Loyola Dramatic Club - scrapbook, 1865 - 1910s

The Mask and Rapier Dramatic Society records, dated 1865 – 1981, consist of annual reports, correspondence, costume design drawings, meeting notes, newspaper articles and clippings, playscripts, programs, research and historical notes, and a scrapbook. The 1901 production of “King Robert of Sicily” and the 1940 production of “Cenodoxus” are the best documented productions in this collection.

This collection contains an original copy and a photocopy of the playscript “King Robert of Sicily” for the 1901 production. Additionally, the collection includes correspondence and research notes most likely collected by former Loyola College archivist Nicholas Varga regarding the history of the play “King Robert of Sicily,” including a copy of Longfellow’s poem of the same name and a copy of Eugene McCarthy’s playscript “Robert of Sicily."

This collection also contains a 1981 student paper titled "Jesuit Contributions to Baltimore Theatre: Drama at Loyola College, 1865-1899".