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-.-'ir: The NEW BEM ri V JVC 5i Per Copy • I VOLUME 8 NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, IMS NUMBESl 26 Add Etta Gaaklns Woodard to the list of New Bernians who have roamed to fiur places and made their mark In ttie world. An interior decorator at Carlsbad, Calif., she concelv» ed ttie Idea four years ago of bringing live theater to her community. So notable has been her success that the city's lead« Ing newspaper did a recent feature about this loquacious gal who has never seen a strang er. Etta didn't reach her object ive overnight. She first got In touch with Don Dcmham, owner of the Carlshad Guild Theatre, who agreed to tte use of the bulldliv If enou^ local citi zens became Interested In the project. After 12 rntmths, according to a cllpplngUndlypassedalong to us by mutual friend Kay Turner, the Carlsbad Business and Professional Women's Club voted to sponsor the theater. On Dec, IJ, 1962,100 IntarqBt- ed citizens gathered In the theater and there and then the Carlsbad Guild Players was bom. Mayor Earl Mcpherscm, then Carlsbad's chief executive, ar ranged with Ed Prout of theSan Diego Gas and Electric Com pany for the use of a rehear sal hall at the Endno plant. Dale Austin, Oceanside dty at- hh’S'chatnx^ Starting la May 1963, the players have put on three pro ductions a year. The first was "The Man Who Came To Din ner." Former members ofNew Bern's now deceased Little Theater will recall that they too produced this Monty Wooley Broadway hit, with Gerald Col vin In the title role. Following this first play, the Carlsbad Guild players pre sented "Pillow Talk," and "Harvey" as well as "Come Blow Your Horn" and "The Moon Is Blue." Mentioning this last named play reminds us thatNewBern's Ann Edwards performed pro fessionally in a production of "The Moon Is Blue" several years ago. In New York and Chi cago. Ann has appeared in plays with such well known stars as Franchot Tone, Jackie Glea son and Lorraine Day. Recently she and Dick Stark (another former New Bernlan) performed together In an off- Broadway run of "Tlger."Both got early experience in the Little Theater here, which Is reason enoui^ to lament the passing of this organization In a dty that otters creative talent virtually no chance to develop. Getting back to Etta Wood ard, Carlsbad's Guild players chalked up tfadr latest achieve ment In tiielr dell^itfUl produc tion of "Arsenic andOldLace." It has been estimated that the groq> has spent more than $14,- 000 In (he community durlii|; the short time It has beoi In exis tence. To show Its ^iprsdation to Etta and the tireless workers who were inspired by this breezy, transplanted New Bernlan, the dty of Carlsbad declares a "Carlsbad Guild Players Week" each year, m the realm of amateur the atricals, that’s eating some kinda high on ttm hog. We remember Etta (and Kay Turner too) most pl^antly (Continued on page 6) This Is National Pictured are some of the prize pets pampered by members of the Craven Kennel Club. They are owned, left to right, by Eva Dagley, Capt. B. T. Burke, Jo Ann Frank, Felix Rodriquez, Mrs. Earl Griffin, Mrs. Fay Houston, Tommy Marsh, and Mrs. Elbert Lipman. -Photos by Florence Hanff. ; 1 , f
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