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Oral History Interview: William Allen Cross, William Allen Cross

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

In his interview, William Allen Cross discusses Prohibition and bootlegging in Huntington, West Virginia. Mr. Cross was a theater manager for the Keith Albee Theater (referred to as the State Theater) in Huntington, WV. Although he did not make moonshine, he was a buyer during Prohibition. He discusses how bootleggers sold their whiskey and provides locations for stills. Mr. Cross also focuses on how to make moonshine, whiskey, and wine. He reminiscences about “the Strip” between 10^th and 11^th Streets in Huntington, WV, that served from 1925-1945 as a red-light, gambling, and bootlegging district. In the audio clip …

Ua68/17/2 The Star-Spangled Girl!, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of The Star-Spangled Girl!

Ua68/17/2 The Bat's Revenge, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of The Bat's Revenge.

Ua68/17/2 The Teahouse Of The August Moon, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of The Teahouse of the August Moon.

Ua68/17/2 Don Juan In Hell, Wku Western Players

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Program from WKU Western Players' production of Don Juan in Hell.

Ua68/17/2 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Ua68/17/2 Make Mine Music, Wku Western Players

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Program from WKU Western Players' production of Make Mine Music.

Ua68/17/2 Missouri Legend, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of Missouri Legend.

Ua68/17/2 Dark Of The Moon, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of Dark of the Moon.

Ua68/17/2 The Male Animal, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of The Male Animal.

Ua68/17/2 Winterset, Wku Western Players

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Program from the WKU Western Players' production of Winterset.

Ua68/17/2 Oklahoma!, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of Oklahoma!

Ua68/17/2 Our Town, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of Our Town.

Ua68/17/2 Much Ado About Nothing, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of Much Ado About Nothing.

Ua68/17/2 Macbeth, Wku Western Players

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Program for WKU Western Players' production of Macbeth.

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

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

Ua68/17/2 Down In The Valley, Wku Western Players, Wku Music

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Program for joint Western Players', WKU Music production of Down in the Valley.

A Historical Study Of The Theatre Of The Mother Lode During The Gold Rush Period, Berton Everett Trulsson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Many events of the gold rush have been adequately narrated in numerous books and articles. The succeeding pages in this thesis will recall, historically by topic, important incidents of one phase of that period never before treated as a separate study that phase is the theatre of the Mother Lode region.

The argonauts of the Mother Lode wanted to be entertained and could pay for it. Many preferred the saloon and gamboling hall, but the theatre did not languish because of this, and in fact, developed in some instances directly out of the saloons and fandango halls.

It was the …

The Little Theatre Movement In Louisville., Fred J. Karem

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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