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Dramatic Club Off To·GoodStart As_Work Begins Five Lyceums Are Planned; Garner Directs One-Act Play Harding College dramatics got .1!'1" to a good stah last Thursday in tlw <JlHlitot·ium as the campus T!Jc~jlians had 1heir initial meet– ing. Plans were made for the fol– lc''\'ing yc~tt'. new memhers \I"Cl'C signed up. and Hanling letters were a-.,.·arcJecl to those person.~ who earnecl them la.~t year. Erni•2 \\'ilkerson , acting president in the alJseJll:l' ul· .Jimm:' :\luO!W\'ham. presidc•cl uver the mcetins wlJich w<~s att~:nclccl l>y more than SO in– lcl"<cstcd students. Fi1·e l.n·c•um,; lma.ior Jli~IY J!t'u– clucliunsl ~~t·e planned l"or the year <~s weII as !<C'\·eral one-act pla:vs. 1 \\'il•·.son ,;tatecl that thet·e will he murc opponunity for those' intl't'c•stccl to share in the activi– ties . Let ler.'i are presented annual– ly to tlw.-;t' 11·hu e<•nl a certain numlter or poinls during the year. llw poi'nh l>c•itlg <.1warcled l"or all .sl<tgcs ul" theatt·ic<~l wot·k- ft·cm1 prop !Joy to le<uling <tctor. Tlw high ]Joint of tile fi r~t meet ill.'! l\lllll' t"or ~t'Vl't 'ai of tllO~l' prc•sc:Jt <t~ tlwv ll'<tlkcd do\l'n the <ti.~k . ~milL'~ on tlwir f<ll'C>i, to 1'L'L'l'i\'C' the OI'<II1.~C ;mel lJJack "!-!". 1>t'L'Sl'll lt•d to them I' or a .ioiJ \\·cJ 1- ,Jotlt'. Tlw~e 11·ho ean1ed their let– tL'l '~ wen•: ·, .oi:; Bcn,.:on. Don 1c;oap~· 1 Cai'tll'J". :\J~t:xinc Grady, :ll<tt·iJ\·n :\kCingg;tgc. E:cl !Lm– som, 1\.cilh Tlwm)l.~llll, Hicharcl \\'alkc•r. l·:laine \\':·tile tnow :\Irs. Le,;" l'elTinl . Ijarolcl \Vilson, Paul c· i~t. k. \\ ~1.\·nc 1 -[~ll'din, ;\[ari()n l'ltillips. <lllrl l~mie \Vill,crson . ,\l l.lw .~econcl meL•ting, which \l'~ts hc·icl \ltis Tilllrsda_v. the mc~milcr.s t'L'cl'iVl'<l tilL'ir first JWL'View ot• dt'<tm<tlics ror tlw _\"l'<ll' .-\ play, "lk<lt· Ltd.\". lle Br;tvc•." wa~ )li'C'– St'lltcd J'tll' tilL' licnl'fit of tile clulJ lliHI 'I lie sl utlvnt ilody. A goocl ;n;,j;t'nce ~~~w Don C;u·ner dirL'C't Wil<tt turned out to he a weii·- 1'CC:L'in•cl otlc-act comedy. The play h<lCl p:·c•viouc;l,\ been given for t lw .-..;unLn1cr ,-..;c~siun llU<..licncc. Jn I lw pla~-. llilJ \\'illiams pla,\'– cd ihl' ]J<tt·t of a Jovc-~ick swain who l'ouncl ilimc;eif in 1ilc riclicnlou~ sit U<tt ion of having too m;rn_v women 1111 his hanc ls. Tlw LTit;i,.: nr lhL' pl·ll.\' ('C\111(' ciS Hill found that the ulljcct~ or llis ~tffccti "cl)1 wet·c C(ltitc C<IJl<tlJic of get– ting <tlong without him. The girb. Jll<t.\"(:c\ bv Jmugcnc Franks. I'\an· ni(' Sttc Cruze, <tnd Norma Sledge. clcserlcd him, one at a time. the la~l unc nmning off with B]JJ'~ l't·ic\Hl. Dr. Clark, played by 11<1' l'sscr.1·. Ccraie! 1\.cnrlrick turneel in <t c<~tl vi nl'i ng ]leri'orm<1 nc:c :t." tlw tw.c_;t·o .ianil(Jr. furnishin.c: the: ·Drarr~ r·~>~ Jub Annoum~t:S New Play Attraction Smyth, Smith, Smith Have Roles; Snure Skillman In Charge By Ernie "Peanut" Joynes The department of dramatics of Harding College is proud to announce at this time the com· ing attraction, a play entitled "You Can't Take It With You," by Hart and Kaufman. This play was first presented at the Booth Theatre, New York City in De– cem~er, 1936. After a successful Broadway engagement it was taken to Hollywood and made into a movie. Just a few days bad{ audiliot1s, tryouts and readings \Vcre held and parts assigned to various members of the always-dependa– ble Dramatic Club. Miss Dixie Smyt·:1, a newcomer with is this ye.u·, (incidentally she's from N. Y. C. and Texas) and Dick Smith i will be cast in the leading roles, , that of "Penny" and "Grandpa", respectively. While on the sub– ject of Smyths or Smiths it might be noted tha1 a Miss Jessie Lou Smith is also among the east. Dick Smith may well be rc· membered for his fine job in the leading role of "Magneficent Obsession," a hit presented last year. Miss Veronne Hall who star– red in another of last year's hits, "Junior Miss", is cast in the part of "Alice." Time and space prevents the mention . of every– one, but here are the nanws of ;t few others, whom I'm sure yon will enjoy immensely. Frum down Louisiana way we have that almost indespcnsabJe, Ken Istre, who will hold down the role of "Donald." Ernie Wilker– son, a Campus Player, will play the part of "Kolenl{hov," a Rus– sian acrobatic teacher. Pattie I Mattox, \Vho enjoyed great sue· cess last year, will be seen in the role of "Essie". We are glad to welcome, from U.C.L.A., Ray Ussery, who will take the part o.f "father". Also amon·g the new– comers are Cliff Sewal from St. Louis, Fred Dinkins from Fort L~uderdale, and Ed Gurganus from Chicago, Lucille Hancock froll} Kansas City, Kansas. "You Can't Take It With You" will be produced on the nights of November 18th and 19th. In the capacity of director we have Miss Eileeil Snurc. Professor Bill Skill· man is technical advisor. Prices are very reasonable. Adults will get past the ticket:taker for a small sum of 50c-. Students may enter front pot·tals for the mere fcc of 35c. Campus Players To Pr.esent fite Three-Act Plays Markin!; the beginning of the 19·1!1·50 dramatic season the first meeting of the Campus Players was held Thursday of last wee\;.. The group l1as a busy season ahead ancl will present five three– act plays in its regular Lyceum course. The first of these will be "You Can't Tal;.e It With You" written by 1\toss Hare and George Kauffman. It is a ':ery popular comedy tl1at enjoyeJ a stH.:cessful run on Broadway, A new polk.