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A Midsummer Night's Dream (June 6, 1910), William Shakespeare

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for A Midsummer Night's Dream (June 6, 1910).

The Phoenician Queen, Dido (May 8, 1909), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Program for The Phoenician Queen, Dido (May 8, 1909).

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Ohio), 1909-04-28, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 1901-1910

"School for Scandal," is a detailed review of the play School for Scandal with an all female cast. In "Inter-Class Track Meet," the events that transpired at the track meet are highlighted. "The End of the Feud," is a featured story of the edition. The Young Men's Christian Association had a guest lecture by President C. S. Gee discussing morality and proper behavior. "Employment Bureau," is about a new department organized by Y. M. C. A. which helps hire students. An interesting advertisement for corsets appears on page 9.

* Vaudeville Entertainment (March 1, 1907), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

St. Charles Cosmos-Monitor article on the Vaudeville Entertainment (March 1, 1907).

Correct Social Usage Volume 2: A Course Of Instruction In Good Form Style And Deportment By Eighteen Distinguished Authors, Cynthia Westover Alden, Marquise Clara Lanza, Adelaide Gordon, Margaret Watts Livingston, Walter Germain Robinson, Margaret Hubbard Ayer, Mrs. Burton Kingsland, Mrs. John Sherwood, Christine Terhune Herrick, Phebe A. Hanaford

Mother Home & Heaven

The preface of the first volume says that, "This course of instruction sums up for its readers the substance of the truest good form. It teaches society's customs intelligently, it treats society topics thoroughly, it offers helps for social perplexities. In the scope of its subject matter it includes everything which could rightly be placed between the covers of a practical work on etiquette, while in the unique manner of presenting this matter it has accomplished something never attempted before." This second volume is organized into four more books, dedicated to "Ceremonious Occasions", "Entertainments, Formal and Informal", "The Home and …

* Captain Rackett (March 1, 1905), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

St. Charles Cosmos-Monitor article on Captain Rackett (March 1, 1905).

* Just For Fun (February 26, 1904), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

News article from the St. Charles Cosmos-Monitor regarding Just for Fun (February 26, 1904)

* Place Aux Dames (February 27, 1902), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

St. Charles Banner News article about Place aux Dames (February 27, 1902).

The Lower Depths, Maxim Gorky

OER Main

"The Lower Depths" is considered one of Maxim Gorky's most masterful plays, and an exemplar of Russian social realism. The play first premiered in 1902 at the Moscow Arts Theatre, and focuses on a set of impoverished Russians living in a shelter and struggling to handle the harsh realities of their lives.

Eigensinn / An Open Secret (June 3, 1901), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Eigensinn / An Open Secret (June 3, 1901).

Pupils' Recital (February 7, 1896), Lindenwood College

Student Music Performance Programs

Event program for the Pupils' Recital (February 7, 1896).

* The Princess (April 13, 1894), Alfred Lord Tennyson

Student Theatre Programs

St. Charles Cosmos-Monitor article on The Princess (April 13, 1894).

Le Cloche De Corneville Theatre Script, L. Bathlot-Joubert

Theatre Programs and Songbooks

Le Cloche de Corneville theatre script with notation.

A Dream Of Fair Woman / She Stoops To Conquer (November 25, 1886), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for A Dream of Fair Woman / She Stoops to Conquer (November 25, 1886).

Le Voyage De Monsieur Perrichon Et Autres Comédies, E. Labiche, Ed. Martin

Early Life and Education

Play Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon et autres comédies by E. Labiche and Ed. Martin, bound and written in French.

Note on card on forepage:

M. Giguère performed at stage of St. Joseph's Orphanage by the JEC "Jeunesse Educationelle Catholique" in 1941 or 1943

I played Madame Perrichon, I think 12/[15]/[20]02

The Vampire, A Phantasm Related In Three Dramas, 3rd Drama, Dion Boucicault

The Vampire

This script is the third installment of Dion Boucicault's supernatural melodrama, The Vampire, first performed at the Princess Theatre in London. It includes stage directions, handwritten notes, and sketches related to character design and scene settings. The play explores two encounters with a mysterious phantom, blending elements of the supernatural with dramatic tension.

