Quincy University - Gyrfalcon Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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COMMITTEES Director— C. M. ENLOW Soloists Mrs. John T. Inghrctm, Sr. Orchestra Benedict Di Dia Student Director .... James Wellman Stage and Scenery Fr. Vincent Elsen, O.F. M. THE Francois Villon, thief, vagabond, and poet of the fifteenth century, is the hero of many wild, un- authenticated tales. The Vagabond King is one of the more romantic of these stories about France ' s finest lyric poet of the Middle Ages. This is a tale of which we might well say, It could have happened , because of Villon ' s known love for Katherine de Vaucelles and because of King Louis XI ' S known interest in the common people of France. The poet whose famous line, Where are the snows of yesteryear? is familiar to us, speaks many more of his singing verses in this operetta. The contradictory King who believed that He who has success has honor, yet who did more than any other French King to unify and industrialize France, is pictured here in all his scheming, half- superstitious, half-psychic moods. As the play opens, the Burgundians are at the gates of Paris in an attempt to wrest the throne from Louis XI for the Duke of Burgundy. Margot, proprietress of the Fir Cone Tavern is serving drinks to the scum of Old Paris, faithful followers of Francois Villon, vagabond leader. Among these are Huguette, who loves him. Guy Tabarie, his closest companion, and Casin. Rene de Montigny, jealous of Huguette, and Thibaut D ' Aussigny, Grand Marshall of France, meet there to plot against Louis for Burgundy. STORY When Villon arrives, his thoughts are of Lady Katherine de Vaucelles whom he has seen in the church and to whom he has been writing love verses. When Katherine appears at the Tavern to tell Villon of Thibaut ' s plot, he fights Thibaut and wounds him. King Louis and Tristant, who have come incognito, to spy on Katherine, have Francois and his followers arrested. The King, whose astrologer prophesies Villon will save France, causes Francois to be elevated to Grand Marshall for one day. At the end of twenty-four hours he must hang unless he can win Lady Katherine. Not recognizing him as the Vagabond poet. Lady Katherine promises him her hand if he defeats the Burgundians. Lady Mary maid-in-waiting to Katherine, is engaged to Oliver, Master of the Royal Bath. With many comical dif- ficulties, Tabarie, who has also been forced to come to court, strives to win her away from Oliver. Thibaut, recovered from his wound, plans to kidnap the King. His plot is revealed to Villon by Huguette with tragic consequences for her. Feel- ing that he must not act under false pretenses, Vil- lon, tells Katherine who he is. She is shocked and spurns him. In spite of this he departs to lead his Paris rabble against the Burgundians. In the King ' s garden, the conflict between Kath- erine and Villon is resolved in a gripping, surprise ending. THE RED MILL 1948

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A MUSICAL PLAY i PRESENTED BY ; THE QUINCY COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT Founded on Justin Huntley McCarthy ' s ROMANCE IF I WERE KING i Music by RUDOLF FRIML Book and Lyrics by W. H. POST and BRIAN HOOKER Production Directed By CLOYCE M. ENLOW This production by arrangement with Samuel French 25 West 45th St. New York, N. Y. j! Broadway Press ai ggg 15 Quincy, Illinois ► ..... ... ■ . . ■ T -■- '

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WHO ' S WHO IN THE CAST MARILYN MOORE (Katherine de Vaucelles) is a senior majoring in music. She had principal roles in The Red Mill , Student Prince , and last year ' s Desert Song . Miss Moore was the Homecoming Queen for 1950, is a member of Phi Kappa„ Chi, Alpha Psi Omega, and also won the award for best actress of the year. She spent last summer with the St. Louis Munici- pal Opera Co., where she was in the singing chorus. She also had some parts in Miss Liberty , Girl Crazy , and Merry Widow . She understudied the lead for Wizard of Oz , The Great Waltz , and ' Die Fledermaus . Her talents in light comedy have been well dis- played in past productions, but this is her first dramatic role . ■ JAMES WELLMAN (Tabarie) came to us this year from the Pasa- W dena Playhouse in California, f „ || where he has been studying for the past three seasons. During this time he appeared in over 60 productions, including two television shows, and a series of ■ J? radio plays on Los Angeles Sta- BBk Jffi -.H| tion KFAC. In his first year he appeared with the Eighteen Ac- tors, Inc. including Dana Andrews, Robert Pres- ton, and Victor Jory in The Father . He later toured with the California State Road Show as the lead in One Foot in Heaven . This group played Army, Navy, and Marine bases all through the Western states. He has appeared with Jane Cowl, Lenore Ulric, Gar Moore, Onslow Stevens, and Frank Sundstrom. He intends to follow a stage career after graduation. He is a member of Mask and Gown, Alpha Psi Omega and the Chorus. JAMES WEISS (Francois Villon) is a sophomore at the college, majoring in voice. He has had experience in various high school productions, as well as with the Cardinal Glennon Little Theatre group of St. Louis, and played a role in Mask and Gown ' s Mr. Barry ' s Etchings . He is a pupil of Mrs. Inghram, but studied pre- viously with Thorwald Olsen of St. Louis. Last year he carried the lead role of the Red Sha- dow in The Desert Song , and later the lead part of Ben in six presentations by the college of Menotti ' s opera The Telephone . He is a , member of Mask and Gown, Alpha Psi Ome- ga, Chorus, and Band. MARIANNE KOSTELZ (Huguette de Hamel) a junior at Quincy College, is majoring in voice. She has studied voice for the past ten years, transferring from the College of St. Francis at Jo- liet. Miss Kostelz appeared in Rose Marie and The Fortune Teller , and two Odds and Ends shows produced at Quincy College. She has appeared frequently in recitals and for the radio. She is a member of the chorus and Alpha Psi Omego, Mask and Gown, Pi Lambda Sigma. The Part of Huguette marks her first major appear- ance for Quincy College.