\' on play production has been adopted tbi,.; year with the selection of a member of Campus riayers to take cl1argc \Jl c\'1(> varticular pllase of prOth1C'– tion and to clo so for the entire school year. The appointments are <ts fnl· lows: Stage 1\Ianager, Ernie \Vil· kerson; Lighting 1\•Janager. H.ich– anl Wall.;e1·: ~\al.;e Up, Keith Thompson: Tic-ket Sales :\tanager, Lois Benson; Social Convene!', \Vancla Farris; Costumes, .Jessie Lou S1nitl1; Tllal;;cup H.omn For e– man, Gem·ge Pledger; Stage Ckan– up Foreman, DolJ\ly Peyto11; l'ublil'ity, Detty Thornton; Pro· gram Dire.ctor, Don<tld Garner: Properties, Gene Franl\s; !'Ianning ~md l\leetings. Dick Smith; and Striking-crew foreman, Grover Sexson. l\larilyn l\IeC\uggage will be in charge of composil~ a scrap hook to bring ll1C ]l.aory of Campus Players up to date. l'· u.res of all prlllll\C:ttons will J,e tal;;en ancl this department will be ~harecl by Garner and \Villzerson. At t.11e l<1,; t. regular mee-ting uf Campus Pl<Jyers l~1,;t year the fol· lowing people were initiated; \Vancla Farris, Hicbarcl W<llker, .Jes::;ie Lou Smith, Eileen Snure, ancl Betty Thornton. Anyone clesiring to join the Dramatic Club may do ~o until Thursday, Oct. l~l. 1\lem!Jer::;hip will then be closecl until tl1e \)(' · ginning of the winter term. Alpha Psi Omega To Announce Play Title Miss Nelda Horton announces that the Alpha Psi Omega play is in the process of being chosen, and stated that it will be either "Ladies In Retirement" or "East· ward and Eden." The decision will appear in next week's Bison, and casting will begin shortly after the play is selected. The cast wit! be of Alpha Psi mem· hers f<.; far as possible, and the balance will be selected through tryouts. HoltonChosenHead Of Alpha Psi Omega At the flJ•st meeting or the Hard· lng Cast of Alpha Psi Omega, Na~ tlonuJ Dramutlc Fraternity. the following offket'S were elected !o1·. HH!l.. 'iO. Mfss Nelclll Holton, Grand Dlrectol'; Mr. Ernie WUkcrsun, Grand Stage l\lattagcr; and Mls.~ _ Lois Bensen, Grand BUslnc&~ .Man. ager. :'\Jlss Hoill)n SUited that plan~ for the second l,yccum number, which Will he glv~n by AlJ,hn P11l, has nut y(!t l~n ~;elected. but that tile {>.'fOUJl Is stud~lng seve•·at possibJUtles. She also titnte<.l that. the ol'ganlzation will W(ll'k ver:..·. dCt:;~•Jy with CamJHJs Players and , Dranu1t11; Club in nn attCJn}lt to make this tht' best yea,• that the Ull'ce Ommatic bodie~; have ever had. The members of Al]Jlla Psi ;1re made llJl of both ;;tudents and faculty and ccm~ist~-; of: J\Jrs. Flor– et we Cathcart, J\li~s ~l~txine Cracl:v. \lis;; Bett_,. L!lrc.v, :\lr;.;. I<~Jaine T'cr,·in. J\li;;:, Holton. Lois Beno;on, Dr. .Joe l'r.~.·or. <retiring (:rar:r! Di1'1.'\;tt>l"l, Ul·..lllclc Wuod Seal-s, lrc– lil'iJlg Grand Shu:-~: :\lanagerl, Da-. Ji.\ern Sears, f't'ofl'!;MJr Lcsllt> DUJ'ke, lk. l<J. H. . !':taplrtun. Mel , E••nh• WllkE' I'$un . - Last Showing of Lyceum Number At Eight Tonight Tonight is the last presentat– ion of lhc first lyceum of the year, "You Can't Take It With You," a three-act comedy produe· ed i.Jy the Cilmpus Players. The opening performance of lhe play Fnday was lermP.d a success by all drama critic~·. Particularly outstanding were Miss Dixie Smyth, who played ihe part of the mother, anrl Dick Smith, a veteran actor who so capably handled the part of "Grandpa.'' Ken Istre and Phil Perkins furnished laugh after laurh witli their excellent charac· t.erization. Each and every one of tl1e actors were appl< uded, as were ·make·UP· lighting, 'and backstage personnel who turned ln com– mendable jobs. A party will be held in the choral studio tonight for m<'rnb· ers of the cast and production slaff following the play. I
~ew Members Give Entertainment Skit For Dramatic Club A group of performers con– sisting of new members. of the Dramatic Club enteitilned the old members at the regu"ar club meeting Thursday evening. With Danny I<'ulkerson acting as M. C., the program opened with a musical rendition of a conglomeration of revised popu– lar songs by Betty Reamer and Jo Ann Davis. Ernie Joynes followed with a typical political campaign speech as he urged his public to support him next year when he runs for the '~outskirts of town." Lin Wright, the versaL e gen– ius of West Mansion, I pt the group laughing with hb imita- : tions of various stars of the entertainment world. I The program closed with a sparkling magic show presented i by Robert Abney. Alpha Psi Omega To Present Play On January20&21 The Alpha Psi Omega produc– tion, "Ladies In Rf ··ement," will be presented in tl college audi– torium on the 20th and 21st of this month, aCCQrding to an– nouncement made; by Miss Nelda Holton, director of the play. The setting of ·the play is in England in 1885. The scenes take place in a farmhouse near the Thames river and' marshes. It is a costume play and the accent will be English. Those included in the cast and the parts played are as follows: Lucy •- Helen Nave, Ellen - Lois Benson, Lenora • Dixie Smyth, Albert - Richard Wall\er, (the only male member in the play) Louesia Sally Croom, Emily • Mary Lo. Johnson, and The Old Woman- axine Grady. Lois Benson, cast,i.n the leading roll, and Maxine Grady are the only players that are members of' the AliJha Psi Omega. Each back stage committee is headed by a member of the Campus Players. Prompters are Jeanie Franks and Audrey Mc– Guire. Professor Bill Skill,man is technical director. First LyceumNext Friday, Saturday "You Can't Take it With You,~ a comedy in three acts, will be presented Friday and Saturday nights, November 18 and 19th, in the Auditorium at 8:00 p. m. This is the first of a series of five plays to be presen'ted 'in this year's Lyceum course. The play was written by Moss Hart and George Koffman and enjoyed a successful run on Broadway. The story concerns a slightly wacky family com– posed of a number of individual– istic people who have all sorts of hobbies, from collecting snak'; es to writing plays. The family is always mixed up in some sort of laugh-provol{– ing activity, while Grandpa, a sly old fox, is trying to hold them together, get Alice married to her boss' son, and evade the income tax, which he has done for thirty-five years. Tickets on Sale Season licli:ets have gone ou sale and