New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
PRIZE PLAY GIVEN
 BY AMATEUR CAST
Drama Guild Presents "Craig'S
 Wife" at Normal School

The New Britain Drama Guild
 gave its winter presentation lasr
 evening at the Normal school before
 an appreciativo audience. The play
 chosen, "Craig's Wife" by George
 Kelly, which WAS awarded the
 Pulitzer prizze q few years ago. has
 been played by amateurs only once
 before, and that was in HolyW ood
 Calf, by the Drama Guild there.
 Taking into consideration the
 amount Of tune devoted to the pre-
 sentation of the play. less than three
 weeks. th" finished product was
 splendid. Although by no means q
 polished production. The players
 gave all eHtraordjnarllv fine per
 f0rmance Tbe cast deserves credit
 for it's efforts, ELS well as Miss Ruth
 Bassette, who directed the play.
 The cast was as follows;
 Miss Austen-An, CraiG'S maiden
 aunt ...... Mrs, Harold Morrow
 Mrs. Harold-the Craig's house keeper ..... Miss E.bba Anderson Nazie-tle t'raig's 1maid. ......... p .............,.. Miss Sue Forrest
 Mrs, Crais-1he leading lady.... ' Mrs, Eunice Humphrey HiIdehrandt : Ethyl I.andreth-nece Of Mrs
 Craig ,...-.,, Miss Hilda Krenn Walter Crae-the leading man,.
 ...........,...,. Thuro Johnson < Mrs, I'razier-a noighbor of the Craig's ..... Miss Grace Manning Billy Birknire-friend Of Craigs ................. Robert Powell -' Joseph Natelle--detective rom police headquarters. ........,.,... ....,,,.,,.... William Fl. Jndd Harry-detectv from police headquarters .......Jarh Andrews ! Eugene Fredericks-tiance Of Miss
 Landreth ....... Alfred Bengston The entire action of the play took :. place between 5:3O in the evening .and 9 o'clock the following morning. gin the living room of the Craig fhouse. The first act was the longest .of the three, and dragged. The sec sond act took place about [ o'clock the same evening. This act was the scene of a quarrel between Craig Z. and his wife, which vas realistic and convincing. The time of the third act was the following morn i ing. By this time Miss Austen and the maid. Mazie. had left the Craig 'house, and Miss Landreth was pre-
 pairing 10 leave immediately.
 The play was brought 10 a strong : and subtle close with Mrs Craig left alone in her house looking dcs- olate and spilling rose petals over the floor. The play was well cast, and each one entered into his part with every tbit of energy and seemed actually to fsliVe the character.
 Between the first and second acts, ' Austin Stowell, president of the : Guild, spoke of the plans the Guild 'has made for the future. Regular = meetings for the members of the Guild will be held monthly or bi- ~nonthly at which short sketches by groups Of members will be presented. Appropriate speakers will be guests .from time to time, and plans will be 'made to exchange q presentation of  which have a likely organization. | &The Guild is also making plans to hold social events once or twice dur | r ing the year, in the form Of a party i or a dance, which are to reflect the l .am osphere of the stage in it's set ting. Competition between groups of l .mcmbers is also going to be organ *izcd. These groups will work up, di- . rect, act, light, and do all the ncccs- . sary functions that a play requires, 1 ,and will present ii before the other . -'membcrs who will at the end of the 1 term. award q prize to the best play ! in all respects.
 Music was played before and be ! stween the acts, by a trio consisting . "of Charles Johnson. piano; George . .Mesterman, violin, and Walter Oc- cupin, cello. ? The next meeting ct the Drama Guild will be held l2tc in January. i