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Photograph of Dalhousie Dramatic Club

Item is a photograph of the 1914 Dalhousie Dramatic Club. The photograph shows the principals in the cast of "The College Widow". The portrait incudes C. R. Hawkins (as Tommy Parsons); R. St. C. Jones (as President Witherspoon); Jack MacDonald (as Billy Bolton); G. R. Smith (as Jimmie Hooper); D. A. Guildford (as Frank McAllister); T. A. Lebetter (as Copernicus Talbot); Harry Britton (as Silent Murphy); W. B. Coulter (as Hon. Elam Hicks); D. L. Dwyer (as Bub Hicks); J. S. Fraser (as Hiram Bolton); W. R. Auld (as Jack Larrabee); M. M. Currie (as Mrs. Primley Dalzelle); Hattie Boak (as Bessie Tanner); J. F. O'Connell (Director); Gladys Billman (as Jane Witherspoon); Emma Gillies (as Flora Cameron); R. D. Graham (as Stubby Talmadge); C. K. Fuller (as Matty MacGowan); M. Fraser (as L. Chubbs); Georgene Faulkner (as Flora Wiggins); Louise Power (as Bertha Lyson); and Mary Ross (as Josephine Borkley). The cast members are sitting or standing in four rows and wearing their costumes.

Playwrights@TAG

File contains programs and small posters for the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Playwrights@TAG events, as well as a DVD recording and review of the 2013 productions.

Plaza Suite

File includes records related to Plaza Suite, by Neil Simon, directed by Robin Saywood and produced by Cheryl Theriault and Elaine Casey. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from February 20-March 8, 2003. Records include one program and a copy of a newspaper review.

Post-closure materials

File contains materials relating to the closure of Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church. This includes correspondence dated 2012-2013; inventory lists documenting the church's materials as of the time of its closure in 2011; lists of members; minutes from the annual congregational meeting held August 31, 2011; pamphets; programs; and notes.

Present Laughter

File contains records related to Noel Coward's Present Laughter, directed by Rebecca Humphreys and Eric Rountree and produced by Phillip Joy. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse from September 22-October 8, 2011. Records include a program and newspaper review.

Pride & Prejudice

File contains records related to Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, adapted by Janet Munsil, directed by Gisela O'Brien, and produced by Barry Marvel and Bill VanGorder. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between March 16-April 8, 2017. Records include a program; small poster; and two newspaper reviews.

Program from Nelson Hall

File contains two copies of a program for a recital given by Mrs. Chester MacDonald (soprano), Julius Silverman (violin), and Mrs. H.W. Dodwell (piano), presented by the Local Council of Women. The date of the recital has been revised from November 25, 1924 to December 9, 1924.

Program from St. Mary's Cathedral

File contains two copies of a program for an organ and choral recital at St. Mary's Cathedral by the church organist, Edwin C. Helsby, and choir, directed by Rev. Gerald B. Phelan.

Program from the Universalist Church

File contains a program from a recital, "Gems from the Oratorios," given at the Universalist Church on Brunswick Street, Halifax by the church choir and various members of the congregation: J.A. Cumming, Miss. L. Collins, Mr. A. Penny, Mr. Ruffell, Mr. A.L. Smith, Mrs. T.L. Covey, Allan M. Reid, Mrs. S. Stead, Mrs. Croucher, Miss. Ouseley, Mr. Herbert Walker, Mrs. Covey, Mr. Abbott Cumming, and Mr. Alexander.

Programs for awards ceremonies

File contains programs from awards ceremonies from awards that Budge Wilson was nominated for and/or won, including the City of Dartmouth Book Ward (for Cordelia Clark, 1995); the Ann Connor Brimer Award (for Sharla, 1998); and the Children's Book Week Gala (at which Wilson gave the Ann Connor Brimer Keynote Address in 1999).

Programs from Orpheus Hall

File contains the program and texts from the songs of "The Flower Queen" or "The Coronation of the Rose: A Cantata in Two Acts" by George F. Root, which was presented at Orpheus Hall on September 13 and 14, 1887. The performances featured Miss. B. Lownds, Mr. King Pooley, Mr. C.J. Ross, Mr. J.R. Forbes, Miss. Taylor, Miss. E. Pickford, Miss. H. Gossip, Miss. E. Wier, Miss. B. Salter, Miss. M. Partridge, Miss. Forbes, Miss. G. Taylor, Miss. Ward, Miss. G. Smithers, and Miss. A. Nichols.

Programs from St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church

File contains two programs for organ recitals given at St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church, one by Charles M. Courboin of Antwerp, Belgium and the other by Joseph Bonnet of Paris, France. The file also includes a newspaper clipping of a review for Bonnet's organ recital with quotes from John Daniel Logan.

Programs from the Academy of Music

File contains programs for performances by the Russian pianist Mark Hambourg (October 2, 1911); American soprano Victorina Hayes; Canadian bass baritone Edmund Burke; American tenor Allen McQuhae; and the Pictou County Philharmonic Society, directed by George M. McDonald and assisted by Suzanne Kenyon (February 15, 1924).

