University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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STRICTLY FEMININE A CHESTNUT LANDOFBEULAH UP THE CREEK THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE LITTLE EVA ORATORY SNAPS

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Early in the second semester another program of plays was presented : a five- act comedy, The Twins, by Plautus; Pater Noster, by Francois Copee, and Charming Leander, by Theodore de Banville. These plays were trans- lations, the first from the Old Latin and the last two from the French. The Twins is an old five-act play upon which Shakespeare founded his Comedy of Errors. The men ' s parts were taken by girls in a ver)- acceptable manner. Pater Noster is an historical play of the period after the French Revolu- tion, when the communards were in revolt. The priest has been killed by the communards, while his sister, wrought almost to insanity by grief, has turned against God and man. Touched by an appeal from the cure, she for gives, and saves the life of one of her brother ' s murderers. In marked contrast to Pater Noster was the last number of the program, Charming Leander. The characters are Leander, a romantic young dream- er; a fussy old man, and his dainty daughter, Columbine. A spirit of whim- sical gaiety pervades every speech. Through affiliation with the Shakespeare Club, the students learn not only the fundamental principles of stage technique in acting, but also plan costumes, arrange stage settings and direct plays. THE CASTS MODESTY The Widow Grace Millar Jacque James Pawson Albert Elmer Duncan PIPERS PAY Peggy Mrs. Gussie Fleishman Freda Clifton Patton Mrs. Carr Florence Don Carlos Mary Clark Jean Webster Mabel Gertrude Bloomfield Reporter Frances Wood Maid CORINE DOBSON THE RISING OF THE MOON The Ragged Man Ray Hughes Sergeant Leslie Craig Policeman No. 1 Edward Olson Policeman No. 2 Voltaire Perkins PATER NOSTER Rose Margaret Edwards Cure Althea Henrickson The Bandit John Clark The Neighbor Corinne Burns The Maid Rhea Crowther CHARMING LEANDER Leander Esther Welch Columbine Claribel Constant Orgon Florence Don Carlos OR. TORY Page 271

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