Minnesota Centennial Showboat
Minnesota Centennial Showboat and performers, 1965. Photograph by the University of Minnesota Photographic Laboratory.
Bibliography
Berdan, Kathy. TwinCities.com. "Future of St. Paul's Floating Theater Uncertain After Final Show."
http://www.twincities.com/2016/07/05/minnesota-centennial-showboat/
Biemiller, Lawrence. Chronicle for Higher Education. "For These Student Actors, Showboating is Encouraged."
http://www.chronicle.com/article/For-These-Student-Actors/48364
Boxmeyer, Don. "Captain Will See His Fleet Expand." St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 14, 2001.
Bradley, Scott. "Showboat May Sail Away From U." Minnesota Daily, July 26, 1993.
Brown, Curt. "Somehow, They Say, The Show Will Float On." Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 29, 2000.
Collins, Terry. "Fire Destroys University's Historic Centennial Showboat in St. Paul." Minneapolis Tribune, January 28, 2000.
Cronk, Sue. "Hoots, Howls, Hisses Invited at Showboat's Opening Performance." Minneapolis Tribune, June 22, 1958.
Frank M. Whiting Papers, 1942–1981
University of Minnesota Archives
http://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/14/resources/1628
Description: Collection includes scripts of plays, correspondence, materials regarding tours to Brazil, Germany and through the Midwestern United States, administrative papers, materials regarding the Guthrie Theatre and materials regarding the University Centennial Showboat.
Karlson, Karl J. "Showboat Fire is Tragedy for its Actors." St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 29, 2000.
Lance Brockman Papers, 1919–2013
University of Minnesota Archives
http://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/9/resources/1922
Description: Collection contains three-dimensional models, two-dimensional designs, production records, and source materials of scenic designer Lance Brockman.
Lednicer, Lisa Grace. "Old Showboat Floats to Home in St. Paul." St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 12, 1995.
Lee, Jim. Centennial Showboat Return to Campus Tuesday." Minnesota Daily, Special Centennial Showboat Edition, July 17, 1958.
Livingston, Nancy. "Showboat: $2 Million Facelift Will Buy Shows at Harriet Island." St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 12, 1996.
Melo, Frederick. TwinCities.com. "St. Paul's Mississippi River Theater Showboat Seeks a New Managing Partner."
http://www.twincities.com/2016/11/15/st-pauls-mississippi-river-theater-showboat-seeks-a-managing-partner/
Ochu, Jenny. The Never-Ending Impact of Showboat. University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance.
https://cla.umn.edu/theatre/news-events/story/never-ending-impact-showboat
Papatola, Dominic P. "A Boatload of Tradition." Pioneer Press, June 30, 2002.
Park, Eunice. "U's Showboat Theater Faces Uncertain Future." Minnesota Daily, September 25, 1992.
Royce, Graydon. “After More than 50 Years, U of M is Shuttering its Showboat.” Star Tribune, April 19, 2016.
http://www.startribune.com/after-more-than-50-years-university-of-minnesota-is-shuttering-its-showboat/376135841/
Schraeder, Phil. "Hard Work Rewarding for the Men Behind the Showboat." Minnesota Daily, Special Centennial Showboat Edition, July 17, 1958.
"Showboat Documentary Video." YouTube video, 21:46. Posted by "umncla" (University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts), April 6, 2009.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyCNu74bH9w
"Showboat Midway on Trip up Mississippi." Minnesota Daily, March 13, 1958.
Steamboats.com. The Dave Thomson Collection: Steamboats in the Movies.
http://steamboats.com/museum/davet-movies3.html
University of Minnesota Department of Theatre. Minnesota Centennial Showboat. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1958–1970.
Whiting, Frank M. "One of Us Amateurs." Typescript. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1980.
