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

Page 23 text:

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

Page 22 text:

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

Page 24 text:

Because of the great need for talent in television, many people have said that vaudeville has made a comeback. But students at Kent will be quick to ascert that vaudeville has never gone out. Each year all the unknown talent which exists around the campus is brought out into the open, dusted off and produced Roll out the ' ' Pork Barrel for the benefit of the student body and all Hollywood casting agents within eye or ear shot. The event in which these skits, dances and comedy routines are staged is called Pork Barrel. But there is more than pork in the barrel. There is a great quantity of corn . . . and some ham, but regardless of this, when it is prepared for several weeks and much seasoning has been added, it is quite surprising how very appealing Pork Barrel really is. Last years production was a cross-breeding of the nation ' s top amateur talent shows with a pinch of typical KSU frivolity added at the opening and sprinkled generously between acts. Eleven campus organizations reached the finals in the May 4, 1951 extravaganza. Trophies are given to the winners in three groups. The Alpha Phi Betas, winners of the competition among fraternities, catch their new pledge and attempt to get him back on his feet after he received his draft notice. It said he was I -A. 20