Allegheny College - Kaldron Yearbook (Meadville, PA)

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Though this year has been one of communal success for the Allegheny Playshop, it has also been one of great individual achievement. ln Papa if All. Alfie Fegely gave what is said by many to be the best individual per- formance ever given in our Playshop. She interpreted her role of the mother with complete sympathy and understand- ing. She was undoubtedly aided by dear old Reading in which she lives, as it is a veritable hot-bed of the Amish people. After the play's run was over, everybody in school went about for Weeks outing the lights instead of prosa- ically turning them out. The trip through the land of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy was great fun. As the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees rambled his rolling self across the stage, no one could have told who enjoyed it the most, the chil- dren of Meadville, or the children of Miss Skinner. The Allegheny Playshop also continued its program of Films, and each Sunday night found quite a number of students and faculty members laughing at the old iokes,and trembling at the old terror of the great films of our century. It has been a frequent custom for the Playshop to drag out of cinematic Files, the old favorites that are good if We missed their original performance, and still good to see again.

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Th Playsho This year has indeed heen a rich one l-or the inhihitants ol' Arter's hasement. lt has heen a year rich in talents and production: and a year of even more wealth in accomplish- ment. There were lots of important names on the programs. . .Allie and l'Q.K.q lfssie and Stan: Morris and The Wilcl , hut even more important were the plays themselves. the pro- ductions which are the haclqhone-'the hlood and the sweat and the tears ol the Playsliop. Ptlfhl 13' All, Uzzlzmmf Bmrmf, rlifll' Crime! ztfilfz the LVl'lil1lf!t'1f KlIt't'.t', and 'Nic' Spftlw' were the outstanding results of the directorial stall, the actors and actresses. and the count- less unsung llunkies who live for weeks in grease paint and dusty scenery helore each play. liach of these liour plays is completely dillerentg one a serious drama ol' deathg another the nursery tale ol' Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andyg The Spzifei' was given lor a special perf formance lor the people ol Meadville to culminate the hond drive. Yet each ol them. though so dillerent. was met with more than just student enthusiasm. lor ol' each ol these producf tions the student hody was proud.

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HENRY GARDNER WARREN WINKLER CHARI.0'I'I'E SNELL Editors The This new year started out prosaically enough with the Campus putting in a joyous appearance every Thursday through the efforts of Hank Gardner and his staff of loyal Figis. ln fact, the sacred offices on third floor Ruter looked like an informal meeting of Phi Gamma Delta during the early fall, save for a few women and lost-soul Burt Neiner, make-up editor. The usual rush HIIIPUS of eager-to-write Freshmen almost lost heart when en- countered by the brilliant wit and repartee of the edi- torial rooms Monday and Tuesday nights, filled as usual with the old atmosphere of smoke, clattering hesitant typewriters, and accompanying journalese talk. Great things were expected. And the great things accordingly happened . .