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On Whitman Avenue, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

A black family meets strong opposition, and only limited support, when they move into a white neighborhood, in Maxine Wood's play.

http://www.playbill.com/production/on-whitman-avenue-cort-theatre-vault-0000003576

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

Theatre Programs 1940-1969

Written by Daphne DuMaurier

Directed by Mr. Carl French

My Man Godfrey, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

In the depths of the Depression, Godfrey, a "forgotten man," is rescued from his packing-crate home by ditzy socialite Irene Bullock during the course of a scavenger hunt. Irene offers Godfrey a job as butler to the banking family of Bullocks. Godfrey tolerates their eccentricities, alcoholism and general nuttiness. He cures hangovers, dodges missiles thrown by Irene's jealous sister, Cornelia, and charms matronly Angelica Bullock, who sees pixies every morning. Irene and Molly, the pert Irish maid, both fall in love with Godfrey, but for Irene it's serious—and she's determined to get her man. Falsely accused by Cornelia of stealing …

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

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 …

An Analysis Of The Humanism Of Euripides As Expressed In His Plays And Reflected In Selected Plays Of Modern Drama, Robert Henry English

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Because of the great importance of the human element in the drama of today we shall attempt to trace it from its first great exponent down to our times. Therefore, within the following pages we shall conduct an analysis of the humanism of Euripides as expressed in his plays and reflected in selected plays of modern drama. Our analysis, by necessity, shall have a six-fold purpose; (1) to analyze briefly the characteristics of the Attic theatre for which Euripides wrote; (2) to study the life and philosophy of Euripides in order to determine the presence of humanism; (3) to conduct …

A Comparison Of The Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Criticism Of Shakespeare's Heroines, Grace Mcleod Gartman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The nineteenth century critics appraised Shakespeare's heroines by standards different from those of the twentieth; consequently the two ages reached different conclusions. The purpose of this paper is to point out just what these differences are.

A paper of this scope had to be narrowed in some ways. Otherwise a formidable array of heroines would have been enumerated, but little depth of research could have been shown. In the general conclusion the result would have been the same, as I have discovered through wide reading. To limit the subject only the most famous heroines could be included. The process of …

Program For The Stage Production Pygmalion, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Pygmalion, held December 2 and 3, 1949 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

The Butter And Egg Man, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

One of the most popular Broadway successes. A delightful satirical comedy about a seemingly simple country boy who came to New York and broke into the play producing game. But the young "butter-and-egg man" is somewhat more astute than he looks, and in the end is instrumental in turning a "flop" into what is known in the game as a "wow." The plot rises to the heights of satirical comedy in the second act where the production is discussed by the cast and backers. The play starts out with a tremendous stride and continues right up to the fall of …

The Fool, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

This play made theatrical history. Presented simultaneously by six companies in America and two in England; enthusiastically endorsed by schools and churches, it has been read or witnessed by millions of people, all over the world, and is still on the "required reading" list of colleges and universities. It deals with a young clergyman who resolves to try "What would happen now-a-days to a man who lived like Christ?" Through a series of intensely dramatic incidents, he learns that such a man might lose the world, but would find happiness. The incident of the healing of the little crippled girl, …

The Renaissance Movement In The Irish Theatre, 1899-1949, Margaret Flaherty Diehl

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Program For The Stage Production You Can't Take It With You, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This sixteen-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of You Can't Take it With You, held May 13 and 14, 1949 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and local advertisements.

But Not Goodbye, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

The entire action of the play takes place between 7 and 9:30 in the evening of a summer in 1910. Sam Griggs dies in the first act. Immediately Sam's spirit, however, descends to the living room in great anxiety, because Sam has passes on not only leaving his wife and daughter penniless but having misappropriated his son's savings for a speculative venture. Moreover, he has kept his speculation a secret and the real estate investment has been made in the name of his partner. Sam, in the living room, encounters the spirit of his father, who had been killed in …

Program For The Stage Production Sweethearts, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Sweethearts, held March 19, 1949 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and local advertisements.

An Analysis Of Production Procedures In The Stage Play Harriet, Harold Harvey Ulrici

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It is the purpose of this thesis to present the research, planning, and actual production procedures of the play entitled Harriet, as written by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements. This is the production which was originally done by Gilbert Miller at Henry Miller's Theatre in 1943 with Miss Helen Hayes in the title role.

Program For The Stage Production Uncle Harry, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Uncle Harry, held December 4, 1948 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Deep Are The Roots, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

The play tells the story of Brett Charles, a decorated African-American lieutenant in the U.S. Army, who returns to his small hometown in the Deep South at the end of World War II. Brett has been treated like an equal in Europe, with men under his command, and slipping back into the shuffling role of "boy" is not something he's about to do. The liberal-minded Alice Langdon, daughter of a conservative U.S. senator, has been Brett's champion throughout his life, and she has plans for him to go to college in the North. Brett prefers to stay, however, and work …

Our Town, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

This edition of the play differs only slightly from previous acting editions, yet it presents Our Town as Thornton Wilder wished it to be performed. Described by Edward Albee as “…the greatest American play ever written,” the story follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die. Thornton Wilder’s …

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

Theater Production Programs

This eleven-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of The Late George Apley, held May 8 , 1948 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Program For The Stage Production The Mikado, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of The Mikado, held April 23 and 24, 1948 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1948, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from spring 1948:

• Joan of Lorraine
• Tonight at 8:15
• Our Dearest Possession
• Moonshine
• Idiot's Delight

Laura, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

When Mark McPherson first falls in love with Laura, he knows he's in love with a phantom—for Laura is dead, and he's in charge of her murder investigation. From her portrait, her letters, her personal effects and from his contacts with the three men who loved her, Mark has created an image of a woman tantalizingly alive and real. When she appears in the midst of a thunderstorm, very much alive after all, it is revealed that Laura's best friend (and rival) was the true victim of the crime. But now, all evidence seems to point to Laura's guilt. Despite …

Program For The Stage Production The Barretts Of Wimpole Street, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This eight-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, held December 12 and 13, 1947 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the director, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Papa Is All, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

A cheerful comedy about the Pennsylvania Dutch. Papa's an ugly tempered tyrant with religious scruples against conveniences and pleasures of all kinds. Emma, the daughter, is in love with a surveyor who wants to marry her. Son Jake wants to simplify farm life by the installation of machinery. Mama, though resigned to accepting Papa's word, is wistful for the friendly association with neighbors that's part of even the most orthodox Mennonite life. The offspring suspect Papa's scruples are merely a way of keeping them as the farm's forced slave labor. Emma with Mama's connivance steals off to a movie with …

Each In His Time, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

The Commencement play "Each In His Time" written by Evelyn Edwards Bale (Class of 1930) and Dr. Robert Price and produced by Professor J. F. Smith (Class of 1910) was one of the high points in the Centennial celebration. Characters of the early years in Otterbein's life were made to live again and to speak the language of their generations. Especially painted scenery and authentic costumes added much to the settings.

Program For The Stage Production The Man Who Came To Dinner, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This eleven-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of The Man Who Came to Dinner, held May 10, 1947 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Falstaff decides to fix his financial woe by seducing the wives of two wealthy merchants. The wives find he sent them identical letters and take revenge by playing tricks on Falstaff when he comes calling. With the help of their husbands and friends, the wives play one last trick in the woods to put Falstaff's mischief to an end.

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/merry-wives-windsor/

Program For The Stage Production Very Good Eddie, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Very Good Eddie, held April 26, 1947 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Program For The Stage Production Ten Little Indians, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Ten Little Indians, held December 7, 1946 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.