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Show Theta Alpha PhiPROBABLY the * most outstanding play of the year was "Beggar on Horseback" by Kaufman and Connelly, presented as the annual spring play of Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatic fraternity."Beggar on Horseback" is principally a unique nightmare presentation of Neil Mc Ray's dream.Neil is a poor musician who writes jazz orchestrations to make a living but who really wants to write a symphony. He is on the verge of a breakdown when his doctor friend advises him to marry his rich and jazz mad pupil in order that he might have money to carry on his work. He proposes to her and then falls asleep having been administered a sleeping lotion. What he dreams fairly sets the audience on edge, so realistic is it all. When he awakes he realizes what a failure his marriage with such a girl would be and he decides to marry the poor girl across the hall whom he really loves.The cast included: as Neil McRay, Joseph F. Smith; Gladys Cady, Genevieve Young; Cynthia Mason, Cora Mortenson; Mr. Cady, Merrill Bennion; Dr. Albert Rich, Prescott Dunn; Mrs. Cady, Hilda Hendrickson; Homer Cady, Lowell Lees; H. R. H. the Crown Prince, Ray Forsberg; H. R. H. Crown Princess, Dorothy O'Neil; Trainman, Wallace A. Goates; Miss Hey, Georgianne Taylor; Miss You, Helen Neslen; Cigarette Girl, Marian Hill.RAY FORSBERG and JOSEPH F. SMITHHENRY YOUNGManager of "Beggar On Horseback"Wi&SIMÂ¥M<MXm!MÂ¥<m'iBisS/Ms/MB,; â€" ♦«.">•..«niGENEVIEVE YOUNG, HILDA HENDRICKSON, MERRILL BENNION, JOSEPH F. SMITH, LOWELIPage 143 |