Evening star., 1934-01-08
BROOKE ACADEMY
GIVES DRAMA SERIES
Excerpts From Successful Stage
Productions Bring Out Talents
of Local Students.

EXCERPTS from Twelfth Night"
- THE Palace Of Truth" and Daddy
Long-Legs" provided the repertoire for
the Clifford Brooke Academy's program
last night at the National Theater.
Ample opportunity offered by these in
teresting and amazing dramas for this
use Of the students talents was quickly
seized and intelligently administered.
What the production lacked in the
way Of scenic effects was effectively
made up by the deft and satisfactory
manner in which the players pictured
their roles. much to the entertainment
lent toll of the two types Of comedy
that were presented in the first Offer
ings, they turned their hands to the
sweetly human Daddy Long-Legs. &"
with such effect that many a person
would gladly have remained to zee the
two other acts, If they had been given.
The long suit Of the students abili-
ties lay in their clear and expressive
enunciation. Rarely (outside of the
legitimate stage) has the theatrical fol-
lowing OF Washington been enabled to
enjoy such an elusive gift, delivered with
ease.
Beginning the evenings entertain
ment with the Shakespearean Twelfth
Night" replete as it Is with mockery
and wit, the cast entered entirely into
the spirit OF the play. Although only
condensed version Of the original.
with the sequence recited by Marie
Walcott 1t was nevertheless sufficiently
long for the excellence of Margaret
Martin as Viola to be demonstrated
together with that Of her twin, Sebas-
tan. IN this case enacted by Z. H. r.
Dickens in q pleasing fashion.
Zack Mace as Duke Orsino was as
Shakespearean, both in dress and man
ner. as one could wish to see. His
understanding portrayal was as COM
pletely triumph as was Sylvan lap
pens Sir Toby Belch. Maude Preece
IN the role Of the princess. was as
stately in her manner As the script
intended she should be.
Completing this cast were Carol
Jaspersen, Eleanor Harding. Clare
Borjes, Barbara Ann Culley, Marjorie
Harris, j. B. Davis, Helen McGlue,
Phillip @. Wyatt, Evelyn Walker, Helen
Walker, Theola Nigro, Walter Studio
lord. Jon Anderson and Harold Hick-
man.
Next THE Palace Of Truth" q fan
taStic comedy by william Schwenke
Gilbert, was presented with the assur.
ance and poise Of a stock company.
This time the tempo Of the hurnor
changed, and Adeptly did the actors
interpret their roles. Zack Mace. in
this as In the other, again demonstrated
the worth OF talent that he had at his
command. First in Twelfth NiRht" a
the passionate, effeminate duke. and
then in this as the vain prince, he was
at no time at loss for words or action.
The object of his unbridled passion
was played by Lila LaGarde, who in
turn was as fervent as she was en-
joyab!e. Sylvan Lappen in the role of
the king offered his part in q pleasing
manner.
Paul Melton, Nancy Ordway, Walter
Studdiford, Edmund v. Vertner. Jon
Anderson, Nina Partridge, Doris Rose
dale and Emily Beattie composed the
remainder Of the cast. Mariiyn Miller
presented the sequence.
Jean Webster's "Daddy-Long-Iexs"
lent the finishing touches to q splen-
did evenings entertainment, with q
stageful Of real emotion. Ruth Hart
rick, as Judy, was exceptionally effec-
tive when she told the trustees exactly
what she thought Of the whole institu-
ton. Jon Anderson, in his third ap-
pearance on the stage, as Jervis Pen
dleton was as completely "Daddy-LonR-
Legs" as one could wish to see. The
Lippett Sisters portrayed by Dorothy
Winchcole and Bernice, with their petty
meannesses, would have pleased Dickens
heart
Ruth James, Jean Davidson, Regina
Smith, Carol Jasperson, Helen walker,
Barbara Ann Culley, Elaine Kronheim,
Margaret Mary Edmonston, Helen Bloc
dorm, Eleanor Harding, Evelyn Walker,
Elsie Barber, Idelyn kass, Ruth Greg
gar, Virginia True, Marie Walcott,
Betty Donohue, Juliet Lyeth, Virginia
Dyer, Lucy Sharp. Helen Tewksbury,
Marilyn Miller, Ray Newman. and
Harold Hickman, completed the cast Of
this outstanding Offering Emily Beattie
announced the third skit with unusual
poise. =. L. q.