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Blockprint May 11, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The May 11, 1959 issue features articles on final projects of textile students, a Glee Club dance, a Louis Kahn lecture on architecture, a freshman picnic, the appointment of Eva Zeisel to the industrial design faculty, and various lectures and events around campus.

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

Blockprint May 6, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The May 6, 1959 issue features articles on the Rhode Island Craft Show, Fulbright scholarships, JAMATANEXHIBITION, the RISD Museum, a new textile instructor, an architecture project, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Watch On The Rhine (May 1, 1959), Lillian Hellman

Student Theatre Programs

Program for Watch on the Rhine (May 1, 1959).

To view the photos from this production of Watch on the Rhine, please click here.

King Midas And The Golden Touch (1959), San Jose State University, Theatre Arts

Productions 1950-1959

Playwright: Charlotte Chorpenning

Director: John Kerr

Academic Year: 1958-1959

Blockprint April 27, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 27, 1959 issue features articles on new class officers, a new graphic arts center in New York, the semi-annual Board of Trustees meeting, the Architectural Society, James and Marie Howell, the new student dorms, the student council, the Newman Club, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Blockprint April 20, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 20, 1959 issue features articles on a freshman dance, commencement, the departure of John Maxon from the RISD Museum, class officers, Frank Lloyd Wright, student apartments, and various lectures and events around campus; student editorials and creative writing.

Blockprint April 13, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The April 13, 1959 issue features articles on the liberal arts exams, new student council officers, new library materials, faculty and staff awards, and various lectures and events around campus; a review of Archibald MacLeish's play "J.B." as directed by Elia Kazan, the junior school's annual open house, a Narragansett Brewing Company contest, art made by developmentally disabled people at the Exeter School.

The Lady's Not For Burning, Kansas State College Of Pittsburg

Communication and Theater Programs

No abstract provided.

Spectrum April 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Spectrum was a publication released in the early 1950s by the undergraduate students at Rhode Island School of Design. This issue from 1959 is formatted as a portfolio, with student and faculty artwork and creative writing, along with personal essays and essays that examine theories on art and artists. Likely published in April. Contributors include Bruce Berthiaume, Phelps, Hibbard, William Ouellette, M. Illenberger, Robert Cronin, T. Ryan, Cardenas, and Turner Johnson.

Blockprint March 24, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 24, 1959 issue is a dual April Fools Day issue, with pages 4-6 printed upside down as part of a mock publication called "Blockhead." The Blockprint issue features articles on parents touring the new dormitories and school during Parents' Day, a Manet painting "Le Repos" that was donated to the RISD Museum, a review of RISD Theatre's production of "Dangerous Corner", plans for the pharmacy building, an illustration field trip and crit, an Arnold Bank lecture on graphic design, and various lectures and events around campus. The Blockhead issue …

The Cradle Song (March 20, 1959), Gregoria Sierra, Maria Martinez Sierra, John Garrett Underhill

Student Theatre Programs

Program for The Cradle Song (March 20, 1959)

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

The Importance Of Being Earnest (February 12-13, 1959), Oscar Wilde

Student Theatre Programs

Program for The Importance of Being Earnest (February 12-13, 1959).

To view the photos from this production of The Importance of Being Earnest, please click here.

Blockprint March 16, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 16, 1959 issue features articles on the inaugural Parents' Day at RISD, a Prix de Rome award to Dr. Dericksen Brinkerhof, the sailing club dance, the student council, a lecture on language and myth by Sam Newcomer, a student exhibition, the drama club's production of "Dangerous Corner", an informal conversation program for architecture students, and various lectures and events around campus.

Blockprint March 9, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 9, 1959 issue features articles on an architecture lecture by Burnham Kelly, a graphic design lecture series in New York, freshman foundation projects, a textile student exhibition, a performance by folk musicians Seraffyn and Cherubim, and various lectures and events around campus.

Blockprint March 2, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 2, 1959 issue features articles on a break-in at Memorial Hall, an award for Professor Ernest Kirwan, awards for James and Marie Howell, the student union proposal, a faculty exhibition, a folk music performance, US college student opinions on the Beats, and various lectures and events around campus.

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. …

Blockprint February 26, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 26, 1959 issue is a special edition dedicated to a Take-A-Break Weekend recap with photos and articles.

Blockprint February 23, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 23, 1959 issue features articles on the student council, the appointment of Pierre Kleykamp as Chairman of Industrial Production, faculty and student awards, new officers of the Unit A dorm, a lecture by Marcel Breuer at RISD, and various lectures and events around campus.

Blockprint February 16, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 16, 1959 issue is a one-sheet extra that details plans for a student union and a discussion held between students and faculty on issues at RISD.

Campus Lights 1959, Murray State College

Campus Lights

No abstract provided.

Blockprint February 9, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 9, 1959 issue features articles on Take-A-Break Weekend, the appointment of Julius Schmidt to the sculpture faculty, faculty awards, a lecture by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy on 20th century art, the student council, and various lectures and events around campus.

Blockprint February 2, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 2, 1959 issue features articles on alumni architecture awards, Take-A-Break Weekend, a lecture by Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, originality in art, the Architectural Society, a successful petition to remove the Chairman of the Industrial Design department, and various lectures and events around campus.

Spectrum February 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Spectrum was a publication released in the early 1950s by the undergraduate students at Rhode Island School of Design. This issue from February 1959 contains student artwork, including copies of paintings, prints, photographs, and other media, along with creative writing.

Blockprint January 12, 1959, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The January 12, 1959 issue is the first of the year and features articles on the opening of the new dormitory at 55 Angell St (Unit A), a new exhibition in the freshman office, originality in art, Take-A-Break Weekend, a collaborative project to design a sports car racecourse, and various lectures and events around campus; film and music reviews.

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