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Show jZWi &! tne Jt&en..David Morgan and Mary Ethel Eccles were convincing in the leads, as here they recite "I do's" in an unusual ceremony in the General Store."John, John, come away with us," plead the enticing witch girls."Dark of the Moon," a brilliant dramatization of the Barbara Allen legend, satisfied a hunger for something different. This very imaginative play, with its wierd, fascinating, and very unusual effects, brought the lore and the legends, the chants and the square dances, the hymns and the prayers of the mountain people. The story behind this legend with music concerns a witch boy from the mountains who wants to be human so he can marry Barbara Allen. The conjure woman agrees, on the condition that Barbara be faithful to him for one year. On the last night of that year, after her family and neighbors have been denouncing the boy as a witch, Barbara, at a revival service, is unfaithful. The witch boy is then changed again from his human form, and Barbara dies. It was a deeply moving story, and very well presented.The unique lighting, setting, and costuming alone made "Dark of the Moon" outstanding in the memories of drama lovers.250 |