nativity Plays edited by J. S. Purvis.

The York Nativity Plays are selections taken from the larger, English mystery play cycle the York Mystery Plays. The original was comprised of 48 simple pageants telling the story of the Old and New Testaments from Creation to the Last Judgement. Each was performed by a different craft guild.

This performance featured eight of the 48 pageants, covering the events of the Nativity from the angel bringing the news to Mary to Herod’s slaughter of the children.

The Trojan Women

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1960 performance of The Trojan Women by Euripides.

The Trojan Women tells the story of the fates of four women after the fall of the city of Troy.

King Of Hearts, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1959-1960 Season

The play was originally conceived by Eleanor Brooke and was written as an exercise in the drama course at Catholic University in which she was a pupil of Walter Kerr, drama critic of the New York Herald Tribune. Her teacher encouraged her to rewrite the play, which she did several times, and she finally asked a fellow drama student Jean Kerr, wife of Mr. Kerr, to collaborate with her in the final revision.

The play opened on April 1, 1954, with Cloris Leachman, Jackie Cooper, and Donald Cook in starring roles, and closed on November 27 of the same year. …

1960-1961 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1959-1960, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1959-1960 season. The scrapbook also includes items regarding meetings and activities.

• Inherit the Wind, 1959
• Much Ado About Nothing, 1959
• Ninotchka, 1960
• Picnic, 1960
• Our Town, 1960

Ua68/17/2 Summer Players Scrapbook 1960, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1960 summer theater season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities.

• The Old Fort Theatre
• The Larger World of the Theatre - Outdoor Drama
• Giants Lie Sleeping
• Night Must Fall
• The Importance of Being Earnest
• Our Town

Ua68/17/2 Our Town, Wku Western Players

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU Western Players' production of Our Town.

The Diary Of Anne Frank, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1959-1960 Season

The Diary of Anne Frank, found by Anne's father after the young girl's death, was translated into English and published in a two-part condensation in the magazine, Commentary, and then in book form · in 1952. Its simplicity and candor moved it immediately to the best seller list. Producer Cheryl Crawford obtained the state rights to the book not long after it was published, and Meyer Levin was assigned to its adaptation. But then, quietly, Miss Crawford allowed her option on the rights to drop. Kermit Bloomgarden, veteran producer, immediately picked up the stage rights and elected the husband …

Program For The Stage Production Major Barbara, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Major Barbara, held November 20 and 21, 1959 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

You Can't Take It With You

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1959 performance of You Can’t Take It with You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.

You Can’t Take It with You follows the story of the only normal daughter in an eccentric family, and the chaos and mishaps which happen when she brings her fiancé home to meet her family.

The Taming Of The Shrew, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1959-1960 Season

The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion. The Taming of the Shrew. (2017, May 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:53, May 31, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Taming_of_the_Shrew&oldid=782414607

Fanny, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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Song Of Norway, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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Naughty Marietta, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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High Button Shoes, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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Say, Darling, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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The Student Prince, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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Guys And Dolls, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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3rd Season, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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Kismet, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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Bells Are Ringing, Little Theatre On The Square

1959 Programs

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Program For The Stage Production The Solid Gold Cadillac, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This thirty-five-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of The Solid Gold Cadillac, held May 8 and 9, 1959 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and local advertisements.

Ah, Wilderness!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1958-1959 Season

Ah, Wilderness! is a comedy by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theater on October 2, 1933. It varies from a typical O'Neill play in its happy ending for the central character, and depiction of a happy family in turn of the century America. It is O'Neill's only well-known comedy. Ah, Wilderness!. (2017, April 30). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14:10, May 23, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ah,_Wilderness!&oldid=777914403

Squaring The Circle, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1958-1959 Season

A hilarious Comedy from Soviet Russia about two mismated couples who are obliged to live in a single room because of the acute housing shortage. Each of the girls turns her half of the room into a symbol of her own mind. On one side is the Spartan bareness of an earnest Communist; on the other, the comforts of the bourgeois. But the husbands do not feel at ease in their halves, each hankering for the woman and atmosphere on the other side. This basic story, with incidents that make it one continuous laugh, is not without its serious implications. …

1959-1960 Season Brochure, Otterbein University Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

Ua68/17/2 Much Ado About Nothing, Wku Western Players

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU Western Players' production of Much Ado About Nothing.

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1958-1959, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1958-1959 season. The scrapbook also includes items regarding meetings and field trips.

• Summer & Smoke, 1958
• Macbeth, 1958
• Carousel, 1959
• Madwoman of Chaillot, 1959
• Package Show, 1959

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1958-1959, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1958-1959 season. The scrapbook also includes items regarding the debate team, oratorical contests and field trips.

• Summer & Smoke, 1958
• Package Show, 1958
• Macbeth, 1959
• Carousel, 1959
• The Madwoman of Chaillot, 1959