The Masquers
See also Shakespeare at Amherst
Order of Exercises at the Exhibition of the Alexandrian Society, 1826. This program included two dramatic musical productions: a scene from Major Andre and a scene from a comedy called Credulity and Quackery. This is the earliest item of student dramatic productions in the collection.
The Masquers made their first appearance in the 1918 Olio. Membership in the Masquers was conferred upon sophomores who displayed some dramatic aptitude, performed service for the dramatics organization, and had received a two-thirds majority vote from the Masquers board members in favor of their election.
1918 Olio
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The Masquers Logo
Masquers pendant and tie clasp
The Masquers' first competition was at the Town Players Second Annual Little Theatre Tournament in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1929. They won first prize for their production of Edna St. Vincent Millay's Aria da Capo.
Samuel French Trophy
for the 1929 competition
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Scrapbook page
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Program
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Classical Productions: The Cyclops (1957)
The Cyclops by Euripides was performed in
Kirby Memorial Theater on January 11-12, 1957 |
Printed program for three one-act plays performed in Kirby Theater
The Cyclops was performed again in March 1958, using a script "liberated from the Greek" by Robert Bagg (Class of 1957). The Masquers were preparing for a performance at the Yale Drama Festival.
Handwritten announcement of a dress rehearsal performance |
Script of the play |
Mask used in The Cyclops
Classical Productions: The Oresteia (1960)
Set design by Charles Rogers for
Agamemnon and The Libation Bearers of The Oresteia |
A scene in the production
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