may be purchased from the College Inn or from Lois Benson, Ernie Will{crson, Keith Thompson, and others. Prices are $1.50 for students and facul– ty and $2.00 for adults. Tickets for "You Can't Tal{c it With You" will go on sale early next week and wiH be sold at the door on hath nights. Jewell Announces Operetta Cast; To Be March 31, Apri11 Mrs. Florence .1ewell announc– ed this wee]( the selection of the cast for the spring operetta. The musical production will be "Hearts and Blossoms" by R. M. Stults. Performances will be giv– en on the nights of March 31 and April 1, at 8:00 o'clock. The main characters arc four romantic couples. These arc to he 111uycd by Vern Young, ::;o· prano. <md .Tame::; Wu l l<t'l', lcnl)r; Bellyt' KcH, contrallo, and BIJb )>lol'l'ls, b<~ritm, e; Jl:!an Jewell Mezzo-soprano. and Bill Cook high baritone; and Dorothy Tul– loss, contralto, and Ken Istre, baritone. The last couple will re– present two Negroes. The accompaniment will be pro– vided \:ly a cl1orus of approxi– mately twenty members. These will be d10scn at a later dale. Shown above is the cast of "You Can't Take It With You," first Lyceum Production of the year. The play will be pre– sented next Friday and Saturday. Make-Up Studio Gets New Equipment From Vacated Hutville A long-dreamed-of desire of the Campus Players has at last been fulfilled. The make-up studio is now equipped with a row of tables, mirrors, lights, and seats for eight people. tr. This will speed ug the work of the make-up crew, and will be much more convenient for the actors, many of whom like to make-up themselves. These materials were acquired from Hutville after it was vacat– ed this term. Richard Walker, Campus Player president, has announced that :the new library of plays has been completed and is ready for use by members of the Dramatic Club. r ~ : \"Shameless Sarah" To Be 2nd One-Act Play In New Series "S\lameless Sat·ah" to be given Thursday night, January 26th., is the sP""·tiu p1, d\lction in a series ~ <' one-act playr to be presented by the Dramatic· Club, according t~ Information r eceived from Vic– lor Broadus, dlrector of the play. . The entire scene takes place in \a court room In Hartford, Con- . necUcut, in the year 1760. Based \ un a 1.rue incident in life, the : play has been p roduced from an \ actual case found in the court · records of Hartford. It concerns a suit brought by a father against the pursueing lover of his daugh· ter. The case and parts portrayed are: Sarah Tuttle-Lois Benson, Jacob Muirley-Alfred Turman,' The Magistrate-Cliff Seawel, The 1 Father - Bob Hare, Thankful Owens (the witness)-Jeannine Haltom, and Barett (Court Clerk) - Bill Williams.
11111111-I.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJII FACES And FOOTLIGHTS by Don Garner •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "Junior Miss," "The Glass Menagerie," "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay," "Pro– metheus Bound," "Creatures of Impulse," "You Can't Take it With You," "Princess and the Swineherd," "Ladies' In Retire· ment"-these plays, and more, have been produced at Harding by the Campus Players, Alpha Psi Omega. and th<> High School. I have observed several of the speech and dramatic bulletins that are received' at the library, and believe me, I find these plays, both in number and quality, rank among the best of those produced in larger universities and colleges in the country. I can remember a time when Harding had only two plays a year. It is a rebirth, and what a rebirth! Do you know the directors who have done all of this? A great deal of preparation goes into the production of any play. Talk to Mrs. Armstrong, founder of Campus Players and noted director. Talk to Dr. Jack Wood i Sears and Judy Hogan Miller who direct· eel the two lonely plays the fir.'lt year I was at Harding. Talk to Eileen SnurP, Nelda Holton, Bill Skillman, the present drama directors. Talk to anyone who has directed a play. One of the first things they would tell you is that it is impossible for the director, alone, to carry a wholt> production (even though at times illooks to me as if they have had to. l It takes first of all a play, a cast, stage director and crews, lights, make-up, costumes, ticket·sellers, etc. I could go on fot· hours. It takes more than these sepa1·ate little groups. It takes a combination of them working together for specific purposes. It takes cooperation. Just think ovPr in your own mind what constitutes coopera– tion. You will be supprised what it does include. We have several other productions corn· ing up. "Little Women" by the high school; "Othe1Io;" the operetta, ''Hearts and Blossoms;" and "Claudia" are tht> main productions left for this year. It is going to take a lot of work to put these productions on. How about it kids? How about more team-work and cooperation? You won't have to wait for these major productions to show your willingness to work hard. There is better than an ave· rage of a play a week for the remainder of this term and probably next term: This has been a very feeble attempt to editorialize, but what I say I mean and whether I say it in the right way or not you still know what I am getting at. CURTAIN Seven Given Parts In "Othello" Cast; Others to be Added Partial ca.sting for Shake· speare's Othello was announced last Wednesday by Professor Bill Skillman. Seven of the ten parts in the play have been cast early. The play is not to be given until ne:l<'t spring, probably on March 31, and April 1. The rea· son for the early casting is to allow class time and college credit for the major roles. Fom: hours a week will be taken up with intensive study of the play, one of Shakespeare's best. The actors will be given one or two hours credit for the work, depending upon the length of the roles. Richard Walker Gets Role Keith Thompson is cast in the part of Othello, the Moor of