Case Western Reserve University - Lux / Differential Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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'I ,llulim'rr.v lx'ul'1l Iln' tulvin nj' Ciuftluin .ll1ftlt'jm'L' material to ehoose from it was not clillieult to assign parts to eapahle people. lhe plot has to rlo with a rather timorous young linglishman, ,-Xiuhrose .-Xpplejohn ttieorge Salznianb, who has a longing cleep in his heart' to rescue some poor clzunsel from the elutehes of a terrihle villain. lle tiually decides that he is heiug helcl in a rut hy his tnorle ot' living. .Ns a result' he clceiclcs to sell his hoiuc ancl take :L trip ahroacl, niueh to the surprise anfl consternation of his .Xunt .Xgatha Wltateouihe tllorothy Iluut tiossj and his warcl, Poppy Faire thlareeline foel, who is, unknown to hint, cleeply in love with her hashful guarclian. 'llhe cletails of selling the plaee are left to the wiles ot' .lohnny .Iason tplavecl to perfection with all ua.ttu':1lness hy Daniel Xliilesl who makes up Il stol'5' of a hiflclen treasure in the house. 'I'wo sUl1:u'ate factions ot' eroolcs now appear trvuw' to hncl the itnzwinarv tre'1sure. lftrsl. Maclzune Xaleslia , A h , ' tarhuirahly portrayecl hy lloris Youngl poses as a lacly in distress heing traclcecl hx lXllld.lllUllN spy lx ltl Il uol lti tXYtltti l'tltou uho utunlx l lecl uul tccl ,'.' , 'I I' S' I ' , ' C i ' Otbi' I ILC ' the martl. Sinee this is wha .X m ml -'ol 1:1 m-- 'zi ine' for, h- ti: lls 1 easv l t 1143 tnltllctnutt g L 1 in 1 pltx to her cleception. .Xml then Mr. anal Mrs. l'engarcl tfiiflney .Xnclorn :uul Joiothy l the storm IlCl IS Il VL' hunselt as awalcening luiinoi-om is a real t .Xlpplejohn atter. Raish lo furnish 31 layesl of the other group of eonspirators, appear as strangers lost in anrl rlisplay an interest in the purchase of the house. 'l'he seeoufl presentation ot' a weirtl rlrezun ol' .Xpplejohn's in which he imagines an intrepicl olrl sea pirate hy the nzune ol' t'aptain .-Xpplejaclx. Un he eannot torget the language ancl manner ot' the pirate and hy rt situation the eonstpirators are fhseoverecl anrl it clevelops that there reasure alter all. The storv eucls with a realization on the part -if that he is really in love with Poppywantl they all live happily ever . Alones, fil'USSIllIlll ancl liiuuuel were horrowecl from the tllee tluh the song ot the Coast tiuarcls. l,ush, the hutler, was playecl hy lfrerl

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Dramatics Hy lx't'nnell1 O. JlltII I'l'll 'l'he past year has witnessed a remarkable growth in interest in Ilramaties at Reserve. 'l'his increasecl in- terest has been eviclencecl in a variety of ways. An ever- increasing list of aspirants have triecl out for parts. greater munbers have taken part both in the plays ancl in the teclmical work than ever before, large and appreciative aucliences have tillecl the inaclequate aurli- torium of the l.ittle Theater to overflowing time anal again, and a clesirable prececlent has been established in an exchange ol' plays with other colleges. 'l'here can be no rlonbt in the mincl of a careful observer that Reserve ranks very high nationally both in the character ol' the work tmclertaken and in the results obtained as shown by the finished productions. 'l'he step taken last year in obtaining membership in l'i lfpsilon Delta. the National Collegiate Players. was a highly commenclable step towarcl even a greater ' ancl larger future than the most optimistic ones tlarecl C'1ltlt'fI lt'tll't'l4l.t' Si. f.t'tllfl4'lll ltfplpg- fur, llramatics owes much ot' its life here to the worthy ell'orts of its capable tlirector, llarclay S. l.eathem. XYith many successes to his credit, Mr. l.eathcm always attempts-ancl when he attempts, he sueceecls- -to make each production better than the last. One of his secrets of success in his plays is the fact that the mere learning ot' lines is only a lounclation upon which he starts to builrl his structure. Rehearsals at lilclrecl llall are remarkable for