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West High PTA-Sponsored Play Rehearsal

Date: 02 15 1954
Description: Helen Hillner at a rehearsal for the PTA-sponsored production of "Ship Ahoy" put on to raise funds for underprivileged students at West High School.
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Joseph Klein, Lois Klein and Marvin Foster (left to right) are examining a scrapbook depicting the first ten years of activity for the Madison Theatre Guil...
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: The Madison Women's Club presents the original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. A group from Beth El Temple rehearsing a scene in wh...
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Photo Enactors from the Dane County Association for Mental Health

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: In a staged elementary school classroom scene, a teacher notices an inattentive boy. The four actors are: Geoffrey Rotwein, Faye Daley ("teacher"), Marion...
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Madison Women's Club presents an original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. Appearing as Adam and Eve (left) are Richard Aukerma of 6...
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Photo Enactors from the Dane County Association for Mental Health

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: A mother and her four children enact a mental health situation revolving around stress in motherhood, raising a family, and sharing living space. The capti...
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: The Madison Women's Club presents the original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. Depicting the conversion of Izeyl to Buddhism (left ...
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Madison Women's Club presents the original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. Shown depicting the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham (left ...
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Photo Enactors from the Dane County Association for Mental Health

Date: 04 17 1957
Description: Staged visit to a divorce attorney in his office by a married couple. The husband is acted by Francis Fay, and posing as the wife, Miriam Leifer, vice-pres...
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Madison Women's Club presents an original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. A group from the First Congregational Church presents a G...
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Women's Club of Madison Presents "Man and His God"

Date: 04 15 1957
Description: Madison Women's Club presents an original play "Man and His God" to raise money for scholarships. Portraying a Japanese dancer in the play is Miss Ruth Tra...
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Photo Enactors from the Dane County Association for Mental Health

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Staged scenario of a lonely and isolated elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair by a fireplace and spinning wheel. "Aunt Jennie" is portrayed by Margueri...
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Agnes Moorehead Visits the University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 07 1957
Description: Agnes Moorehead speaking with students on the second floor of University of Wisconsin Memorial Union.
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Agnes Moorehead Visits the University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 07 1957
Description: Portrait of actress Agnes Moorehead when she visited the University of Wisconsin.
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"All's Well That Ends Well" Actors

Date: 10 25 1957
Description: Actors in elaborate costumes for the first Wisconsin Players show of the season, "All's Well That Ends Well." William Dunlop of Milwaukee who plays Bertram...
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Japanese Actress Visits Madison

Date: 11 07 1957
Description: Actress Muko Taka with Sertoma Club President, Don Jensen. She was a guest at the Club during a visit to Madison, when performing in the play "Sayonara" at...
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Lakewood Pupils Present Play

Date: 04 24 1958
Description: Seventh-grade pupils of Lakewood school to present the play "Like Father, Like Son" in the school gymnasium. The cast includes, left to right: Jamie Halver...
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Young Actress Promotes Movie in Madison

Date: 06 06 1958
Description: Twenty-year-old actress from Chicago, Dianne Hatch, stopped in Madison on a tour to promote the movie "Macabre" which will soon appear in local theaters.
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Madison Youth Summer Theatre

Date: 07 24 1958
Description: Mary-Kate Lorenz, left, directs Anna Lee Henningsen, seated, Lois Suomi, kneeling, and Ann Mannering, standing, in the spanking scene from Youth Summer the...

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