October 24, 1952
Page six
By ALYCE EPLEY
Have any of you been wonder
ing what happened to the Mere
dith Little Theater? Well, as
such it is no longer in existence,
but as a group of young enthusi
astic stage artists with a new
name, it is still a definite part
of our campus life. The new
name of “The Playhouse” was
chosen by this group in order to
eliminate the confusion that pre
viously existed between the
Raleigh Little Theater and Mere
dith’s theater-inspired students.
Let’s remember to take out the
old and bring in the new ... so
from now on, it’s the Playhouse
at Meredith.
New Sponsor
In the last issue of The Twig,
I mentioned the new sponsor for
the Playhouse, Mrs. Evelyn da
Parma. Since that time I dug
around in various places and
managed to procure some inter
esting details about her. Immed
iately before coming to Meredith,
Mrs. da Parma was director of
James E. Thiem
the Little Theater in Rock Hill,
S. C. for the 1950-51 season.
While in Rock Hill, she produced
such plays as “Two Blind Mice,”
“The Glass Menagerie,” “Har
vey,” and “Angel Street.” Mrs.
da Parma came to Rock Hill from
New York City bringing with
her an extensive background of
theatrical and radio experience.
She attended Converse College,
then graduated from Ithaca Col
lege, Ithaca, New York with a
major in speech. She did gradu
ate work at the American Acad
emy of Dramatic Arts in New
York City (which, incidentally,
furnishes the background for
many modern actors and ac
tresses) and was head of the
Speech Department at Ouachita
College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
She has also produced and di
rected several radio shows. Mrs.
da Parma seems to be very much
interested in her work here at
Meredith, which, besides acting
as sponsor for th Playhouse, con
sists of teaching freshman
English courses along with in
struction in speech and drama.
And, we’re looking forward to
the initial production of this
season, “The Heiress,” scheduled
for November 21 and 22.
First Production
Speaking of the initial produc
tion, you might be interested in
knowing that the cast for “The
Heiress” was completed at try
outs last week. Consisting of six
women and three men, the cast
is as follows; Maria, Kitty Way-
nick; Dr. Austin Sloper, Harry
K. Dorsett; Lavinia Penniman,
Ellen Westmoreland; Catherine
Sloper, Charlene Swanzey; Eliz
abeth Almond, Mary Cobb Dick-
ins; Arthur Townsend, Marcel
Martin; Marian Almond, Fay
Walker; Morris Townsend, Gor-
den Berkstresser; and Mrs.
Montgomery, Betsy Canady. The
scene of the play takes place in
the front parlor of Doctor Elop
er’s house in Washington Square.
Period costumes and antique
furniture complete the setting of
the play enacted against the
background of old New York
1850.
working with all these cornmit-
tees is too long to be published
in this column, but it might be
said that many helping hands
will be involved in the produc
tion of this play. Rehearsals for
the “The Heiress” are already
under way.
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Assistant director for the
production of “The Heiress” will
be Mary Jo Issacs, while the pro
duction manager is Beth Morgan
and the business manager is
Betty Ball. Committee members
who are assisting with the pro
duction are; Costumes; Pat Al
len, Chairman, Doris Stainback,
Pat Melvin, and Kay Wilson;
Make Up; Alyce Epley, chair
man, Pat Dula, and Lynette
Haislip.
Hand props; Bonny Morgan,
chairman; Ann Winslow, Ruth
Barnes, and Charlene Smith;
Stage props; Jean Pace, chair
man, Martha Baird, Jane Con-
drey, and Becky Calloway; Set;
Mona Fay Caines, Nancy Car
penter, Lela Melvin, and Peggy
Bennett; Lights; Bess Francis,
chairman, Salty Salter, Pug Bla
lock, Lucky McWhorter; Sound;
Dee Dee da Parma.
Advertising; Joyce Bailey,
chairman, Anne Jane Barbry,
Peggy Jo Dalrymple, and Lorette
Oglesby; and Tickets; Brooksie
Stone, chairman, Virginia Cor
bett, Ann Hamrick, and Doris
McMillan. The list of people
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