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1. 43_21_001 - Poster

   Poster advertising the 1927 Fairhope Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice." The play was held in Bayou Vert on the bayfront of Mobile Bay. Mrs. Sarah W. Hiestand was the producer, and Fairhope citizens and visitors participated in the play. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Mann Collection, courtesy of Alison Holt Knight.

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
2. FSTC-1350-1351 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "Shakepeare Festival, Fairhope, Ala." The play was performed on the floor of the Bayou Vert gully along the bayfront, a high-cliffed, sandy-floor natural cut-in to the bluff. The audience is seated on the top and sides of Bayou Vert. The note on the back identified Lilian Totten, wife of Judge Edward Totten, holding son Don Edward Totten. JudgeTotten portrayed Shylock in the Festival's pro...

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. FSTC-1352-1354 - Photograph, Digital

   Photographs dated April 1927 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice" held in the Bayou Vert gully on the bayfront in Fairhope, Alabama. Audience members watch from the top of the gully. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Mann Collection, courtesy of Alison Holt Knight.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. FSTC-1355-1358 - Photograph, Digital

   Photographs of Judge Edward Totten as Shylock in the Fairhope Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice." The play was held in the Bayou Vert gully on the bayfront. The second picture is a scene from the play showing Judge Totten and Fred T. Burnham dueling. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Mann Collection, courtesy of Alison Holt Knight.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. FSTC-1359-1360 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of actors the April, 1927 Fairhope Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice." The play was held in the Bayou Vert gully on the bayfront. Some of the players are named on the reverse side of the photo. Judge Edward Totten (second from left), Rose Kamper, Mrs. McFarlane, Merton Armagast, and Paul Nichols (aka "Pop" Nichols). The lady on the ground is not identified. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archi...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. FSTC-1361-1362 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated April, 1927 of the Fairhope Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice." Grace Totten is pictured with her younger siblings Joyce Totten and DonTotten; they are attending the play in which their father, Judge Edward Totten appears. The play was held in the Bayou Vert gully on the bayfront and the stage area is seen in the background. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Mann Collection, cou...

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. FSTC-1363-1366 - Photograph, Digital

   Four photographs of the April, 1927 Fairhope Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice." The play was held in the Bayou Vert gully on the bayfront. The stage was in the floor of the gully. Audience members sat above the gully to watch the production. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Mann Collection, courtesy of Alison Holt Knight.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. FSTC-1367-1370 - Photograph, Digital

   Two photographs of Floy Mann Schermerhorm costumed as "Portia" in the 1927 Fairhope Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice." The festival was held in Bayou Vert, a sandy-floored, high-cliffed gully on Mobile Bay in Farihope. The first photograph was taken at her house prior to the production. Mrs. Schermerhorn writes on the reverse " Snapped at home - just before going to our beautiful open air theatre." The second pict...

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. FSTC-1371-1372 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated April 1927 of Thomas Erly Mann and Fred T. Burnham. The men are in costume for the Shakepeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice." The event was held in Bayou Vert, a gully along the bayfront in Fairhope, Alabama. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Mann Collection, courtesy of Alison Holt Knight.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. FSTC-1373-1374 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated April 1927 of Judge Edward Totten in costume for his part as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" play. The Fairhope Skakespeare Festival production was held in the Bayou Vert gully on the bayfront. In this photo, Judge Totten is standing in front of his house on Morphy Avenue in Fairhope. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Mann Collection, courtesy of Alison Holt Knight.

    Record Type: Photo