Award winning actress Luise Rainer enjoys a cup of coffee and snack as she looks over the "Joan of Lorraine" script on April 30, 1954. She would be appearing in the third annual drama-music festival at Pacific Lutheran College on May 7, 1954, as the lead in the play. It would be the first time she had performed this play with amateurs; she would be joined by 22 student cast members. Co-Director of the drama-music festival and director of the play, Theodore Karl, is on the extreme right. (TNT 4-25-54, D-12, 4-29-54, B-5)

Theatrical productions--Parkland--1950-1960; Actresses; Rainer, Luise; Karl, Theodore; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960;

Seated among several Pacific Lutheran College students is motion picture and stage actress Luise Rainer. Miss Rainer, in long white shirt and dark pants, would appear as the lead in the school's production of "Joan of Lorraine" on May 7, 1954. The play would be directed by Theo Karl and have a cast of 22 amateur actors. Interpretive readings and selections from the Bible would also be given on the same day, in a matinee performance, by Miss Rainer. (TNT 4-25-54, D-12, TNT 4-29-54, B-5)

Theatrical productions--Parkland--1950-1960; Actresses; Rainer, Luise; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960;

Actress Luise Rainer gestures expressively as she addresses fellow actors during rehearsal on April 30, 1954. She is perched on a railing with one hand grasping the rail for balance. Miss Rainer was appearing for one night only in the Pacific Lutheran College production of "Joan of Lorraine." The play by Maxwell Anderson was part of the third annual drama-music festival held in May of that year. Miss Rainer was an accomplished screen and stage actress; she had won two Academy Awards in consecutive years for The Great Ziegfeld and The Good Earth. She was quoted in the News Tribune as saying "Acting must come from the inside out--never from the outside in." (TNT 4-25-54, D-12, TNT 4-29-54, B-5)

Theatrical productions--Parkland--1950-1960; Actresses; Rainer, Luise; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960;

Spotlights illuminate the frosted Christmas tree placed in the new kiosk located on the campus of Pacific Lutheran College. The kiosk was installed earlier in 1957 and served as an informational bulletin board for students. A couple stares admiringly at the Christmas motif on the various boards. Sepia photograph ordered by Luella Kuethe.

Christmas trees; Kiosks--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960;

Basil Rathbone (L), along with two unidentified students, relaxed on the grass near the Music -Chapel-Speech Building on the campus of Pacific Lutheran College in early May, 1955. Rathbone, famous for his film role as Sherlock Holmes, was present for the 4th annual Music-Drama Festival. He, and 10 amateur student-actors, received a prolonged ovation after appearing in Terrence Rattigan's "Winslow Boy" on Friday, May 6, 1955. Rathbone had the key role of Sir Robert Morton, trial lawyer, and lavished praise on his fellow-actors. G40.1-144 (TNT 5-7-55, p. 2)

Actors--Tacoma; Rathbone, Basil; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960;

ca. 1955. The lovely Miss Marion Gabrielson of Eugene, Oregon, will be crowned 1955 May Queen at Pacific Lutheran College. Her coronation would take place during a program on May 4, 1955, in the college gym. She was a senior nursing education student. She poses here on the campus grounds in front of what is probably the Science Hall. She is dressed formally in an evening gown and holds a bouquet of spring daffodils and forsythia. (TNT 5/1/1955, pg. D-1, 5/5/1955, pg. A-8)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Students--Parkland--1950-1960; Gabrielson, Marion; Beauty contestants--Parkland--1950-1960; Evening gowns--1950-1960;