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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

In one of the most famous of literary love quadrangles, A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the tale of Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, and Helena; four misguided lovers whose journey into the woods lands them in even more trouble, as members of the fairy kingdom decide to use them as veritable pawns in their own love games. Against the backdrop of the wedding of Duke Theseus and Hippolyta, and the fiery battle of wills between the Fairy King and Queen, Oberon and Titania, the four lovers are challenged by magic and trickery to finally work out what love is all about.

https://stageagent.com/shows/play/450/a-midsummer-nights-dream

Give Me Credit, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Twelve Hours By The Clock

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1946 performance of Twelve Hours by the Clock by Lindsey Barbee.

Performed by the Junior Class.

Mr. Pim Passes By, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

In A. A. Milne's comic novel, Mr Pim Passes By, chaos prevails when the absent minded Mr Pim calls in to see George Marden, owner of Marden House. George is a fine upstanding citizen and a stickler for doing the right thing. He has a devoted wife, Olivia, and is ward to his somewhat flighty niece, Dinah. Quite innocently, Mr Pim upsets the equilibrium of the Marden household when he casually announces that he’s recently seen an ex-convict from Australia, named Telworthy. This character sounds awfully like Olivia’s first and supposedly deceased husband and if he's really still alive, …

Sanity Takes A Holiday, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Out Of The Frying Pan, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Three young men and three young women share an apartment in all innocence; they are would be stage folk and they are doing this for economic security. Their apartment is immediately above that of a Broadway producer who is about to cast a road company. They rehearse the play but how can they get him upstairs to see it? It happens that the producer is an amateur chef and, right in the middle of a culinary concoction, he runs out of flour. He comes upstairs to borrow a cup. At last the kids have him and they aren't going to …

Many Mansions, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

The Merchant Of Venice

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 performance of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.

The Merchant of Venice is a story of a Venice merchant named Antonio who must pay off a loan to a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.

Dark Victory, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Judith Traherne is a Long Island socialite whose life is spent in frivolous, hedonistic pastimes. She indulges in alcohol and cigarettes, and enjoys horse riding. She experiences dizziness and headaches, and after an uncharacteristic riding accident, she is referred to a specialist, Dr. Frederick Steele. Steele is in the midst of closing his New York City office in preparation of a move to Brattleboro, Vermont, where he plans to devote his time to brain cell research. He reluctantly agrees to see Judith, who is initially antagonistic towards him. She shows signs of short-term memory loss, but dismisses these and other …

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 performance of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, is a farcical comedy about two men who each take on the personas with the name of Earnest in order to escape the burdens of social obligations.

"Rosemary--For Remembrance"

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 performance of “Rosemary—For Rememberance.” A Romantic Drama in Three Acts by Priscilla Wayne and Wayne Sprague.

Peg O' My Heart, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Peg, a poor Irish girl living in New York, becomes an heiress by the death of her uncle, and is called to England to be reared by an aritocratic aunt. She is like a duck out of water in these surroundings, but she wins her way and also a worthy Englishman named Jerry. An early 20th-century long-running Broadway hit that featured Laurette Taylor in a star-making performance as 'Peg'.

https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/4425/peg-o-my-heart

Forever True

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1939 performance of Forever True by Priscilla Wayne Sprague.

Some Call It Love, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Letter From Advanced Arts Ballets, Inc. To Charlotte Michaud, Richard Pleasant

Correspondence 1922-1938

November 3, 1938: Letter from Richard Pleasant of Advanced Arts Ballets, Inc. sending ballet pamphlets to Charlotte Michaud and thanking her for reaching out.

Also included:

Programs overleaf for the New Mordkin Ballet at the Alvin Theatre, New York, NY.

Printed by the Rudolf Orthwine Corporation

Romeo And Juliet

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1938 performance of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two young lovers from feuding families and how their relationship and deaths reconcile their families.

