Word: sheldon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...also be found in America, which was brought up to believe in boundlessness. America's very geography, said Stein, is "an invitation to wander." With these ideas ringing in his mind, Wilder wrote Our Town. One of the first people he showed it to was his friend Edward Sheldon, the wise father-confessor of the theater. "Of course," said Sheldon, "you have broken every law of playwriting. You've aroused no anticipation. You've prepared no suspense. You've resolved no tensions." Sheldon was right. Our Town had no scenery, and only a hint...
...spite of all its law breaking, Sheldon loved Our Town-and so, it turned out, did Broadway. On opening night, someone asked Alexander Woollcott, who had tears in his eyes what he thought of it. Said he, with his customary extravagance: "I'd rather comment on the 23rd Psalm...
...display rooms, donated by the late Mrs. Theodore Sheldon in memory of her son, Edward B. Sheldon '08, were more than a year in preparation. Originally scheduled to open late in the Spring, problems in building delayed the opening date for several months...
...Sheldon contributed $100,000 towards the construction of the room, which are located in the basement of Houghton. The three rooms include, the central room, the Edward Sheldon Room, and the George Chaffee Room...
...Sheldon Room displays some of the works and letters of Edward Sheldon, along with a great deal of material on 20th century drama...