Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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Anne of the Thousand Days ' It was dress rehearsal night ... a few outsiders were sitting in the first rows of seats . . . and the auditorium was black. The red glow of a cigarette puffed upon by one of the stage crew cut through the darkness. At the same time the whirrrr of the curtain indicated that the last rehearsal was underway . . . but it was still black. Slowly, a spotlight was pinpointed upon Anne. Her simple face, expressing none of her pent up emotions, was illuminated dramatically. For the next two hours the middle ages of England were brought to life by U. T. ' s production of Anne of the Thousand Days. At the end of the play, Anne resumed her original place, the spotlight was slowly dimmed and the stage hand in the front row puffed again on his cigarette. King Henry VIII, Harding Olsen, gazes thoughtfully, while Anne, Norma Home, pleads to be kissed after their marriage. 18

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s t I I The distinct group of professional people known as press photog- raphers, who are usually associated with the grimness. pathos, violence, sorrow and drama of everyday life, relax a bit from their daily chores at the annual Short Course. Nationally fa- v mous. from leadmg newspapers and magazines all over the coun- try, these photographers are attending one of the numerous lec- tures on new developments in their field of photography. Appar- ently the speaker to this group has not lost his sense of humor. Three top photographers sit and view a salon exhibit. They are, from left to right, George Yates, one of the officials of the Short Course; Perry Cragg, chief photog- rapher of the Cleveland News; and Gordon Kuster, chief photographer of the Colum- bus Dispatch. Assisting in the exhibit are: standing from left to right. Earl Fidler, KjSU student: Professor Dario Politella of the school of journalism at Kent; Norman Salem and Don Friedman, both students. 17

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Anne, Norma Home, extreme left, sits in the court room while she is being tried for adultery. Others in this climactic scene from the University Theater ' s production of Anne of the Thousand Days are: left to right, Clerk of the Court played by Bill Morris; King Henry VIII. Harding Olsen; Duke of Norfolk. Larry Bah- ler; Lord Cromwell. Vera Roberts; Court Bailiff. Dale Breck- buhler; and Henry Norris played by Bill Feaster. The show was directed by Earle E. Curtis, assistant professor of speech. With a supernatural air about herself. Anne, played by Norma Home, sits calmly at the close of the play knowing that she is con- demned to die. In this photo she is reliving her past in a few short memories. She thinks mostly of her time spent with Kmg Henry. CAST OF CHARACTERS Norma Home Anne Boleyn Harding Olsen King Henry VIII William Zucchero Cardinal Woolsey George Paristeris Thomas Boleyn William Feaster Henry Norris Dick Johnson Mark Smeaton Larry Bahler Duke of Norfolk Bob O ' Neil Lord Percy Francine Forme Elizabeth Boleyn Arlene Kyle Mary Boleyn Walter Pierce Servant Tom L3,vrich Servant Si Lee Sir Thomas Moore Margaret Owen Madge Sheldon Norma Remmy Jane Seymor Bruce Ralston Bishop Fischer Bill Morris Clerk of Court Vern Roberts Lord Cromwell Dale Breckbuhler Court Bailiff Thoroughly disgusted with the actions of human beings. Car- dinal Woolsey, portrayed by Bill Zucchero. dejectedly scrawls out his resignation with the quill pen typical of the period after he learns of the marriage between King Henry VIII and Anne. 19