Tiger House

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1938 performance of “Tiger House.” A novel mystery comedy in three acts by Robert St. Clair.

All three acts take place in the library of “Mystery Manor” a lonely country estate two miles from the nearest village.

Fashion, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

A milliner turned respectable wife of high society, Mrs. Tiffany urges her daughter Seraphina to snag a husband of particular grace and class, the “Count” Jolimaitre, and to ignore the poet Twinkle except as a recipient of patronage. Jolimaitre is a fraud, and recognized as such by the maid Millinette, but nevertheless assumes all the affections of a fashionable gentleman in order to further his interests, much to the chagrin of Adam Trueman, a Yankee, who eschews both Mrs. Tiffany and Jolimaitre from the first introductions – or lack thereof. Trueman attempts to set things straight by confronting Mr. Tiffany, …

The Lone Eagle

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1937 performance of The Lone Eagle by Charles E. Roach.

Presented by the Play-Production Class.

Letter From Margaret Lloyd 10/26/1936, Margaret Lloyd

Correspondence 1922-1938

Letter from Margaret Lloyd to Charlotte Michaud discussing articles and books related to dance.

Margaret Lloyd wrote an advice column for the Christian Science Monitor.

Big Brother, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Letter From Adrienne V. Descoteaux, Adrienne V. Descoteaux

Correspondence 1922-1938

March 18,1936: A typed letter from Adrienne V. Descoteaux of Lewiston, Maine, to Mrs. Cyrus S. Kauffman (Elizabeth Macy Kauffman), Publicity Chairman of the Portland College Club in Portland, Maine.

The House On The Sand, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Letter From Elizabeth Macy Kauffman, Elizabeth Macy Kauffman

Correspondence 1922-1938

March 5, 1936: Letter from Elizabeth Macy Kauffman of Portland, Maine, to Charlotte Michaud concerning a performance of the Ballet Russe.

Letter From Mrs. Oscar A. Auger, Oscar A. Auger Mrs.

Correspondence 1922-1938

Handwritten letter from Mrs. Oscar A. [Diana] Auger to Charlotte Michaud regarding leads on upcoming theater performances.

Letter From Mrs. Fred [Rebecca] Marsh, [Rebecca] Marsh

Correspondence 1922-1938

February 4, 1936: A handwritten letter from Mrs. Fred [Rebecca] Marsh to Charlotte Michaud.

The Laziest Man In The World & Suppressed Desires, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

The Laziest Man in the World by Carl Webster Pierce

This little comedy shows how two burglars are cleverly outwitted by the laziest man in the world.

Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell

Henrietta's obsession with psychoanalysis leads to a completely off-the-wall interpretation of a dream and very nearly to divorce before the absurdity of the situation is realized.

Smilin' Through

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1935 performance of Smilin’ Through by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin (under the pseudonym, Allan Langdon Martin).

Smilin’ Through tells the story of a young Irish woman, Kathleen Dungannon and her romantic relationship with Kenneth Wayne, which is opposed by her adopted father, still bitter about a failed relationship with Kathleen’s aunt years before.

The Witching Hour, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Jack Brookfield, a professional gambler, in whose rooms the play opens, is believed by his friends to be possessed of an extraordinary personal magnetism. It is said that this gift is shared by his sister, Mrs. Campbell and her daughter Viola. The interior decorations of Brookfield’s magnificent house have been planned by Clay Whipple, who is in love with Viola. On seeing that a rival of his is talking earnestly to her at the opera, he proposes to her and is accepted. He kills a man accidentally at the house of Jack Brookfield, and is charged with murder by Frank …

Lady Windermere's Fan, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde.

The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is having an affair with another woman. She confronts him with it but although he denies it, he invites the other woman, Mrs Erlynne, to his wife's birthday ball. Angered by her husband's supposed unfaithfulness, Lady Windermere decides to leave her husband for another lover. After discovering what has transpired, Mrs Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband and in the course of this, Mrs Erlynne is …