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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 Importance Of Being Earnest

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1962 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.

John Brown's Body, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1961-1962 Season

Stephen Vincent Benet, one of America's outstanding poets of this century, was born in 1898 and died in 1943. A direct descendant of military men, Benet published his most important work, "John Brown's Body," in 1928. This long narrative poem captured the Pulitzer Prize and has sold over 600,000 copies.

In 1952 Charles Laughton conceived the idea of staging "John Brown's Body." In late 1952 and throughout 1953 the production was a smash hit on Broadway and on-tour across the country. The production starred Tyrone Power, Judith Anderson and Raymond Massey. Laughton cut the long poem from its original 334-page …

1962-1963 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 Scrapbook 1961-1962, Western Player

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1961-1962 season. The scrapbook also includes items regarding meetings and activities.

• Thunder on the Hill, 1961
• Winterset, 1961
• A Medicine for Melancholy, 1961
• Missouri Legend, 1961
• Brother to Dragons, 1962
• Ten Steps to the Presidency, 1962
• The Skin of Our Teeth, 1962
• Gonza the Lancer, 1962
• Make Mine Music, 1962
• The Little Show, 1962

The First Of The Modern Directors: The Actor-Manager Career Of William Charles Macready, Abe J. Bassett

Theatre Faculty Publications

“My ambition,” wrote William Charles Macready on retiring from the stage in February 1851, was “to establish a theatre, in regard to decorum and taste, worthy of our country, and to have in it the plays of our divine Shakespeare fitfully illustrated.” Although this was undoubtedly a life-long aspiration, which spanned over forty years of his professional career it was best expressed in the four theatrical seasons in which Macready managed Covent Garden theatre (from 1837 to 1839) and Drury Lane theatre (from 1841 to 1843.) It has been the purpose of this study to examine the contributions that Macready …

An Evaluation Of The Beginnings, Purposes, And Influence Of Drama In Ogden From 1840 To 1900, Harold R. Oaks

Theses and Dissertations

During the latter half of the nineteenth century Utah was undergoing physical and cultural colonization. Four months after the first Mormon pioneers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, the site of Ogden city had been purchased from Miles Goodyear. The city developed slowly during its first twenty years, but when the railroad joined at Promontory Point in 1869, Ogden became the junction of East and West. The city experienced a peculiar economic and cultural boom not known elsewhere in the Mountain West or along the railroad due to the predominately Mormon population which now was imposed upon …

Ladies In Retirement

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1961 performance of Ladies in Retirement by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham.

Ladies in Retirement tells the story of a retired actress living in a remote home with her housekeeper and maid, and what happens when the housekeeper invites her two rambunctious younger sisters to live with them.

Tartuffe, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1961-1962 Season

Jean Baptiste Poquelin, later known to posterity as Moliere, was born in Paris in 1622, the son of the upholsterer to the King of France. He received his first training in the theatre as a student in a Jesuit college. At the age of 22 he formed his own troupe, called the Illustrous Theatre, and toured the provinces of France for more than twelve years. Here he came under the influences of the Commedia dell'Arte, learning first hand what amused audiences and developing his dramatic art to perfection. After this apprenticeship, he returned to Paris to become the King's Royal …

Ua68/17/2 Missouri Legend, Wku Western Players

WKU Administration Documents

Program for WKU Western Players' production of Missouri Legend.

Program For The Stage Production The Late George Apley, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This twelve-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of The Late George Apley, held November 17 and 18, 1961 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and local advertisements.

The Hasty Heart

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1961 performance of The Hasty Heart by John Patrick.

The Hasty Heart tells the story of a group of Allied soldiers in a temporary British hospital after World War II, and their efforts to befriend a rather distant soldier with a terminal illness.

The Boy Friend, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1961-1962 Season

Set against the backdrop of the French Riviera, this romantic spoof of 1920s musical comedies tells the story of English heiress, Polly, who is longing for only one thing: a boy friend. Polly's father, convinced that any boy who isn't wealthy will court Polly strictly for her financial situation, forbids her to engage any potential suitors. Honoring his wishes, Polly explains to Tony, the messenger boy with whom she's fallen in love, that she is no rich girl. This is just the tip of the mistaken identity iceberg, as love proceeds to find its way charmingly through nearly every member …

Flower Drum Song, Little Theatre On The Square

1961 Programs

No abstract provided.

Anything Goes, Little Theatre On The Square

1961 Programs

No abstract provided.

The Merry Widow, Little Theatre On The Square

1961 Programs

No abstract provided.

Bloomer Girl, Little Theatre On The Square

1961 Programs

No abstract provided.

Paint Your Wagon, Little Theatre On The Square

1961 Programs

No abstract provided.

Brigadoon, Little Theatre On The Square

1961 Programs

No abstract provided.

Take Me Along, Little Theatre On The Square

1961 Programs

No abstract provided.

5th Season, Little Theatre On The Square

1961 Programs

No abstract provided.

Ua68/17/2 Summer Players Scrapbook 1961, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1961 summer theater season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities.

• Bus Stop
• The Curious Savage

Inherit The Wind, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1960-1961 Season

Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, which resulted in John T. Scopes' conviction for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to a high school science class, contrary to a Tennessee state law.

Program For The Stage Production Mr. Barry's Etchings, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This eleven-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Mr. Barry's Etchings, held May 12 and 13, 1961 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and local advertisements.

J.B.

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1961 performance of J.B. by Archibald MacLeish.

J.B. is a retelling of the Biblical story of Job by two old circus performers by the name of Zuss and Nickles (Zeus and Satan), who make a wager and play out Job’s story in modern America where Job is a millionaire named J.B..

This was part of the 1961 Fine Arts Festival and performed in Maytag Auditorium.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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

The Bald Soprano, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1960-1961 Season

The Smiths are a traditional couple from London who have invited another couple, the Martins, over for a visit. They are joined later by the Smiths' maid, Mary, and the local fire chief, who is also Mary's lover. The two families engage in meaningless banter, telling stories and relating nonsensical poems. At one point, Mrs. Martin converses with her husband as if he were a stranger she just met. As the fire chief turns to leave, he mentions "the bald soprano" in passing, which has a very unsettling effect on the others. Mrs. Smith replies that "she always styles her …

The Glass Menagerie, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1960-1961 Season

The Glass Menagerie opened in New York City at the Playhouse Theatre on March 31, 1945, and closed after 563 performances.

Thomas Lanier (Tennessee) Williams was born in 1914 in Columbus, Mississippi, the son of a traveling shoe salesman and an Episcopal clergyman's daughter. At the age of 13 his family moved to St. Louis and it was here that his sister Rose began a collection of glass animals. After failing out of the University of Missouri, he attended the State University of Iowa, studying play writing under E.C.Mabie. During the early 1940's he wrote many one act plays. The …

The Glass Menagerie

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1961 performance of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

The Glass Menagerie is a memory play narrated and led by a young man named Tom, who recounts life with his mother Amanda and sister Laura. The play has strong autobiographical elements of the playwright Tennessee and his experience growing up with his mother and sister.

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

WKU Administration Documents

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