Venice. The leading feminine part, that of Desdemona, will be portrayed by Betty Thornton, associate editor of the Bison. Iago, the arch-villain, will ,be \ played by Richard Walker. Others in the cast are: Cliff Seawel as Cassio, ~rnie Wilker· son as Brabantio, Patti Mattox as Emilia, and Bill Williams as Roderigo. Three minor parts will be cast later on. Original Dialogue Used The theme of the play con· cerns thwarted and misdirected ambition which results in trad– gedy. The play is to be presented and staged as much in the origi– nal way as will be possible. Three acting areas will be used, some scenes to be played on the apron, in an authentic Shakespeareian manner. Original dialogue will be used, with as little cutting as is absolutely necessary. Skillman, head of the speech department, in his statement to The Bison said, "We are looking forward with a great deal of interest to this project, and feel it to be a stimulating challenge. We hope the result will be worthy of the appreciation of the college community." Uof ATo Present One-Act Play In Speech F~stival By Irma Coons A speech festival, centered about a one·act play, is to be held in the Harding College auditor– ium during the morning of Jan– uary 12, from 9 a. m. to 12 noon Professor Bill ':Okillman announced. There is no admission charge, and students may watch the production whenever they have time. On that day, Thursday, chap- 1 el will be held in the Rhodes Field House so that the auditor– ium may be used for the presen- 1 tation of the play. The festival is to be sponsored jointly by the University of Ar– kansas and Harding College. Blair Hart, play production di· rector at the University, will head the g_roup. Speech students from' Arkan– sas University are taking part in the event. It will I?e a drama workshop, with demonstrations showing how behind-the-scenes work, such as costuming and I make·UP application, is done. ] Play Follows Workshop The play, "The Third Man," I translated from the German by Barrett Clark, will be given dur– ing the latter part of the morn· ing, after showing how the stu– dents were prepared for their roles in it. Following the play, there will be a discussion of how 1 and why the play was produced and directed as it was. The aim of the festival is to promote interest in speech and dramatics and other related fields. This is the first year of its presentation, and its success this year will determine whether or not it will be given again. Teachers from ten nearby counties are invited to attend the festival. Similar meetings, sponsored by the University of Arkansas, will be held in the state throughout the year. 112 Register For Speech Clinic-Here Thursd<lyMorning1 U of A. Harding In Joint Sponsorship Of Workshop For HS's Sponsored by the University of Arkansas and Harding College, the Northeast Arkansas Drama Workshop was held on this camp– us Thursday morning, from 9:30 until 12:30. i Open to surrounding high schools, 112 people registered ~or the workshop, representing Bald J Knob, Batesville, Searcy, Harding Academy, and Harding College. : The outstanding feature of the ' program was a one-act comedy, "The Third Man," by four Univer– sity students under the direction of Blair Hart, staff member of the department of drama there. It was a German period play by Roderich Benedix. It was giv– en as a demonstration on the re- 1 lationship of emotional motiva– tion using a relatively simple plot. : Mr. Hart showed how the actors had worked out the pattern o,f motivation from a script which gave no stage directions. Mid-morning coffee was served in the home economics dining 1oom for all attending the meet– ing. Miss Eileen Snure, member of the Harding speech department, gave a make-up demonstration, using Richard Walker as a "vic– tim." She gave advice on charact– er and straight make-up. The rest of the morning was given to open discussion and questions by the students. Mr. [ Hart also gave a demonstration on costumes and advice on how to obtain dramatic materials with limited means. He said that the fundamentals of art should be emphasized always in the edu– cation program o'f dramatics. Professor Bill Skillman, head of the speech department here, was master of ceremonies, and Dean L. C. Sears gave the welcoming address.
·····~························ FACES A,nd FOOTLIGHTS. ~< ! -. ; '· { ' . :-. • . 1'. . ,' ' . ·". : ' by non Garner •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• It was Friday night. I walked up two flights of stairs and into the Audi– torium. Two Stun– ning.ly-clad girls met me with :t>r6g-1·arri.s. There were two dis– tirigl1ish ed rooking gentl~men.', also ;'ohe showed me to mY seat. Four minutes past 8:00 the lights. start:. ed dimming, ever so slowly, and bright foots Weht up. The curtains parted up– on· the setting of ·a room in an old house in England. That was curtaintime for "Ladies In Retirement". Six nervious but en– ergetic actors and actresses entered the stage at different times In the follo!i~[! or~er ;. ~~xie Smythe por- . tr ayi'frg · the character of Leonora Fisid!;i-Ieten Nave doing' Lucy, Lo'is 1 Benson giving her intei'})retation of Ellen Creed, Richard Walker imitat– ing the only male part of Albert Feather, two old aunts· char:tcterized by lVh\ty Lou Johnson, and Sally Croom, and Maxine Grady ta~ing the part of the old 'woman. Another ner– vous person was Miss Nelda Holton, director of the play. They all hel1)ed make the play a very enjoyable one. Th'iu1ks a lot. · ·'Did you know that the Campus Players are offering honors for the best actor and actress'? I am going to stick my neck out and risk' some contenders for these. One gii'l is off to an excellent start for mention. She has worked hard on two leading pro1t. ductions and has shown real p~ssibilities. Dixie Smythe is her name. A-nther girl whom I think will be on the list if she continues working 'and shbwing up as she did in this play is Mary Lou Johnson, howeve'r, she will have to try different pa'rts to prove she has the same zeal, interest; and ability she had in this past play. · · t've said a lot al>Out the cast of the . ' ·:~· '. . ' play: In doing so I have left out some of the most important ·people.. Who' do you think built the beautiful ' set; pounded down the props, spent week at· i·ehearsals helping the director prepare the cast, (the prompters)? How ab~ut costumes, lights, · pro– grams, tickets, publicity, make-Up? Could a play go on without th'ese? I !IY.II:J[IN .1.