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Benito Cereno Program [1968], University Of Maine Portland Campus

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written by Robert Lowell

Directed by David Wheeler

Performed by the Theatre Company of Boston

From the program:

AN HISTORICAL INCIDENT, first reported in Delano's Voyages and Travels, published in Boston in 1817, caught the imagination of Herman Melville some 40 years later. Melville, whose now famous novel, Moby Dick, had been a critical failure when it was first published in 1851, had turned to the writing of short stories. He used Delano's account as the basis of a short story which was published by Putnam's Magazine under the title of Benito Cereno.

MELVILLE'S STORY stirred brief interest, but then …

An Evening With Edward Albee Program [1967], University Of Maine Portland Campus

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Undated, estimated to be c. 1967

From the program:

The Art Theatre of the University of Maine in Portland, proudly presents three contemporary one-act plays by Edward Albee.

FAM AND YAM
Directed by Thomas A. Power
Fam and Yam is an imaginary interview. It is a short but eloquent example of the biting wit and incisive satire of this brilliant young American playwright.

THE AMERICAN DREAM
Directed by William P. Steele
Time: The Present
Place: A typical upper middle class American home

THE SANDBOX
Directed by Thomas A. Power
In this play Mr. Albee crosses the boundaries between life and …

A Slight Ache And Play Program [1967], University Of Maine Portland Campus

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Two One-Act Plays Directed by David Wheeler

A Slight Ache written by Harold Pinter
A comedy of menace at a country house during a summer morning, noon, and afternoon.

Play written by Samuel Beckett
Buried up to their necks in three burial urns, a husband, his wife, and his mistress speak about their lives from the world of the dead.

Performed by the Theatre Company of Boston

Waiting For Godot Program [1966], Theatre Company Of Boston

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written by Samuel Beckett

Directed by David Wheeler

From the program:

WAITING FOR GODOT is the most famous of all the plays Beckett has written. It was first staged in Paris where it ran over three hundred performances. Translated into English by Beckett, it has subsequently been translated into innumerable languages, including Japanese, Swedish and Yugoslavian. No other play has had so great an impact on the modern theatre.

The Waltz Of The Toreadors: A Comedy In Three Acts Program [1965], Gorham State Teachers College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written by Jean Anouilh

Directed by Donald C. Spencer

The Visit: A Tragedy Program [1965], Gorham State Teachers College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written by Friedrich Duerrenmatt

Directed by Donald C. Spencer

Undated, estimated to be c. 1965

The Glass Menagerie Program [1962], Gorham State Teachers College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written by Tennessee Williams

Directed by Dr. Donald C. Spencer

From the program:

This play, Tennessee Williams' first commercial success, made its appearance in New York in 1945 with Laurette Taylor as Amanda, Julie Haydon as Laura, and producer Eddie Dowling as Tom. It was a notable success and won the Drama Critics Circle Award. Since then THE GLASS MENAGERIE has been a staple in the college and community theatre repertoire. In the catalogue of Williams' dramas this play stands as a refreshing and useful contrast with the more recent output which tends to capitalize on the often rather bizarre …

The Littlest Angel And Amahl And The Night Visitors Program [1958], Gorham State Teachers College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell with Miss Elizabeth Sawyer as Narrator

Ahmal and the Night Visitors by Gian-Carlo Menotti

Presented by the Student Chapter of Music Educators National Conference.

The Medium And Sunday Excursion Program [1958], Gorham State Teachers College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

The Medium, Words and Music by Gian-Carlo Menetti

Sunday Excursion, Music by Alec Wilder

Staged and Directed by Ralph Chambers

Musical Direction by Gerard Chamberland

Presented by Archons in association with the Student Chapter of Music Educators National Conference.

