Cotner University - Croaker Yearbook (Bethany, NE)

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I I FI I I THE BULL DOG I. I. E I Ie - I If I, I I I I I I AI Fey Bradley Beans Shull Parish Smith Harris McCann L. Conwell Anderson E G. Conwell 1 I' I I I W I K St I By I I Yandell S. Beans and B. Errol Parish 1 I Auditorium by Cotner students. The leading parts were carried by Vir- I ginia Harris, Lois Connwell, Richard McCann, John Anderson, Ray Brad- I ley, Yandell Beans, and Golda Conwell. The play was supported by a gi chorus of eight Cotner girls, Sylvia Moore, Marie Woodruf, Helen Sher- I man, Lora Harlan, Georgia Munger, Yvonne Harmon, Freda Mills, and Lois Robinson. - . I Keep Step, the musical play superb, was presented at the Cotner I, 5I ' Page Ninety-one 77,,

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:S TH E BULL DOG z ' l Uratory In 1922 Randolph Smith Won first place in the Oratorical Contest at Cotner, and later represented the college in the State Oratorical contest at Crete. The team which met Nebraska Wesleyan was composed of Ran- dolph Smith, Ray Bradley, and Melvina Lodwig. The orations are: The Parting of the Ways, Randolph Smithg Your Heritage and Mine, Ray Bradleyg and The Way Out, Melvina Lodwig. ORATORICAL TEAM Smith Lcdwigg Bradley 4:5 1:--3-lea-use--JiJAgge,f:,, 1922 -Age:-eeilfzteteflgg-:fir-if-,ZA ,YWA . fel-ff, Page Ninf-ty

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The P lay The largest crowd in the history of the Cotner auditorium crowded the doors for admittance, on Thursday, February the ninth at eight P. M., to the musical play Keep Step. The play was Written and staged by two Cotner students who are members of the Class of '22. The book and drama were written by Yandell S. Beans, While B. Errol Parish Wrote the lyrics and music. The entire production Was under the auspices of Cotner Lodge No. 297, A. F. 8: A. M. A musical play of the nature of Keep Step cannot be staged with the ease of an ordinary play or drama. Even the opera is not so complex in its composition. The musical play is three-fold in its essential qualities: it partakes of the musical, the dramatic, and aesthetic dance. It can readily be surmised, therefore, that such a play necessitates an unusual amount of hard Work and untiring efforts. To the cast then, belongs no small measure of credit. Through the superb acting, singing, and danc- ing of the persons of the cast, the message in Word and song was inter- preted to the audience. Not only did the cast Which made up Keep Step succeed in doing this, but they did it far beyond the expectations and hopes of even the authors. Keep Step is not a musical comedy but rather might it be termed a tragi-comedy, for the reason that the chief desire is only partially grati- fied. The music is heavier in composition than the ordinary comedy and almost reaches in many instances the range of light opera. Hence, it may better be classed a musical play. The Writing of the manuscripts was begun early in the fall of '21, the practice by the cast about the middle of October, and the completed production came on February 9, '22, to an appreciative audience, with every seat in the house occupied. Page Ninety-two