International balladeers Marais and Miranda gave a concert in Bosler Hall. Their program featured ballads from Europe, Africa and the United States.
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Thu., Apr. 26, 1956
The College Choir, along with the College-Community Orchestra and guest artist Mariquita Moll, performed for the annual Founders' Day Concert at 8:15pm in Bosler Hall. The same performance was given the following day at 8:30pm at the Forum Building in Harrisburg. The program opened with the...
Wed., May 9, 1956
The Freshman Plays, an annual event featuring a series of student-directed one-act plays performed by all-freshman casts, opened at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the show ran May 9-10.
Fri., Nov. 9, 1956
The National Symphony Orchestra performed a program of four pieces at 8:00pm in the Alumni Gymnasium.
Tue., Nov. 27, 1956
Baritone Thomas L. Thomas, accompanied by Jacob Hannemann at the piano, gave a concert in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm.
Thu., Dec. 6, 1956
Two Blind Mice, a play by Samuel Spewack, opened at 8:30pm in Belles Lettres Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the show ran from December 6-8.
Fri., Feb. 8, 1957
The Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers performed in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm as a part of their world tour.
Thu., Feb. 21, 1957
Much Ado About Nothing, a play by William Shakespeare, opened at 8:30pm in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran February 21-23.
Thu., Mar. 14, 1957
The New Art Wind Quintet performed a program of four pieces in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm.
Fri., Mar. 22, 1957
Shades of Hades, an original musical comedy by the Follies, opened at 8:30pm in Lamberton Auditorium. The play was written by Gerald Epstein, Robert Gleason, Malcolm Rosenberg and Richard Seeburger, all members of the class of 1957. The Follies performed their original piece March 22...
Thu., Apr. 11, 1957
The Heiress, a play by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, opened at 8:30pm in Belles Lettres Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from April 11-13. The play is based on a novel by Henry James.
Thu., May 2, 1957
The Freshman Plays, an annual event featuring a series of student-directed one-act plays performed by all-freshman casts, opened at 7:45pm in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the show ran May 2-3.
Tue., May 7, 1957
Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, accompanied by Ralph Berkowitz at the piano, gave a concert in Bosler Hall.
Tue., Oct. 8, 1957
Rise Stevens of the Metropolitan Opera Association performed in the gymnasium at 8:00pm. Stevens was accompanied by James Shomate on the piano.
Tue., Oct. 29, 1957
The students of Dickinson College presented Emlyn Williams as A Boy Growing Up, a portrayal of Dylan Thomas through a dramatization of his stories. The performance was at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall.
Thu., Nov. 7, 1957
The Playboy of the Western World, a play by John Millington Synge, opened in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the produciton ran from November 7-9.
Thu., Dec. 12, 1957
The College Choir and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Lloyd Utan, performed at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall for the annual Christmas concert. The choir opened the show, singing Johann Sebastian Bach's "For Us a Child is Born (Uns ist ein Kind geboren)". The Chamber Singers then sang...
Tue., Feb. 4, 1958
The de Paur Gala, under the direction of Leonard de Paur, gave a choral concert on campus.
Thu., Mar. 6, 1958
Summer and Smoke, a play by Tennessee Williams, opened in the Belles Lettre Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from March 6-8.
Wed., Mar. 12, 1958
Virtuosi di Roma, a string ensemble known as Collegium Musicum Italicum in Italy, gave a concert in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm.
Thu., Mar. 13, 1958
Wake up and Dream, an original musical comedy by the Dickinson Follies, opened at 8:30pm in Lamberton Auditorium. The play was written by Doug Wert with James Smith, Gina Ingoglia, Susan Murray, David McGahey and Richard Van Deusen and the music was written by Charles Mayer. The Follies...
Tue., Mar. 25, 1958
Angna Enters, accompanied by William Cerny at the piano, performed a selection of original theatrical compositions in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm.
Thu., Apr. 17, 1958
Kind Lady, a play by Edward Chodorov, opened in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran April 17-19.
Fri., May 16, 1958
The Men's Glee Club, under the direction of William Witting, presented their annual Spring Music Festival in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm. They sang fourteen songs: Darby's arrangement of "'Zekiel Saw da Wheel", Brookhart's arrangement of "John Henry", Burleigh's arrangement of "Were You There?", Hall...
Thu., Oct. 30, 1958
The Fan, a play by Carlo Goldoni, opened in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from October 30-November 1.
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