the absence ot' manuscripts after the lirst week or two ol' reacling the play. .Nucl prompting from the scenes cluring a procluction is farthest from the realm of probabilities in the mind ot' the clirector. The character of the work taken up has variecl from comedy to tragecly. l'athos has minglecl with farce. .Xu attempt has been macle, in selecting plays. to pick those which will bring out to the fullest possible ex- tent, the real histrionic abil- ity of the men anal women cn- gagecl in the work. CAPTAIN APPLEJACK Captain .Xpplejack , by XYalter llackett, was the Iirst play presenterl by the club this year. 'lt was given four nights to packecl houses in lil- clrecl llall on the evenings of November lO, ll, 12 anrl 13. .Xt the call lor try-outs over one hunclrecl ancl twenty-live men turned out. XYith all this Smn- fraii, q'1,f,f,,1,, Alppli-jut-A' 30

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kYalter and Dennett, the policeman by 'l'om llaviland. .lerome Cross ol'fered his services as violin soloist for entertainment between acts tor which the Dramatic Club is gratefully appreciative. CHILDR.EN OF THE MOON The next play to be presented was a tragedy. Miartin l7lavin's Children of the Moon . Originally it was to have been played before the Christmas holidays, but an unfortunate accident suffered by Miss Helen Roush caused the postponement of the play. It was finally given the evenings of .lanuary 12, 13, 14 and 16. Again lildred proved much too small to care for the crowds. Probably more time was spent in the preparing and rehearsing of this play than on any other given in the history of the club. Qllnt the etlorts seem to have been justified in the result. 'l'he performances left little to be desired in the way of a Iinished amateur production. Difhcult roles in difficult situations were carried otl' with remarkable ease and acting ability. Major Bannister tRobert liimmelj with his Coekney sergeant tlienneth Marvinij is forced down on the linglish coast in his plane during a heavy fog. NVhile recovering from a dislocated shoulder at a nearby estate, he falls in love with the daughter of the house tNadine Milesl and asks permission from her grandmother tllelen ,Roush to marry the girl. Receiving the permission he desired he tries to win the consent of jane, the girl. Meanwhile, an element of impending disaster enters in the form of a letter from Laura, hlane's mother tllarriett liinselj and in the entrance of the crazy, moon-mad grandfather lRalph Colbertl. llr. XVL-therell tllenry lJul.aurencel is an old friend of the family and tries to aid the Major's courtship as much as possible. l.aura comes home and for no good reason at all, except a heartless sellishnessl tries to pre- vent the match. liinding her daughter's will too strong to sway. she tells her the truth-that the Atherton blood is tainted with a moon mania. liverything coming at once in this way causes .lane to really imagine herself moon-mad and she carries a crazed part for a short time. Miss Miles did this bit of acting very well and together with Miss Roush and Miss liinsel formed a trio of actresses that one would hardly expect to encounter otl' the legitimate professional stage. lint to go on with the story, Major I-lannister's love is too strong to thus lose lane, so the two start off in the airplane for the moon, while l,aura. repentant at last, vainly calls to her child to come back. .Iohn Maurer, as the old butler, brings in touches of pathos and comedy in a truly touching manner. E The cordial reception which this play was given by the lildred llall audiences seemed to warrant looking for fur- ther lields in which to present it. lfinally, arrangements were completed to exchange per- formances of plays with Ohio XXI-sleyan l'niversity. :Xc- corclingly, the cast of Chil- dren of the M-ooo traveled to Delaware and presented the play, Saturday evening, lfeb- ruary l3, in their l.ittle 'l'he- atre. The production was well .Sh-:lr fron: flllf-Ifl't'II of lla' .llfmu received. and the Reserve 32