-"v u.A-- ~qr -s:w,t~'-"l:::r·u -~: ,{4dll'.l30!q e Sllq '1.1oneu aql H! U! a;red. There were other groups that_work– ed on the play that did~'t have their names on the pl'ogram. One was Ed Gurganus who painted the brick wall. Then th'ere Was the striking 'crew: Grover s'exson, Bob And~rson, Ray Usseiy, Johnny Brown. They ne~er get any thanks. CHATTER? CHATTER? CHAT– TER. Spring Operetta Is Set For 2-Day Run March 31, April 1 'Hearts And Blossoms' Has Cast Of 12 Plus 20 Chorus Members A musical comedy, "Hearts and Blossoms," will be presented in the college auditorium next Friday and Saturday nights, March 31 and April 1, at 8:00 p.m. This operetta in two acts by Lida Larrimore Turner and R. M. Stutts is under the direc· tion of Mrs Florence Jewell and Miss Eileen Snure. With the setting on the lawn of an American summer hotel, the plot revolves around a widow and her two daughters June, and Marie, and their problems and love affairs. It will be performed in costume. The cast is as follows: Mrs. Horace Manning, Jean Jewell; June, Vera Young; Marie, Bettye Kell; Matthew Brandon, Bili Cook; Phillip Brandon, James Walke•·; J~rry Higgins, Bob Mor-· t'ls; Ma!indy (o. young lady oi color 1, Dot Tulloss; Samson Bona– part, !a,J1 ebony hued bell boy l Ke.n Istre; Eileen. Helen Nave: Betty, Sarah Kerr; Bruce, John· ny Brown; and Bob, Glenn Boyd. A chorus of twenty members includes: Margaret See, Martha Woody, Wilma Rodgers, Joyce Burt, Helen Nave, Sarah Kerr, Elaine Hoover, Gena Chesshir, Carolyn Hovey. V!rglnja Mur· dook, Edna MC:Cullough, Ray Wright, Trlee Taylor, Ray He!'· ten, Johnny Brown, Glehn Boyd, Morgan Richat•dson, Jlmmy Ga.r· ·········~·············· ·· · · · · •••• • ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Grca::;c paint, lip stick, rotw~ wig·::;, hoop sldrts, and girls, girls, g~i :s. Yon who have never been backstage at a pla.v cou1c1n't arlprcciate it to t:le i'ull– 'eJt extent. I vvas backstage ~:ll \Veek for ;,Little \Vomen". To sa:; that it \\·as fun wouU not do it justice. Enii•Ft1Jle, exciting, thrilling, and happy a;·c il few of the adjectives that expn:o.s my feeling toward the hig·h -school gang. They h~cve a s]1irit, pep, and enthus– iasm that needs to be can-ied ove1· into the college, Those lcicls knew wlutt they wanted and were willing to wol'l.:: for it, from the actgrs on down to the stage crews. Space doesn't permit me to take each seperat8 chal'acter and analyze it. One of the overall points was the actors' ability to get on the stage and p~t themselves into their part. Practi– cally every person was at e:tsc. The stag-e pictures were magnifi– ~ent. l\Iost every movement was graceful and formed a beautiful new picture in balance anct compm;ition. The1·e \Yere se,·eral excellent "'cenes, but Beth's dying scene was m~· fav– orite. Jo Ar,n Pickens ancl Patz? Grimmett ~ict a wonderful job of building up to a climax. It was one of the pt·etticst monologues I've l1eanl uite 8. vvhile. The scenes with the girls nncl J\h.l'mec were ver~· well 1tcd. ~ot to be forgotten nre t ]\larch aml P1·iss~·. They cerly marle a hit. Last hut not least e the boys. To play (and win) ball games all vve2k, build s8ts. cany on school v:Ol'k, he– rehearsing· fm· the plar they did very \vell. In my opinion, the stage setting was very nice. Vi.' ayland 'Wilkerson and his assistants did a very nice .iob on it. Eileen reports that she coulcl hardly tell them what to do. ' I loved the play, kicls. As eviclcnce, I sa\v it fiye times. However, don't become over-confident or snobbish. There were r;1enty of places that it could have been improYed. Yrm may feel tl1e s'ltisfaction, thoug·h, of hav– ing D. hard .iob clone well. Thi~:; g-oc.':' to everybody but especi– ally to the high school bunch. Don't ever los2 that youthful pep and that spirit of cooperation. Without it your lLll !.l fl .l~U... tf!_.f . \ U•LI.A 1 1J_ u.u:locJ,<J u\lt> '11111J•f'- JP1~ fll l:l.ur,1q i>Je s1u;,UJague.r.rv pue 'UOJ.!>V . . . i ·SO'PU! P!i• >{ilOfo,o "1S lr. ltJ.:lqq pmr !luq n OJ P:>! np;nps SJ apn ra.rcT (lla!SlllU V.JW.A •2 1 JLL) p;jum!UIUJ J P. .11 ~111 !'II! ~IIPJ
Alpha Psi Pledges Initiated This Week Initiation was held for those pledging Alpha Psi Omega, na– tional dramatic honor society, on \Vednesday, April 5. Initiated were: Richard \Valkcr, Betty Thornton, Eileu1 Snure. Dixie Smythe, Don Gamer, Audrey Mc– Guire e~nd Gene Franl<s. Mrs. L . C. Sc<ll"S was l'Xtr.ncled <'tn honorat·y membership because of her work with the dramatic department through the years. Following the initiation was a r!inncr ell the 1'v1:1yfair Hotel. Those attending the dinne1 were Dean and Mrs. L. C. Sea1·s, Prof. Jack Woocl Scars, Jimmy Moon– eyham, Miss Lois Benson, Mrs. .Jule Miller, Miss Maxine Grady,! Mrs. Florence Cathcart, Miss· Nelda Holton, director of the· Harding Chapter, Eta Omega, Dr. Kern Sears, Miss Betty Ulery, Prof. Leslie Burke, Mrs. .T. N. Armstrong, and the new members. Two One-Act Plays Presented-Saturday, The Harding student body had a chance to relax before the "big weel<" Saturday when the speech department presented two one- 1 act plays: "What Price Ameri– ca" a one-act farce-comedy direct- ' cd hy Victor Broaddus was the .first given, and "End of the Rain– bow," a one-act mystery play directed by Ray Ussery, was second. The program lasted just ' slightly over one hour. The cast of "What Price Ameri– ca" included Bill Williams as King Ferdinand, Joan Smith as Isabella, Bob Simmons as Pifnce Carlos, Joan Davis as Princess Anita, and Johnny Brown as Chris Columbus. Appearing in "End of the Rain– bow" were Janelle Bennett as Pat, Sandy Reimer as Margie, Grover Sexson as Raoul, Audrey McGuirP as Evelyn Warfield, and 'Br.