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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.

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"

The Gifts Pageant : Bicentennial Celebration, Gorham, Maine Program [1936], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Directed by Dorothy Flint, Miram Andrews, Mary Carswell, and Ethyl H. Boothby

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.

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 Lamp And The Bell: Drama In Five Acts Program [1935], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Directed by Chester H. Sloat

The Story of "The Lamp and the Bell" is the love of Bianca and Beatrice, more familiarly known as Snow-White and Rose Red. Bianca feels such love for her sister that she says,"You are a burning lamp to me, a flame That cannot blow out, and I shall hold you High in my hand against whatever darkness."To this Beatrice replies, "You are to me a silver bell in a tower; And when it rings I know I am near home."

Their love is so great …

The Swan Program [1934], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Ferenc Molnar

Directed by Jeanette S. Johnson

Produced by special arrangement with Longmans, Green & Company, New York.

Monsieur Beaucaire Program [1933], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Ethel Hale Freeman from the novel written by Booth Tarkington

Directed by Jeanette S. Johnson

George Washington Pageant Program [1932], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Advanced Seniors in United States History, Class of 1932.

Directed by Jeanette S. Johnson

Ingomar The Barbarian: A Play In Five Acts Program [1928], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Program for Ingomar the Barbarian from the Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine.

Written by Friedrich Hall

Sherwood Program [1926], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Alfred Noyes

Stage Manager Alfred Quimby

Presented at Commencement, June, 1926

The Lamp And The Bell: Drama In Five Acts Program [1925], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Directed by Miss Cathryn Parker

A Midsummer Festival With The Marriage Of Columbine In Pantomine Program [1922], Gorham Normal School

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

A program for A Midsummer Festival with The Marriage of Columbine in Pantomine at the Gorham Normal School in Gorham, Maine.

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.

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.

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

Theatre Programs 1910-1939

Written by William Shakespeare

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.

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).

Phantastes Chapter 24: The Honest Whore, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Middleton

German Romantic and Other Influences

Thomas Dekker (1572-1632) was a dramatist and writer of popular pamphlets describing London life. This line comes from the play The Honest Whore, Part II (1605 or 1606). The Honest Whore, Part I, a collaboration between Dekker and Thomas Middleton, was performed in 1604.