Department of Drama - Workshop
- A-2531
- Stuk
- [194-?-195-?]
Frank Holroyd, professor of Drama, working on an Egyptian or Romanesque bench.
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Department of Drama - Workshop
Frank Holroyd, professor of Drama, working on an Egyptian or Romanesque bench.
[Department of Drama] - "Wonderful Town"
Various images with actors in costume on stage and off stage.
Department of Drama - University Players
Two actors on stage in Middle Eastern costume.
Department of Drama - University Players
Elevated view of an audience watching a show inside an unidentified [town hall/theatre].
Department of Drama - University Players
Five actors on stage in Middle Eastern costume.
Department of Chemistry - Theatre
Students sitting in the Chemistry Lecture Hall, Room 271, also known as the airplane room.
Bio/Historical Note: The most enduring legend surrounding the Chemistry Building states that the paper airplanes lodged in the 68-foot domed ceiling of Thorvaldson Room 271 were flung there by Second World War pilots-in-training. When the pilots went to war, the legend says, their family members would periodically visit the Airplane Room—as it became known—to see if their loved one’s plane remained stuck. If a plane fell from the ceiling, it meant that the man who put it there would not be coming home. Wartime pilots did receive training at the U of S campus through cadet programs and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, although there is no record as to whether they trained in Room 271, now called the Henry Taube Lecture Theatre. The University Air Training Corps was one of the military training units located on campus during the Second World War. This 1944 yearbook photo shows cadets training in an unspecified classroom. (University Publications, Greystone 1944)
For many years, students have attached messages or objects to paper planes and flung them up to the ceiling, where the planes stick in the material lining the dome. Student graffiti on the wooden desks of Room 271 dates back as far as 1933, but the paper airplanes are a different story. During the removal of asbestos from the ceiling in 1995, the original planes were taken down. Wayne Eyre, editor of On Campus News at the time, carefully unfolded each of the 366 airplanes but found nothing relating to the war; instead he just found what he calls “a lot of pranky and dopey comments.” The oldest date written on any plane was 1961. Other planes appeared older as they were brittle and yellow with age, but lacked dates.
Department of Chemistry - Theatre
Image of students sitting in the Chemistry Lecture Hall, Room 271, also known as the airplane room.
Bio/Historical Note: The most enduring legend surrounding the Chemistry Building states that the paper airplanes lodged in the 68-foot domed ceiling of Thorvaldson Room 271 were flung there by Second World War pilots-in-training. When the pilots went to war, the legend says, their family members would periodically visit the Airplane Room—as it became known—to see if their loved one’s plane remained stuck. If a plane fell from the ceiling, it meant that the man who put it there would not be coming home. Wartime pilots did receive training at the U of S through cadet programs and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, although there is no record as to whether they trained in Room 271, now called the Henry Taube Lecture Theatre. The University Air Training Corps was one of the military training units located on campus during the Second World War. This 1944 yearbook photo shows cadets training in an unspecified classroom. (University Publications, Greystone 1944)
For many years, students have attached messages or objects to paper planes and flung them up to the ceiling, where the planes stick in the material lining the dome. Student graffiti on the wooden desks of Room 271 dates back as far as 1933, but the paper airplanes are a different story. During the removal of asbestos from the ceiling in 1995, the original planes were taken down. Wayne Eyre, editor of On Campus News at the time, carefully unfolded each of the 366 airplanes but found nothing relating to the war; instead he just found what he calls “a lot of pranky and dopey comments.” The oldest date written on any plane was 1961. Other planes appeared older as they were brittle and yellow with age, but lacked dates.
Greystone Theatre - Intimate Theatre
A man stands in the middle of the stage at a lectern in Greystone Theatre while students sit in the audience.
Greystone Theatre - "A Phoenix Too Frequent"
Two different photos of actors; second photo features Margaret Morrison as Doto and Bill Whitehead as Tigeus-Chromis.
Greystone Theatre - 30th Anniversary Opening
Image of dignitaries at the Greystone Theatre 30th anniversary champagne opening. From l to r: R.W. Begg, University President; Emrys Jones, past head, Department of Drama; Don Kerr, head, Drama Department; and Doug Cherry, aean, Arts and Science, chat during intermission.
Note on back: "The 'Equus' duo, Eric Schneider (left) and Robert John Wright discuss the script of Simon Gray's 'Butley', which played in the Greystone Theatre".
Greystone Theatre - "As You Like It"
Scenes from the production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It".
Scene from the play featuring Paul Gambling (left) with Barbara Derksen, and Dennis Furminao.
Greystone Theatre - ["Hamlet"]
Three male students in costume on set likely performing [Hamlet].