Theatre Programs 1910-1939

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The Servant in the House Program [1939]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Charles Rann Kennedy

From the program:

A modern comedy in which the central figure is called by critics a reincarnation of the Christ- a man of mystery, clad in oriental robes, who reads the thoughts of those about him, whose vision extends beyond the walls of the home in which he elects "to serve as a butler.
After Wimpole Street Program [1937]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Wilbur Braun

Directed by Chester H. Sloat

The entire action of the play takes place in the library of the Brownings' villa, Casa Guidi, in Florence, Italy, in the year 1847.
The Howling Dog: A Three-Act Mystery Play Program [1937]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Claudia Harris

Directed by Chester E. Sloat

A!l action occurs deep in the Adirondacks in the lodge of a large estate left by the will of her great uncle to Dorothy Goodwin on the condition she live in it for six months.
Ingomar the Barbarian Program [1936]

Gorham Normal School

Adapted by Maria Lovell from Frederick Hahn's "Der Sohn der Wildniss"
The Gifts Pageant : Bicentennial Celebration, Gorham, Maine Program [1936]

Gorham Normal School

Directed by Dorothy Flint, Miram Andrews, Mary Carswell, and Ethyl H. Boothby
The Lamp and the Bell: Drama in Five Acts Program [1935]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Directed by Chester H. Sloat

The Story of "The Lamp and the Bell" is the love of Bianca and Beatrice, more familiarly known as Snow-White and Rose Red. Bianca feels such love for her sister that she says,"You are a burning lamp to me, a flame That cannot blow out, and I shall hold you High in my hand against whatever darkness."To this Beatrice replies, "You are to me a silver bell in a tower; And when it rings I know I am near home."

Their love is so great that it withstands the jealous barks of Octavia, mother of Bianca, and the vengeful plotting of Guido, cousin of Beatrice. It is so strong that it endures even when King Mario chooses one of these maidens for his queen. There comes a bitter separation because of misunderstanding after the tragedy of Mario's death. But ere the curtain falls their love triumphs, and Beatrice says of Bianca, "She is returned From her long silence, and rings out above me Like a silver bell!"
The Swan Program [1934]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Ferenc Molnar

Directed by Jeanette S. Johnson

Produced by special arrangement with Longmans, Green & Company, New York.
Monsieur Beaucaire Program [1933]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Ethel Hale Freeman from the novel written by Booth Tarkington

Directed by Jeanette S. Johnson
George Washington Pageant Program [1932]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Advanced Seniors in United States History, Class of 1932.

Directed by Jeanette S. Johnson
Ingomar the Barbarian: A Play in Five Acts Program [1928]

Gorham Normal School

Program for Ingomar the Barbarian from the Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine.

Written by Friedrich Hall
Sherwood Program [1926]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Alfred Noyes

Stage Manager Alfred Quimby

Presented at Commencement, June, 1926
The Lamp and the Bell: Drama in Five Acts Program [1925]

Gorham Normal School

Written by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Directed by Miss Cathryn Parker
A Midsummer Festival with The Marriage of Columbine in Pantomine Program [1922]

Gorham Normal School

A program for A Midsummer Festival with The Marriage of Columbine in Pantomine at the Gorham Normal School in Gorham, Maine.
The Steadfast Princess Program [1921]

Gorham Normal School

A program for The Steadfast Princess at the Gorham Normal School in Gorham, Maine.
Pageant -- Democracy's Vision Program [1919]

Gorham Normal School

Program for Pageant -- Democracy's Vision from the Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine.
As You Like It: A Comedy in Five Acts Program [1916]

Western State Normal School

Written by William Shakespeare
Hiawatha: A Drama in Six Acts Program [1913]

Western State Normal School

Program for Hiawatha: A Drama in Six Acts from the Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine.

From the program:

Music of the play based on tribal melodies of Omaha, Pawnee and Ponka Tribes, harmonized by Prof. J.C. Fillmore and Edwin S. Tracy, including Indian Lore Song by Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Indian Lullaby by Mrs. H. H . A. Beach.