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Show 1 T-HtUTONIAN f ? Professor Maud May Babcock and two excellent casts presented a creditable production of Philip Barry's "The Youngest" as the annual Varsity Play. ? The plot revolves around Richard Winslow, the artistically sensitive youngest son, dominated by his family of prosaically practical pin-makers. Abetted by the artful Nancy Blake, Richard does a turn-about to dominate the family. ? Honors go to Wayne Richards for the contagious enthusiasm with which he played, to Marjorie Batie for her motivation and cohesive influence, to Evelyn Blood for her splendid characterization of the mother, to Helen Woolley for her volatile abandon, and to Annie Ross for her charming sweetness. ? Cherry Daynes, Hyde Clay- ton, Paul Badger, Iris Garff, Miriam Taylor, Barrie Wanless, Morgan Kerr, Howard Allen, John Owen, and Sheldon Erickson all contributed fine work. ? As manager, Roland Funk did a most praiseworthy job, ably assisted by Roald Hogenson. An innovation in their advertising campaign was the broadcasting of a half-hour program from each of the local radio stations in which scenes from the play were enacted. ? Kingsbury Hall was packed both nights of presentation, and again during Cheer Week. The several towns throughout the state, to which the play was taken, received it enthusiastically. ? The use of two casts was an experiment not likely to be repeated, since the reduction in time of rehearsal prevented a polished performance. Standing: Allen, Wanless, Owen, Funk (manager), Kerr, Erickson, Richards, Babcock, (director). Sitting: Woolley, Ross, Taylor, Blood, Garff, Daynes, Batie, Clayton. Two Hundred Seventy |