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Morehouse College Presents Three One-Act PlaysOne of the ways in which Morehouse College celebrated the seventy-seventh anniversary of its founding was by presenting, on the evenings of February 16 and 17. three modern one-act plays. The first. *’ I ides ' by George Middleton, set forth some of the ideals, questions and problems of the younger generation, as well as the older one. during times of war. Although it was written more than twenty years ago, with World War 1 as a background, it is still especially timely today. The roles of the three people confronted with meeting the challenge of a war ravaged world were taken by Edward Jones, Phoebe Burney and Bernard Peterson.The second play given was “The Surf’ by John Galsworthy. Here is depicted the contrasting attitudes of two men just returned from war. The one who has been wounded is bitter in spite of the fact that In* has gained an adventure in love over the other soldier. The latter, however, is so profoundly overwhelmedwith joy because of the war's end that not even the loss of his sweetheart is able to dampen his high spirits. Galsworthy leaves the audience with the question, With what attitude will the returning soldier of today meet the postwar world?”I he parts of the wounded man, the other soldier and the girl were played, respectively, by Louis Peterson. Walter Washington and Elease W are.“The Beggar and the King” by Wer-throp Parkhurst. the final presentation, is a sneeringly derisive allegory ridiculing the ostrich method lt;»f dealing with realities. 1 he theme of the action is the futility of attempting to crush the great masses of people by oppression. It brings out the theory of the writer that they will inevitably rise in defiance of authority. It is interesting tlt; note that the author is a descendant of John Huss. Character^ in tin* play were portrayed by Ira 1)»* A. Keid. Bernard Peterson and Louis Peterson.These three performances were staged under the joint direction of Mr. G. Lewis (.handler and Dr. Nathaniel P. Tillman, assisted by Lucy Clemmons and W yona Moore.
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Atlanta Campus Mirror
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Wed, Mar 01, 1944
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