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===Difficulties in the Depression years=== With ''The Tiger Smiles'' (1930β31), Triangle writers returned to a Princeton town-and-gown setting for the first time since ''When Congress Came to Princeton'' (1908β09). The production was well received, but the club was already beginning to feel the effects of the [[Great Depression]]. In October 1930, the Program Manager reported, "Due to the financial depression, the business of getting ads is a rather difficult one just now." By the following year, economic conditions had begun to affect the tour. South Orange reported poor ticket sales, and the local alumni chairman was concerned with keeping down the cost of stagehands; in Pittsburgh, a poor house and lack of entertainment were attributed to the weak stock market. When ''It's the Valet'' (1932β33) was ready to tour, local alumni groups were either unwilling to sponsor a show or unable to guarantee an adequate sum to cover expenses, let alone show a profit. The club's Graduate Board sought aid from alumni in underwriting the show, but individual contributions were equally difficult to come by. Throughout the mid-1930s, Triangle continued to tour in spite of the Depression, but there were rumblings of discontent from both the Graduate Board of the club and the university administration. In a 1934 meeting with President Dodds, the board indicated concern about the financial condition of McCarter Theatre; Triangle profits were insufficient to keep McCarter operating in the black, a situation that would become increasingly serious as the decade wore on. President Dodds had also heard alumni criticism about poor acting and an apparent lack of coaching in connection with the latest show. Yet he remained confident that Triangle could play an important role on campus. Later that year, Club Manager Stryker Warren (1935) received a stern letter from Dean of the College Christian Gauss. Gauss had considered canceling the Christmas tour, first because of financial considerations, and then because of alumni criticism about excessive drinking. Another change in tradition came during the 1941-42 academic year, when Triangle produced ''Ask Me Another'', its first show in revue format. Then, at a board meeting in September 1943, Graduate Treasurer B. Franklin Bunn (1907) announced that there would be no Triangle Club activities for the duration of the war. The university assumed control of McCarter Theatre during this period, and the building was leased by the military for trainees' use on campus.
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