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Wesleyan Players To Present
Bill Of Three One-Act Comedies
The spring production of the
Wesleyan Players won’t quite
make St. Patrick’s Day this year,
even though they were all writ
ten by Irish playwrights. They
do, however, honor Sean O’
Casey, author of Bedtime Story,
who died only very recently.
The actors and crews have
been hard at work for several
weeks now preparing for the cur
tain raising night, April 28, 29,
30, May 1. It is hoped that the
four night bill of plays will enable
everyone on campus to see one
of the three play productions.
The production is planned to move
from the ridiculous to the more
ridiculous, beginning with
Spreading the News and work-
ing through Bedtime Story to
Passion , Poison and Pet-
rification.
These three one-act comedies
will be presented in conventional
fashion as opposed to the arena
style. Much more scenery will
be employed in these three plays
than in any other previous pro
duction, which keeps the sce
nery crew hard at work. Any
one who wishes to do so may
go to the workshop in the boiler
plant and watch ( or pitch in
with) the goings on.
Bedtime Story was written
by Sean O’Casey, who died only
this year. O’Casey is a little
less known as a comedy writer
than Shaw, but Bedtime Story
brings forth his comic genius
which is beautifully flavored with
Irish dialect.
Lady Gregory, although she is
relatively unknown as a play
wright, has, nevertheless,
written some fine folk
(rural) drama which as in
Spreading the News, is a study
of gossip, warped jossip, in a
small Irish community and the
entire production is delightfully
done.
George Bernard Shaw’s Passion,
Poison, Petrification, or The
Fatal Gazogene ( a “gazogene”
Is a bottle which makes soda
water) is the work of an acknow
ledged genius in the world of
theatrical comedy. In this play,
which was originally intended as
a curtain opener to a longer
play, Shaw, who is usually con
sidered conservative in his mode
of expression, rivals his desire
to be the clown. Passion, Poi
son, and Petrification Is the last
on the bill, aue to th fact,
that it has reached the final
height of humorous development.
Casting for the three plays
is as follows;
SPREADING THE NEWS
Matt Gaffney - Magistrate-
Eugene Stowell - Policeman -
Pat Davis - Mrs. Tarrey - Wil
liam Barto - Brantley Fallon-
Marianne Edwards - Mrs. Fal
lon - Jay Smith - Tim Casey-
Jane Stone - Mrs. Tully - Ralph
Very - Shawn Early - Robert
Lyon - James Ryan - Ed Lewis-
Jack Smith - ,
BEDTIME STORY
Dorcas Moore - Angela - Don
ald Dare - Mulligan - Raymond
O’Kelly - Halibut - Phyllis Dan
iels - Miss Mossie - Eugene
Stowell - Policeman - Betty Bri-
dgers - Nurse.
PASSION, POISON & PENTRI-
F ACTION
Edith Nurse - Phyllis - Pamela
Gibs - Magnesia - Wrenn Phil
lips - Fitztollemache"^- William
Barto - Adolphus - Suzanne Selph
Landlady - Eugene Stowell - Po
liceman - Ralph Very - Doctor.
The technical organization con
tains the followins positions;
MANAGER; Chet Murphy
Holder Spreading the News - Sue
Burkle - Bedtime Story - Faye
Vester - Passion, Poison and
Petrifaction - Pat Brown.
(Continued on Page 4)
Dr. Batchellor aids Betty Bridgrers in the workshop.
Photo by O’Kelly
Judiciary Board Elected For 1965-66
Tornado Strilies Campus
N.C.w.c.’s judiciary board for
1965-66 was elected on March
5. The members of this board
are Fritz Smith, chairman, Jim
Garriss and George Watson.
The board consists of th)ese
three elected members and the
Dean of Siuuents or his appointed
representative-who is an advisor
to the board and does not have a
vote. The Judiciary Board acts
as a supreme court in the stu
dent government and is a basis
for the judicial policy of the
S.G.A. It’s duties include (1)
interpretatingthe constitution, (2)
organizing trials considered to
be serious nature and determin
ing the punishmont if the defen
dant (isy found guiiJv, (3) acting
as an appeal court for ^"le dorm-
council and other S.G.A. organi
zations, (4) appointing commit
tee that it deems necessary to
investigate matters of judicial
concern ( this includes the El
ection Committee).
In an interview with Fritz
Smith, next year’s chairman and
a charter member of the board,
certain ideas were brought out
about the judicial board. Accord
ing to Smith, the policy of the
entire S.L.A. relating to trials,
hearings, and other responsibil
ities need to be more precisely
defined. Definite responsibilities
should be outlined for the S.L.A.
Further, due to the confusion
arising from the fact that the judi
ciary board in its first year,
the board has often been by
passed. It should serve as a
link between student and adminis
tration. This was its initial
purpose and this purpose should
be utilized to the fullest. Fin
ally, the Judicial board should
serve as leader for the S.L.A.
and direct the organization such
that it will accept its responsi
bilities to the fullest.
A small but powerful tornado
struck the Rocky Mount, area
on the evening of March 17,
doing considerable damage to the
campus of N.C.W.C. and the out
lying area.
Damage done to the campus is
estimated at $2000. Large,
beautiful pines were up-rooted
and split by lightening while nu
merous shingles on the adminis
tration building were blown off.
Generally, trash cans were up
lifted and debris spread
throughout the iront area of the
campus.
In Rocky Mount, it is re
ported that several stores and
building’swere damaged while
trees and telephone poles were
hit. Also reported are numerous
traffic accidents along U.S. 301
South, while winds reached a
speed of 75 miles per hour.
The Tornado occurred between
N.C.W.C . and the Rocky Mount
Airport along U.S. 301.
Broken limbs, trees uprooted and snapped off, and litter
scattered about depict a typical scene after a small twister
roared through campus last week creating havoc for the main-
tainence crews to clean up. This shot was taken just behind
South Hall. Photo by Davis
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Members of 1965-1966 Judicial Board Fritz Smith, chairman,
and George Watson. (Jim Garriss not pictured.)
Photo by Davis