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Ed Freidenberg argues a point at rehearsals with femminine leads of “Fumed Oak”. The workshop
play will be presented Jan. 15. From left to right are Kitty Faucette, Marion Watson and Beth Coursey.
Ed Friedenberg To Play Harrassed Husband;
Marion, Beth And Kitty To Make Stage Debut
By Lola Dawson
As the phone rang, I tapped my
fingers on the table and waited for
someone to answer. Expecting the
conventional “Hello” I prepared my
response, but instead a voice on
the oilier end said lackadaisicaly,
“Go ahead”.
And so I asked Ed Friedenberg
if he could spare the time from
his job on the “Sentinel” to be in
“Fumed Oak”, a play which I was
student directing. Without paus-
in, Ed answered, “Sure”. He came
to try outs the next night and
was cast as Henry Gow.
Ed Is Lone Man
Ed is the only man in a play
with three women. Whether tliat
is what persuaded him or whether
his love for theater was his basic
influence is something I cannot
answer. I can say that Ed’s con
flict with the three women is a
trying one. Henry Gow faces the
wrangling of his wife, his daughter
and his mother-in-law.
Marion Watson, as the wife, is
doing her first part in a play. She
and Beth Coursey are both taking
speech this year, and they have
made speeches on everythingfrom
the F. T. A. to Capitalism versus
Socialism. When I asked Marion
to improvise a scene at try-outs,
she smiled and said, “Sure”. Then
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she turned and said in an under
tone, “What is it ? What does
that word mean?”
Beth and Kitty Faucette also im
provised, Beth as Mrs. Rockett, the
grandmother, and Kitty as Elsie,
the daughter. Beth and Kitty join
Marion in making their first ap
pearance on the stage. Beth has
fun doing business with the pince-
nez she has to wear, but she gets
confused sometimes as to whether
the pince-nez are on her nose or
off her nose, since at this point
all props are imaginative. Kitty
can be made up to look like a
fourteen year old brat, and she has
a naivete which is necessary for
the part.
“Good Old Ethel”
But for the make-up stage, we
are now only in the first stage of
rehearsal. Perhaps the funniest in
cident in rehearsal occurred when
we discussed good old Ethel. “Good
Old Ethel” is a line which Henry
says, referring to the cook. Ethel
is lightly spoken of twice in the
play, and she is never seen by the
audience. She has no particular
significance in the play, but I asked
Ed what he thought Henry had
on his mind when he said the line
“Good Old Ethel”. After several
profound ideas and a different in
terpretation from every member
of the cast, including mj'self, Ed
turned to me and murmured, “I
really don’t k n o w much about
Ethel’s personality.”
Details Don’t Work
So you see, not only does the
cast face something new, but I do
too. I was dwelling on a line
much less important than others at
the moment. As a student director,
I have learned that minute details
are not something for first re
hearsals.
And so both the cast and the
director are working at something
new to each one of them. This
explains wh}- “Fumed Oak” is
called a workshop play, a workshop
full of work, excitement, laughter,
teamwork and more knowledge of
theater.
I. R. C. Meeting
Features News
Room Editor
“News Coverage in Korea” was
the subject of F. O. Carver’s talk
to the International Relations Club
in the living room of Bitting last
Thursda}'- night.
Mr. Carver, news I'oom editor of
radio station WSJS, had two main
sources for his information. One
was his friend Phil Newsom, radio
news manager for the United Press,
who two months ago returned from
Korea where he was on special
assignment. The other source was
Russell Brines, head of the Asso
ciated Press in Tokyo.
The speaker told of all the main
events of the war and brought the
news up to date by explaining the
recent “cease-fire order” in Korea.
Another important event in in
ternational relations came from
Czechoslovakia last week. Mr.
Carver related that Sklansky, high
Czech governmental official and a
supposedly strong Communist who
lived in Russia for a while is re
ported to have been arrested.
The arrest came as a result of
Moscow’s not being pleased with
Czech production. Such action
proves that nobody is free from
the ax, continued Mr. Carver, and
is in direct contrast with actions
by the United States.
Signout Deadline
Noon Tomorrow
Mrs. Amy Heidbreder, dean of
students, reminds students that
signouts for the Christmas holidays
must be completed by noon to
morrow.
She also urges that students lock
their doors before leaving for the
holidays since the college will be
closed.
Yuletide Music
Is Heard On
Music Hour
Music hour yesterday afternoon
included a section of Christmas
music as well as the usual t3'pe of
compositions. College music stu
dents presented the program.
The Christmas program was:
A Miracle Came to Me
Conrad Bos
Jean Patton
And There Were Shepherds -
Frank La Forge
Nell Philips
Noel -- - - - D’Aquin
Betty Lou Kipe
The Little Road to Bethlehem
Michael Head
Anne Evans
Saint Nicholas Day In The
Morning Easthopo Martin
Peggyann Alderman
The second' part of the program
included:
Sonatina (Allegro) Dvorak
T. D. Moore
The Little White Donke>r._.,Ibert
Kitty Faucette
Sonata, Op. 10, No. 3
(Presto Movement) Beethoven
Edith Flagler
Sonata, Op. 14, No. 1
(Allegro Movement) Beethoven
Betty Carol Johnston
Infantis” Pinto
Run, Run, from “S c e n a s
Bonnie Jane Hall
Lotus Land Cyril Scott
Helen Ridgway
Waltz, Op. 34, No. 1 Chopin
Lu Long Ogburn
Etude, Op. 10, No. 3 ....Chopin
Margie Ferrell
Etude, Op. 10, No. 8 Chopin
Marilyn Summey
Accompanists were Nell Folger
and Frankie Strader. The next
Music Hour will be given on Jan.
10.
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