- A-6809
- Stuk
- [1946-195-?]
Interior view of seating and curtained walls.
Interior view of seating and curtained walls.
Greystone Theatre - "Right You Are (If You Think You Are)"
Simone Choquer as Signora Cini, Ron Williams as Lamberto Laudisi, and Carol Blenkin as Signora Nenni on stage performing the production of the L. Pirandello play.
[Greystone Theatre] - Unidentified Scene
Four students stand on stage dressed in medieval-type costumes, including a king and a wizard.
[Greystone Theatre] - Unidentified Scene
A man in Shakespearean-esque costume talking to a woman in a long dress who is standing on a set balcony.
Morton Historical Association - "Big Bear"
The cast of "Big Bear", several in costume, pose for the camera. An Association dinner where Scene IV from "Big Bear" was enacted. J.R.A. Pollard, N.H. Jacoby, B. McKenzie, F. Chapman, R.M. Dobson, B.N. Arnason, M. Toombs, Dr. A.S. Morton, G. Porteous, T. Helstrom and F.E. Whitworth.
Bio/historical note: Membership in the Historical Association, formed in 1917/18, was open to any student who had taken one course in history at the University. Professor A.S. Morton fostered the society from the beginning and proved a source of inspiration in awakening and sustaining interest not only in ancient history and historical research, but also in modern problems and events. A photograph of members and a brief account of the Associations activities appears in most editions of the official yearbook or Greystone.
Greystone Theatre - "Flowers for Algernon"
Scene from the play starring Greg Gregoire (left) and Ken Johnstone.
Greystone Theatre - "A Doctor In Spite of Himself"
Murray Edwards (left), Frances Hyland, and two students in costume pose in front of a forest themed backdrop.
Bio/Historical Note: Frances Jean Hyland was born in 1927 in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. She was raised by her mother's family in Ogema, Saskatchewan. Her mother put herself through teacher's college to support her daughter's acting career. Hyland graduated in 1948 from the University of Saskatchewan with a BA in English. She earned a scholarship to and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After graduation Hyland made her professional debut in London in 1950, as Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire. In 1954 she returned to Canada to perform as Isabella in the Stratford Festival production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. She became a regular at the festival, performing in ten seasons. Her roles there included Isabella (in Measure for Measure), Portia (in The Merchant of Venice), Olivia (in Twelfth Night), Perdita (in The Winter's Tale), Desdemona (in Othello) and Ophelia in (in Hamlet). Hyland directed the Stratford Festival's 1979 production of Othello. She also performed with the Shaw Festival and on Broadway (opposite Tony Perkins in Look Homeward, Angel). On television Hyland co-starred on The Albertans and played Nanny Louisa on Road to Avonlea. Hyland was considered a champion of Canadian actors' campaign for higher status and pay. In 1970 Hyland was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1994, Hyland received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, for her lifetime contribution to Canadian theatre. Frances Hyland died of respiratory failure following surgery in 2004.
Greystone Theatre - "Candida" and "Picnic"
Top image is a scene from Candida, starring Frances Hyland and directed by Emrys Jones. This play, the inaugural production of the Department of Music, was performed in Convocation Hall in March 1946. Bottom image is a scene from Picnic, was performed at Greystone Theatre in December 1965. Actors (l to r): Don Evanishen, Helen Burton and Eric Peterson.
Greystone Theatre - "Death of a Salesman"
Actors Ron Williams as Willie Loman, Marjorie Gilbart as Willie's wife Linda, Dale Hicks as Biff, and Lloyd Widenmaier as Happy.
Greystone Theatre - "The Immigrant"
Scene from the play "The Immigrant," written by Frank Holroyd, assistant professor, Department of Drama. The play starred Volodymyr Romanow and was mimed by the entire Greystone Theatre company.
[Greystone Theatre] - Unidentified Scene
Two students in costume on stage; one dressed as a priest.
Greystone Theatre - "Royalty is Royalty"
Scenes from "Royalty is Royalty", produced in celebration of the University's Golden Jubilee in 1959. Also the world premiere of the W.O. Mitchell play.
[Greystone Theatre] - Unidentified Scene
Two students dressed in costume; one is miming choking the other.
[Greystone Theatre] - Unidentified Scene
Six students dressed in costume standing on outdoor stage.