Wolfe, Bev. Twin Cities Arts Reader. Feature: The End of an Era: Minnesota Centennial Showboat's Farewell Season.
http://twincitiesarts.com/2016/06/30/feature-the-end-of-the-showboat/
USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) News & Notices. C. Lance Brockman Honored with Showboat Scholarship.
http://sightlines.usitt.org/archive/v44/n10/stories/ShowboatAward.html
Chronology
1899
1856
1957
January 28, 1958
April 3, 1958
June 26, 1958
1969
1970
1993
1995
January 27, 2000
December 8, 2000
April 17, 2002
July 4, 2002
2016
Bibliography
Berdan, Kathy. TwinCities.com. "Future of St. Paul's Floating Theater Uncertain After Final Show."
http://www.twincities.com/2016/07/05/minnesota-centennial-showboat/
Biemiller, Lawrence. Chronicle for Higher Education. "For These Student Actors, Showboating is Encouraged."
http://www.chronicle.com/article/For-These-Student-Actors/48364
Boxmeyer, Don. "Captain Will See His Fleet Expand." St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 14, 2001.
Bradley, Scott. "Showboat May Sail Away From U." Minnesota Daily, July 26, 1993.
Brown, Curt. "Somehow, They Say, The Show Will Float On." Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 29, 2000.
Collins, Terry. "Fire Destroys University's Historic Centennial Showboat in St. Paul." Minneapolis Tribune, January 28, 2000.
Cronk, Sue. "Hoots, Howls, Hisses Invited at Showboat's Opening Performance." Minneapolis Tribune, June 22, 1958.
Frank M. Whiting Papers, 1942–1981
University of Minnesota Archives
http://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/14/resources/1628
Description: Collection includes scripts of plays, correspondence, materials regarding tours to Brazil, Germany and through the Midwestern United States, administrative papers, materials regarding the Guthrie Theatre and materials regarding the University Centennial Showboat.
Karlson, Karl J. "Showboat Fire is Tragedy for its Actors." St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 29, 2000.
Lance Brockman Papers, 1919–2013
University of Minnesota Archives
http://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/9/resources/1922
Description: Collection contains three-dimensional models, two-dimensional designs, production records, and source materials of scenic designer Lance Brockman.
Lednicer, Lisa Grace. "Old Showboat Floats to Home in St. Paul." St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 12, 1995.
Lee, Jim. Centennial Showboat Return to Campus Tuesday." Minnesota Daily, Special Centennial Showboat Edition, July 17, 1958.
Livingston, Nancy. "Showboat: $2 Million Facelift Will Buy Shows at Harriet Island." St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 12, 1996.
Melo, Frederick. TwinCities.com. "St. Paul's Mississippi River Theater Showboat Seeks a New Managing Partner."
http://www.twincities.com/2016/11/15/st-pauls-mississippi-river-theater-showboat-seeks-a-managing-partner/
Ochu, Jenny. The Never-Ending Impact of Showboat. University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Theatre Arts & Dance.
https://cla.umn.edu/theatre/news-events/story/never-ending-impact-showboat
Papatola, Dominic P. "A Boatload of Tradition." Pioneer Press, June 30, 2002.
Park, Eunice. "U's Showboat Theater Faces Uncertain Future." Minnesota Daily, September 25, 1992.
Royce, Graydon. “After More than 50 Years, U of M is Shuttering its Showboat.” Star Tribune, April 19, 2016.
http://www.startribune.com/after-more-than-50-years-university-of-minnesota-is-shuttering-its-showboat/376135841/
Schraeder, Phil. "Hard Work Rewarding for the Men Behind the Showboat." Minnesota Daily, Special Centennial Showboat Edition, July 17, 1958.
"Showboat Documentary Video." YouTube video, 21:46. Posted by "umncla" (University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts), April 6, 2009.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyCNu74bH9w
"Showboat Midway on Trip up Mississippi." Minnesota Daily, March 13, 1958.
Steamboats.com. The Dave Thomson Collection: Steamboats in the Movies.
http://steamboats.com/museum/davet-movies3.html
University of Minnesota Department of Theatre. Minnesota Centennial Showboat. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1958–1970.
Whiting, Frank M. "One of Us Amateurs." Typescript. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1980.
Wolfe, Bev. Twin Cities Arts Reader. Feature: The End of an Era: Minnesota Centennial Showboat's Farewell Season.
http://twincitiesarts.com/2016/06/30/feature-the-end-of-the-showboat/
USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) News & Notices. C. Lance Brockman Honored with Showboat Scholarship.
http://sightlines.usitt.org/archive/v44/n10/stories/ShowboatAward.html