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rt,The ghosts of 50 years of play production at Nebraska Wesleyan university will be revived m a special showing of a Photomontage of Drama” before-members of the Lincoln Camera club next Friday night m the “Dramatic Attic” scene shop of the Plainsmen Players under the rafters of C C. White Memorial building. The review of American drama featuring historic plays at 10 year intervals during the 50 years ofJight In Music—Photoeraph bj Macdona'd■ctdjfenal candle.ight service when irch, the Chancel choir, the Girls 'ill each pay tribute to the tradition stmas season.tn music will be heard during the nil attend the service, and then — choirs ud the center aisle, ou'hnedhe lanior cho.r v/i’l show their —Gone for the hour at least, are | Christmas trees, ana the tr.a s rery young.Wesleyan s existence win ceieoiaie the university's Golden Jubilee anniversary and symbolize the beginning of a new 50 years in Wcs-leyan’s dramatic history. The corner stone of Wesleyan's first building was laid in 1887.Since a large crowd could not be admitted to the scene shop, only the first performance will be presented there to preserve for the 1 cameras the flavor of the historical idea.* Short Scenes.Short scenes and posed stage1 pictures from seven plays will be included m the review which begins with Dion Boucicault's post Civil War play, “The Octoroon,” and is ended with the third act of Prof Enid Miller’s dramatization of Mignon G. Eberhart’s mvstery novel, “House On The Reof,” with which the Plainsmen Players barnstormed Nebraska and South Dakota for six weeks last summer.The plays with their periods and the cast playing the scenes from them are: The Octoroon, by Dion Boucicault, (18871: Pete, Gerald Frederick, Lincoln: Solon, William Rabe. Grand Island; Poindexter, Darrell Randall. Omaha; Scudder, Earl Weber, Murdock; M’Clusky, Kenneth Frohardt, Atkinson; •Judge Jackson, Roger Drown, Seward; Sunnyside, Jarvis McDowell, Atkinson; Cap Katts. Vance James, Omaha; George Peyton, Floyd Ralston. Orleans' Thibodeaux, Luther Powell, Waverly, Lafouche, Gordon Axford, Lincoln, Calhou, Orval Zamzow. Archer Zoe Connie Martin. Lincoln; Dora Sunnyside, Lueila Patton Blue Springs: Grace. Margaret Hobson, Torrmgton, Wyo“The Importance of Being Ernest, Oscar Wilde, (1897)' John ■Worthing. J. P.. Lester McDaniels. Lincoln; Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax. Ruth Lomax, Lincoln. Lady Bracknell. Genevive Taylor. Lincoln Hedda Gabler, Hendrik Ibsen, (1907)- George Tesman, David Mickey, Lincoln- Hedda Gabler. Sailv Deane, Valparaiso: Juliana Tesman. Mildred Ekwall, Madison. Mis. Elvsted. Elaine Sweeney Omaha. Judge Brack Kenneth Nve. Plamviev. Eilert Lovborg William Rabe. Grand Island. Berta, Leah Frew. CozadSmilm' Through. Allan Langdon Martin. (1917)- Moonyeen Clare, Margaret Jensen Lincoln Mary Clare. Dons Blewfieid. Lincoln-John Carteret, Kennetn Fiohardt Atkmson, Jerry Wayne. James Tipton. Lew ellen.T“e Hairy Ape, Eugene O’Neill. (1917-with Srmlm' Through) Yank. Delmar Nuetzman. Lincoln Sun-Up. Lulu Vollmer. (1927) Widow Cagle. Frances Goodhue Lodcr, Lincoln; Emmy Todd. Wil-n5a Lyon, Central C.ty; Jim Weeks Sheriff. Dan R.chardson. Crab Orchard: Stranger, Bayard Taylor Lincoln! The House On The Roof, novel I by Mignon Good Eberhard dramatized by Enid Miller, (1937;: De-iboran Cavert. Hannah Johnston Crete: Pigeon. Wayne StewartWest Point. Mary Monroe Lois1 Connor. Gietna. Antnony Wyatt, j Bill Benxcr. CroGon, Fiances' Maty Deimar Nuetzman. Lincoln Lance O'Leary. Kenneth Fronaidt.1 Atkinson. jCONCThe T gamzati'c dramatic program presenta Miss Es matic co entitled The ai tended Lutherai Missouri ticipate ment to March.The e:is seldoib
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Sunday Journal and Star
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sun, Dec 12, 1937
Page 35
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