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lo e and devotion rather than intellect alone, attracted audiences for five evenings, and made it one of the most memorable and nKning productions ever staged by the Man- hattan Players. February found the Players preparing Mi- chael Robinson ' s Potter ' s Notch, the sec- ond production of the year. Originally pre- sented in London, the play was directed by Professor Carty and had its American pre- mier in Smith Auditorium late in April. A fanciful story of life in a secluded New England town, half of the inhabitants of which are returned spirits, the play delighted all who saw it and seemed certain to be a success on Broadway. During the time in which Potter ' s Notch was in rehearsal, work was also started for George Washington Slept Here under the capable and proven directorial ability of Mr. Fred Little. ' When the final performance of this poignant story of disillusionment and suffering had been given m early May. the members of the Players, feeling that they had satisfactorily accomplished the task which they had assigned themselves at the beginning of the year, looked with hopeful- ness and expectation to the future and the possibility of even more than three produc- tions a year. 213
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Late in 1945, after a two year period ot inactivity, tlie Manhattan College Players were reorganized under the aegis of Jim Sheehy when the students gradually began to return to the campus. For its first endeavor the group turned to the field of comedy, and in May, 1946 they presented You Can ' t Take It With You, the hilarious Pulitzer Prize Play. The confidence gained from this production was not groundless, for the suc- cess in the following year of The Queen ' s Husband under the direction of Mr. Fred Little, only served to substantiate the faith the players had in their own ability. With Al Coakley portraying the kind, lovable, checker- playing King Eric, and John McCarthy as the social reforming Dr. Feldman, The Queen ' s Husband delighted audiences for nearly a week and proved to be one of the outstanding events of the year. In September of 19-47, Professor Donald Carty, moderator of the Players, announced the intentions of the group to produce three plays a year. For its first production the Play- ers chose Shadow and Substance, an out- standing representative of the Irish theatre. With Jerry Haines playing the part of the strong willed Canon Skeritt and Jean Mc- Neill as the devoted maid Briget, the play opened in December. Its presentation of the theme of the superiority of faith based on 212
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