The 1940's

Troupe #57 of the National Thespian Society was barely three years old when America entered World War II.  And while male participation decreased during war time, the Columbus High School Theatre program marched on.  Plays took a more patriotic tone, but Mildred A. Murray continued to produce on a regular basis.   Towards the end of this decade, the traditional Thanksgiving pageant/play was replaced with a non-holiday themed play.  The annual Christmas plays, often religously themed, continued on for another decade or two.     1949-1950      The Barretts of Wimpole Street, The Howl of the Wolf 1948-1949      Jane Eyre 1947-1948      Our Town, The Doctor Decides, Star Time, And Myrrh 1946-1947      Song of my Heart 1945-1946      no records exist 1944-1945      A Connecticut Yankkee in Kking Arthur's Court, The Heritage of Wimpole      Street, In the Shepherd's Fields 1943-1944      No Greater Love, O Come Let us Adore Him, Eve of St. Mark, The Lovely      Duckling 1942-1943      The Empty Room, Fireman Save My Child, Youth and Uncle Sam,      Submerged 1941-1942      The Wedding Veil, The Soul of Ann Rutledge, Mystery of the Magi, What      Price America, The Nutt Family, Out of Darkness 1940- 1941      Don't Take my Penny, The Psalm of Thanksgiving, The Christmas Shadow,      Strange Road, Buddy Buys an Orchid 1939-1940      Swanee Smiles, Elizabeth's Young Man, The Sword Divides, Taps, By      Special Request, Seeing Double, Moonset, The Cornhusk Doll     Visit other North Drama Eras   The 2000's          The 1990's          The 1980's         The 1970's         The 1960's   The 1950's          The 1940's           The 1930's          The 1920's and Earlier