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University of Manitoba Glee Club

The first meeting of the University of Manitoba Glee Club was held on Thursday 9 October 1924 and F.W. Armstrong was elected as the Club's first President. The Glee Club garnered many accolades for its musical performances and set designs. This exhibit includes performance programs, photographs, and a Glee Club scrapbook with photographs, newspaper clippings and playbills. The material is selected from the University of Manitoba Glee Club fonds (UA SC 15), the University of Manitoba Glee Club collection (MSS 347), and the University Relations and Information Office fonds (PC 80). It reflects the activities of the University of Manitoba Glee Club, the University Dramatic Society (a precursor), and theatre productions at the university.

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: "Wonderful Town" program; A program for the University of Manitoba Students' Union Glee Club's 1958 production of "Wonderful Town". The musical was written by Jerome Chodorow, Joseph Fields, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Leonard Bernstein, based on "My Sister Eileen" by Ruth McKenney. This program contains a note from the co-chairmen of the Glee Club, Ann Paquet and Walt Patterson; a synopsis of the play; biographies of Bernstein, the key cast members and supporting personnel; a list of songs; and a list of the entire cast, supporting personnel, orchestra, and patrons.

: Cast members of University of Manitoba production of "Patience"; A photograph, dated 1930, of eleven of the cast members of the University of Manitoba's production of "Patience".

: Cast of "Sabotage"; A photograph of the cast of the University of Manitoba Dramatic Society's 1917 production of "Sabotage".

: Cast of "The Golden Doom"; A photograph of the cast of the University of Manitoba Dramatic Society's 1917 production of "The Golden Doom".

: Cast of "The Neighbors"; A photograph of the cast of the University of Manitoba Dramatic Society's 1917 production of "The Neighbors".

: Cast of "The Twelve-Pound Look"; A photograph of the cast of the University of Manitoba Dramatic Society's 1917 production of "The Twelve-Pound Look".

: Executive of the University of Manitoba Dramatic Society, 1916-1917; A photograph of the 1916-1917 incarnation of the executive of the University of Manitoba Dramatic Society. From left to right, they are as follows. Back row: Clifford Buckingham, Carl Gryte, Thomas Wilfred Hinch, A. Knott, L. Ham, and Fred Driscoll. Third row: John Abel, Samuel Helman, Dorothy Colcleugh, Merle Norseworthy, Jean Thexton, Cora Travis, John Edwards, and James Berg. Second row: A. Rosevear, Lillian McCoulough, Alexander Crawford, Mrs. C. P. Walker, James A. MacLean, Jacob Heinzelman, and G. A. Lauman. Front row: Harold Eric Carey, Mabel Jones Smith, and Clifford Dick.

: Members of Saint John's Dramatic Society performing "Surprise in the Portico"; A photograph, dated 1936, of eight unidentified members of the St. John's Dramatic Society performing a scene from "Surprise in the Portico". Attached to the back of the photograph is a newspaper reproduction of the photograph dated 14 October 1977.

: Student Operetta Performance at University of Manitoba; A photograph, dated circa 1970, of unidentified students performing in an operetta at the University of Manitoba. The entire set on the stage is visible, and musicians in the orchestra pit are partially visible in the photograph.

: Student Operetta Performance at University of Manitoba; A photograph of unidentified students performing in an operetta at the University of Manitoba. The entire set on the stage is visible, and musicians in the orchestra pit are partially visible in the photograph. This photograph is dated circa 1970.

: Student Operetta Performance at University of Manitoba; A photograph, dated circa 1970, of student musicians participating in an operetta performance at the University of Manitoba.

: Students performing in a play at the University of Manitoba; An undated photograph of University of Manitoba students performing an unidentified play or musical. Based on the annotations on the back of the photograph, which read "Crop. Fred & Lilli. Page no 221. Pix no 4. Order 1061", the play may be "Kiss Me, Kate".

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