| Title | Drama Club of Ogden, Box 5, Folder 13 |
| Creator | Drama Club of Ogden |
| Description | 1959-1960 Correspondences and newspaper clippings |
| Subject | Drama; Community theater; Theater; Women--Societies and clubs |
| Digital Publisher | Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date | 1959; 1960 |
| Date Digital | 2024-06 |
| Medium | newspaper clippings; correspondence; documents |
| Spatial Coverage | Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/11788968, 41.22809, -111.96766 |
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| Language | eng |
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| Source | Drama Club of Ogden Collection, Box 5, Folder 5, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| OCR Text | Show ie ‘ we F| Fi f F ot Ad , 4 Me ef R r q a a ‘' e a ae Y ri ii 4 K » AS — A Will b u l C a m o r D Meet Thursday Members of the Ogden L. Henry Zitzman Thursday | — Jue LS ve { RA oa, Drama Club Will Meet Drama | Club will meet at the home of Mrs. ip.m. with Mrs. Francis G.. at 8] on play| The reading of a televisi of the} g tin | will highlight. the mee eve-| Nich-| olas, Mrs. Eber F. Piers and Mrs. | Horace G. Nebeker as assisting ! ue hostesses. Paddy Chayefsky’s play, ‘‘The Mother,” will be read by a group inteluding. Mrs.. Malcolm J, Pingree, chairman, Mrs. William G. Bur- VanDyke and Mrs. Ogden |ning D. % | Janet P. Ellis.- winkotall meet at} Oakridge, at 8 p.m. be Hostesses with Mrs. Ellis will nd Rola Mrs. Thatcher Allred, Mrs. ger) Foul B. ert Delb Mrs. Parry, | a j mo pre will members 1461 the home of Mrs. Janet Ellis, | dett, Mrs. Vernal H. Johnson, Mrs.. | William Drama Club: Thursday when | and Mrs. Paul Thatcher. inald) | The play to be read is Reg re |. | Sycamo on under “Th en- yl Street” with Mrs. Clyde T. byGreMrs . | Rose’s assisted chairman, well, Horace G. Nebeker, the music for the Miss. Minnie | , || Moore Brown and Mrs. Alice | Par- a . doe West Mrs, Ellis will be in charge of), | To Hear TV Play MeetsThursday, at 8 p.m., with | Mrs, Vernal H. Johnson, Mrs. Fred | in Matthies and Mrs. BE. A. Lark will |) Club Ogden Drama The m col Mal . Mrs of ~| meet at the home p.™Ms| 8 at ay rsd Thu e, J. Pingre Morrell, Mrs. |) with Mrs. Joseph R. s Mary Wool- | Janet P: Ellis and Mis al : as assisting hostesses. ing of ) There will be a group read by Rod ja TV play, “The Rack’ Bur| Serling, by Mrs. William G. dett, chairman, |Miss Minnie Mrs. Francis Davis, Mrs. Floyd A. Mrs. Foulger will give piano Ls ‘ “Ae MONS. UY YS. selec-| Malcolm J. Pingree. Mrs. Delbert | B. YN bBLiev ses eyas assisting hostes will present || r ere Fro d Fre Mrs. a G. Nichalos, | Brown, Moore some piano selections. will be hlight of the evening Hig Rod Ser-. the group reading of theem for &| Ff qui ling TV. play, “Re cast will con-| Heavyweight.” The Harding, chair- | ‘sist of Mrs: Glen F. , Mrs. eee SCU mrs AKAA ‘man, Mrs. i Mroerer | Musical sélections b . |\ Club Trio, M Irs. Royal Eccles, Mrs. | Darrell J. G réenwell and Mrs. Fred : will: bé given. | ion | will be and the Uta h Symphony Or- 1estra concert. A lice Pardoe West assistant hostess. Miss — Mary Woollé president, | will be ch airman for th e evenin Se: (es son,: Frida y night at 8 eg *clock, in- t ~eusual meet-. Stead of Thursday, the jing nig it. Postponement has been | ma ide beca use of h igh school gradu- | its Annual D lay at the home of Mrs. | William — D. VanD yke, 4230 Jeffer- kae crt eee | Raia C. Dixon Kapple Thatcher \pa J. ulGreenwell. A b u l C a DIcrhaamnges Date _| = |Of Meeting ay Drama Club at|! Ogden Drama Club “will meet | | , gian Plow . B..H Mrs. of \the horne }. | 1520 42nd, Thursday program. EE be cn cn eS Darrell | . e and Mrss : violben Dreta | . Thursday at 8 p.l of Mrs. Royal Eec | ling th {> hostesses. club by the Mrs, | guest, Mrs. Dympna | Froerer Mrs. 7 Ecc | Darreli J. Greenwell. ee special and read “Visit will | Sackett, trio, Mrs. | al to rSmall Planet,” by Gore Vial. ; Members may bring sat | ‘Drama st Club ‘will meet hi Ogden Drama | eis and Mrs. T. Henry Zitzman. The musical portion of the program will be given by Mrs. Hard- ( ae ing°and Mrs, J anet. Ellis” who will DEAY an