Kalamazoo College - Boiling Pot Yearbook (Kalamazoo, MI)

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Ice Bound It is the desire of the Drama Club each year to produce at least one major play which will be presented in one of the city theaters. Previously to lf-32-l all of the Drama Club productions consisted of lively comedies recently released by New York publishing houses. lcebound, however, in 192-l marked a turn to the moi'e serious type of drama and gave an opportunity for real character portraying. After the play had been studied intensively under the able directions of Kliss fllildrled 'lianis for a period of five weeks it was presented to the public and hailed as the greatest success in the history of the Drama Club. 1 lcebound is a powerful play. Owen Davis, the author, portraying a vivid picture of a New lfngland rural family, masters every situation and intermingles an element of subtle humor with a strong and interesting plot. lcebound is a story of selfish, self- centered. and frown-hearted people--but with the coming of spring these hearts begin to thaw and a greati i'eformation takes place within Ben jordan, the outcast son and a victim of environment. 'lihere is an happy ending-a true friendship growing into an enduring love. lien jordan . . ,lane ........ Henry .Iordan lfmma, his wife Sadie ........ lzl l a ,.... Hannah .... The Doctor .. Nettie .... 'lihe .Iudge ... The Sheriff .. Orin ........ IJ THIS CAS'li . . .JOIIII Rynni' . . . . .Cerif Prnff George Toifvn . . . .. ..11111z' llvllfllf 1J'1'11111'1't . . . . . .Slzirfey IJIIIIIL' . . .Lillian Uveflw' . . .Durollzy .Hflriclz . . . . .Edivizz fIt'lllI'iI'1I .lfvifzilflwl Rrllllrzlelf . . .ffllrrt Ilzirzlwlimll . . .Elllllllllli Babbitt Ilnfffs Hrignmff irectorfil I iss K I i ld red 'lian is Business Klanagerflmdlie De How Stage KIanagerfKatheryn 'lieale i 6 iw as U if l l Ml iz ff i 5 1 CHQ Pzlgn' Um' llzmtlrrif Tru

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Drama Club The drama club for the past year continued to hold a prominent place among the Campus activities. The study of plays, biographies of actors and playwrites, occupied most of the time at the regular fortnightly meetings held during the first semester. Under the personal direction of Bliss Fllanis the elub presented Owen Davis's pulitzer prize play, leebound at the city auditorium on Dee. 6. The play being ot a more serious type than any of those previously produced, met with high approval from a large Clientele of theater-goers. During the second semester an intensive study of the one act play was made. The Club members were divided into six groups, two of which presented walking rehearsals of one act plays on each program. OFFICERS JOHN F. RYNNE ....,......... ..... P 1'fLvi11r'11t lqATHERYN rllEALE .. .. I'irf'-P1-rriflezzf LILLIAN XVELLER .. ..... Su-1-ern:-y LEDLIE DE BOW ..................... ........... Y ll't'!lA'l1I'FI' EDWIN CQEMRICH, Fiuxxux Romxsox. .. . .Exvfiffiw Conmiiztee Michigan Beta of Theta Alpha Phi lXlEiXll3ERbl-lll' Bliss hlildred Tanis Prof. lllilton Simpson Katheryn Teale John Rynne Cecile Pratt Miss MILDRED Taxis Pnor. Miurox SIMPSON A l l I ' Page Ona' Hundred Ninf

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