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A Historical Survey And Evaluation Of The Most Prominent Theories That Shakespeare Did Not Write The Works Attributed To Him, Lola Vida Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The question of the authorship of the plays, poems, and sonnets traditionally attributed to the pen if William Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon has now been before the public for over one hundred years. Many of the most noted poets, playwrights, and nobles of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have been assigned the authorship of these works. The controversy can be compared to the controversy over Homer’s authorship. In 1975, Friederick Augustus Wolf proposed that Homer did not write The Iliad and The Odyssey. By 1900, Wolf had been disproven, but the question was one of great importance when it was first …

The Littlest Angel And Amahl And The Night Visitors Program [1958], Gorham State Teachers College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell with Miss Elizabeth Sawyer as Narrator

Ahmal and the Night Visitors by Gian-Carlo Menotti

Presented by the Student Chapter of Music Educators National Conference.

One Acts, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1958-1959 Season

"The purpose of the Annual Freshman One-Acts is fourfold: first, these plays offer advanced members of Cap and Dagger an opportunity to gain valuable directing experience; secondly, the plays offer valuable acting experience and training to those Freshmen who are interested in dramatics; thirdly tonight's plays are the Cap and Dagger Dramatic Club annual Christmas gift to the students and faculty of Otterbein College, and the the village of Westerville; and lastly, to provide a greater variety of dramatic entertainment for our audience".

Ua68/17/2 Macbeth, Wku Western Players

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU Western Players' production of Macbeth.

A Christmas Carol

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1958 performance of A Christmas Carol, based on the story by Charles Dickens.

A Christmas Carol tells the story of elderly miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by the ghost of his deceased business partner, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Through the encounters Scrooge is transformed into a kinder man.

Anastasia

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1958 performance of Anastasia by Marcelle Maurette.

Anastasia is based on the legend of the sole-surviving daughter of Russia’s last Czar. In 1926 Berlin, young Anya, suicidal and suffering amnesia, is chosen to impersonate Anastasia in a scam to collect ten million pounds promised to the missing heiress.

Program For The Stage Production Joan Of Lorraine, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Joan of Lorraine, held November 21 and 22, 1958 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and a local advertisement.

Oklahoma!, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1958-1959 Season

Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. The musical is set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance with farm girl Laurey Williams. A secondary romance concerns cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie.

The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943. It was a box-office smash and ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances. Oklahoma!. (2017, April 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:06, May 23, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oklahoma!&oldid=776919771

Oklahoma!, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

Damn Yankees, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Desert Song, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

Can-Can, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Boy Friend, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

The King And I, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

Show Boat, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

Annie Get Your Gun, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

Plain And Fancy, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Pajama Game, Little Theatre On The Square

1958 Programs

No abstract provided.

Program For The Stage Production She Stoops To Conquer, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This twenty-seven-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of She Stoops to Conquer, held May 9 and 10, 1958 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and local advertisements.

The Rainmaker, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

At the time of a paralyzing drought in the West we discover a girl whose father and two brothers are worried as much about her potential future as an old maid as they are about their dying cattle. For the truth is, she is indeed a plain girl. The brothers try every possible scheme to marry her off, without success. Nor is there any sign of relief from the dry heat, when suddenly, from out of nowhere, appears a picaresque, sweet-talking man with quite the sales pitch. Claiming to be a “rainmaker,” the man promises to bring rain, for $100. …

The Medium And Sunday Excursion Program [1958], Gorham State Teachers College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

The Medium, Words and Music by Gian-Carlo Menetti

Sunday Excursion, Music by Alec Wilder

Staged and Directed by Ralph Chambers

Musical Direction by Gerard Chamberland

Presented by Archons in association with the Student Chapter of Music Educators National Conference.

The Late Christopher Bean

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1958 performance of The Late Christopher Bean by Sidney Howard.

The Late Christopher Bean is the story of a not well-off family who discovered they have inherited the paintings from an artists whose work has become very valuable, and how their greed impacts their home.

Barretts Of Wimpole Street, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

The scene is Elizabeth Barrett's room. Here she lives with her father, sisters and brothers. Never too healthy, she has been kept prisoner by her domineering father, who rules his family with unbelievable severity. Her brothers and sisters are reconciled to their father's tyranny, but Elizabeth has in her a spark of rebellion. This is set off by the romantic young Robert Browning, who has known her through her poetry. He bursts upon the Barrett household and in the first scene with Elizabeth proclaims his deep love for her. When Elizabeth realizes that she is attracted to the young poet, …

1958-1959 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 Summer Players Scrapbook 1958, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1958 summer theater season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities.

• Hay Fever
• The Moon is Blue
• Summer and Smoke

Ua68/17/2 Summer Players Scrapbook 1958, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1958 summer theater season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities.

• Hay Fever
• The Moon is Blue
• Summer & Smoke

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1957-1958, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1957-1958 season. The scrapbook also includes items regarding the debate team and field trips.

• Goodbye My Fancy, 1957
• Arms & the Man, 1957
• The Mousetrap, 1958
• My 3 Angels, 1958
• Fumed Oak, 1958

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1957-1958, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1957-1958 season. The scrapbook also includes items regarding the debate team, club activities and oratorical contests.

• Goodbye My Fancy, 1957
• Arms and the Man, 1957
• Giants Lie Sleeping, 1958
• Fumed Oak, 1958
• The Mousetrap, 1958
• My 3 Angels, 1958

Ua68/17/2 Inherit The Wind, Wku Western Players

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU Western Players' production of Inherit the Wind.

Program For The Stage Production Ten Little Indians, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Ten Little Indians, held December 6 and 7, 1957 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and a local advertisement.