Friday, April 28, 1944
THE NEBRASKA
The Lady Who Came to Stay" Closes Theater
Season with Outstanding '44 Success Record
BY PHYLLIS TEAGARDEN
Completing one of its most sue
cessful seasons, the University
Theatre presented "The Laxly Who
Came to Stay," a psychological.
horror play displaying1 excellent
character acting, atmosphere, and
ecnnicai skui on the part of the
cast, crews, and director Berne
Enslin.
From the rise of the first cur
tain to the seventh and last scene,
Emma, Phoebe, and MiUy, the
inree sisters, kept the audience
shuddering, and anyone could
easily have heard the drop of a
pin during the whole play. Ghostly
green spotlights and screaming
oia maias- created an atmosphere
or weird thrills, chills, and bus
pense.
Comments heard during and
after the play marked it as the
best piece of acting on the part
or an yet to e seen this season
No single character could be
called best with any degree of
certainty, because all nine char
acters lived their parts throughout
the entire presentation.
Cast Gets Approval.
Joan McCague, as Katherine,
gave an excellent characterization
of the failing concert singer who
had come to this house of horror
with her young daughter, to be
killed by the strife and struggle
among the sisters. Jo Weaver
Kline, cast as Phoebe, the worst
of the three sisters, gave a superb
showing and stole several scenes.
Emma, played by Betty Rhodes,
added more and more to the at
mosphere of the Garvis home by
her equally fine interpretation of
Phoebe's right-hand-man, later to
become an almost exact duplicate
of her dead sister. Milly, played
by Barbara Berggren, deserves
high praise for one of the best
characterizations seen in a long
time. The apparently weak sister
of the three, she seems to add
more horror in her eccentric way
than if she had been loud and
domineering, presenting contrast
to the other two.
Dorothy James, as Ann, the
young daughter of Katherine, af
fords the only relief of the play,
and takes advantage of each op
portunity to create one of the
.trongr parts, giving an exed
!'.tit performance. Both Blanche
Duckworth and Jean Kinnie, east
as Sadie, the maid, turned in fine
performances. Bill Major, always
excellent in any and every rote
he has played, lived up to ' his
reputation as Roy, Ann's young
friend, and also as the doctor.
Roger, Ann's little brother, was
played by Jeanne Racine, Adding
another star to ber galaxy or fine
performances. (Especially good
was Don Keougn in the part of
Beeba ! )
Using no spotlights or footlights
at any time, an atmosphere 01
gloom prevailed throughout the ticable at all times. Carrithers, and Roaella Widows,
seven scenes, and properties were The staff for "The Lady Who properties assistants; Art Bein
exceptional. The use of yellow, Came to Stay" Included Becky dorff, lighting; Virginia Seacrest,
green and red lights added to the Silver, head of properties; Gerry Herb Snence. and Jeanne Wolcott.
stifling atmosphere that was no- Neumeyer, Pat Shaeffer, Shirley j lighting assistants; Mrs. B. W.
Enslin, costume advisor; Doris
Quinn, Doris Belzer, and Elise To
mich, costume assistants; Marjory
Horstman, music, and Vic Ferris,
curtain,
Writers Contest
Opens; Cash
Prizes Offered
Cash prizes are being offered to
midwestern writers by the Mid-;
western Writers' Conference ass
nation, a non-profit organisation
sponsored by The Cordon, a group
of between three and four hun
dred writers, most of whom are
engaged in the creative arts, and
which advances the money for the
prizes offered.
The association was formed to
establish a line of communication
between writers of the midwest,
and to offer recognition, inspira
tion and encouragement to new
writers. All of its officers serve
without remuneritior .
Prizes Offered.
For the best short story. 5,000,
words or under, an award of
$200 will be given. A beginner's
short story, 2,600 to 5,000 words,!
is open to those who have never;
had anything published and $25.00
is the cash prize offered to the
winner. Cash prizes are also of-!
fered for the best feature article,
juvenile short story, poem, and ra
dio script for a 15-minute presen
tation. Rules of the contest and full
particulars will be mailed on re
ceipt of stamped addressed en
velop, as well as information con
cerning a Midwestern Writers'
Conference opening May 19.
All manuscripts, which must
not be postmarked later than May
10, are sent to the Midwestern
Writers' Conference Association, :
410 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, EL
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