The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-02

Guild. The play is to be pre- scented by this dramatic society of the Immaculate Conception church on the afternoon and evennig of Thursday, March 22, at the Strand theater.
 The cast is an unusually large one and the staging of the scenes, in some of which from fifteen to twenty-five characters take part. presents direchonal problems of unusual difficulty. MT Wallace. director of the Civic Theaetr of Waterbury, has staged a most suc- cessful series of plays for the Civic Theater, and the securing of his services for "The Dark Hours" is regarded as a stroke of good for tune. Assisting MT Wallace are Attorney Gregory Lynch and Miss Kathleen Fitzgerald of the Wilby high school faculty. It is certain that with this expert direction, the very competent cast that has been chosen will give most artistic per- formance. Design and construc- ton of scenery are in the hands of Frank Corrigan and Timothy Bowes.
 There are in the cast of "The Dark Hours number of the principals of last years passion play The Upper Room. Attor- ney Carmine Cipriano who gave most skilfull interpretation of the part of Judas is again cast as Ju- das. Mary Robinson, who in last years play was Mary Magdalene, is Procla, the wife of Pilate. Ed ward Loughrain is Peter, Arthur Sullivan, John, Alice McGee, Mary Magdalene, and Josephine Sullivan is Mary, the Mother of Jesus.
 The part of Caiaphas, the high priest, is played by Attorney John Whelan. The legal fraternity is we'll represented in this dramatiZa- tioin of the most memorable trial in world history. Besides Attor- neys Whelan and Cipriano, the cast includes Gregory Lynch as the Apostle James, Terence c. Car mody as Bartholomew and Bernard Carroll as Malchus.
 The teachers are also well rep resented. John J. Gilmartin will take the part of Pilate James Mon- aghan. officer of the temple, Pat trick 1T. Kelly, Peter, Alice McGee, Mary Magdalene, Mary Robinson, Procla, James F.. Moran, messen- ger.
 Other important parts are taken by Maurice Fitzgerald, Albert Yes tro. George Largay, Raymond Bates. Arthur Kennedy and Ruth Co.lley. The complete cast fol- lows:
 Caiaphas, the high priest-John Whelan.
 L; e. ;,, 1o, mond Bates.
 Machir, q beggar, witness against Jesus-George Largay.
 MalchuA servant to the high priest-Bcrnard Carroll.
 Mary Magdalene-Alice McGee.
 Judas-Carmine Cipriano.
 Ezekiel, a priest-Albert Vestro.
 The Se., of the Temple-Mau- rice Fitzgerald.
 Voice of Jesus
 Simon (Petcr) )-Edward Lough- rain.
 John-Arthur Sullivan,
 James-Gregory Lynch.
 Leper-Patrick Costello.
 Officer of the Temple-Arthur Kennedy.
 Second Officer of the Temple James Monaghan.
 Maid Servant-Ruth Conley.
 Nahash, Witness against Jesus Frank Sullivan.
 Garmite, witness against Jesus Albert VeStro.
 Pilate-John G. Gilmartin.
 Centurian-Albert Vestro.
 Messenger from Herod-James
 Procla, the wife of Pilate-Mary Robinson.
 Lazarus-Edward Loughrain.
 arabbas-Arthur Kennedy.
 Mary, the Mother of JesuS-JO- sephine Sullivan.
 Scribe-Maurice Fitzgerald.
 The, Samaritan Woman-Betty Sheehey.
 Andrew-F'rank Sullivan.
 Philip-Thomas Whelan.
 Thomas-Don Monohan.
 Bartholomcw-Ter c. Car mody.
 Abidah, witness against Jesus Francis c. Mcdonald.
 Judean Woman--Kathleen Maher
 First Citizen-John Mccarthy.
 Second CitiZen-Martin Brennan.
 First Pilgrim-Edward Conlon.
 Second Pilgrim-Frank Crean.
 A Galilean-Stephen Egan.
 Levi, Citizen of Jerusalem-Ed- ward Kelly.
 Jonas, Citizen of Jerusalem John Herr.
 Joseph. Citizen of Jerusalem William Gumpper.
 Gershon, Citizen of Jerusalem Joseph Kennedy. Marcus, Roman Soldier-John Brennan.
 Caius, d Roman Soldier-Thomas Carroll.
 Blind Man-Francis Sullivan.