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LittleI heatersAcclaimed3yCritics- nJLThf'f-nm a ra'.d ,.,r ^,r/, ;mPBv MRS. F F F: HlUr Tj. ‘r’-mPn1clubnr Philip Wo!f: am, a* Heron :n th*■ V . y , , ,mmOU®C'ler, \imftari( i if■5 waI * h J r«Of th« ’ na mr; Cw r 1W©1 Pa”on, ;r ' Herlt;vi . M Flo.•* Gip-■’ or in 7 h* Sh o . W; rv.r B .m. n O .o Vad: f' ■ • a Pr..p;v-. .-.2■ H. »■* lt;§ ? - r*.,. ». -J rit h e• .a/if',; M:M * nf .n■I p * aAa+*Is,n##■*»f p r . » f-f •,A -#■PR=.1INfcf: i'» i L 'LI atlvTtrfO V:ain’ i #1- f P * f l? 1 HiSl' fj}-.* Jcl4: * ;‘5M ii f # w I-fHim, or lt;tft.fr i■; 4} JSfciS IThea CI a r;n p **rv *av rpsrarding ear* r 9 p^s*nrm rearing up, Pti , has■. a. uab * to *he Ma ffexample of th* svlt;nemav;rand m e p h a n i e a i p r * p a r a -a production sc h as veral boo Its of n;.;-forvand a rornpr'iher..lt;i e a. mn.pd bv Mr.. Pow-r^cted the play, months • •: * renear a,H wfreB ^-awflll hoarding a$1 00 worth of now own^n.* * *apror i (r;nrPrtlaVf!u4r- ';* x v^r k ^ri-;r■A».• aM'-HIMr f f*r ,5 a;M'ir?ange rrhear-the Opera House Wht re the bet i teoi, ^ rx;;-i ,4'?;. o- 4 lt;• n j Ilr$t rc.T this groupas the lt;holer* of play,, for mm» of thf* pi a vd.HR, ora nd i- a ;or, -r v e r / ?f.r^ a ?f ■ T■2'\ of aTt r-i the \lt;-r^aUIp Stanleyi 11 bc a me ass.oci iiti.*xu ai./vt ,*otm 'if fn ■'; •.■ : • tii p •riowprR/■? r? irr . and ’o,n rh# r or-#' of re ap: a V...7, gt h t*■ ! '* ' lt;v *;^a on$ * ) JSro?;-nd j-.. bill-or t-Br-'T ^ •«.are whoeea# of thi play of 4o« tvtniftf, ' - ■ . ei Ls orattd c aMrs. Fat Bensond or .Home4 #■ ifipii;”.•'ii* *1 J-lt;*(. r.r■ J; a n.« ^ nfye rnin de‘ lt;■ r: ■‘ i.rmr'lt;i W'; i iarn rom a* til,1 r-;eAmari.io R-m.v#il ram*'rr.f r rlirrt tr.r Thpai.fr outa ri?fV;■Wt# r» •: '-v: i 1.1J. Kffor Mr’ • or, o wn-V*trranpa p i a ;; , h? f f ’ p i s i i * .*,rr/. c,f ho^ in t»/«5 U -^a.-on11undf •- ra! of55 o n rt* ra ■ 5n»g alie•r and y# t theiahemfiri-c It• ] ii ' ••: ilKjoubt'-riiycertaint! • rf r^rrmmrfi aLittle Theater ha^s :i wa v of cuHurai expre^jori and a e of excellent reorett:ork, wasrnter,u t$e Beauilf r o ■ ;*i r..; .::/‘ r^r; ri a r dfrwere directed by Mr. Hu*wi »• a;d him to a not; ^r ^’a^.Iv. 1 ••, o 1 a ri ra en a e’ i ve infrM2’t%St*«wha’ a ext*-}:Offf r,ecor/p M1 *■ r mie of Wilbur C Haw ^od ''d a^ sponsor withIIlt;*rkfrM.i7a fn'/ lt;■ of fi .ififht,r- . r *llt; ofa•a:t of vaudevilleId rhanreA n o th p rre eaiw-G. rSt T;ieS ednfo:a : ■ * r ‘o «find• ff 1ears werr ei 3 he rrth.en were * a r , ' f B i , in Wea‘v4 fv v lt;r ;; ^; , Mjcl lie v e a 1 e !! o u.?»e j*.pr^n.md t;irp reona*triV A-er'i'ip !;.k‘‘.tlt;T *0'• ;.!lt; lt;!',n-*cre-mO (*inreral whoin ri I ora 1 onnw.v^Mon havrtse Gf I p^on»’and Mrs, Charles Aiiitta' * u ^: v zot.f'viouawas a. help.in DaA nifrship drivethe Potior County Womens Clubi for i application forrrVOUIikTtheMr, Russell in Cl ;b*lt; ur.p ■'’a^p managpr for tr.p W.rc t Progress pageant durinf the Cer -of proves?? f xpoMtion Pto Little Theater work, fol eKperience in the Chlcafo■ wo of the boy%, Tol and m\';r,r # ; a • prv ^ ptp pna bi^d to r* alt; ri ;itr.o po- rior.s thev hpid no Daila.s 0!during the A membership vlt;vt.r In fbp early fail. Exepp?.Mr Pa., ell s directorship of a membership has rema; arne ^ * foi two paU for m; During ’hn tirnp v l'/-n tr.p pru-pto $4 membpr.ship fimp back when * Hp oldfai Mt rtV P 3fi • ranrprAS% a sihad for f:.paofaT* rplm.s the iouownnr mornber/, of *p lt;astInavowed purpose of | m% the p]nyn In the eh; plays were given in the m of the rlub room.*?, whlrh 1 nbotti 200. A cityrow• p‘pi ansA verythe gen-Avery, both line, and both a ter here. The Lee, well known I itfle Theater membpr, had the eloae of the Centen-| Uon wto pa V’the bu. i rj \\as put into opera- j ^ sponsor* wpfp a.Nkf,d aj money to goftmoney jrflV forwho h^veentitled to reserve , fo ir ^ivotis throughout There are 10 sponsors #vi!d thpiwpn p« ofinTiornial for whichh? HnAmarillo Hoarh. rt* l.o n n«then p u b 1 1 r.