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Children's Theater Production of 'The Princess and the Pea', October 1940 Photographer: Attributed to Eck Stanger

Children's Theater Production of 'The Princess and the Pea', October 1940 image
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1940
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 7, 1940
Caption:
IN OPENING PLAY OF THE CHILDREN'S THEATER: The five players above are among the Ann Arbor members of the cast of "The Princess and the Pea" to be given by the Children's theater tomorrow and Saturday afternoons in Lydia Mendelssohn theater. From left to right, standing, are: Dorothy Dice, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. L. R. Dice of Day St. and Margot Eschelbacher, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Eschelbacher of Church St. In front of Jim Bob Stephenson, of Martin Pl., who is seated, are: Richard Hager, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Hager of E. Davis St.; and John Hathaway, son of Mrs. Lucille Hathaway of E. William St.
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Children's Theater Production of 'The Tinder Box', October 1939

Children's Theater Production of 'The Tinder Box', October 1939 image
Year:
1939
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 19, 1939
Caption:
THE APPEAL OF THE PRINCESS IN "THE TINDER BOX:" The group above includes the Ann Arbor players in the cast of "The Tinder Box," adapted from the Anderson fairy story. From left to right in the lower row is Neil G. Smith of E. University Ave., a student in education, as the wrecked king: John Hathaway of E. William St., as a servant; and Georgiana Clark of Vinewood Blvd. in a thoughtful attitude as the persecuted princess, Betty. The two little girls above them are Martha Bryant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bryant of Observatory Lodge, and Margo Eschelbacher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Eschelbacher of Church St. The play will be given at 3:45 tomorrow afternoon and at 1:30 and 3:30 Saturday afternoon in the Lydia Mendelssohn theater, by the Children's Theater of the Michigan League.
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I Remember When (Bicentennial Remix)

In 2022, the staff of the AADL Archives discovered and had digitized a collection of interviews that had gone into the making of the library's I Remember When series of television programs for Ann Arbor's sesquicentennial in 1974*.  We all knew what the folks in 1974 had made from these interviews, but we thought it might be interesting to see what someone from 2024 would do with the same set of footage.  So we handed the whole lot to filmmaker Aaron Valdez, who combed through 17 hours of footage to create this 15-minute remix for the bicentennial.  Aaron explores the personalities of the interviewees, the stories they tell (complete with contradictions), and the mishaps they all left behind in creating this now 50-year-old work of local history.

*See Ann Arbor 200 release #169

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Sesquicentennial Interview: John Hathaway

This interview was conducted in 1974 as part of the I Remember When television series produced by the Ann Arbor Public Library.

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