1950s Gallery 2

Suspect

Adult Play

November 1953

Cover of a playbill for "Suspect" at Columbia School, Berkeley Heights, N.J., performed on November 20 and 21, 1953, presented by Stony Hill Players, featuring a graphic of a woman sitting on a ledge playing a stringed instrument.
A typed production staff list with names and roles, including production manager, business manager, committees for scenery, hospitality, costume, properties, publicity, sound, photography, special effects, ushers, tickets, prompters, lights, and make
Playbill for a theatrical production titled 'Suspect' by the Stony Hill Players, directed by Frederick Scheff, featuring a cast of characters including Mrs. Smith, Goudie MacIntyre, Doctor Rendle, Janet Rendle, Robert Smith, The Rev. Alfred Combermer
Newspaper clipping from November 19, 1953, about a suspense play opening on Friday, featuring Mrs. Richard Marsh in a leading role, with a photograph of her. The play is a British suspense thriller titled "Suspect," set to be performed at Columbia Sc
Newspaper article about Stony Hill Players announcing the cast for their 'Suspect,' scheduled for November 20-21, 1953, including cast members and roles, rehearsal updates, and production details.
Black and white photo of three people in a studio, with one person operating a tape recorder and two people watching, during a rehearsal for a British suspense thriller play titled 'Suspect.'
A close-up of a vintage newspaper clipping discussing Frederick Scheff, a commercial artist, and the set construction work by Thomas Allan, Glenn Gibson, Mr. Fox, Stuart Beekman, and Walter Paist. It mentions Mrs. Smith's leading role on Broadway pla
A black-and-white photograph of three people indoors. A man on the left, with glasses and a suit, is reading a book or script. The man in the middle, with dark hair and a suit and tie, is leaning against a wall or partition. A woman on the right, wit

Over Twenty-One

Adult Play

May 1954

Program from Over Twenty-One presented by Stony Hill Players in 1954.
A yellow sheet of paper displaying a list of production staff, committees, officers, and their roles, with names such as W. Robert Powers, Bob Fox, Sue Wadas, Joe Takacs, and others.
A yellow theater program for 'Over Twenty-One' by Ruth Gordon, presented by The Stony Hill Players, summer 1943, with cast list and scene details.
Black and white photograph of Mrs. Robert Fox with a curly hairstyle, smiling and wearing a light-colored top.
Black and white newspaper clipping from May 20, 1954, showing members of the Stony Hill Players during their final rehearsal for the play "Over Twenty-One." The photo features Frederick Scheff, the director, shaking hands with a young man, with Mrs.

The Male Animal

Adult Play

November 1954

Cover page of a program for a theatrical production titled "The Male Animal," presented by the Stony Hill Players, dated November 19 and 20, 1954.
Playbill for a theatrical production titled 'The Male Animal' by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent, directed by Frederick Scheff, presented by The Stony Hill Players, featuring cast list and scene descriptions, with an illustration of theatrical masks
A production staff list for a theater, including roles such as production manager, business manager, stage managers, committees for scenery, sound, photography, ushers, ticket chairman, prompters, lights, make-up, advertising, officers, and their res
A black-and-white newspaper page with photos from a stage production of 'The Male Animal.' The top photo shows actors and actresses in costume preparing backstage, including a woman with a young boy sitting on a stool and a man with glasses holding a