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The Steadfast Princess Program [1921], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

A program for The Steadfast Princess at the Gorham Normal School in Gorham, Maine.

Pomander Walk (May 15, 1920), Louis N. Parker

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for Pomander Walk (May 15, 1920).

R.U.R., Karel Capek

OER Main

R.U.R., or Rossum’s Universal Robots is a play written in 1920 by Karel Čapek, a Czech writer who wrote many plays and novels, many of them with science-fiction and dystopian themes. R.U.R. is perhaps the most well-known of these works in the English-speaking world because it brought the word “robot” into the language. “Robot” is derived from the Czech word meaning “worker.”

The play is set in the island headquarters of the R.U.R. corporation. The corporation has been manufacturing artificial beings which resemble humans, but who are tireless workers. They can be mass-produced in large numbers and are being adopted …

Pageant -- Democracy's Vision Program [1919], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Program for Pageant -- Democracy's Vision from the Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine.

Shades Of Night (April 19, 1917), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for Shades of Night (April 19, 1917).

Our Mutual Friend (March 23, 1917), Charles Dickens

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for Our Mutual Friend (March 23, 1917).

The Little King / The Groove / Joint Owners In Spain (March 9, 1917), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for The Little King / The Groove / Joint Owners in Spain (March 9, 1917).

She Stoops To Conquer (December 8, 1916), Oliver Goldsmith

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for She Stoops to Conquer (December 8, 1916).

As You Like It: A Comedy In Five Acts Program [1916], Western State Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by William Shakespeare

Niobe, All Smiles (June 2, 1916), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for Niobe, All Smiles (June 2, 1916).

* Vaudeville Performance (May 12, 1916), Lindenwood College

Student Dance Programs & Brochures

St. Charles Cosmos-Monitor article on a Vaudeville dance performance (May 12, 1916).

The Rivals (April 25, 1916), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for The Rivals (April 25, 1916).

The Romancers (November 20, 23, 1915), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Event program for The Romancers (November 20, 23, 1915).

To view the photos from this production of The Romancers, please click here.

* Miss Fearless & Co. (May 31, 1915), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Article from the St. Charles Cosmos Monitor on Miss Fearless & Co. (May 31, 1915).

* A Roman Marriage (January 16, 1914), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

St. Charles Banner News article on A Roman Marriage (January 16, 1914).

Hiawatha: A Drama In Six Acts Program [1913], Western State Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Program for Hiawatha: A Drama in Six Acts from the Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine.

From the program:

Music of the play based on tribal melodies of Omaha, Pawnee and Ponka Tribes, harmonized by Prof. J.C. Fillmore and Edwin S. Tracy, including Indian Lore Song by Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Indian Lullaby by Mrs. H. H . A. Beach.

Japanese Play (May 1912), Eleanor Asdale, Agnes Adams

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Japanese Play (May 1912).

Fraternity Dance (May 1912), Lindenwood College

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Fraternity Dance (May 1912).

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).

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

Student Theatre Programs

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

* 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).

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

Student Theatre Programs

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

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).

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).