Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Tense moment in Night Must fall . . .News of murder . . . Gray. Curtis, AIcAdorv — Technicians. The psychological drama of the head in the hatbox, Night Must Fall, feat- ured the Theatre .standbys, Rebecca Gray and Margaret Hickman, Charles Turner as the capti -ating murderer, with newcomer Eugenia Dabney sup- porting admirably. A simple, over- Teclinician extraordinary — To. i my Rv. n furnished set provided an atmosphere precisely suited to the stuffy English household invaded by the bland young- adventurer in emotions. Premier acting performances of Craig ' s Wife were turned in by Kath- erine Kirk in the lead, supixjrted by Mary Garrett and Eugenia Dabney. Kirk ' s sua ' e handling of the inner battle between a desire to have secur- ity at the expense of love and a man ' s desire for happiness in his own home reflected professional experience. Led by veteran Tommy Ryan, the stage technicians ])robably did the most completely satisfactory job of the College Theatre. These unsung liack-of-the-boards heroes and hero- ines include the ubiquitous Rebecca Gray, Jemmy McAdory, Evelyn Cur- tis, bookholder Jenny Mae Webb, a host of others in make-up crew, lights, cariientering, and the venera- ble Tonimv.

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Kijiifrrrm r«7T .l I Jke ( oiie eae TH EATRE TiXHXiCALi.v, Doctor Alj ' s College Theatre came a long way in the two plays presented during the year. Night Must Fall suffered slight- ly from inadequate characterizations, a lighting miscue or so ; but otherwise the production was sleek and complete. Probably the greatest deficiency of both Night Must Fall and the spring- production, Craig ' s Wife, lay in the audience : Dr. Ab ' s ambition is to It ' s now Doctor Ab. teach a cnurse in the understanding and appreciation of the drama pitched to the college level. Scenes from Craig ' s Jl ' ife: Atkieson and Kirk . . . Juvenile leads . . . Rejected husband . . . Showdown . . . Revelation . . . Climax

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n IHiffTYTUr VL C O L L E G l wdi vices Mr. Raymond F. Anderson The College Choir A CCENTING his directing ability with a cigarette holder that might pass for a baton, Choirman Raymond F. Anderson brought his songsters to a spot in the fore- front of similar groups in the South. The Choir is no longer a group which must comb the sticks for talent. Under Mr. An- derson ' s supervision and with the able as- sistance of Mr. Gwynn S. McPeek, it reached a point where the choristers came to the Choir. Their trip this year took them to Washington and points East, where they aired themselves over a na- tional hookup. [38]