The Juilliard String Quartet performed a program of three pieces at Dickinson College.
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Tue., Sep. 16, 1952
The United States Marine Band gave a concert of ten pieces at 3:30pm and 8:30pm in the Alumni Gymnasium. The event was sponsored by the Carlisle Kiwanis Club.
Wed., Nov. 19, 1952
Beggar on Horseback, a play by Marc Connelly and George Kauffman, opened. Presented by the Dickinson College Little Theater, the production ran from November 19-21.
Tue., Dec. 9, 1952
Pianist Alec Templeton performed at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall. As both a musician and comedian, Templeton's program featured classical, contemporary and original pieces, some tinged with humor.
Thu., Dec. 11, 1952
The College Choir performed J. H. Maunder's Bethlehem at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall for their Christmas concert.
Fri., Jan. 9, 1953
Cesare Siepi, leading basso of the Metropolitan Opera Association, performed in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm.
Thu., Mar. 5, 1953
Anne of the Thousand Days, a play by Maxwell Anderson, opened in the Carlisle High School Auditorium. Presented by the Little Theater of Dickinson College, the production ran from March 5-7. In this show, the title role of Anne was played by Alice Winett.
Wed., Mar. 11, 1953
The Men's Glee Club presented A Festival of College Songs for their annual spring concert at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall. The program featured primarily Dickinson songs but also included some songs from other colleges and universities. It began with Budding's "Dickinson Victory Song",...
Wed., Mar. 25, 1953
The College Choir performed Olivet to Calvary, a sacred cantata by J. H. Maunder, at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall.
Fri., Mar. 27, 1953
The Little Orchestra Society gave a concert of seven pieces at 8:00pm in Bosler Hall.
Wed.. Apr. 8, 1953
The Hampton Institute Choir, directed by Henry Switten, performed a program of twenty-four songs in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm.
Thu., Apr. 30, 1953
The Juilliard String Quartet performed in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm for the Dickinson College Founders' Day Concert.
Tue., May 5, 1953
The Dover Road, a play by A.A. Milne, opened in the Carlisle High School Auditorium. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from May 5-7. With this show, the last one of the first theatre season under college sposorship, the name "Mermaid Players" was officially adopted....
Sat., Jun. 6, 1953
The Pot Boiler, a one-act play by Alice Gerstenberg, was performed on June 6 in Bosler Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production was produced and performed by members of the Class of 1953.
Wed., Oct. 21, 1953
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin gave a concert of eight pieces in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm.
Tue., Nov. 10, 1953
The Importance of Being Earnest, a play by Oscar Wilde, opened in Bosler Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from November 10-12.
Thu., Nov. 12, 1953
Mrs. Merle White Allen presented a portrait by George P. A. Healy of President James Buchanan to the college. The presentation ceremony occurred in the Bosler Hall chapel; the portrait was then displayed with an exhibit of other portraits by Healy and his contemporaries.
Fri., Nov. 13, 1953
The New York Pro Musica gave a concert of six pieces in Bosler Hall.
Wed., Dec. 2, 1953
The Men's Glee Club presented Festival of Song, a Christmas-themed concert, in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm. The men opened their program singing Bullard's "Dartmouth Winter Song" and a tradtional Welsh song entitled "All Through the Night". They then sang a Christmas medley compiled by...
Fri., Dec. 11, 1953
Antigone, a play by Jean Anouilh, opened in Bosler Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran from December 11-12. In this show, the title role of Antigone was played by Alice Winett.
Sun., Dec. 13, 1953
The Plot to Overthrow Christmas by Norman Corwin was performed on December 13 in Bosler Hall. Corwin's story was adapted for stage by Robert Bernard Cohen. Alpha Psi Omega, the national drama fraternity, presented the show in cooperation with the Department of Drama and Speech and the...
Tue., Dec. 15, 1953
The College Choir performed Music for Christmas in Bosler Hall at 8:00pm. The choir sang twelve songs: Bach's "Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light", Lenotovich's "Carol of the Bells", Childe's "The First Noel", Mozart's "Gloria in Excelsis", Cunkle's "A Musical Christmas Card",...
Tue., Jan. 12, 1954
The Gershwin Concert Orchestra performed Gershwin Festival at 8:00pm in the Alumni Gymnasium.
Thu., Feb. 11, 1954
The College Choir gave a concert of fifteen songs at the Camp Hill Methodist Church at 8:15pm.
Thu., Mar. 4, 1954
The Cardiff Giant, a play by A.M. Drummond and Robert E. Gard, opened in Bosler Hall. Presented by the Mermaid Players, the production ran March 4-5.
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