~- Thursday evening was a memorable one as far as the Dramatic Club was concerned. We witnessed the presenta– tion of "Submerged" by Cottman and Shaw, directed by Mary Lou Johnson. The director and cast are to be highly commended for their poiished p:t'Oduc– tion. It is almost impossible to pick any outstanding character, but mention might be made of Paul Valentine in his difficult role as the coward, Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if each rehearsal wasn't a big picnic, es.– pecially with the following cast: George Snure as Dunn, Ken Childs as Shaw, Paul Valentine as Brice, Cliff Seawel as Mac Andrews, Bob Futrell as Nabb, and Emil Menes as J orguson. Letter From Al ~. The following exerpt was not written for publication, but when you read it, I thi~k you will agree that helle is a message not only f.or me-:but forr each one of you! "You know, war is an awful thing. I'm sick, scared sick. Here in the hospit.- Snure Picks Cast I f!. ~~~~r~.}l~~~."!... : lyceum, "Tomorl'0\1J. the W}n·ld, I has been chosen by the director, Eileen Snure. The cast includes Alfred Pet· \ rlch, Jack Plummer, Carolyh: Kay Cranford, Shirley Sudderth, , Charla Cranford, and Meredith Thorn. The play cen\el"S araund Emil, a 1litler you th 1\VhO C(l.f(les to live In the home o! an Amedcan col· I lege professor. He )>resents an · overwhelming probleDl beca\lse oJ. the Nazl doct tines so deepiy implan'ted in him. ~,....:..o_-- ! .: alI haV<' !1 chance to see some .of tlw vic– tims of war. Our boys back from Korea. Some have no hands, others no feet. One fellow's head is truned to one side. In– stead of his llead facing to the front, it faces right, turned all the way round. It can neve!' be put back in place. "These boys have seen what no man should see. They have run over dead bodies. They have seen men die, and they have beert near death themselves. They have seen communists piled four feet high, dead, and other communists climbing over the pile to get to them. They have· tfsed bodies as a shield a– gainst the· cold, artd against shells. "When you ask them why they fought, why they killed, they can only say through tearful eyes, 'f d6n't know, I don:t know. They kept coming, I had to, do something.' "What power has led:mankind to des– hoy himself? You lmow, and I know– ungbdly ways. Dnti~ we, as a nation, turtt to God~ there will be more killing-. "The kids growing up now are the ones that will have to be taught. The ortes here irt the service are all the dev-ils. Not all of us, I hope, but the largest pa!!t. There will be kHling for some time, and I may· be one that gets killed, but I will never:kill." Al pTurman. ---- I :Thornton Directs 'Dramatic Meeting The Dramatic Club meeting Thursday night was under the direction of Betty Thornton, who with aid of several members prej sented a series of sketches and 1 interpretive readings. On the program were Charla Cranford, who sang "Londonder· \ ry Air"; Benny Holland and Don Garner, who gave interpretive· readings; Eileen Snure and Dixie ' ! Smy'th, who presented a scene i from "Mary Queen of Scots"; ai1d Meredith Thorn, who gave an original pantomine. Afterwards comments and crit· icisms were 'take on the various presentations by Prof. Evan UJ. rey, club sponsor. Refreshments were served at the end of the meeting and an announcement was made that the Dramatic Club will begin meeting each week rather than every other week. High School Play To Be Presented Friday And Saturday In Auditorium The high school Dramatic Club will present a t:1ree-act play, "Family Circle," in the college auditorium Friday and Saturday, February 16 and 17 at S:Fi p.m. I This play, under the direction 1 of Eileen Snure. is a sequel to "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay," which was presented by J the college Dramatic Club two years ago. "• -....,..~·--v-- " The story is d1 awn from the :iie of Cornelia Otis Sldnner, one of America's foremost actresses, and hc1· father, a famous actor. These rolls will be played by Miriam Draper and Andy Ritchie III. Other members of the cast in– clude: Mode played by Jan Comb-s; Mab'by by Judy Day; I!."nid by Ann Hal"lillls; Cb.arle b Ray Bouche.r, Anny by Verna Va ughn; G.race ·by Rita Jo BaJd. win; William by Don Bretz; and Aby by Jimmie Payne. The setting of the play is the 1~iving room of the Skinner home m the year 1920. Tickets are on sa,Je dt 35 cents for students and faculty and 50 cents for other adults. They may be obtained from any member of the high school Dramatic Club. "" "'V'-- ·~ Voices O~t ~fa5e By Eileen E. Snure 1 .......................,.._..__...... "Quiet backstage.." "You've got to have those lines memo– rized by next rehearsal." · "Joe--T want •you to sta.y after re– heal's'al, I want you to check over this design for the set. Steve-! certainl~' would appreciate it if you could give J0e some help with that set!" "Mr. J.\llRson's going to see the relteru~sal Thursday night, and if it's not a,ny bettet' than tonight. he's going to IJe t.en·ibl.v disappoint'- 'I Nlow that's the \vay I wanted it-do i again!" ' A maj O.l!' iSS\ling il structions? Uh, Uh . Just a few of the things those plucl~y h.igh school actors (?) get cram– med down their tlll'Oats! Every J•ehear– sal is just 'like a big picnic, but from uow on-I wonder just how much tar and feathers it would take to boil the entire cast in oil? SERIOU~LY-i.C you haven't b.ought yom· t1cltet to ''Family Circle" bynow– you might just as well decide that you'll do it today ! Those ticket sellers will hound the life out of you until you buy a ticket! Norma CampbeU sold 75 for the senior play last year, and everybody else will ue out to bea.t her record.
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