The Vampire, A Phantasm Related In Three Dramas, 2nd Drama, Dion Boucicault

The Vampire

This script is the second installment of Dion Boucicault's supernatural melodrama, The Vampire, first performed at the Princess Theatre in London. It includes stage directions, handwritten notes, and sketches related to character names, design, and scene settings. The play explores two encounters with a mysterious phantom, blending elements of the supernatural with dramatic tension.

The Vampire, A Phantasm Related In Three Dramas, 1st Drama, Dion Boucicault

The Vampire

This script is the first installment of Dion Boucicault's supernatural melodrama, The Vampire, first performed at the Princess Theatre in London. It includes stage directions, handwritten notes, and sketches related to character design and scene settings. The play explores two encounters with a mysterious phantom, blending elements of the supernatural with dramatic tension.

Peter Kean To Susan Niemcewicz, December 18, 1810, Peter Philip James Kean

Liberty Hall Collection 1810s

Peter Kean wrote to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Peter received Susan’s letter and she wished he would spend some time in the winter in Elizabethtown and complained he was not sufficiently prolix in his letters. Planned to visit Susan the following week and would narrate facts to her. As to the report about Violet’s expecting to go with her mother or the mother’s getting a place, neither could be don’t without Susan’s consent and any person taking her would be liable to her wages. Peter saw Lady Kitty the day before and she inquired after Susan. Peter saw …

Maria E.P. Ricketts To Susan Niemcewicz, July 19, 1806, Maria E.P. Ricketts

Liberty Hall Collection 1800s

Maria E.P. Ricketts wrote from Otto House, Hammersmith, West London, England to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Thanked Susan for her letter and the little gift. Maria's father, James Ricketts, was packing up a box of gifts to send to Susan and her friends. Lady Bolingbroke had been with Maria’s mother, Sarah Ricketts, for two days shopping and was surprised that there was nothing new in the shops. Mrs. Carmack planned to sail at the beginning of the following week. Mrs. Penn was so distressed at the idea of parting with her that it made her quite ill. They …

Maria E.P. Ricketts To M. Dayton, September 15, 1805, Maria E.P. Ricketts

Liberty Hall Collection 1800s

Maria Ricketts wrote from Otto House in Hammersmith, London to M. Dayton (Polly) at General J. Dayton’s in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. The following correspondence contains several entries dated September 15th, September 29th, and October 6th. Maria was disappointed that she had not heard from any of her friends in New Jersey, aside from receiving one letter from America. Maria and her family were well. They saw the Cottage Ladies, Ms. Perkins, and Ms. Barnett, almost every day. They also spent time with the Penn family. Maria was pleased with the daughters, the eldest especially was a charming girl. Maria made …

Phantastes Chapter 14: Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare

German Romantic and Other Influences

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Winter’s Tale, published in 1623 in the First Folio.

Phantastes Chapter 22: The Revenger's Tragedy, Cyril Tourneur

German Romantic and Other Influences

Cyril Tourneur (1575-1626) was an English dramatist, a contemporary of Shakespeare; Tourneur was also a soldier and politician. The Revenger’s Tragedy (1607), as its name implies, is a revenge tragedy, and comments on the battle to avenge the destruction by the giants that lead to the brothers’ deaths. Literary critics now believe that the play was written by Thomas Middleton (1580-1627).

Phantastes Chapter 24: The Honest Whore, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Middleton

German Romantic and Other Influences

Thomas Dekker (1572-1632) was a dramatist and writer of popular pamphlets describing London life. This line comes from the play The Honest Whore, Part II (1605 or 1606). The Honest Whore, Part I, a collaboration between Dekker and Thomas Middleton, was performed in 1604.