New Britain herald., 1922-12-09
vast amount of knowledge which no one can take from rpe.'
 Cared For Small Details

vast amount of knowledge which nc one can take from rpe."
 Cared For Small Details.
 It was the duty of Miss Humasor to arrange for the draperies, the win Cow curtains and to look after tht bric-a-b bracs and other small details Many times she was called upon tc aid in the designing of various cur. tains and draperies and then asked tc make them, securing the materials in the larger Providence department stores. It was also always her duty to make a general survey of the stage before each performance to see that everything was in it's place before the curtain rose for the first act.
 Often Times Acted.
 As assistant to the stage manager, Miss Humason took extra cues, if he was acting 8 part in a production, and also assisted the director in running some of the shows. At various times Miss Humason took small parts in productions, although she has stated that she has no desire to become an actress.
 . }1ANi iilpt S<NP0llCISC ol Ctd6C " was gained while a student at the New Britain Senior High school, where she. took part in one of the first large productions to be presented at the local school While at Vassar college, Miss Humason served on committees for stage managing and helped produce plays at college. She was member of the class of 1921.
 Writes Two Plays.
 The local girl wrote two one-act plays while at Vassar which were produced at the Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Community theater. They were Masks and Men" and "The Wreck. ," One of the plays was later published in lea1et form with series of other Vassar articles. At present Miss Humason is working on another new play which will probably be in three acts, but which is as yet unnamed.
 Life Is Hard.
 .Of course the life of an American stock actor or actress is not one of rcses," Miss Humason replied in an swer to a question, 'as they are obliged to play from 10 to Is per formances week, in addition to giv- ing up most of their spare time for rehearsals." There are even times when it IS necessary for rehearsals to be called on Sundays, Miss Humason stated.
 Miss Humason, in commenting up- on conditions of the stock stage as she found them, said that despite all of the hard work and many hours which are needed to put play across in stock the work is fascinating and most often the better class of people are found in stock companies.
 Stock Training School.
 Stock is the training school of the American stage, Miss Humason said. and is no place for any person who Is not intelligent and does not come prepared for hard work. There is In most companies but one afternoon a week the actor or actress may have to him or herself. Sunday morning and afternoons arc most times free for stock people in the east, but in the west where Sunday night per- formances are given it is usually found necessary to have rehearsals on Sunday afternoons
 Praises Miss Bonstcllc.
 The local girl had the greatest amount of praise for Miss Bonstelle who not only acts the character leads n her many stock companies but ! the business end of her busi- !, less as well. She has two winter | one at Providence and tho other at Detroit. For two weeks she will act the leads in productions at Providence and will then go to De- | roit. where she will appear in two productions with her company in that 'ity, thus alternating between the two ,laces. In addition she plans that her company members will meet the bet