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THE PLA rs THE THING—Shakespeare
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Vol. 4
Four Pages
Murfreesboro, N. C, ^day, March 11, 1927
One Section
No. •
SOCIETY DAY IS
GALA EVENT FOR
PUPILS, VISITORS
Society Spirit, Often Extinct,
Was At Its Height
Last Week
Shakespeare IsiDRAMA WEEK WILL
“THE COLUMNS”
Summond For
A Seance
BE FEATURED BY
PLAYERS’CONTEST
RLADERS CONTEST IS
HELD IN AFTERNOON
Debate At Niglit, Followed
By Reception in Col
lege Parlors
Society spirit was keen and en
livening all day at Chowan Thurs
day, P’ebruary 24, but it reached
its hig iest pitch during the two
contests between the Alathpiiian
and Lucalian iilerary societies,
both of which W2re won by Luca-
lians. The two outstanding fea
tures of Society day were the de
bate and the reception that fol
lowed.
The reader’s contest held in the
afternoon al.^o elicited much re
sponse and gave real enjoyment.
Miss Pauline Willis, from the Lu-
calian society was winner in this
contest. She re«id Glenn Hughes'
“Pierrot’s Mother.” Miss Jean
Craddock, from the Atlathenian
society, read O. Downes’ “Maker
of Dreams”. Both of these young
ladies acquitted themselves very
creditably indeed.
The annual debate was held at
seven o’clock. As the hour struck,
the debaters and alternates took
their places on the platform amid
the cheers and yells of their re
spective societies who sat in body
on opposite sides of the hall. The
next thirty minutes were spent in
singing society and college songs.
Commendable demonstrations of
Scene: (Miss Knott’s Expres-1 Republican, Jackson and
I sion Studio. Group of girls seat- _ c l i wii
ed around her studying Twelfth Conway achoois Will
1 Night). i Compete for Prize
Miss Knott: Now girls, let's;
[Start and go -A’er the first threejqNE-ACT PLAYS WILL
acts without a break. All of you! __
I make your parts funny if they are^ GIVEN ONE NIGHT
[ funny. “Twelfth Night” is the|
funniest comedy that Shakespeare] Dramatic Depart-
has viritten. Hilton you practice]
grinning like Malvolio, and Mar-,
garet you’ve got to work hard to
act drunk like Sir Toby.
ment Benefitting Neigh
bor Communities
Lyndal: I don’t know how to
act like a love-sick duke. I wish
old Shakie Si/i*are would *lrop i j;hat makes
down and tell us how to do some ^orld feel its kinship
The most successful medi im
tliru which to strike the touch of
the whole
is drama.
of these parts. , Realizing the effectiveness of
Agnes: If all of you will con-i (.p bring unity in hum in
centrate on Shakespeare, tbmk of | thought and feeling, Chowan Col-
nothing else but Shakespeare, Ijiegg Dramatic Department his
will see if I cant summon his jjg interest in dramatic ac-
spirit down for a seance. tivities to the outside communi-
let’s turn off the light. Now. All jigg jijgh schools within reach
Not only the
of you get in a circle and touch
your fingers, and don’t thi. k of
a thing bu tShakespeare. SI f>ke-
speare! Shakespeare! I know He is
coming. I feel his presence. Here
he is..
(A very sage looking figure ap
peared softly admidst the group.
His slant eyes pierced out from a
face almost covered with beard.
His shaggy hair reached to his
shoulders. He was dressed in
mediaeval clothes, rather soldier-1
ly looking).
(The girls were paralyzed
speechless for a moment. Not a
sound was uttered. The ghost
stood still).
Miss Knott: (Rising) All of
you sit there like stones, but I’m
of working with it.
community and high school of
Murfreesboro, but high schools
and representatives of other towns
and communities will participate
in Drama Week at Chowan this
year.
Three high schools will take
over one night, Wednesday, March
16, in which to present one-act
plays. These are Jackson, Re
publican, and Conway, as may be
in the schedule of perfor-
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mances printed elsewhere on this
sheet. "The play making the most
favorable impression on the judges
will be awarded a prize. Each of
these plays represent honors al
ready won in preliminary contests
held in respective districts. Now
“Ail the v7orld’s a stage and men and women merely players”—Sf^ke
All Chowan’s a stage—Drama Week, March 16-17-18.
PROGRAM FOR DRAMA
ELIAS DAY, NATIONALLY FAMOUS CHARACTERIST
AND HUMORIST COMING TO CHOWAN MARCH 18.
ijoing to speak to him. Its notUj^^y come to Chowan for the fin
often that I get a chance like th\s histrionic ability.
to talk to a eAri
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S^PIJOM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
“Quit Dat Ticklin’ Me’* _ Mary Lou Jones,
Drama—The Mirror of Life
“The Laughing P ace’* (Uncle Remus) ^
Mark T^ain * «
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