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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

In one of the most famous of literary love quadrangles, A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the tale of Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, and Helena; four misguided lovers whose journey into the woods lands them in even more trouble, as members of the fairy kingdom decide to use them as veritable pawns in their own love games. Against the backdrop of the wedding of Duke Theseus and Hippolyta, and the fiery battle of wills between the Fairy King and Queen, Oberon and Titania, the four lovers are challenged by magic and trickery to finally work out what love is all about.

https://stageagent.com/shows/play/450/a-midsummer-nights-dream

Give Me Credit, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Program For The Stage Production Spring Again, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Spring Again, held May 24 and 25, 1946 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Program For The Stage Production Countess Maritza, Curtain Club, Musical Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Musical and Curtain Clubs of Ursinus College’s production of Countess Maritza, held April 26 and 27, 1946 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the director, conductor, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Twelve Hours By The Clock

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1946 performance of Twelve Hours by the Clock by Lindsey Barbee.

Performed by the Junior Class.

Program For The Stage Production Mr. And Mrs. North, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This one-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Mr. and Mrs. North, held January 26, 1946 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

The Development Of Stage Lighting And Its Application To A Problem In Scenic Design Entailing The Use Of A Unit Set For The Staging Of Six Plays Comprising A Cross Section Of English Drama, Anthony Reid

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Eliminating any consideration of setting, the story of the evolution of lighting is an absorbing commentary upon the history of the theatre and necessary to the full integration of its use as an instrument in the modern theatre. An understanding of the history of the development of stage lighting is as necessary a foundation to the creative and imaginative use of light in the theatre as the foundation of a building is necessary to the support of a tower. History probides the signpost showing the directions to be taken in experimentation and a standard for evaluation of such experimentation. The …

Mr. Pim Passes By, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

In A. A. Milne's comic novel, Mr Pim Passes By, chaos prevails when the absent minded Mr Pim calls in to see George Marden, owner of Marden House. George is a fine upstanding citizen and a stickler for doing the right thing. He has a devoted wife, Olivia, and is ward to his somewhat flighty niece, Dinah. Quite innocently, Mr Pim upsets the equilibrium of the Marden household when he casually announces that he’s recently seen an ex-convict from Australia, named Telworthy. This character sounds awfully like Olivia’s first and supposedly deceased husband and if he's really still alive, …

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 April 13 and 14, 1945 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Sanity Takes A Holiday, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

Program For The Stage Production Hay Fever, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This one-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Hay Fever, held October 6 and 7, 1944 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Out Of The Frying Pan, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Three young men and three young women share an apartment in all innocence; they are would be stage folk and they are doing this for economic security. Their apartment is immediately above that of a Broadway producer who is about to cast a road company. They rehearse the play but how can they get him upstairs to see it? It happens that the producer is an amateur chef and, right in the middle of a culinary concoction, he runs out of flour. He comes upstairs to borrow a cup. At last the kids have him and they aren't going to …

Program For The Stage Production Jupiter Laughs, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Jupiter Laughs, held January 28 and 29, 1944 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Program For The Stage Production Arsenic And Old Lace, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Arsenic and Old Lace, held November 12 and 13, 1943 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, a scene synopsis, and one sponsorship.

Program For The Stage Production The Old Lady Shows Her Medals And The Wedding Present, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This one-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of The Old Lady Shows Her Medals and The Wedding Present, held May 1, 1943 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Program For The Stage Production Ring Around Elizabeth, Curtain Club

Theater Production Programs

This four-page program details the Curtain Club of Ursinus College’s production of Ring Around Elizabeth, held December 12, 1942 in Thompson-Gay Gymnasium. It includes information about the directors, cast, production of the show, and a scene synopsis.

Ua19/17/2 Constitution Of The Western College Players, Western Players

Student Organizations

Constitution and bylaws of the Western Players organized in February 1941.

Many Mansions, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

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 Merchant Of Venice

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 performance of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.

The Merchant of Venice is a story of a Venice merchant named Antonio who must pay off a loan to a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.

Dark Victory, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Judith Traherne is a Long Island socialite whose life is spent in frivolous, hedonistic pastimes. She indulges in alcohol and cigarettes, and enjoys horse riding. She experiences dizziness and headaches, and after an uncharacteristic riding accident, she is referred to a specialist, Dr. Frederick Steele. Steele is in the midst of closing his New York City office in preparation of a move to Brattleboro, Vermont, where he plans to devote his time to brain cell research. He reluctantly agrees to see Judith, who is initially antagonistic towards him. She shows signs of short-term memory loss, but dismisses these and other …

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 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.

"Rosemary--For Remembrance"

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1940 performance of “Rosemary—For Rememberance.” A Romantic Drama in Three Acts by Priscilla Wayne and Wayne Sprague.

Peg O' My Heart, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

Peg, a poor Irish girl living in New York, becomes an heiress by the death of her uncle, and is called to England to be reared by an aritocratic aunt. She is like a duck out of water in these surroundings, but she wins her way and also a worthy Englishman named Jerry. An early 20th-century long-running Broadway hit that featured Laurette Taylor in a star-making performance as 'Peg'.

https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/4425/peg-o-my-heart

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.

Forever True

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1939 performance of Forever True by Priscilla Wayne Sprague.

Some Call It Love, Otterbein University

1907-1958 Productions

No abstract provided.

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.

Romeo And Juliet

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1938 performance of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about two young lovers from feuding families and how their relationship and deaths reconcile their families.