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The History of Civic's
First Fifty Years

by John Flautz of the Allentown Morning Call
50th Anniversary Program, 1977

Sections
"It Is Not to Be Acquired Without Undue Merit"
Founding, Growing, and Finding a Home
Between a Marquee and an Alley, Pandemonium
But There Doesn't Seem to Be Anyone in Charge
The Times, They Are A-Changin'
Small Prophets, Quick Returns
Daddy, Why Do You Go Where Those Plays Are?


Index
Board of Directorsorganization and duties
and Marat/Sade
Board of Governorsannouncement of Nineteenth Street move
duties
and Marat/Sade
Christmas Carol, Afirst production of
garage door stage
Civic Theatre School
(Children's Theatre School)
founding and philosophy
Daisy Maymefirst full-length play
Hoch, Charlespurchase of Nineteenth Street Theatre
Kichline, Johnlongtime artistic director
filling in on Brigadoon
Kohl, JohnCivic cofounder
adaptor, first A Christmas Carol
and Papa is All
and garage-door Christmas Carol stage
Madison Theatremoving in
lease not renewed
McCready, FredCivic cofounder
adaptor, first A Christmas Carol
and garage-door Christmas Carol stage
Moller theatre organat Nineteenth Street Theatre
Nineteenth Street TheatreCivic's new home
purchase of building
organplayed at Nineteenth Street Theatre
Papa Is Alllong-running Pa. Dutch dialect play
Suppressed Desiresfirst production