The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-22
s@MOONY'' AND
ssSUPPER" A
TRIUMPH OF
TRIO TEAMWORK
BY SUSAN MeAvoY

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A triumph Of two trios combin-
ing Americas leading playwright
and topflight amateur performers
of the Key West Players took place
on the stage Of the Barn Theater
opening last night,
Tennessee williams, "Moony's
Kid Don't Cry and "The Tn
satisfactory Supper" showed the
sure master touch In writing. The
acting by Mickey Renna and Ed
mund Giesbert in "Moony" and
that Of Jack Clarke. Dolores Oak
ley Foster and Nancy Morgan Cain
in Supper" proved once more that
the little theater is here to stay,
and should stay.
These two out of the five one
acters presented In an all Williams
evening were my favorites. They
showed the insights into human be-
ings for which williams has now
become famous. They reproduced
the dialogue Of real people not pho
geographically. but amplified, heigh-
tened and dramatized so that we
in the audience could not miss the
meaning. Edmund Giesbert is
moving and convincing as Moony
the stargazing lumberjack who
yearns for the frs and pines Of the
81. Lawrence valleys while trapped
in the soot-sodden city and diaper
ridden domesticity.
His performances is shsrpened
BY Mickey Renns's superb play
ing Of ihe psrsporic- minded bride
Of ten monfhs who thinks only
81 budgets and babies and what
Moonyss fellow factory workers
say Of his flights Of fancy.
The stargazing lumberjack Is fel-
led finally not by his own beloved
axe. but by the unbreakable chords
Of lower income marriage.
Williams personal direction OF
this little gem wrings everything
out of the poles separating the hus-
band and wife.
His concern with interplay be-
tween married people takes a diff
ferent turn in .sThe Unsatisfactory
Supper" professionally directed by
Jack Clarke. and acted by him,
and two fine female principals.
Played before > stark Missis-
sippl SET redolent 81 csorsia's TO-
bseee road. Clarke plays the
role Of Archie Lee whose insen.
sisivity begins with his posf-pran-
dial feesh piekina and ends with
thu aessrvetion Of homeless old
woman.
Archie Lee Is the germ Of the
now famous character Stanley OF
sStreet Car Named Desire" Old
Aunt Rose. unwanted, poetic, and
Tightly Is an aging Blanche who
has come to cook for the last men,
bers of her family with whom she
can find shelter.
Baby Doll. Archie Lees gum
chewing wife who is given the task
OF informing Aunt Rose she must
leave, Is ably played by Nancy
Morgan Cain.
But the true tragedy of The one.
acfer is brought out by the inter.
play between Jack Clarke as the
crude. healthy young man, and the
old school Aunt Rose who lives in q
world Of euphemisms. Dolores Oak.
ley Foster rs Aunt Rose is magni.
ficent. Her high, quavery old voice,
expressing not only age bat the
terror Of insecurity In which she
lives, despite her alleged faith that
Jesus win take care Of her, brought
a quick a mist before my eyes. For
Aunt Rose 10 the undlgnified cad
OF . woman. just as the worn out
salesman In Williams "The Last az
My Solid Gold Watches" was the
ignominions end Of man.
Jack Clarke's direction even as
his acting is another proof that tie
Key West Players can boast Of q
truly fine professional member.
Genius has comic facets as wen
tragic ones. Williams THE Case
Of the Crushed Pefanias" 4 lyrical
fantasy written in Key West and
dedicated 10 Helen Hayes. adds a
bright flip TO the evening.
Gladys Jackson emerges lightly
from her prim New England chry-
sails into the freer air Of life ard
love. Her splnster-Iike repression
Is lifted by the pesnnia crushing
feet and the soal.stirring speech Of
young man played by James
Mclaughlin. Romping cut a. her
thimhie ciolster into the world
Of moonlight and fantasy. we felt
happy that Gladys was escaping
Mrs. Grundy. here called Mrs.
Duh, played BY Gertrude Spiaine.
Jonathan Iackson sild 4 competent
cop like lob in his ruse
Director kRaily Goddard appssess
the hghs touch AruavAout re-
production.
The birth of Blanche. tragic tar
nished heroine 81 ''Sgreesrars is
shown in AT Liberty nlav
whose force il lest somewhat hx
the lack a contrast hesweea mete.
er and daughter. T'heagh Ciogsa