organ and piano ‘duet. -Hostesses with Mrs. Harding will ' | a | {| oe H CcvE ra is 2) _S- J Glen F. Harding. ‘will include gal prograi The of the play “Rab- | g readin ic ‘a dramat ae pe pit Trap” by J. P. Miller, present- | ed. by Mrs. Gerard Klomp, chairae man, Mrs. Harry S. Reed, Mrs. es "Thatcher ‘Allred, Mrs. Fred “Matth- | The program wil incliide: Seusieal ! a tonight. at the home of Mrs. | meet. 4 Dixon Kapple, Mrs. ‘Fred Froerer, John Major— ‘Scowcroft and Mrs. {Mrs. William G. ”Burdett as assist- || Obden will Drama. “Club ‘ , i " The me ” ” oe be. Mrs. C. Charles Hetzel, Mrs. | Lew’ W. Beason, and Mrs. Darrell ae : at d | the Reception Room at Ogdenger After. } ‘School Thursday at 7:30 p.m. will p | a-half-hour meeting, the grou eces” erpi Mast ing attend the ‘‘Liv spon| um, tori Audi the in ant page _ | l Schoo h Hig n Ogde |sored by the and the one -}Art department pes io DECEMBER The Drama Club at seven o'clock in the evening D-ecember at the Top The table in candle-likht dinner the Tenth the Ben of Lomond Hotel, especially lovely, dinner served, was of and Ogden held artist, Mrs,.Triscik, ing play, "The Contrite Spirit," Bethlehem setting, company, led by Claire Mathies, of Thursday Town decorations guest were Christmas ‘o The 2 Carols its then Gifts were a tasteful read with in a charn- a tradional sunp by were the taken ee Ag Local Theater 4 eads IN: THE WINGS By } -| LOU GLADWELL Local community theater weathered what should be ‘worst storms, and is headed calmer seas. has its for Such is the opinion of Luacine | Peery Pingree, who has been as- 5 | sociated either as actress y cer of community or offi- and civic thea- | ter producing ; | 10 years. units -| Civic which for the past She is now president of Ogden €;to Theater, Ogden is successor Community |which later became _|munity-Weber Theater Ogden Com- College Theater. Civic theater severed its working relationships with the college several months ago, and has since been producing stage shows independently. Mrs. Pingree first developed a feeling for drama while majoring in speech at the University of Utah. She has been one of Civic Theater’s most dedicated work| ers since movin g to Ogden in the late 1940s. PROUD MEMBER A proud member of the group, She feels that civic theater: and its predecessors have given Ogden audiences high quality shows, and has been successful in bringing some of the area’s finest actors and technical people under its wing. She lists among the best productions. of her organization: “Dark Victory,” “Lilliom”’ and “The Shop at Sly Corner.” Mrs, Neighbors Want Okay on Home For Receptions Neighbors of the former G. L. Becker home at 2408 Van Buren would like to see the building used for wedding receptions. In effect that was what they asked last night in a petition to 3 LUACINE PEERY PINGREE First Love: The Stage 3 |: Pingree has taken parts in a num- | # ber of the plays besides holding nearly all appointive and elective offices in the organization. Civie theater has a final show on its 1958-59 schedule, which will be presented play hasn’t been in April. selected. The | “But | we'll try to pick out one that will | be popular and hope we ean contribute to the cause of good local theater, as always,” she said. LITTLE TROUBLE “With the size of our area, all theatrical units should experience little local here SPIRIT’ | | the | trouble in filling their houses once public finds out how good the plays are—from Civic Theater, Weber College, the high schools and the other producing organizations,” said Mrs. Pingree. “We hope the day isn’t far off when it’ll actually. be hard to get a seat at the plays,” she added. Mrs. Pingree has long had interests in Ogden, being a member of a prominent Ogden family—the Peerys. She is a niece of Harmon W. Peery, former Ogden mayor. ‘BLITHE ' City Council, Being readied for Ogden audiThey asked that the land on ences is a play that has dewhich the home is located be re- lighted movie, Broadway and colzoned from residential R-3 to resi- lege audiences during the last 20. years—Noel Coward’s “Blithe dential R-5, and that land uses in Spirit.” R-5 zones be increased to include It will be seen in