Performances, Films, and Exhibits

    Entries drawn from the college history timeline

Wed., Dec. 15, 1948

The College Choir, under the direction of John Steckbeck, performed a program of fourteen songs for their Christmas Concert at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall. The program opened and closed with Mendelssohn's "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"....

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Thu., Mar. 17, 1949

Sarah Revelle, soprano, and Guthrie Frye, tenor, performed a program of seventeen songs in Bosler Hall. Revelle and Frye were accompanied by Harrison Walker on piano.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Tue., Mar. 29, 1949

The Dickinson Follies presented a variety show featuring talent from across the student body in the Carlisle High School Auditorium. The program was to benefit the International Relations Club and the Inter-Collegiate Conference on Government.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Sun., May 15, 1949

An exhibit of paints, oils, water colors, and collages by Hester Cunningham was on display in the Bosler Library from May 15th to June 8th, 1949.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Wed., Dec. 14, 1949

The College Choir, under the direction of John Steckbeck, performed a program of eighteen songs for their annual Christmas concert at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall. The choir sang Bach's "Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light", Palestrina's "Adoremus Te", Luvaas' "Hark, Now, Oh Shepherds", "No Candle...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Sun., Feb. 12, 1950

As a part of their 1950 spring tour, the College Choir performed at 7:30pm at the Centenary Methodist Church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. They sang Bach's "Break Forth Oh Beauteous Heavenly Light", Bortiansky's "Cherubim Song No. 7", Christiansen's "Beautiful Savior", Palestrina's "We Adore Thee",...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Sun., Feb. 19, 1950

As a part of their 1950 spring tour, the College Choir performed at 7:30pm in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. They sang Bach's "Break Forth Oh Beauteous Heavenly Light", Bortiansky's "Cherubim Song No. 7", Christiansen's "Beautiful Savior", Palestrina's "We Adore Thee", Stainer's "God So Loved the...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Sun., Mar. 12, 1950

The College Choir sang during the 11:00am service at Allison Memorial Methodist Church for Inter-Fraternity Sunday.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits, Religious Activities
Thu., Mar. 16, 1950

The Terrible Meek, a play written by Charles Kennedy and staged by George Kaplan, opened. Presented by the Dickinson College Little Theater, the show was performed March 16 and 21.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Sun., Mar. 19, 1950

As a part of their 1950 spring tour, the College Choir performed at 7:30pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Newville, Pennsylvania. They sang Bach's "Break Forth Oh Beauteous Heavenly Light", Palestrina's "Adoremus Te", Protheroe's "Laudamus", Stainer's "God So Loved the World", Roberts' "All On...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Tue., Mar. 28, 1950

The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare, opened at 8:00pm in the Metzger Hall Auditorium. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the show ran from March 28-31.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Wed., Mar. 29, 1950

The College Choir presented a program of Lenten music at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall. Under the direction of Professor John Steckbeck, the choir performed The Seven Last Words of Christ, edited with English translation by Nicholas Douty.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits, Religious Activities
Sun., Apr. 23, 1950

The Choral Club, under the direction of Professor John Steckbeck, gave a sacred concert at 7:30pm in the First Evangelical United Brethren Church for the Fifteenth Protestant Rally of Mechanicsburg and Vicinity. They sang Bach's "Break Forth Oh Beautious Heavenly Light", Bortinansky's "Cherubim...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Fri., Sep. 15, 1950

Seventeen works, fourteen oils, two drawings, and one water color work were set to be featured in the Dickinson Art Gallery of Bosler until December 9th. The artwork was located in the Sharp Room in the Gallery. Famous artworks such as Adoration of the Magi by Leandro Bassano, ...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Fri., Sep. 15, 1950

Seventeen works, fourteen oils, two drawings, and one water color work were set to be featured in the Dickinson Art Gallery of Bosler until December 9th. The artwork was located in the Sharp Room in the Bosler Gallery. Famous artworks such as Adoration of the Magi by Leandro Bassano,...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Wed., Nov. 29, 1950

Night Must Fall, a play by Emlyn Williams, opened at 8:00pm in the Metzger Hall Auditorium. Presented by the Mermaid Players of the Dickinson College Little Theatre, the show ran November 29-30.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Wed., Dec. 13, 1950

The College Choir, under the direction of John Steckbeck, performed a program of eighteen songs for their annual Christmas concert in Bosler Hall. They sang Stone's "Call to Remembrance", Bach's "'Gloria' Sing All Our Voices", Christiansen "In Heaven Above", Handel's "Comfort Ye", Lenotovich's "...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Tue., Dec. 19, 1950

Alpha Psi Omega performed their annual Christmas production, The Nativity Play, in the Alumni Gymnasium. The play was adapted by Eric Barnes and William Sloane and directed by Dixon Davis.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Mon., Feb. 19, 1951

The Pennsylvania Power and Light Company featured works in Bosler Hall in light of its new plant Sunbury Power Plant. Members from the Lehigh Valley Art Alliance artwork were featured in the exhibit. Two nationally known members in the field of art, Howard Henry and Henry Marceau, were the...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Tue., Apr. 17, 1951

Violinist Joyce Renee, accompanied  by Isabel Ibach, gave a concert of twelve pieces in Bosler Hall.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Sun., Nov. 11, 1951

The College Choir, under the direction of Professor John Steckbeck, performed a musical vesper service called "A Journey with the Saints" at 4:30pm in the Allison Memorial Methodist Church.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits, Religious Activities
Thu., Nov. 29, 1951

The College Band, under the direction of Henry Remsberg, gave a concert at 11:30am. They played Johann Sebastian Bach's "Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee", Fredrick Melius Christiansen's "Beautiful Saviour", John Morrissey's "An American Weekend", Morrissey's arrangement of "Swing Low, Sweet...

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Fri., Dec. 7, 1951

Othello, a play by William Shakespeare, was performed by the Mermaid Players of Dickinson College Little Theatre on December 7 in the Carlisle High School Auditorium. In this show, the title role of Othello was played by George Gekas.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Fri., Dec. 14, 1951

The College Choir performed Bethlehem, a cantata by J. H. Maunder, at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits
Wed., Apr. 2, 1952

The College Choir performed The Seven Last Words by Theodore DuBois, edited with English translation by Nicholas Douty, at 8:00pm in the College Chapel in Bosler Hall.

Event Type: Performances, Films, and Exhibits

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