57 Varieties Program [1957], Portland Junior College, Westbrook Junior College, Gorham State Teachers College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Combined Colleges Variety Show

Directors

Mary Jane Proach ... Westbrook Junior College

Leslie LaFond ... Gorham State Teachers College

James Transuc ... Portland Junior College

Harold's Club Program [1953], The Longhair Club

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Directions Courtesy of the Longhair Club

President : Robert Olesen

Vice-President : Joseph Bisson

Secretary : Walter Brown

Treasurer : Robert Gelinas

Rebecca: A Three Act Play Program [1950], Portland Junior College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written by Daphne DuMaurier

Directed by Mr. Carl French

Home For Christmas: A One Act Play Program [1950], Portland Junior College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written and Directed by Carl G. French

Produced by Paul Leighton

Undated, estimated to be c. 1950

Love Rides The Rails Or Will The Mail Train Run To-Nite? : A Melodrama In Three Acts Program [1950], Portland Junior College

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written by Morland Carey

Directed by Arnold Kuvent

Undated, estimated to be c. 1950

Briar Rose: An Opera Fantasy And Prologue In Three Acts Program [1940], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Directed by Miriam Eunice Andrews

The Servant In The House Program [1939], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Charles Rann Kennedy

From the program:

A modern comedy in which the central figure is called by critics a reincarnation of the Christ- a man of mystery, clad in oriental robes, who reads the thoughts of those about him, whose vision extends beyond the walls of the home in which he elects "to serve as a butler.

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

Letter From Surry Theatre To Charlotte Michaud, Janet Marshall

Correspondence 1922-1938

July 25, 1938: Letter from Janet Marshall of Surry Theatre to Charlotte Michaud, thanking Charlotte Michaud for a story she published.

Letter From Ruth Tremblay To Charlotte Michaud, Ruth Tremblay

Correspondence 1922-1938

May 9, 1938: Letter from Ruth Tremblay to Charlotte Michaud discussing details about a story Michaud will write about their theater performances.

Letter From Edouard Duburon To Charlotte Michaud, Edouard Duburon

Correspondence 1922-1938

January 7, 1938: Letter from Edouard DuBuron, concert dancer, to Charlotte Michaud about a visit she made to Boston and plans for DuBuron to visit Lewiston.

Letter From Aaron Richmond Concert Direction, Aaron Richmond Concert Direction

Correspondence 1922-1938

October 6, 1937: Letter from Aaron Richmond Concert Direction [signature illegible] to Charlotte Michaud regarding photos and stories he will send to her.

Letter From Lee Ruttle 9/11/1937, Lee Ruttle

Correspondence 1922-1938

Letter from Lee Ruttle to Charlotte Michaud thanking her for her article.

Letter From Dorothy Kornhauser, Dorothy Kornhauser

Correspondence 1922-1938

September 3, 1937: Letter from Dorothy Kornhauser of Aloha Camp in Vermont to Charlotte Michaud thanking her for the article on her performance.

Letter From Edward P. Goodnow To Charlotte Michaud, Edward P. Goodnow

Correspondence 1922-1938

August 25, 1937: Letter from Edward P. Goodnow, Director of the Barnstormers, Tamworth, New Hampshire, to Charlotte Michaud, thanking her for an article she wrote about the theater.

After Wimpole Street Program [1937], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Wilbur Braun

Directed by Chester H. Sloat

The entire action of the play takes place in the library of the Brownings' villa, Casa Guidi, in Florence, Italy, in the year 1847.

Letter From Hanya Holm Studio, Rebecca Cowan

Correspondence 1922-1938

Letter and photograph from Hanya Holm Studio to Charlotte Michaud, concerning theatre/ dance performances related to a news series Michaud wrote.

The Howling Dog: A Three-Act Mystery Play Program [1937], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Claudia Harris

Directed by Chester E. Sloat

A!l action occurs deep in the Adirondacks in the lodge of a large estate left by the will of her great uncle to Dorothy Goodwin on the condition she live in it for six months.

Letter From Margaret Lloyd 11/4/1936, Margaret Lloyd

Correspondence 1922-1938

November 4, 1936: Typed letter from Margaret Lloyd to Charlotte Michaud about an article she wrote and discussing future production plans.

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.

Ingomar The Barbarian Program [1936], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Adapted by Maria Lovell from Frederick Hahn's "Der Sohn der Wildniss"