•.b Hare as OfficC'r I,ytle. Both playb were well received, by the a.udlence. Five From Harding See ASTC's 'Othello' I In the Chorus as sopranoes are: Margaret See, Martha Woody, Wilma Rodgers, Joyce Burt, Helen Nave and Sarah Kerr. Altoes are: Elaine Hoover, Gena Chesshir, Carolyn Hovey, Virginia Murdock and Patti MatFour Harding students and Professor Bill Skillman attended the Arkansas State Teachers Col– lege production of "Othello" at Co" ay, Thursday night, Feb- \tox. ruary 8. It was presented by the Tennors: Ray Wright, Trice Alpha Psi Omega dramatic or- tTaylor, Ray Herren, Johnny ganization there under the direc-1\Brown and Paul Valentine. tion of Miss Scott. Bass! Glen Boyd, Morgan RichThe speech department here 1 1 ,ardson, Howard and Jimmy Gar– plans to present "Orhello" in the 1 :ner and Bill Stevens. spring term in a cut version very · similar to the one given at State Teachers. Those attending the play were Patti Mattox, Betty, Thornton, Cliff Seawel, Wanda Farris, and Skillman. Operetta To Be Joint Dramatic, Music Production The spring apperetla, ''Heat•ts and Blossoms," Is to be a joint presentation given by th e dl•a· matic a11d music depar1ments. Miss EUeen Snure wUl direct the dialogue while Mrs. F lor ence J ewell will direct the music com– position. The date for the opere t– ta as was prev·iousl_y announced is March 31 and April 1. A list announcing the charact– ers and chorus and main charact– ers is as follows: Mrs. Manning, a strong believer in dreams, Mezzo soprano, Jean Jewell. June, Her young pretty romantic daughter, soprano, Vera 1 Young. Marie, her younger and much more romantic pretty sister, con– tralto, Betty Kell. _Mr. Matheu Brandon, an ab– sent minded man, baritone, Bill Cool<. Phillip Brandon, his nephew, teneT, James Walker. J erry Higgins, poor but promising, barHone, Bob Morns. Mall ndy, a young lady of color, contralto, Dorothy Tullos. Samson Bonepart, an· ebony hued bellboy, baritone, Kenneth Istre. Summer acquaintences at Sunset Lodge are: Eileen-Helen Nave. Betty-Sarah Kerr. Bruce-Johnny Brown. Bob--Glen Boyd. Eta Omega Pledges Eight New Members For Dramatic frat The Eta Omega chapter of the Alpha Psi Omega honor dramatic fraternity is pledging eight new ' members, announced Miss Nelda Holton, grand director, this week. These pledges will be in– itiated April 5 if they meet the requirements of the organiza– tion. Those w11o recel'vecr invaations to the club are Richard Wall<er, president of Campus Players, Dick Smith, vice-president of Campus Players, Don Garner, Eileen Snure, Dixie Smythe, Aud– rey McGuire, Gene Franks, and Betty Thornton. To be eligible for membershiV in Alpha Psi one must be out– standing in the field of acting, or accomplished in some other phase of dramatics. A unanimous vote by members is necessary for acceptance in the club. Skillman, Debaters At Mid-South Meet Professor Bill Skillman, along with three f the Harding Col– lege debate earns, is in Arkadel– phia attending the Mid-South De– bate Tournament this Frlday and Saturday, February 10 and 11. The quest!oQ for discussion is: Resolved: That all basic non-agri– cultural industries should he na– tionalized. Harding Callege has entered two senior teams com– posed of Charles Draper and Richard Walker, and George Snure and Keith Thompson; and one junior boys' team composed of Ponder W:right anct BiJ!y Earl Williams. The Mid-South ConiPn'nce is made up of colleges from Arkan– sas and surrounding states. • •• 10 • . .. .. . ...... . . . .. . ..... . ... ~~t~~*;acu And ";o~M4 by Don G:trner ~:a~~.>tollllallas••••••••&••• .. ••••••• I vv[ts r.sked recently by BOBBY JO ROE wl:y his name never appear2d in mv column. l told him that he wct:lcl have to do something d1·amatic (his m1me is dramatic enough), and this goes for eyery one. \Vhen you do something dramatic this column will carr~· your name. Vidor Brcadrlus seems to be in the lime-light in the world of drama this ·wee]\.. You vvho missed his senior speech recital, "The Yellow Jacket", ce1tainly missed an excellent study of the Chinese nation. Victor has a wicte background on which to build his interpretation of Chinese cus– toms. His parents were missionaries there for many years and several yean; of Victor's life wer2 spent there. Thee is no Eecd for me to tell Victor huw lwilliantly successful his pi'Oj ect was. Judging from the crowd that jammed the stage after the per– formance, it was well received. I also hc~u-ct many very goccl things about it 1\·om individuals. Speech recitals are enlightening as wdl as entertaining. Harding stu– <1ents will have the opportunit.1 of he~u-ing some of the best Harding has to offer. There are at least five more recitals tu be given befr>rc the end of the school year. Do you remcmoer some issues ago I picked out several candidates for actresses of the year? This time I am giving you a possible candidate for the actor of the year. I will try from this time on to give you names of new candidates every one or two \Vee!\:s. He has been a Campus Player for several years. He is now _vice-presi– dent of that organization and has had several good roles: · the male lead in "~Iag;nificent Obsession", and he played Gr~ndpa in "You Can't Take It With You". The excellent job he did with both of these roles places him up close to the top of the list. He has a well-rounded dramatic foun– dation, ueing familial' with all points of the stage. The only thing I haven't st~en him do is direct a play and I : would like very much to see what he can tum out in tha:t field. His name -Dick Smith.
