Performances, Films, and Exhibits

    Entries drawn from the college history timeline

Thu., May 10, 1962

My Three Angels, a play by Sam and Bella Spewack based on La Cuisine Des Anges by Albert Husson, opened at 8:00pm in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the show ran from May 10-12.

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Wed., May 16, 1962

The Department of Music and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia presented pianist Jeffrey Hollander in a concert in Bosler Hall at 8:15pm. 

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Thu., May 17, 1962

The Men's Glee Club performed in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm for their annual spring concert. Their program of eleven songs included "A Might Fortress is Our God", "The Battle of Jericho", "Down in the Valley", "Marching to Praetoria", "It's a Grand Night for Singing", "Give Me Your Tired Your Poor...

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Fri., Oct. 5, 1962

The Turnau Opera performed Cosi Fan Tutte (Women are Like That), an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at 8:00pm in Bosler Auditorium. The event was presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee of the Dickinson College Student Sentate. 

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Thu., Oct. 18, 1962

Circle in the Square, a touring theater company, performed Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood on October 18 at 8:00pm at the Carlisle Senior High School Auditorium. This performance was presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee of the Dickinson College Student Senate.

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Fri., Oct. 19, 1962

The Freshman Plays, an annual event featuring a series of one-act plays directed by students and performed by all-freshman casts, opened at 8:00pm in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players and Alpha Psi Omega, the show ran October 19-20.

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Thu., Nov. 1, 1962

See How They Run, a play by Phillip King, opened at 8:00pm in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from November 1-3.

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Fri., Nov. 9, 1962

H. M. S. Pinafore, or The Lass Who Loved a Sailor, a comedic opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur S. Sullivan, opened at 8:30pm at Lamberton Junior High School. Presented by the Department of Music, the production ran November 9 and 10. 

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Tue., Nov. 13, 1962

The Everyman Players performed The Book of Job, a play adapted by Orlin Corey and designed by Irene Corey. Presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee of the Dickinson College Student Senate, the performance was on November 13 at 8:00pm in the Lamberton Junior High School Auditorium.

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Fri., Dec. 7, 1962

The Cultural Affairs Committee presented the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a concert at the Carlisle Senior High School Auditorium at 8:00pm. 

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Fri,. Dec. 7, 1962

On Friday December 7th, 1962 the Baltimore Symphony performed at the Carlisle High School. The nationally renown orchestra preformed pieces by Beethoven and Weber. On Friday night, soloist Ruslana Arrtowicz also performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto.

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Fri., Dec. 14, 1962

The Men's Glee Club performed at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall for their Christmas concert,  A Christmas Carol. Their program of thirteen songs included Praetorius' "Lo, How a Rose ere Blooming", Leintovitch's "Carol of the Bells", Sullivan's "The Shepherds Chorus", Davis' "Carol of the Drum",...

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Fri., Feb. 22, 1963

The Cultural Affairs Committee presented Phyllis Curtin, a soprano from the Metropolitan Opera Association, in a concert in Bosler Auditorium at 8:00pm. Curtin was accompanied by Ryan Edwards at the piano. 

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Thu., Feb. 28, 1963

The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, opened at 8:00pm in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production was performed February 28-March 2 and on March 5. The production was directed by Professor David Brubaker. Leading roles included Jan...

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Tue., Mar. 12, 1963

The Cultural Affairs Committee presented a concert by the Baltimore Symphony Woodwinds in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm. 

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Thu., Apr. 25, 1963

Pianist James Mathis performed in Bosler Auditorium at 8:00pm in a concert presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee. 

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Thu., May 2, 1963

A Thurber Carnival, a play by James Thurber, opened at 8:00pm in  the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from May 2-4.

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Wed., Oct. 2, 1963

Tenor Walter Carringer, accompanied by Gene Featherstone on the piano, performed in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm in a concert presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee. 

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Mon., Oct. 14, 1963

Circle in the Square's traveling theater company performed Six Characters in Search of an Author, a play by Luigi Pirandello, on October 14 at 8:00pm in the Carlisle Senior High School Auditorium. Based on a new translation of the piece by Paul Avila Mayer, the show was presented by the...

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Thu., Nov. 7, 1963

The Courageous One, a play presented by the Mermaid Players, opened at 8:00pm in the Belles Lettres Room of Denny Hall. The play is an adaptation by Miriam Goldina from Maxim Gorky's Meshtchane and was translated by Miriam Goldina and Helen Choat. This production ran from...

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Wed., Nov. 20, 1963

On the night of Wed., Nov. 20, the American Hootnanny Festival performed at the Carlisle High School auditorium. Performances included The Greenbriar Boys, The Steele Singers, a blues singer, Judy Roderick, and comedians Lenny and Dick. Admission to the program was $1.50 and all proceeds...

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Sat., Dec. 14, 1963

Amahl and the Night Visitors, a one-act opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, opened in Bosler Hall. Presented by the Department of Music, the Opera Workshop and the Concert Chorale performed the production. The show was performed twice: once at 3:00pm and again at 8:00pm. 

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Thu., Jan. 9, 1964

The Freshman Plays, an annual event featuring a series of one-act plays performed by all-freshman casts, opened at 7:30. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran January 9 and 10.

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Fri., Feb. 21, 1964

Pianist Jeffrey Hollander performed in Bosler Auditorium at 8:00pm in a concert presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee. Hollander's program featured nine pieces with one intermission. 

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Wed., Mar. 4, 1964

Measure for Measure, a play by William Shakespeare, opened at 8:00pm in the Belles Lettres Room in Denny Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from March 4-7.

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