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Governor Goodland with Handicapped Children

Date: 04 15 1944
Description: Governor Walter Goodland seated with handicapped children, probably in a movie theater. A large cutout of Dopey, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is o...
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Cast Members of "Othello"

Date: 10 04 1944
Description: Two Madison women appearing in the Margaret Weber's production of "Othello", at the Wisconsin Union Theater with other cast members and Professor Oskar F.L...
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Wisconsin Union Theater Centennial Play, "River Boat"

Date: 03 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 Un...
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Prof. and Mrs. John (Lois) Dietrich

Date: 08 11 1949
Description: Professor and Mrs. John (Lois) Dietrich, 1218 Spring Street, at the Wisconsin Union theater for the opening of the Wisconsin Players' production of "The Ph...
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Nehru Visit to Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India speaking to a crowd gathered at the U.W. Union Terrace from a Union Theater outdoor balcony.
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Wishing Well in Capitol Theatre

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Robert Hoffman dropping coins into the wishing well at the Capitol Theatre for the Empty Stocking Club and the Kiddie Camp fund to "Help Bring Happiness to...
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University of Wisconsin Play Cast

Date: 10 05 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin students rehearse their roles in the play "My Name is Legion." The play will be presented to the Dane County Association of Health ...
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Jerry C. McNeely

Date: 12 19 1957
Description: Jerry C. McNeely, associate professor of speech at the University of Wisconsin, has had two major television plays produced, one on "Studio One" and the ot...
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Green Ram Theater Opening

Date: 07 03 1957
Description: Mrs. Frances Parrish of Louisville, Kentucky volunteers at the opening of the Green Ram theater near Baraboo. She is serving soft drinks to Reid M. Bergh, ...
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Green Ram Theater Opening

Date: 07 07 1957
Description: Mrs. Robert Ott (left), Marianna Steele, Althea Steele and Robert Ott attend the first performance of "Bell, Book, and Candle" at the opening of the Green ...
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Raff Brewster

Date: 05 08 1960
Description: Portrait of Raff Brewster, manager and organizer of the newly organized Westgate-Theater-Go-Round, which will operate in the West Side Business Men's Assoc...
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Theater Men and Plaque

Date: 05 02 1961
Description: Three men examining a plaque. The original caption states: "F.J. Williams, left, Portage theater owner and longtime Wisconsin showman, receives a plaque co...

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