Programs from the Auditorium

File contains two programs from concerts given at the Auditorium on Barrington Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The programs are for a "Weekly Twilight Recital" given by the New Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph (April 30, 1920); and Frances Pelton Jones (harpsichord) and Rose Seguin (soprano), presented by the Halifax Ladies' Musical Club (September 24, 1919) (3 copies).

Programs from the First Baptist Church

File contains the program from the First Baptist Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia for an organ recital by Joseph Bonnet (December 17, 1920) and three copies of an advertising pamphlet for the concert.

Programs from the Halifax Conservatory of Music

File contains programs for the following: a recital by Ernest Leslie Schofield, baritone with Harry Dean, piano (October 6, 1925); "The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of St. Luke," conducted by Harry Dean and presented by the Alumni Society (December 18, 1924); a lecture-recital by George M. McDonald, baritone, and Harry Dean, piano (October 4, 1921); and a pianoforte recital by Reginald Stewart, assisted by Luther Dickens Mott, bass-baritone, and Harry Dean, piano.

Programs from the Halifax Ladies Musical Club

File contains two programs with performances by members of the Halifax Ladies Musical Club: "An Evening with Canadian Creative Composers" with a lecture by Dr. J.D. Logan (November 1, 1921) and a "Debate" between the old masters and modern composers (November 21, 1922). File also contains two programs presented by the Club, for performances by the Hart House String Quartet (Geza de Kresz, Harry Adaskin, Milton Blackstone and Boris Hambourg) (November 28, 1924) and the Hambourg Trio (Greza de Kresz, Reginald Stewart, and Boris Hambourg) (January 11, 1924).

Programs from the Majestic Theatre

File contains musical and theatrical programs for performances by Florence Glossop-Harris company; The Dumbells; Halifax Choral Union and Conservatory Orchestra, directed by Ifan Williams; Boston English Opera Company; Martin Harvey and N. de Silva; F. James Carroll Players; Boston Symphony Ensemble, directed by Augusto Vannini; Madame Germaine Schnitzer and George M. McDonald, accompanied by Marjorie Payne; and the Halifax Philharmonic Society.

Programs from the School for the Blind

File contains programs for the following recitals presented at the Halifax School for the Blind: Michel Sciapiro (violin), presented by the Halifax Ladies' Musical Club; Mildred Dilling (harp), with Rose E. Seguin (soprano) and orchestra (conducted by L. Dorothea Webb); and an organ and vocal recital with unknown performers.

Proof

File contains records related to Proof, written by David Auburn, directed by Debora Pollock and produced by Bill VanGorder. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between April 30-May 15, 2015. Records include a program; small poster; and DVD recording.

Puss in Boots

File contains records related to Puss in Boots, by Dave Jeanes, directed by Lorne Abramson with musical direction by Bunny Shore, and produced with Angela Butler. The play was performed at the Pond Playhouse between November 28 and December 14, 2013. Records includes a program, photograph and two small posters.

Queen Elizabeth Medal event

File contains the invitation, certificate and accompanying letter, and two copies of the program for the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Investiture held at Government House, Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 11, 2012. Budge Wilson was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Rebecca

File includes records related to Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier, directed by Gisela O'Brien and produced by Bill VanGorder. It was performed at the Pond Playhouse from October 10-26, 2002. Records include a program; a newspaper review; and a videocassette,

Records regarding Carleton Stanley's inauguration and retirement

File contains records regarding Carleton Stanley's inauguration ceremony and dinner, including correspondence, lists, seating arrangements, invitations, programs and tickets; copies of several addresses given by Stanley in the 1930s; correspondence with W.D. Woodhead at McGill University; and correspondence regarding Stanley's annuities and pension, including that paid to his widow.

Red Hot & Cole

File includes records related to Red Hot & Cole, by James Bianchi, Muriel McAuley and Randy Strawman, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The play was directed by Rebecca Humphries, produced by Eileen Maxwell and performed at the Pond Playhouse from April 27 to May 13, 2006. Records include a small poster; a program; one newspaper review; and a DVD recording.

Red Riding's in the Hood

File contains records related to Red Riding's in the Hood (A Not-so-traditional Pantomime), written and directed by Lorne Abramson and Cheryl Theriault. It was performed at Pond Playhouse from December 2-18, 2004. Records include a producer's report; program; small poster; two newspaper reviews; a CD labelled "Red Riding's in the Hood: The Documentary,"; and a DVD recording.

Review of Dalhousie's production of "Love's Labour Lost".

File contains the Mail Star's review of the Dalhousie production of "Love's Labour Lost." The review was written by Elissa Barnard. The article is torn from the newspaper and features a black and white photograph of Andre Davey ad King Navarre and Ben Stone as Berowne. The article mentions Robert Doyle's costume design.

Barnard, Elissa

Robinson Crusoe

File contains records related to Robinson Crusoe, written by James Morley, directed by Jeff Pocock and produced by Carolyn McDonald. The play ran at the Pond Playhouse from December 1-17, 2000. Records include a program; small poster, newspaper review; and 24 photographs of the cast and crew.

Romance with a Twist

File contains records related to Romance with a Twist, directed by Pam Lutz and produced by John Gratwick and Eric Rountree. The play was performed at Pond Playhouse from October 2-18, 2003. Records include a producer's report; program; newspaper review; and two photographs of the cast and crew.
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