'Little Women,' High School Play, Set{ \ For Two Performances February 17, 18 Above is a scene from the High School Senior Play, "Little Women," which will be given in The Auditorium Febru– ary 17 and 18. Left to right in the picture: Nell Young and Charla Cranford !standing) Jo Ann Pickens, Billie Beth Hill, and Patzy Grimmett. Curtain Time Eight O'Clock Botr Nights; Snure, Turman Direct Ann Pickens, Amy - Nell Young, Marmie . Billie Beth Hill, Father March-Ray Finnell, Laurie Law– rence~Andy T. Ritchie III, John Brooke . Conway Sexon, Fredrick A three-act p'lay, "Little Wo· Bhaer . Alfred Petrich, Pressie - men", sponsored by the high Ann Cunningham, and Aunt school seniors, will be pres~?nted March . Irene Frick. the 17th and 18th of this month Back stage work will be per– in the auditorium at 3 o'clock. formed by high school students. The setting of the play is during Miss Eileen Snure is director, as– the Civil War period,- and is a sis ted by Alfred Turman. simple family life-story centered . The price of admission is thirty– around the lives of four daugh· five and fifty cents. Tickets may ters while they are growing up. be obtained from high school stuThe all-high school cast consists dents. Seasvn tickets for college of: Jo March - Patzy Grimmett. I productions arc not good for this Meg . Charla Cranford, Beth- Jo play. __ _ ___ _ Last Showing Of "Othello" Tonight Tonight will be the J<!st show– ing of the fourth lyceum of the year, "Othello, the Moor of Venice." This tradegy by William Shakespeare is Harding's first attempt to produce any of Skake– speare's works. The cmting and directing was done by Bill Skill– man, head of the speech depart– ment. The cast features Keith Thomp– son as Othello, Betty Thornton as Desdemona, Richard Walker as Iago, Cliff Seawel as Cassio. Patti Mattox as Emilia, Victor Broaddus as Barbantio, Bill Wil· Iiams as Roderigo, Jeilnninc Hal– tom as Dianc~1, H<lY Ussery as Lodovigo, and Don Ga rncr a:; t!Ji.• Dul;;c. Outstanding in tlw production 1s Ihe staging and lighting effects. The performance will start at 8:30. Ticl<ets are 35c and 50c, and season tickets arc acceptabl<'. 10H C~ Students To Represent College At Speech Festival Play Entered Is "For All Eternity; Debate Teams Go Ten students will represent Harding College at the Arkansas State Speech F_estival to be held in Conway Apr. 26, 27, 28, and 29, it was annoul!ced this week. These ten will be kept going in • a whirl of event-after-event dur– ing the four days of the festival. The firsc group will leave Hard– ing Wednesday evening on the 26th. They will be the one partici– pating in the one-act play to be given in compe 'ion with other colleges. The play, "For All Eternity," was recently given on the campus. There will be one change in the cast. Bill Williams will be taking the part formerly played by Ed Gurganus, who will be unable to make Lhc trip. Others in the cast are: Betty Thornton, Die!< Smith, and" Mary Lou Johnson. Harding is entering five other events during the following three days of the meet. These events and the students participating in them are as follows: radio speaking, Victor Broaddus and Bob Morris; prose-reading, Mary Lou Johnson and Bob Morris; poetry reading, Betty Thornton and Roger Hawley; extempore speaking, Victor Broaddus and George Snure; and debating. ' Harding will enter two teams in the debate tournament which will be held the final day of the festival. The senior team will be composed of Keith Thompson and George Snure, and the junior team will consist of Bill Williams ~md Ponder vVI'ight. The vadous groups will leave each day of the day's particular activities and will relurn each evening. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ';aeu //ltd '?(J(J~ By Don Garner •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I overheard a conversation the oth– er day that went thus: Wei!, do you ' think Willie Shakespeare turned over in his grave?", speaking about the recent Campus Player production of "Othello". The question was asked. by a very innocent person, but in a joking way. "No, I think maybe he s~,piled a little." was the answer tbe nenwn , •U• •Ull,Ul" lO[A~.L a;:>pJ.. 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. -••• ---- ... .;. •••• ft •••••••••••••• ?~ By Don Garner •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SPEAKING OF "OTHELLO:" Af– ter tonight's final performance of "Othello" I believe I can risk a predic– tion. I will add to Dick Smith's name, the names of Richard Walker an,.d Reith Thompson for the Campus Players honor of "Actor of the Year." TO THE PATRONS: If you enjoy– ed "Othello" why don't you let the persons responsible for its presenta– tion know it-from the director Jn down to the poor stage hands. It would be well for some people, both old and young, to learn what a little thanks, appreciation, and compli– ments vvill do. COMING ATTRACTIONS: If it weren't for the old stage superstition I would wish all of the kids scheduled to appear at the speech festival in Conway, good luck. But as it is I will just say "the best to ya'. (Especially to the ones in 'For All Eternity'.)" THE CAMPUS PLAYERS PRE– SENT: For yom· sure and utter de– light the Campus Players will present "Blythe Spirit" for the home-coming play. Eileen Snure will be directing it so you know you can expect some– thing outstanding. A FLOP? After studying the situ– ation and observing dramatic club meetings I have come to the conclus– ion that the dramq.tic club is just about a flop this year. A SITUATION: A pitiful number ' are attending dramatic club meetings. When the club meets it is usually un– planned, stiff and uninteresting. A dollar is paid every term by students who wish to be called members of the Dramatic Club. True, a dollar is a small sum but what do you get for it? Ask the person who pays the dollar. A SOLUTION: I rec.commend a complete disorganization of the Dra– matic Club OR a detail investigation and then a complete reorganization. This investigation should be made by competent persons and some with the authority and drive to put over some– thing that is workable. WHAT ARE YOUR LINES? What do you say? Do you want an active and effective Dramatil'. r.lnh ~..!f _·:-;.;, , - ... ~cr "YifJjr:[ l[u:.