Sioux Falls College - Sioux Brave Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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SUN UP To climax Tepee Day festivities the Roister Doisters offered Lula Vollmer ' s Pulitizer prize play, Sun Up . Although it was the first production of the year, it was so well staged that a request program was made necessary. The play was difficult both to stage and to cast, for the scene was laid in a rude cabin and the lines were in the dialect of western North Carolina. Scenery and costumes were in true harmony with the atmosphere and were executed by the classes in dramatic production. Ann O ' Connell was outstanding in her part of Mrs. Cagle. As Emmy Todd, the engenue lead, Dorothy Waltz was very convincing, as was Gordon Vaughn in the juvenile lead. The character of Sheriff Weeks was well interpreted by Lorin Harrison. Richard McKenna in the character part of Pap Todd did exceptionally well, and likewise George Fields in his role as the deserter. Charles Tingley as Bud Todd, John Gregory as the preacher, and Forrest Jones as Bob, appeared well in their bits. Competently directed by Professor Arthur C. Gray, assisted by P. Jean Vest, Elvera Diehn, Lois Gage, and Bobbie Taylor, Sun Up came up to the usual high standards of the dramatic department. SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Oliver Goldsmith ' s comedy, She Stoops to Conquer, was selected by Sioux Falls College dramatists as their second production, which was given in December before a crowd which packed the Coliseum. Elvera Diehn, who played the part of Mrs. Hardcastle, was able to give a professional touch to the whole play due to her previous stage experience. The role of Tony Lompkin, feather-brained son of Mrs. Hardcastle, was unusually well portrayed by P. Jean Vest, and Lorin Harrison did equally well as the old fashioned Mr. Hardcastle. Interpreting the fair lady who stooped to conquer and her cousin respe ctively, Harriet Downs and Florence Neil were charming, while Richard McKenna as the bashful yet forward lover, and George Fields in the person of his friend gave finished performances. Bobbie Taylor, Forrest Jones, Edwin Tomlinson, and Dorothy Godfrey did well in small parts. Professor Arthur C. Gray directed the presentation, and costumes and scenery were executed by committees headed by Gertrude Gray and Helen Young. The college orchestra led by Professor W. Lee Bright furnished eighteenth century musical effects. AS YOU LIKE IT As the last of four plays of the 1932 dramatic season, the Roister Doister players presented William Shakespeare ' s comedy, As You Like It . The play was remarkable for stylized scenery effects, clever costuming, and the artistic direction of Professor Arthur C. Gray. The roles of the main characters were skillfully interpreted by P. Jean Vest as Orlando, the hero and handsome lover; Hilmar Martini as Touchstone, boisterous and philosophizing fool; Doris Andrews, clever and versatile Rosalind; Florence Neil, loving cousin of Rosalind; Richard McKenna, another foolish philosopher; and Catherine Graham, an imbecilic country wench. Minor parts were taken by George Koplow, Robert Rayl, Elmer Garness, Lorin Harrison, Robert Howlett, Edward Crossman, Charles Davis, Laurence Tingley, Roswell Rogers, Lloyd Lenning, Dorothy Kirschman, Frances Diver, Marjorie Anderson, Ruth Eckstein, Carroll Arnold, Ellwood Stevens, and Ramona Larson. Sixty-eight

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A ■fc « • «B ■ ■ HI McKenna Taylor Kirshman ° Kleespi t C Roister Doister Mtf - First Semester f .j .SfceonePBemester « i Richard McKenna ichp rd McKenna ». President °j X , Bobbie Taylor Helen Young v v ■ Vice-president ( - V Dorothy Kirshman Dorothy Godfrey v!U Sec ' y-Treas. Virgil Kleespies Donald Beveridge £, » Business Mgr. N a . In order to stimulate interest in drama and dramatic production on the campus, v Vi W the Roister Doister club was formed in the fall of 1931. The RD club has pro- V V $ duced Sun Up , the Tepee Day play, She Stoops to Conquer , and Ghosts . , cS A unique and successful drive for funds was carried on by the dramatic or- (J - ganization with such features as Shine ' em up Day , Roister Doister Circus, and a ,-, ■ mammoth candy sale. fcr Regular meetings are held every Monday night. The first part is devoted to business and the last to entertainment furnished by the members. r i f ■ n° Sixty-seven

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ANN OCO VA ELL WIDOW CAGLE- Her interpretation of the rugged mountaineer widow was the outstand- ing hit of Sun Up . No more natural role of the care- free old codger could have been portrayed than by Dick McKenna. Stylized in har- mony with the rus- tic mountain log cabin, the set car- ried out the back- ground portrayal of Sun Up . Contrasty scenery of black and gold formed the back- ground for She Stoops to Con- quer . All scenery was constructed by the students i n dramatics. Set in the huge Coliseum stage, the multicolored scenery o f As You Like It formed a pleasing background to this old Shakespearian play. 14SY0U LIKE IT ' lL,