Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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Prodi, prodi, Hercules! ' Bacon and Bungay Players ' first production, Robert Greene ' s romantic comedy, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, was a lively and improbable combination of courtly love, magic, duelling, and pageantry. Produced by John Swanson, directed by Mr. Pettet, and stage managed by Ranny Tovvsley, it meant hours of work for cast and crews be- fore the unfamiliar Elizabethan treatment came alive. Betsy Kissel ' s costumes workers struggled with baggy trunks; the clothesline dripped dye on Peggy Coombs ' props crew as they covered papier mache with gold paint. Lights under Reese Elledge and special effects under Dave Unumb cooperated in producing magical illusions. Early December opened the curtain on a spirited performance by a cast which included John Swanson, Jack Sommers, Anne Newhart, Mr. Pettet, and Tom Jeglosky. Four corpses, a miraculous tree created by Al Swenson, a rousing sorcery contest, and scenes of royal pomp gave the audience a lively evening with the same devices which had pleased London before Shakespeare. ' Villain, prepare thyself! 18

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Row 1 : J. Howard, M. Towsley, M. Pearson, J. Gore, C. Bingham, M. Maher, N. Oswald, H. Winters, C. Backus, M. Wittmayer. Row 2: N. Gilmour, A. C. Anderson, L. Grotzinger, C. Macomber, S. Wood, E. Olbe, P. Kelly, F. Parkins, D. Jordan, N. Elderfield, N. Hulbert, C. Saltus. ' Row 3: M. Ostronj, J. Leek, C. Lawless, D. Arnaud, K. Stokstad, S. Lane, D. Unumb, F. Kurtz, S. Rossberg, J. Gran, D. Trimmer, J. Hbwerton. Row 4: J. Swanson, T. Jeglosky, K. Rowe, R. Dahlquist, W. Murphy, K. Underbrink, R. Armstrong, J. Rettger, K. Kirby, C. Garrett, B. C. Anderson, K. Krotter! Players Although overshadowed with the thought of Mr. Pettet ' s planned absence in ' 54- ' 55, the Carleton Players entered their Elizabethan cycle with enthusiasm as the fall training program ended and the new members signed up for crews. New and difficult problems arose: light- ing the jutting Elizabethan stage, creating elaborate and unfamiliar costumes from scratch, mastering a graceful and rhetorical acting style, and staging the swiftly changing scenes. With a tight work schedule relieved by the shifting of the Measure for Measure to a May Fete produc- tion, the organization could rela.x and concentrate on the perfection of its projects and its plans for the future. Lynn Carver fits Danny Arnaud. Row 1 Row 2: Row 3: B. A. Smith, K. Smith, M. Kellogg, F. Sundstrom, P. M. Elstad, C. King, M. Johnson, M. Bayley, S. Sprague, Neal, J. Phillips, A. Scott, M. Frame, N. J. Reed, D. B. Kissell, C. Kappel, R. Landis, F. Paciotti, G. Leck- Whitcomb, M. E. Johnson. band. K. Napier, C. Doyle, D. Sundquist, J. Apple, J. Febel, Row 4: G. Webster, K. Fisher, J. Sommers, R. Buchheit, J. M. Hanson, M. Iwen, B. Burridge, K. Hillerud, R. Herman, R. Cardozo, G. Lamp, J. Eskilson, G. Kerns, Ellege, J. Navarro, T. Miller, D. Bond. A. Swensen, D. Van Eyck, B. Sieling, H. Maxwell, R. D. Colwcll, J. Pickle, S. Jacoby, B. Sharp, J. Rogge, Buell, R. Macdonald. 17

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Gammer Gurton ' s Needle By my troth, and well worthy besides to kiss the stocks! ' What d ' ya mean, I can ' t get a haircut? The male cast balked momentarily at the stage manager ' s demand for shaggy hair, but threw themselves with vigor into the pre-Elizabethan comedy, Gammer Gurton ' s Needle. This first sub-cycle production gave student Dave Unumb a chance to direct, with Margaret (Flossmoor) Barber as stage manager. Rare old Elizabethan oaths flew hot and heavy as the cast wrestled with the salt dialogue and elaborate horseplay. Rehearsal space was at a premium, for the sub-cycle schedule overlapped that of Bacon and Bungay. The audience repaid the trouble as they admired their Oldstyle Lemon Juice playbills and roared at the same rowdy jokes that tickled the Lon- doners of 1580. Thou arrant witch! 19