~J.>i.\ .• /~Jl\i. {Ji.iP , f>U~D~ i:lllll.:~iOS~:[(~li:,q..[ :>tlUl.L!f l!iLl Jl\.1 lJl! l .W JS S.ll· [.l .!O.J SJJWWI\.IQ UllJf pull JJJM UO\lJ . '"0-l' 'L[J.IllV • ' IClA Aq BplCl\1' UA • " '1 BJpllllS !P· -~ ~ Sl.{JBM. [1\Bd A( 'uapi\1S lB~dwmJ.L, '· !allu£1 + ' J IllW '\l;}SIIW.. " JUU"B.i:lJO<l~ " ~ • : __ ...lLTP.g_a.raM..J30.': -··--·~D-- .---·- Several To Receive Dramatic Letters Twenty members of the Dra– matic Club have earned two hun– dred or more points through work with the club this year, records of the organization re– veal. A total of three hundred points is required to letter in dramatics. Besides character roles, points may be achieved by ushering, working on lighting, attending Dramatic Club meetings, prompt. ing, make-up work, selling tick– ets and other phases of back stage \\'ark. Miss Nelda Holton and Miss Eileen Snure stated that the let– ters are to be presented at the last regular meeting of the Dramatic Club. ~ About half of those listed be– low who have two hundred or more points will receive letters. The 20 are: Bob Hare, Dicl<> Smith, Ray Ussery, George Snure, Lois Benson, Johnny Brown, Don Garner, Ed Gur-' ganus, Jeannine Haltom, Patti Mattox, Cliff Seawel, Keith Thompson. Betty Thomton, Al· fred Turman, Bill Williams, Bet· ty Roemer, Richard Walker, Aud– rey McGuire, Dixie Smyth and Mary Lou Johnson. Two One-Act Plays To Be Presented Two one-act plays will be pre– sented in the auditorium at six o'clock Thursday night, May 18, by 'two members of the play– production class. They are "Her Highness, The Cook," directed by Cliff Alexander, and ''When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet," di– l·ected by Betty Thomton, Alpha Psi member. These plays are in the seriE5 of plays being presented by the speech department <through the play-production class. Playing in Alexander'.<.: one-act are Romona Osborn, Joan Golden, Irene Frick, Faye Hare, and Win– nifred Richardson . Included in the cast of Miss Thornton's play arc Wanda Far– ris, Alice Ann Hawkins, Jeannine Haltom, Corinne Russf'll, Pal ti Mattox, and Edna McCullough, all members of the W. H. C. social club. Last Lyceum To Be "Blythe Spirit;" Set For Last Week Under the direction of Miss Snure, the Harding production of Noel Coward's "Blythe Spirit"will be given in the college auditor– ium during the last week of school. This lyceum, vhe last produc– tion of the year, is the home– coming play. All members of the alumni will be admitted free. "Blythe Spirit," a hilarious comedy, is based upon the dif– ficulties of Charles Condomine when he encounters spirits from the world beyond. ··characters will be portrayed as: Charles Con.domine, an auth. or who wants to write' on the world beyond-John Hadley; Ruth, his wife-Corrine Russell;. Elvua, who is the "Blythe Spirit" -Dot Tulloss; Dr. Bradman, friend of the family--Jimmy Mooneyham; Madame Araci, a spiritualist-Mary Lou Johnson; Edith, the maid-Nannie Sue.· Crews and Mrs; Bradman-Betty Roemer. Miss Snure has never worked with any of the actors or act– resses who make up this cast. Only three of the east members have appeared in any lyceum on the campus. Campus Players To Receive Awards Three awards will be presented by the Campus Playe1·s during the Tuesday evening perform– ance of "Blithe Spirit." Professor Bill Skillman announced that three plaques are to be presenteJ to three lucky Harding students, for porficiency in dramatics: There is to be an award for the best one-act play director, one for the best actress of the year, and also for the best actor. These a·wards will consist of mahogany plaques with gold plates, upon which will be en– graved the recipients' name and the type of honor won. Then. they are to be permanently plac– ed in a conspicious place at Hard– ing. Each successive year will see the addition of new names on these plaques. This will be the first year that these awards will be given. As yet the winners n.1mes are top secret, and will remain a myst('ry 1IJ11il 1]1(' ;]Wilrds Ell":' p~~-.. t-~:~:__::1 Othello To Be 4th Lyceum Of Year '.i'he Dramat<c Club's fourth lyceum, "Othello" is to be pre– sented in the auditorium on the nights of April 21 and 22. The play, an original five act drama by Shal<;espeare, has been arranged to accomodate the small stage and a scarcity of time by P1·ofessor Bill Skillman, head of the speech department. Professor Skillman has stated that the cut does not destroy any of the m·iginal plot. and that the octual presentation will be as PI F ASSF G• l nearly complete as possible. ay or ·!Ven an~ic~~~~~:~~ ~~ P~~~~ha~~~~~ot~ Culb. Student ticl<;ets are 35 cents A D t . Cl b - t rama IC . < u I ;md adult ticl\:ets 50 cents. Season At th t - t. D t· 1passes can also be used for ad· . e mee :ng o~ ne 1·ama rc . . . . Cl b Th . d . ht A ,. 1 13 m1ssron to thrs lyceum. u m s ay mg , pn , · _ the play which will be given a_t I a senior majoring in speech. Bet– the Arlmnsas State Speech Festr- ty Thornton. Dick Smith, Ed val was presented to Harding stu- Gurganus, and Mary Lou John· dents. j son starred in the production. The play, entitled "For All E- The Arkansas Speech Festival ternity," is based on a poem by , will be held April 26, 27, and 28 Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It on the grounds of Arkan;;as State was directed by Victor Broaddus, ·Teachers College at Conway.
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