(apicity, anda .feiiom.r- repeated n mcoMof stMy | ^%ht» for the ticketteacher In was rheorganicEme p plays even a. sold WPil.of the itin IniLittlehelped to prepare always mrxfeMeis H\Of rpaitha?h erdream of more imsoon. She ish:nivpr^]fvVy'' K-1Jb^-enypar, and has definitea pprrrianent home. Asdevelopments aisure t heof promi.spd gifns of mnnf ,U lrd^LrTj,|lt;f. °f Llttle jriar-'rtai :: , : Cnh8rd- is playing in stockPIpi- “I «in Los Two Of theVOtP of•i r♦fl r n ttl.p nr.lv woman rt-lCounty (her hurmp-and animal in,p'’c- lt;m coinp»»ny, diversity of opinion as play lt;*quoJufte ny In su'Ti a nmer- Knurlish pomo^-t «tupendoiis un« I ^of thr orfanizatffen have i DanaIhave been ex- to procedure dramatics, and nally divided over! remaining a L jlngr the plan ofi, or of rV-—company torn ers, out of the the company stillo m Blaric Ma;kgroup fi- |, lestlon of da\ Theater, followorgan Into u b of pic 4s ionproducing m Am- | woi Play era,ton ofand mo?med by Dr. Parnells,The plan of the 25,000 or more eeritv -one of n mr* j Little Theaters In the United States i effectwere Mr-., Kin L. wh o :Har • iLucille \Mrs. J. Lynnpra no.In11 rrs eto select different actors out of Bolton remembers, f^r the full membership, and thus five p monument whirl) opportunities for a greater number ark. Included j to take active part in the plays.* + *More than 1.500 different Individ uals have had acting parts of somethe 59 plays Amarillo Littlelt;^er has given during its 11 This does not count those ; In mob scenes, nor the producing staff. Several have given what was| agreed was nn outstanding perform-Meyer, long J ance, and these deserve to be men-of them are, the latePhillips#t dramatist and iVadte/' by the Pornryk Sienkiewic?, or.eQuo Vadis, was in re-to open the- 36, Jacob Weteer, Broadway for }H years I e recently with a movie dropped in to watch theHe u arm! v congratulated theujon the authentioity of j costiimes, and th* sin- (of both stage and costume iabe taken toward Little Theater Building.governed by an ex-elected by popular the membership, and thisthe directors for the following women haveed as presidents of the board: Harmon, Eloise Gipson, Oma Eowle Mrs C, M Holt MrHwindell, Mrs, James . Mrs, VernonMargaret Collins.its 11 seasons, it has beenof prideever been heldno merchant for ads for*ari,fccPivvinwno Tag Davf»o Bakery Ba.e has bepn solic-e programs. InHKeanothing approximate $15,000 that has ned has paid the way, and out it several thousand were eafor the Crippled Children Fundpaid to that.erarpe[O'anbulo«It?y;IcCk Mon ^r iy»lllo group Ls far usual Little Theater. further to the cast o encouragement and During his (coast he said hee wathisOf theClarendon Players VisitA rnari.ioeoa' t t oonhe sel-suited him.w% *■1 .i? f'/» Tlieater was • cho.se to visit in TI !SC! IN)ieto MrAnnaand* af ATexasA1 e x ScIntravrAnp life filledFA RLE!*msa • i n £ f 1s.heCostumes, from headdress to dais, and allspecia I stage f i jn.ltur di aperies,irchltectural effects, and the dec-1hrseeorative design In historical or inthe modem sets, must all pass muster as authentic for the period in mind. Chief of the local staffto plan and cxccute thi.