Weber’s wedding receptions. arena theater Feb. 10-14, preIf he can get the city’s okay sented by an all-stud ent cast, with that is the plan of the present oc- H.E.D. Redford directing. The cupant, Milton H. Berlin. college’s electronics department City Council referred the peti- is being used in this one, because tion to the Planning Commission of the special effects needed to for study and report. depict such things as departed Aerts Sa eawsts tees? oe e Pees Oh nsPaeaterate! pSeis e SKK s Rea SRBu atts Sertolathes Diao ets ehin Restate A * oe Saeed “ae ee. jet eat Gee * Pea Fp his picture from Ogden’s old Com munity Theater—when ) dramatic talent was in full swing here—shows Dean Thueson, Dyke, doing a sequence in “Jane.” former local actor; Miss Mary Woolley.and Robert Van V o * w “ mee = - ee + * do just that in this scene from And Mrs. William VanDyke is glad to Thatcher Drama Club Breakfast, as Mrs. Paul of the one-act play to be given at the chairman her bag. Mrs. Vernal H. Johnson, pulls the threatening weapon from interest. the event, watches the rehearsal with gden Drama Club Annua Breaktast To Be Held at Country Club Thur day The year books. also will officers will be presented | auditor. New. Og-| the of s guest and Members Woolley, retiring be given the members. den Drama Club are looking for- when Miss Mary A one-act play will follow the | ward to the Club’s annual break- president, will hand over the gavel Kapple as difast, which will be held at the Og- to Mrs. C. Dixon Kapple. Other breakfast with Mrs. Mrs. Thurs her, Club Thatc ry Mrs. Count and and , rector den Golf officers. are Mrs. Vernal H. Johnlm J. PinMalco Mrs. and Dyke Van day at 12:30 p.m. P. son, vice president; Mrs. Janet gree in the cast. The tables will be artistically artreasurer; Mrs. William Van Ellis, and cloths Mrs. Johnson is chairman of the ranged with pink satin Mrs. recording secretary; Dyke, and White roses. pink with with Mrs. Francis G. Nichcentered Thatcher, corresponding sec- event, Mrs. Ellis assisting. ~~lq_ place cards will add to the Paul and olas p, retary, and Mrs. Gerard Klom | ye j ny oy! ae " s a Use Vip od (r fs i hAAe KK ; i Lg one | | | | ; as ha 0 % | anys | | = ‘ | SEE Booey D DAY THURS | Tr Re , BY i DRAMA| TIE CLUB One of he lovely social events of the week was the Annual Breakfast given by members of the Ogden. Club Thursday Drama at 12:30 pm.Count yy Reale The tables were beautifully adorned with rose pink satin cloths and centered with tiered arrange- ments of roses in shades of red and pink. Gold-let-— ce tered place cards also lent charm to the setting. Miss Mary Woolley, outgoing president of the | | the gavel over to Mrs. Dixon Kapple. _ Following the breakfast, members and guests -_ went to the main lounge, where they were entertained _ le as director’ with a one-act play, with Mrs. Kapp |: group, welcomed the members and guests and turned om, wn if Saver” 2 % Set aii @ ae 3% ue set eaneve bona a} 59—[,0 Nevember Dear Matthies Polk Avenue Cleone and Claire: the Drama Utah As you know, to the Ogden Commmity check for that amount. chase 1959 Sccles Pred Ogden, 19, of a concert In doing in their Success. grand Club of Ogden voted to give $175.90 Arts Council, Enclosed is our It is te be used toward the pur. piano for the Art Center, this, we affirm our desire to Support the Council fine cultural objectives, and wish them every Very truly Mary Woolley President yours, 19, November 1959 Ogden Community Arts Council 2000 Jefferson Avenue Opden, Utah Gentlemen: Enclosed is a check for $5.00, the the Drama Ciub of Orden, The Cinb become a member of the Council and support. eo “e wish te conrretulate you om membership dues for voted mnanimously to te pledge our full your prorress. Very t ruly Yours, Mary Woolley President THE OGDEN COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL 9580 Jefferson Avenue Ogden, Utah October Dear Council 1, Members: $! !?! ! OUR OWN BUILDING! After many obtained a long home years of work by our Through of our own, WE HAVE 1959 member organizations, we have finally the kind assistance of President the O. McKay of William Miller of Weber College and President David the of