Word: baker
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...play to be presented by the student theater is "The Patriarch," written by a Yale undergraduate, Boyd Smith of Elkins, West Virginia. The production has been approved by Professor George Pierce Baker head of the Yale Department of Drama, who was formerly in charge of the Harvard "47" Workship. The author of the play is a member of an advanced class in play-writing and has written several successful short dramas...
...others will address the candidates assembled. Practice will be held previous to the opening of the new rink, in the Eastern States Exposition Building in Springfield until the start of the Christmas holidays. On December 16, the squad will go to Princeton for practice in the Hobey Baker rink...
...opening of the Yale Theater will mark the first time in history that a building constructed especially for university theatricals has been opened with a play written and staged by students. The lighting, scenic effects and designing of costumes will also be done by members of Professor Baker's department...
...special prologue for "The Patriarch" has been written by Lee Wilson Dodd, and during the summer the play itself was revised slightly according to suggestions made by the viewing committee at the trial performance. The success of Professor Baker's management at Yale will assure a capable company for the play. It has been called a difficult drama for amateur actors and the presentation will tax the skill of the Yale Thespians...
...performances of "The Patriarch" will be given on December 11. At the evening show, all former members of Professor Baker's "47' Workshop at Harvard are invited to be present. The last dedicatory night on December 13 will be for Yale undergraduates. If it becomes evident that more people wish to witness the play, a fifth and sixth performance will be scheduled. Special invitations are to be sent out for all but the last production...