[Program: The Music Man, 1979] (open access)

[Program: The Music Man, 1979]

Program for a production of The Music Man at Abilene Christian University performed at the Abilene Civic Center Theatre from October 25th to 28th, 1979. It includes a list of cast and staff, and other information about the play.
Date: 1979
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jeff Berryman and Crowd in The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set on a street in in River City, Iowa, with a hotel and a Wells Fargo building in the background. There is a large seated crowd that is facing Jeff Berryman (Professor Harold Hill) who is standing on the hotel steps addressing the group.
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph from The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from act 1, scene 6 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in front of the Madison Library. The man on the left side with the suitcase reading "Prof. Hill" is Jeff Berryman (Professor Harold Hill). Woman at center holding books is Evelyn Fowler (Marian Paroo). The River City Quartet on the right side of the photograph is, from left to right: Kern Rasco (Jacey Squires), Steven Vertz (Oliver Hix), Gary Cox (Ewart Dunlop), and Clay Hale (Olin Britt).
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Men from The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set on a street in River City, Iowa. On the left of the photograph, Jon Skupin (Charlie Cowell) is hiding behind the steps of the hotel. On the right of the photograph, Jeff Berryman (Professor Harold Hill) is standing with a foot on a wheelbarrow talking to Barry Smoot (Marcellus Washburn).
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph from The Music Man, 1979 #3]

Photograph from "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set on a street in in River City, Iowa, with a hotel and a Wells Fargo building are in the background. The two figures on the right side of the photograph who stand apart from the crowd are Evelyn Fowler (Marian Paroo) and Jeff Berryman (Professor Harold Hill).
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 7 of The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from act 1, scene 7 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in the interior of the Madison Library. Evelyn Fowler (Marion Paroo, center left) and Jeff Berryman (Professor Harold Hill, center right) talk to each other. There are groups of library patrons around the stage.
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 2, Scene 2 of The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from act 2, scene 2 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the Paroos' house and a street. Evelyn Fowler (Marian Paroo, left) and her mother Dezarae Gaines (Mrs. Paroo, right), stand at the center of the stage. On the right side of the photograph is the silhouette of the River City Quartet. Quartet members from left to right are Clay Hale (Olin Britt), Gary Cox (Ewart Dunlop), Kern Rasco (Jacey Squires), and Steven Vertz (Oliver Hix).
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph from The Music Man, 1979 #4]

Photograph from "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in front of gates at Madison Park. There are six unidentified women at the center of the stage wearing white and dancing. There are crowds of people standing and sitting on either side of the performers.
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 1 of The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from act 1, scene 1 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set on a railway coach headed to River City, Iowa. The third man from the left is Buddy Evans (Conductor). To his right is Jeff Berryman (Harold Hill). There are seven unidentified men, five of whom are travelling salesmen.
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 2, Scene 4 of The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from act 2, scene 4 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the footbridge. There are unidentified men and women dancing in the foreground of the stage.
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 4 of The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from act 1, scene 4 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the Paroos' house during a piano lesson. From left to right in the photograph: Jeanne Oler (Amaryllis, seated at piano), Evelyn Fowler (Marian Paroo), Dezarae Gaines (Mrs. Paroo).
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph from The Music Man, 1979 #2]

Photograph from "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. There are twenty-nine people on the stage which is set in a street scene in front of the hotel and Wells Fargo building.
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 5 of The Music Man, 1979]

Photograph from act 1, scene 5 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in the Madison Gymnasium. There are people seated in rows on three sides of the platform on the stage. On stage facing crowd from left to right is Paul Fromberg (Mayor Shinn), Michele Hipkins (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn), and the River City Quartet made up of Clay Hale (Olin Britt), Steven Vertz (Oliver Hix), Kern Rasco (Jacey Squires), and Gary Cox (Ewart Dunlop).
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 1, Scene 7 of The Music Man, 1979 #2]

Photograph from act 1, scene 7 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set in the interior of the Madison Library. There is a crowd looking at Jeff Berryman (Professor Harold Hill, center left in bowtie and hat) and Evelyn Fowler (Marian Paroo, center right standing with white blouse and black skirt). Berryman and Fowler are looking at eachother.
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Act 2, Scene 2 of The Music Man, 1979 #2]

Photograph from act 2, scene 2 of "The Music Man," the 1979 Abilene Christian University Homecoming musical. The scene is set at the Paroos' house and a street. Evelyn Fowler (Marian Paroo, left) and her mother Dezarae Gaines (Mrs. Paroo, right), stand at the center of the stage. On the right side of the photograph in the spotlight is the River City Quartet. Quartet members from left to right are Clay Hale (Olin Britt), Gary Cox (Ewart Dunlop), Kern Rasco (Jacey Squires), and Steven Vertz (Oliver Hix).
Date: [1979-10-25..1979-10-28]
Creator: Jones, Lloyd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: September 25-October 30, 1979 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: September 25-October 30, 1979

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran from September 25th to October 30th (first pop and first symphony concert) during the 30th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies.
Date: September 1979
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: January 30-April 3, 1979 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: January 30-April 3, 1979

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran from January 30th to April 3rd (third to fifth subscription concert) during the 29th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies.
Date: January 1979
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: November 27-January 29, 1980 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: November 27-January 29, 1980

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran from November 27th to January 29th (second symphony, second pop, and third symphony concert) during the 30th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies.
Date: November 1979
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: April 3-May 1, 1979 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: April 3-May 1, 1979

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran from April 3rd to May 1st (fifth and sixth concert) during the 29th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies.
Date: April 1979
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meredith Wilson to Lewis Fulks] (open access)

[Letter from Meredith Wilson to Lewis Fulks]

Letter from Meredith Wilson, director and creator of "The Music Man," to Lewis Fulks at Abilene Christian University. In the letter, Wilson wishes the cast and crew good luck on the opening night of their production of "The Music Man," the 1979 ACU Homecoming musical production.
Date: October 23, 1979
Creator: Wilson, Meredith
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. Phillip Matthews to Lewis Fulks] (open access)

[Letter from V. Phillip Matthews to Lewis Fulks]

Letter from V. Phillip Matthews, an Abilene Christian University student, to Lewis Fulks at ACU. In the letter Matthews thanks Fulks for all the hard work the director put into the production of "The Music Man," the 1979 ACU Homecoming musical production.
Date: November 4, 1979
Creator: Matthews, V. Phillip
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1979-1980 Graduate Bulletin (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1979-1980 Graduate Bulletin

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life in the Division of Graduate Studies at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1979
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1979-1980 Undergraduate Bulletin (open access)

Catalog of Hardin-Simmons University, 1979-1980 Undergraduate Bulletin

Catalog describes the governance, admission requirements, course offerings, and campus life in the Division of Graduate Studies at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: July 1979
Creator: Hardin-Simmons University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry College, 1979-1980 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry College, 1979-1980

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1979
Creator: McMurry College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History