s member and tee commit ng L.D.S. Church working with our buildi was ty proper nding surrou the and Eccles family, the Bertha Eccles Hall center. al cultur new a given to the Ogden Community Arts Council for ed of twenty rooms Our new building is three stories tall and is compos basement which will the varying in size from the large recreation room in floor accommoseat about 175 people to the smaller rooms on the third It has a tremendous potential and can be used dating about 20 people. socials, meetings, too numerous to mention teas, lectures, craft work, classes, for exhibits, uses other and s, musical and dramatic presentation at this time. the L.D.S. Church, In keeping with our agreement with Weber College and This work is ng. buildi our we are presently engaged in the renovation of te this comple to funds extremely expensive and we are badly in need of buildthis for It is estimated that the initial renovation cost work. ing will run about $12,000. items that are most important able to complete the work. At in present the that hopes we are working time adequate funds will the on avail- be that have Many of your organizations have funds that are available or much apprevery would We already been promised for our cultural center. cost of the cover help ciate receiving this money as soon as possible to and repair the the work that is planned, so we will be able to complete redecoration of our building. that each organIn our last council at large meeting, it was suggested Such g. buildin new our in project a ization in the council undertake the of one for rugs es, draperi things as obtaining a piano, punch bowl, or re furnitu ng obtaini s, rooms, working on one of the renovation project the time present the At other similar projects would be most helpful. Chess Jaycees, projects. The grand October, Club, League the of the formal building opening We are most 17th at 3:00 P.M. represented at this ceremony. Any the on Minute Women are working scheduled for the 17th having each organization and | opening with Junior is ceremony desirous of scheduled for and Saturday, 18th of October me at organization wishing to go through the building may contact be will g buildin The Myers Mortuary for a key to the building. WE HAVE OUR available OWN for BUILDING use at any - Page 2 time after 18th. October We would appreciate your organization contacting us as soon as possible to let us know of available funds and/or projects that you might like to If you would like a member of the Executive Committee to meet sponsor. with your group, please call Mrs. Fred Matthies, our Secretary, to arrange for a time and speaker. In closing, may I extend my warmest congratulations and appreciation to the many organizations in the council that have worked so diligently in It is my sincere hope that each of obtaining our new cultural center. in the future to insure the harder even strive your organizations will success of this wonderful program. Most f \ eo hee sincerely, ‘\ , \ ; a”, COW Its Richard Jf LN / , XW Myers President me fy ' oh A 4/f / The Annual be held Art Vice First be will Ogden Chairman of present officers are: or sent the Myers Collett Bettencourt Clair Matthies Wanda Stuki Beverly Lund Farrell Athleen Bertha Avenue. offices Directors. Nominations Richard the year be Year in President, can Three P.M. Vice Nominations Jean 7:30 Second President, Richard Farrell will the three The Council for (5) for Arts accepted five and Community at 4th Jefferson 2580 Center, Nominations the November on Wednesday, Eccles OF of Elections ELECTION NOTICE called President, Treasurer Secretary, the Lund, Beverly Mrs. to of Council. President First Vice Second President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Past President Two Directors Year Gladys Myers Directors Miller Jean Bettencourt Clair Matthies Collett Johnson Wanda Stuki Lavina Bundy Beverly Lund Laine Raty One Year Directors Ernest Shreeve Fern Taylor Bert Andelyn Vivian Olson This election will the Council. It sented at this be is very activity to insure that each organization imperative meeting. the important be of repre- |
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