1956 Scope and Scalpel "Spring Tonic" Excerpt
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Title
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1956 Scope and Scalpel "Spring Tonic" Excerpt
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Description
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Excerpt from the 1956 production of Scope and Scalpel "Spring Tonic." Scope and Scalpel is a drama society of the fourth year students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. It was formed in 1955 and to this day it carries on the tradition started by Dr. Musgrave and Dr. Felix "Bebe" Miller to produce a show in which they laugh at their profession, their school and themselves. Each year, a week before graduation a new Scope and Scalpel is presented. It is the largest and the longest running nonprofessional theatrical production in Pittsburgh.
This excerpt includes a song from the show's first act, "The Whole World Is Talking About the Salk Boy." In this scene, a monkey sings to Dr. Salk about how the monkey is more deserving of accolades than Dr. Salk due to the monkey's involvement in the development of the polio vaccine. In 1955, the vaccine that Dr. Salk developed at the University of Pittsburgh was licensed for use, thanks in part to testing in rhesus monkeys.
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Creator
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University of Pittsburgh Scope and Scalpel Society
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Date
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Performed on April 5, 6, 7, 1956 at 8:30 pm
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Format
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MP4
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System
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Original Format
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Library's original copy is on DVD
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Duration
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00:02:14
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director
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Cyril Wecht
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Provenance
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The materials were given to the Rare Book and Special Collection of the Falk Library, University of Pittsburgh by Dr. Jon Rittenberger, the Faculty Advisor to the Scope and Scalpel Society in 2014.
1956 Scope and Scalpel "Spring Tonic" Playbill