Coker College - Milestone Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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Q4 The panelists: Mr. Howard Monroe, Mrs. J. D. Reynolds, A. D. G. Wilcs, Mrs. Carol Jones Carlisle and Mr. Benjamin Bray con- fl Z at l ,..-if V Ka 'A 4 11 Katie Huggins and Willette Gault listen attentively as Miss Margaret Webster tells of her many adventures with tinue their discussion in the drawing room. Shakespearean drama. Drama, Past and Present Coker's twenty-first LITERARY FESTIVAL, No- vember 15 and 17, 1959, has been hailed as one of the school's most successful. Three one-act plays by Tennessee Williams and one one-act play by Eugene O'Neill presented by the Queen Bess Players began the festivities this year. Next on the agenda was a chapel talk by Miss Mar- garet Webster, noted director and actress of Shake- spearean drama, and guest speaker for the festival. That afternoon a panel discussion headed by A. D. G. Wiles of The Citadel on the subject The Shakespearean Character I Should Like To Play, ar- tracted a large audience. Coker students discovered that Mrs. J. D. Reynolds harbored a secret desire to portray Lady MacBeth while Mr. Benjamin Bray sought to play the part of Iago in Othello. Two guest panelists were Mr. Howard Monroe, of Florence, and Mrs. Carol jones Carlisle, a native of Alabama. As each one of the panelists unveiled his reasons for wishing to portray a certain character, the other members were given the chance to present their own opinions and remarks concerning that character. Many interesting views were brought forth from the panel- ists and from people in the audience. The highlight of the literary festival was the eve- ning program presented by Miss Webster. The statu- esque gray-haired actress-director gave a two hour presentation of some of Shakespeare's most outstand- ing characters. These were inspiring moments when mere names on a page were given life and meaning by her warmth and true understanding of the char- acter types. Miss Websters latest book, Shakespeare Without Team, found its way into many dormitory rooms after the sparkling personality and quick wit of the author prodded the curiosity of the students and made them want to know more about the great bard of Avon. A. D. G. Wiles meets Mrs. Elizabeth Boatwright Coker at the reception held in the drawing room. 131

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Mlss JUDY EADON T 130 THE CUTIE COURT MISS BARBARA LITTELL

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Community Concerts Students of Coker College are very fortunate in that Coker takes full advantage of the Community Concert Service which is alliliated with Columbia Artists Man- agement, Inc. Dr. G. J. Lawhon, jr., of Hartsville, is the presi- dent of the Hartsville Community Concert Associa- tion and always strives to obtain the very best for his town. This year we were extremely fortunate to have three outstanding artists come to Hartsville. The opening concert presented Mildred Miller who is a mezzo soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Asso- ciation. Miss Miller won acclaim for her Octavian in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavaliern and as Cheru- bina in The Marriage of Figaro. She has also ap- peared on both television and radio on the Ed Sullivan Show and as a regular on the Voice of Firestone. In 1953 -she gave twelve performances as Carmen at Colorado's Central City Festival. julian Olevsky, violinist, presented the second con- MISS MILD RED MILLER ,X A Ag 4 Qi f an 2 1 . S y, -. :XXX fa., si., cert on November 22, 1958. Mr. Olevsky was born in Germany and then trav- eled quite extensively in South America before coming to the United States at the age of 20. He ranks as one of the top violinists in both the United States and in Europe. In January, 1958, he gave his fifth New York re- cital at Carnegie Hall. He has also appeared at the Empire State Music Festival as guest soloist with the Symphony of the Air and at Ravinia with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In April, 1959, our last concert gave us Mme. Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer, pianist. She was the first French pianist heard in England after the World War II armistice and made her American debut in 1949 with the New York Philharmonic. Mme. Hen- riot-Schweitzer has also appeared with the Concert- gebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and The Hague and has recorded for RCA-Victor with the Boston Sym- phony under Charles Munch. MME. NICOLE HENRIOT-SCHWEITZER 132 i