Lewis Clark State College - Yearbook (Lewiston, ID)

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Uhr Eramatir Qlluh Late in the spring three years ago, our now well established Dra- matic club come into being. Its organization was largely due to the efforts of Mr. Fowler, and though the original interest evinced was not exactly encouraging, if judged by the rather brief membership roll. true to George .I3ancrorft's belief that a worthy idea can never perish. the organization has grown and at last has attained the distinction of being the most representative organization on the campus, boastiny a membership of one hundred and ten. Election of officers for the first se111ester, was held quite early in the school year, and the following members were chosen: President, Lois Gorbyg vice-president, Loretta Lynchg secretary, and treasurer. Margaret Daniels. From the standpoint of entertainments offered by the club, this may bt considered an exceedingly successful year. It has been the custom to present a program of some type on the average of every two weeks, unless the fast and furious trend of s'ocial events make it impossible. One of the many pleasant changes of the year, the renovation of the assembly hall and the installation of the motion picture machine, made it possible for the club to present several very excellent films of gen- eral appeal, two of which were, Scott's Ivanhoe,', and Shakespeards ' Merchant of Venice. The first dramatic presentation of the year was An Engaging Position. This proved to be a very attractive little come'lv c 'following students took part, and by their very excellent acting, pleasantly introduced the season's plays: Goldie Davis, Raith Kerby, Catherine Bartlett, Joseph Lynch, Lenus Carlson and Lyndol jacks. During the time intervening between this and the next dramatic production, several programs, based upfon Maeterlinck and 1bsen's plays, were given, all were decidedly worth while, both as a nxezms of enteltainment and instruction. Meanwhile a second comedy, A Box of Monkeys, was in the course of preparation. The characters were .Vlaisie Rude, Marian Leeper, Isabell AlCClll'llllClC, 'Eugene Mushlitz and Edwin Soelberg. The little play left the audience with a decided opinion that members of the Dramatic club were in possession of both talent and ability About this time election of officers for the second semester, was ri due order and this new body of officers took up their duties. Earl Soelberg, presidentg 'Helen Young, vice-president and May Myers, secretary and treasurer.

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During this latter half of the year two programs of a varied nature were given in commemoration of Lincoln'5 birthday and the Shakes-- pearian Tercentenary- In the latter, two short scenes from As You Like It, were well interpreted by Mildred Cleveland, Jean Ryan, .Eugene Mushlitz and Lenus Carlson. But the culmination of the Club's achievements, past anil present, was reached March the fourth, when the English comedy, ,i,1I1Cl'0'S Sweet Lavender was presented. This drama may well be regarded as one of the most successful stage plays of modern times, having' enjoyed a phenomenally successful career all over the world. It was a great undertaking, hut the greatness of the tasks only spurrel the nacsnbers of the following cast to greater effort: Ruth Rolt, laundress and housekeeper, iI3l'Hl11 Court, inner Temple ...................... ...... .... f 1 lvida Hansen Bulger, a hair dresser and wig' maker . . . . .......... Earl Crum Doctor Delaney, a fashionable physician .............. Earl Sorlbcrg Clement Hale, a young lawyer, adopted san of Weflderburn Lyzzdolfacles Richard Phenyl, barrister-at-law ......... fvscplz Lynch Sweet Lavender, daughter of Ruth Rolt . . . ..... Helen Young Horace Bream, a young' American ...... Eufjvaze Musldit.: Mrs. Giliillian, Clement's wcalthy aunt .... Irene I-Iarlmz-Qi Minnie Gilfillian, her daughter ..................... Loretta, Lyllcfl Mr. Maw. a court judge and solicitor ............... Oscar Rankin 'Geoffery Vtfedderburn, a banker of Barnchester, and Mrs. Gil- fillian's brother .. .... . .................... . Melzfin Reed V The play was presenteil in a manner worthy of -p1'oEc'ssi-ooals, and too much credit can not he given Miss Miller, whose very able fl11'CCt10I1 and ever willing assistance has played such a great part in the his- tory of this year's Dramatic Club. X