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OISTT
Foreign Journals
Bauten der Kultur (East Germany) 4, 1983:
"Kiilteanlage-Wiirmepumpe Rationelle Energieanwendung" by G. Bredenbeck; "Das Neue
Gewandhaus Leipzig ohne Barrieren fiir Geschiidigte" by V. Stiehler; "A Theatre for Guest
Performances" by L. Leglise; "A Multipurpose
Community Center in Altenweddingen" by W.
Rubinow and J. Sonnenberg; "Room Acoustics
in the Recording Studio at Lukaskirche in Dresden" by G. Herzog; "Richard Paulick, Architect
of the Staatsoper Berlin" by W. Yolk; "The
Actors' Museum in Budapest" by A. Alpar;
"Zur Archivierung von Tonaufzeichnungen im
Neuen Gewandhaus Leipzig" by L. Thomalla.
Buhnentechnische Rundschau (West Germany)
April 1984: "The Pader Hall" by R. Pfeffer;
"Stage Technology and Bayreuth's Ring" by W.
Huneke; "Ordinance Concerning Places of Work
in Theatre Construction" by H. Schneider;
"Play, Plays and Playrooms"; "Raiseable Ramps
as Platforms" by G. Reymann; "ShowTech '84"
by J. Herrey.

Cue (Great Britain) Mayl June 1984: "Lighting
Must Respond to the Design" by R. Bryan; "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow"
by F. Reid; "Stage Design" by D. Fingleton;
"Shopping at US ITT" by F. Reid; "Three
Home, One Away and One to Come" by D. C.
Irving; "The Wooden 0" by S. Chambers;
"Manilla: Teatro Scientifico" by F. Reid.
Norsk Teaterteknikk (Norway) I, 1983: "Conversion of Car-Ferry into Theatre" by A. Gullestad; "Stagefire at Fi1lrde" by A. Vllge; "Lysistrata-The Use of Masks in a Play"; "Safety
on Stage."
--2, 1983: "OISTT-Symposium-Warsaw"
by J. Oug; "NOTT 83-Scandinavian Congress
and Exhibitions in Stockholm"; "The Theatre
Museum in Oslo" by T. Nress; "Fredrikshald
Theatre, Halden" by V. Parmer; "Multi-Cinema
in Bergen-Conversion of a Concert Hall" by
A. G. 0degllrd; "Passion Play by Peter Nichols
at Oslo Nye Teater-Problems of Set Design" by
H. P. Harboe.
- - I , 1984: "NOTT 86-Scandinavian Congress and Exhibitions in Norway" by N. Bi1lckman; "Nanawatai!- How to Build a Sheridan
Tank for Use on Stage" by E. Aarvik; "Nordiska
Teaterkomiteen-A Nordic Committee for InterNordic Education and Cooperation" by K.-J.
Hvitmyhr; "Nationaltheatret, Oslo-Rebuilding

Edward C. Cole

Eulogy
Delivered by
William Warfel
at the Orlando
Convention

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After the Fire in 1980" by J. Haug; "Total Involvement of the Theatre Building" by E. Dahl;
"Mechanical Factory Used as Theatre" by J.
Oug; "Det Norske Teatret-The New Building in
Oslo" by K.-J. Hvitmyhr.
Proszenium (Switzerland) 4, December 1983:
"The Theatre Municipal de St-Gall Studios" by
O. Boppard; "A Dynamic Boundary" by A. Ehl;
"OISTT Report"; "Aida at the Hallenstadion in
Zurich-Reports from Working on this Large
Production" by M. Belfort, W. Mai, P. Derron,
C. Randon, F. Schachinger, J. Hoffmann, E.
Maronn, P. Gatzka, H. Honegger, Y. Schellenberg, W. Stark.
Sightline (Great Britain) I, 1984: "Light Years
Away" by G. Walne; "The Making of Audrey
II" by M. Foley; "Trade Show Report" by B.
Anderson; "Ralph Koltai-An Interview, Appreciation by Roger Pinkham, Chronology of Stage
Designs"; "The New Old Vic" by B. Pritchard
and A. Leigh; "Lend Me an Ear" by L. Greenwood; "Jewelry for the Theatre" by S. Brumfitt;
"Technical Reviews."

It is my sad duty to report to the Institute the death of Edward C.
Cole, founding fellow of USITT and past president of A(E)TA, on
March 24, two days short of his 80th birthday. At the time of his
passing, Ed was a resident of an extended care facility in Pittsburgh,
near the home of his son, Jim.
Mr. Cole was a graduate of Dartmouth College, and, in 1930, of
the Yale School of Drama. Directly upon his graduation, he joined
the faculty at Yale as Technical Director and later served as Production Manager and, finally as Acting Dean in the year 1965-66. He
remained on the faculty until his retirement in 1971.
One of America's first theatre consultants, Mr. Cole left his mark
on numerous facilities. Noteworthy among these are The Hopkins
Center at Dartmouth, the O'Keefe Theatre Center in Toronto and the
American Shakespeare Festival Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut.
Ed Cole was author, with Harold Burris-Meyer, of two important
books: Scenery for the Thearre, and Thearres and AudilOriums. I
doubt that there are many people in this Institute who have not been
told, at one time or another, to "look it up in Burris-Meyer and
Cole."
Mr. Cole is survived by his widow, Alice, who is still living in
Branford and by his son Jim, of Pittsburgh, and daughter Ann Berquist, of Durham, New Hampshire.
He is also survived by all of us, by this Instilllte, by the many
generations of technicians and designers whose educational pedigrees
can be traced to Ed's classes at Yale, and whose standards of professional excellence-standards which the American theatre accepts as
normal-closely mirror his.
I am sure that every member of this Institute joins me in mourning
the loss of this pioneering colleague, and in praying for solace for his
family.
(Since these remarks were delivered at the Orlando convention,
Alice Cole has relocated to Pittsburgh to live near her son. She may
be reached at: 46 South Collinwood, Pittsburgh, PA 15215.)
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