( articles-■ Iw-a.sis Omawork is herj for ar tI.ittle Theater and her abilitymechanical direrover mu* ii» lt;« m. mcch.: 1 p’;..;;; J:,: ~lt; | A*» r\ y a r| 1 ^ | t * , 1 I f I * ! i lt;' ■ lt;. lt;'■ . it W ft*S O])^ Oi | \ | OlMm ' ; ,, S +S . u fr0f production* characteristic of ur ght »:.e time. Tnc ciuh earned witu it buwomante livedof this pioneer adventure, ss village until she age, at which timeParis, France Thenhat they would come tn America to jenn a .lt;ist.fr, Mr Her-nHta Thut, v ho w;-.s li*. mg atPrank fort, Ky.Among ujH)n for help m^as 11} r;\ fihp mo' r ■■•j waseverything we had. They even took the little girl's doll and the little boy's candy. The soldiers soon came by. on the trail of the Indians.Mrs. Schneider said the crossing in I brought them back and made *ft wa« the most colorful incident j *. i?n everything to me. Butod. Pour davs out of 1 £h£l Kr ./T* d'New York, the ship ran into an ice- i V V, / ,berg. The boat was leaking badly, j sdmeider's y’more of such men He offered him a Job managing ranch, and Schneider stayed.e were returning from to the ranch, near Lefors, j for helpers i.ssome part of the buck board broke, ! those she callsMr. Schneider went back to property are Mrs.' R. A. Duncan, tie to get it. repaired. While Sotos Gipson, Louise Coe, Mrs. the children and I were there alone George Hay, Wilbur Budd, Williamof Ii - ime along and Davidson, Margaret Collins, Mrs. T.C. Craig, Cleta Holland, Mrs. S. E. Fish, and Louise Mistrot.o account of assistants would complete without special men-In the fall of either 1890 or 1891the Clarendon Dramatic Club vis-Amarillo to assist at trie open-of Bivins Opera House,In tho*e days practically no traveling players visited the Panhandle and the various eornnmm ties organized local groups and put on plan the proceeds going to .some local charity* Clarendon had one of these groups. Among the members were: Mrs. J. R. McClelland,Mrs. C\ W. Hotchkiss, Mrs. F. A.Faker, Susie Rogers, Katie Allan,Ma Del Murdock, 8. J, Newcom, Will Lo( kp, Charles Fvfe. Charlie Wat- ra tei house. Charlie Kella. C. W. he Hotchki.is. w Hecox, Prof. Craw- ; ford and w, H Patrick. (0On the visit to Amarillo tlie play avpresented was 1 Rio Qrande.’9 As thename suggests, it wa.s one of those .taiysathCoown scenery and other proper- j C1.♦ » -r i » i • \ r ♦ -v % • W w . V % in j% f , 't » fr v I 1 1 * ibelion of Ikeexcept music, which wa.s sup-by W. P. Hardwick, owner of 1 e Amarillo Hotel, who loaned a 1 Ai piano. ni‘A dray, or float, wa.s found on the j 1 ^ street near the hotel but not the 1 owner, so the float, was taken anyway,cacaretakerI wherelif’d h I s j for fral M rs.or of the Crv Auditoriuma r dto n *ect outgrew the McKLicaptain ordered everyone I Th»‘te^thor ^fn^uQ .i1,1 accommodations. It hason life belts and be ready to ! S* Jffi!**1^ ^ that «cept for Mr.Then he placed twelve men I 0 I alty to theon the pump onTh*-' passengers were sent below ut*cn nnd were not allowed out until they I came Into New York.After a.1 mas -athour shifts. | [nairfed here awhUe'and the'n wcnt i',aVP lo,f *n% ce^d ,nf fun.ct.ionvr,. . ,, carefully flies away for futureSchneider's” mother. They staved in I ^ a!1 *fops’ Bnvthin« that Switzerland for ^v^ral I hp might become a ‘propis given, and hisMr. Schneider always longed for “ UUifUimK interest and good humor.. .. I Switzerland for several years' and P« f8, 9j‘'v* w Vork the the children were educated there, i af_tfr eacb P‘*s at that time Mrs. Schneider | Mr. Schneider always longed fori ^nfallmg inters. —-The piano was finally loaded and then the would-be Tines pi ans had to man the float and pull it to thehave ....... given opera house.sons, sin* e the proj-| ,\t last the stage was set and theshow opened. Mrs, McClelland, who been .said possessed marked ability as an ama-*s loy- j teur actress, was the ieading lady;Mrs. Hotchkiss played the juvenile female role; Miss Rogers, the comedian, made a big: hit. Mrs, Fakerplayed the part of a Spanish senora; C. W. Hotchkiss was an effective ry villain with silver spurs, sera pe, sombrero, and black mus-acif wouldn\\anno
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Sun, Aug 14, 1938
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