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THE ROCK” PRESENTED AT SEAL HARBORReligious Play Put on for ThirdTime by Capable Seal HarborCast“The Rock,” by Mary Hamlin, aplay showing the character development of Simon Peter, and depictingBible scenes, with the story weaving in the day of Christ in the week of Resurrection, was given for the thirdtime on Monday evening before a very large audience. The play, for whicha capable cast of Seal Harbor peoplehas long been preparing was given first on Easter Sunday at the Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House, the next Monday night at the Neighborhood Hall at Seai Harbor, andagain on Saturday evening in Seal Harbor. Theee presentations have beenso successful that already there is discussion relative to a fourth showing.The cast is as follows: Simon, Doane Candage; Adina his wife, Mrs. Carl Carter; Deborah, his mother, Mrs.Fred MacKenzie; Ucal, their uncle, Paul D. Simpson; Mary of Magdalena, Mrs. Lincoln Dodge; Pandira, a Greek, Merton Pettee: Titus, the Roman officer, Loring Young; Agur, the physician, Eliphaiet Pettee; servants, doubling their roles, Mr. Young and Mr. Pettee.The stage was aupc^rbiy set. The wrhole production was carried through with the dignity and the spirit of its lines, of the time and the place of itssetting, which showed that the cast and those who worked with th*m invarious ways for the success of theplay had done their work w,th exceptional understanding of the great difficulties and manv demancs.The Rock might be called a religious drama and the time is 27 A. D.As literature it has received the commendation of many critics and Miss Hamlin’s beautiful lines were interpreted by the Seal Narbor cast in a manner which won high tribute from those whose opinion on such matters is worthwhile.At various points in ;re piay there vere high places whuh were reacheu md held, places the casual reader of he score wouId have si :-«i Could only e played by professionals. Every vhere, in even* line, in every scene.(Continued on page ;J
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Bar Harbor Times
Bar Harbor, Maine, US
Wed, Apr 13, 1932
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