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Ann Arbor News, September 23, 1964
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Driving in from Detroit for the President's Preview of the Piscator-Tolstoy drama on campus yesterday were, from left, Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Warner (he's general manager of Cadillac Motors Corp.), Mrs. Walker L. Cisler and Mr. Cisler, chairman of the Board of the Detroit Edison Co. The "Hostage" premieres Sept. 30.

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Ann Arbor News, September 23, 1964
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Arriving in time for the 8:15 p.m. curtain were U-M vice-president and director of the Dearborn Center William E. Stirton and Mrs. Stirton of Chestnut Road. Mrs. Stirton's floor-length velvet evening suit featured a multi-colored embroidered overblouse.

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Ann Arbor News, September 23, 1964
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Robert C. Schnitzer, from left, executive director of the Professional Theatre Program sponsoring the Association of Producing Artists' production of "War and Peace," and Marcella Cisney, associate director, greet T. Edward Hambleton, producer of the Phoenix Theatre in New York, where three plays created in the local fall festival will appear this winter. Mr. Hambleton was guest of honor at the president's reception following the play. The affiliation between the U-M Professional Theatre Program and the Phoenix Theatre marks the first time in American theatre that a university has created seven plays for its own region and then sent them to the New York dramatic scene.

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Ann Arbor News, September 23, 1964
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The gala American preview of "War and Peace" drew many out-of-town guests to the Mendelssohn Theatre yesterday evening. Exchanging a few pre-curtain pleasantroes are, from left, U-M President Harlan Hatcher, Mrs. Richard E. Cross of Detroit, Mrs. Hatcher, and Mr. Cross, president of the American Motors Corp.

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Ann Arbor News, September 23, 1964
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Exquisite gowns in the audience vied with the elegant gowns on stage at the festive president's reception last night. Gowned in yellow brocade was Mrs. Frederick H. Wagman escorted by her husband, director of the University Libraries. The Wagmans live on Lincoln Avenue. Some 20,000 New Yorkers will see the local production in December.

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Ann Arbor News, September 23, 1964
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Mr. and Mrs. Russell O'Neal of Heatherway, from left, stop for a chat at the box office at last night's opening production of "War and Peace" with Mr. and Mrs. J. Lynn Helms of Highland Road. Mr. O'Neal is vice-president of Aerospace Systems of the Bendix Corp. Mr. Helms is the new general manager of Bendix Systems Division. The drama was staged in England last season. Ellis Rabb is artistic director of the play.

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Ann Arbor News, September 23, 1964
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Ann Arbor's younger set was prominent among the guests at the local premiere performance yesterday of the historical drama. Awaiting the curtain are, from left, Habsburg Princess Immaculada Pia of New Castle Road, Anne Hatcher, daughter of President and Mrs. Hatcher, and Philip Power of Forest Road.