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Play: Gold in the Hills, or the Dead Sister’s Secret<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Author:<\/strong> J. Frank Davis
Dates Performed:<\/strong> Dec. 13, 14, 1931
Director:<\/strong> Professor Frank W. Kelly
Stage Manager:<\/strong> Fred Eisenmann
Assistants:<\/strong> James Carmody, George Higgins
Producing Organization:<\/strong> The University Theatre

Cast<\/em>

Big Mike Slattery:<\/strong> Virgilius Philips
Jack Dalton:<\/strong> John Leddy
Richard Murgatroyd:<\/strong> William Walsh
Nellie:<\/strong> F. Theresa Chisholm
Lizzie:<\/strong> Mrs. Norbert Engels
Barbura:<\/strong> Charlotte Maurer
Slade:<\/strong> James O’Shughnessey
Others:<\/strong> William Carr, Roger Beirne, Joseph McCabe, James Carmody

Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source:<\/strong> Program<\/a>, Dome<\/em> 1932, 278-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The University Theatre
Presents
The Notre Dame Players
in
Three One-Act Plays

Under the Direction of
Professor Frank W. Kelly

Music by
The Notre Dame Jugglers

Thursday Evening, March Seventeenth
and
Friday Evening, March Eighteenth [1932]
at eight-fifteen o’clock

[15th presentation, 6th season]
[Washington Hall]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Supervisor of Stage:<\/strong> Fred Eisenmann
Assistants:<\/strong> William Hunter, George Higgins, James Carmody, John Cooper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Play 1: The Rising of the Moon<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Author:<\/strong> Lady Augusta Gregory (1852-1932)

Cast List<\/em>

(only partial list found and character names not listed)
Sergeant:<\/strong> Virgillius Phillips
Policeman X:<\/strong> John Cooper
Policeman B:<\/strong> Albert N. Butler, Jr.
A Ragged Man:<\/strong> George Higgins

Notes:<\/strong> premiered at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1907.

Source:<\/strong> Program, William Farmer private collecion; Dome<\/em> 1932, 280.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Play 2: The Hour Glass<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Author:<\/strong> William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)

Cast<\/em>

Wise Man:<\/strong> William F. Walsh, Jr.
Fool:<\/strong> James A. Carricco
Angel:<\/strong> John Kerlin
Wife:<\/strong> Margaret Burroughs
Children:<\/strong> Charles Andres, Elizabeth Adelsperger
King’s Son:<\/strong> David Powers
Students:<\/strong> George W. Calhoun, Lawrence T. Gross, Jr., Paul R. Locher, Norton J. Schonfield, William B. Ford, Patrick P. Burns

Notes:<\/strong>

Source:<\/strong> Program, William Farmer private collection; Dome<\/em> 1932, 280.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Play 3: Hyacinth Halvey<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Author:<\/strong> Lady Gregory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyacinth Halvey: Joseph McCabe
James Quirke:<\/strong> Franklin Stroud
Paddy Farrell:<\/strong> Thomas Stritch
Sergeant Carden:<\/strong> James Carmody
Mrs. Delane:<\/strong> F. Theresa Chisholm
Miss Joyce:<\/strong> Charlotte MourerScene designed by<\/strong> Mr. Peter J. Trolio of Arch. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> Hyacinth Halvey<\/em>, first produced in Dublin in 1906, opened at Maxine Elliott’s Theatre in New York City on November 20, 1911.
Source:<\/strong> Program, William Farmer private collection; Dome<\/em> 1932, 280.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Play: Abraham Lincoln<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Author:<\/strong> John Drinkwater
Dates Performed:<\/strong> Sat-Sun, May 28 and 29, 1932, 8:15 P.M.
Venue:<\/strong> Washington Hall
Director:<\/strong> F. W. Kelly
Stage Manager:<\/strong> Fred Eisenmann
Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong> The University Theatre

Cast<\/em>

See Program, below<\/em>

Notes:<\/strong>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source:<\/strong> Program<\/a>, William Farmer private collection; Dome<\/em> 1933, 273.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Play: Gold in the Hills, or the Dead Sister’s Secret Author: J. Frank DavisDates Performed: Dec. 13, 14, 1931Director: Professor Frank W. KellyStage Manager: Fred EisenmannAssistants: James Carmody, George HigginsProducing Organization: The University Theatre Cast Big Mike Slattery: Virgilius PhilipsJack Dalton: John LeddyRichard Murgatroyd: William WalshNellie: F. Theresa ChisholmLizzie: Mrs. Norbert EngelsBarbura: Charlotte MaurerSlade: James O’ShughnesseyOthers: William Carr, Roger Beirne, Joseph McCabe, James Carmody Notes: Source: Program, Dome 1932, 278-9. The University TheatrePresentsThe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3793,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-1931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-293","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3793"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/293\/revisions\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}