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Phi Beta's "A Combine of Comedy"

Date: 02 07 1949
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Church, the Highlands, in costume, posing as actors in a scene from "Taming of the Shrew"; part of a comedy program, "A Combine of ...
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Wisconsin Union Theater Centennial Play, "River Boat"

Date: 02 02 1949
Description: The Wisconsin Players presented "River Boat, an original centennial drama written by Robert Gard of Madison and Dore Reich of Milwaukee at the Memorial Uni...
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UW Actors Rehearse

Date: 03 11 1949
Description: Shown are some of the players rehearsing for "Le Malade Imaginaire", the Moliere comedy which the U.W. department of French and Italian presented at the Wi...
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"The Man Who Came to Dinner" Poster

Date: 07 1973
Description: Poster publicizing a performance of "The Man Who Came to Dinner," a comedy by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, held at the Robert Gard Theater in Spring Green...
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East High Play

Date: 04 07 1949
Description: East High School actors being made up for a preformance of "Tish." Left to right: Pat Runstrom, Virginia Henrickson, Connie Connor, Leslie West, Rita Cleas...
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Cast of Wisconsin Players Rehearsing for "Bite the Dust"

Date: 05 05 1949
Description: Rehearsing for the Wisconsin Players production of "Bite the Dust" are left to right: Irving Kreutz as Six-Killer Onehorse; Patricia McKeene as Polly Pears...
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Junior Chamber of Commerce "Then and Now" Revue

Date: 09 27 1949
Description: Pictured left to right are: John Putnam, 509 East Gorham Street; John Jenswold, 410 Ridge Street, and Bud Paunack, 317 Norris Court, practicing their music...
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Junior Chamber of Commerce "Then and Now" Revue

Date: 09 27 1949
Description: Mrs. Harry P. (Merry) Stoll applies makeup to her husband, Harry P. Stoll, the master of ceremonies for the JCC musical review "Then and Now." Mrs. Stoll ...
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Wisconsin Players Theatre Group

Date: 10 21 1949
Description: Three actors in costume, portraying pre-Revolutionary New England characters in the drama, "The Devil's Disciple" by George Bernard Shaw. The actors, part ...
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Wiscons Players Theatre Group

Date: 10 21 1949
Description: Two actresses and one actor in costume, portraying pre-Revolutionary New England characters in the drama, "The Devil's Disciple" by George Bernard Shaw. Th...
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Black Friars Play "The Glass Menagerie"

Date: 10 25 1949
Description: The Madison Blackfriars Guild is shown rehearsing a scene from Tennessee Willliams' play," The Glass Menagerie". Here, Laura (Patricia McKune) collapses a...
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James Dunn Contributing to Heart Fund

Date: 02 10 1950
Description: James Dunn, stage and movie star who was appearing in the leading role of "Harvey" at the Parkway Theater, is shown contributing to Madison's heart fund dr...
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Wisconsin High School Play Rehearsal

Date: 02 22 1950
Description: Four actors rehearse for the play "Last Flight Over." From left to right are Pat Burrell, Dave Vogel, Walt Kirchberger, and Kay Esch.
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Broadway Actor a Guest in Madison

Date: 05 10 1950
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Fellows, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Grossenbach in Madison, sitingt on an upholstered chair. Mr. Fellows, a graduate of the U...
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Gloria Link

Date: 08 17 1950
Description: Gloria Link placed second for outstanding performance in the Wisconsin Players' summer season. This was according to a poll of the playbill's directors con...
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"George Spelvin"

Date: 07 22 1950
Description: U.W. Ph.D student and actor, who wished to remain anonymous and so went by the name George Spelvin, in stage productions.
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Marquette School 202 Club

Date: 04 19 1951
Description: Group portrait of third grade members of the "202" club at Marquette School after they presented a dramatization of "Cinderella" for parents and other Marq...
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Neighborhood Play Acting

Date: 07 18 1951
Description: A group of children sitting on the lawn in a residental neighborhood watching seven other children acting in a play in front of a make-shift stage.
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East High School Play

Date: 11 06 1951
Description: Rehearsing for East High School's fall play, "Pride and Prejudice", are (from left): Alice Ghering, Terry Howe, Shirley Jacobson, and Gilbert Splett.
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Madison Theater Guild Actor Tries on Costume

Date: 02 26 1952
Description: An actor from the Madison Theater Guild tries on a costume.

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