Schuster School - Proscenium Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Leland McMurphy gave a very consistent and interesting portrayal of the shop- keeper. John Kirwan, and Edna Rohan, as his wife, played with remarkable force and sincerity. Hazel Sloyer's interpretation of Kirwan's sister, Mary, was a remark- able piece of emotional acting, and Gertrude Brice, as the hardened Mrs. Diamond, gave a sincere and consistent character study. John Alexander, as Dr. Luke Dia- mond; Lee Altemus, as Dr. Power O'Connor; and Harry Schoelwer, as Dr. Jack Power O'Connor, his son, all did excellent work. The others in the caste Faith Tracy, Edwin Rickey, Albert Cash, Allen Stelten, William Curtin, and Bert Thompv son e did not allow the fact that they were playing minor parts permit them to fall short in any way. The entire production was played with the assurance and sin cerity of professionals, and was such a success that it was repeated for the Mac- Dowell Society. This was an opportunity to play before such an audience of artists and critics as before whom professionals rarely have the privilege and honor of appearing. MARION T. REEVES Who has made a specialty of Folk Dancing. Page twentyvfour

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December 1 1 and 15, 1914 - Miss Gertrude Brice and members of the Little Playhouse Company in three unusual oneeact plays e The Man on the Kerb,n by Alfred Sutro, under the direction of Mr. Boyd Agin; One Hundred Years Hence, by William C. de Mille; iiThe Dark Lady of the Sonnets, by Bernard Shaw, under the direction of Mrs. Helen Schuster-Martin. The Dark Lady of the Sonnets is Shaw, and Shaw when he is exceedingly talky. The subtleties of the dialogue would very likely be lost in any but a Little Theatre. Miss Brice gave a clear and weli-sustained performance in portraying the easily Hattered Queen Elizabeth. Miss Hazel Sloyer was an excellent Dark Lady. Mr. Allen Stelten, as Shakespeare, handled a diHicult role With apparent ease, and Mr. Lee Altemus did his best with the part of The Beef Eater. Miss Brice proved her ability as an emotional actress in The Man on the Kerb, and Mr. John Alexander's work in the part of her husband was virile and sincere. 1n the farce, One Hundred Years Hence, Miss Brice again .gave evidence of her versatility, when she appeared as the villainess who lures Rollo away from home. Mr. Agin's clever work as Rollo, and Miss MacLean's charming personality in the part of his wife, gave to the sketch a snap and ginger that contrasted satisfac- torily with the other plays on the program. December 29 and 30, 1914 e Annual Fairy Play by the Juvenile Players Club of the Schuster School. Curly Locks, a fantastic comedy in two acts. The children always do well. They showed the evidences of talent made the most of by splendid and careful training. The principal characters Were: Bo Peep . . . . . . Edith Meyers Boy Blue . . . . . Dorothy Hilmes Dame Bustle . . . . . Alice Fasolt Flirta . . . . . Mazie Davis Lilla . . . . . Georgiana Smith Prince Clever . . . . Anna Rippey Fairy Dew Drop . . . . Alice Bryson February 19, 1915 e HEliza Comes to Stay,H a farce comedy in three acts by H. V. Esmond. Given by the Schuster Players for the Scottish Rite Masons at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Under the direction of Mr. Boyd Agin. Miss Oiga Reinstatler, as Eliza, came up marvelously at the performance, surprising even the director by her clever and easy portrayal of the longileading part. Mr. Bert Thompson gave an excellent performance as Sandy Verall, to whose bachelor apartments Eliza Hcomes to stayH and settles downH for good since Page lwenty-vsix