The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-20
OLD FACES SEEN
REHEARSING FOR
LOST COLONY
Show to Open It's 18th Season on
Saturday June 2s+h on
Roanoke Island
By AYCOCK BROWN

Under direction of Clifton Brit
ton, rehearsals for the 18th sea-
son of The Lost Colony are in
full swing for the 1858 premiere
IF the Paul Green symphonic
drama which opens in Waterside
Theatre at Fort Raleigh here on
Roanoke Island next Saturday eve
ming, June %.
The Lost Colony chorus under
the direction of Gilbert Piravano
this year will feature the voices of
graduate students of Westminster
Choir College. Walter Stroud has
returned to the drama this year
to be photographer and also play
the role of Uppowoc, the dancing
Indian medicine man.
Only minor changes or additions
have been made to the script, but
Director Britton says The Lost
Colony of 1868 would be more like
the drama during the early 195O's,
when all time attendance and pop
ularity peaks were reached.
The featured principal actors OF
The Lost Colony this year are:
Lois Garren. New Yorker who
now makes her home in Greenville,
N. c., where Mr.. Garren is a men,
Der of ECC faculty, will play the
role of Eleanor Dare. She was a
member of The Lost Colony cast
for several years as Indian dancer
assistant photographer and in the
role of Marjorie Harvie and was
understudy to Eleanor Dare. Last
season she had roles in The
Founders and also The Common
Glory at Williamsburg, Va.
Oliver Link. After a two year
tour of duty in the U. S. Army
Oliver Link who had given distinc-
ton to the role of Sir Walter Ra-
leigh returns to The Lost Colony
to play the male lead of John Bor-
den. A native of Salisbury, he is
a graduate of Catawba College
where he was a member of the
Blue Masque theatrical group.
Earle Rankin. He returns to The
Lost Colony to play the role OF
The Historian. A native of Boston
Rankin is veteran actor of New
England, and Washington, D. c.
He received his MIA degree from
Yale's School of Drama.
Ray Smith. The tragi-comic role
of "Old Tom" Harris this yea1
will again be played by Ohio-borr
Ray Smith who made a hit in the
role during the 1857 season. He
has had considerable theatrical ex,
perience and collegiate teaching
experience in speech and drama
During the autumn of 1858 he will
be instructor of Drama at Wom-
ans College, Greensboro, N. C.
James Sechrest. Although ma.
tive OF Townsville, N. c., he
makes his home in New York
where he is a member of the Her.
bert Berkhorf Studios studying
with Uta Hagen. He will play the
role of Reverend Father Martin in
The Lost Colony this season. He is
graduate of the University OF
North Carolina where he was q
member of The Playmakers ano
appeared in many of collegiate
productions.
Walter Stroud. An Oklahoma
native, he will play the sensational
Indian medicine man Uppowoc and
also choreograph all Lost Colony
dances of the 1858 production. He
has had wide theatrical expert
ence and is now directing schoo,
of dance in Fredericksburg, Va.
Charles Worrell, is cast as Gov
ernor John White. A native OF
Coldsboro, Worrell was prominent
in many plays presented by the
Clifton Britton-directed Goldmas.
quer productions. He had played
in The Lost Colony during the
1854 and 1856 seasons.
John Witty, is cast as Sir Wal
ter Raleigh and will play the role
See LOST COLONY, Page Eight
ONY DURING 1858