Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 7, 1949
Caption:
Basil Rathbone, Broadway and Hollywood star, who plays Dr. Sloper in "The Heiress" which opens here tonight, ehlps Margaret Philips, star of "Summer and Smoke", go over her lines as the pair rehearse the dramatic tragedy, the fifth and last in the Drama Season at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater.

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Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 6, 1969
Caption:
Margaret Phillips and Basil Rathbone check script prior to their Drama Season appearances in "The Heiress."

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 15, 1944
Caption:
For the premier of "Tom Sawyer," a musical comedy written by Wilson Sawyer, which will be held at 8:30 tonight in the Lydia Mendelssohn theater, members of the cast have been polishing up on the famous whitewashing scene, where Tom gets Aunt Polly's fence painted without any effort on his part. Lucille Genuit (right) a junior from Napoleon, O., plays Tom Sawyer. Bernice Hall (left) a sophomore from Hazel Park, plays Alan O'Dale, and Dorothy Gray of Alpena (center) plays Sidney, the two boys who do Tom's work for him.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 11, 1944
Caption:
PLAY PERPETUAL FAVORITES: As the characters in Louisa M. Alcott's best-loved book, "Little Women," members of the Children's Theater will present Sara Spencer's stage version of the story at 3:45 tomorrow and 1:30 and 3:30 Saturday in Lydia Mendelssohn theater. Leading roles are taken by, standing left to right, Florence Underwood, as Jo, and Marilyn Mayer, as Meg. Seated, Left to right, are Claire Meisels, Beth; Jean Loree, Marmee, and Bobette Ringland, Amy. The play will be presented by the University Department of Speech.