{"id":295,"date":"2020-08-19T16:15:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T20:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/?page_id=295"},"modified":"2020-08-19T16:15:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T20:15:47","slug":"1930-1931","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/1930-1931\/","title":{"rendered":"1930-1931"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play:&nbsp;<em>Twelfth Night<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;William Shakespeare<br><strong>Dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dec. 17 and 18, 1930<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Professor Frank W. Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Orsino:<\/strong>&nbsp;Norman Hartzer<br><strong>Sebastian:<\/strong>&nbsp;Austin Boyle<br><strong>Antonio:<\/strong>&nbsp;George Ryan<br><strong>Sea Captain:<\/strong>&nbsp;Daniel Clark<br><strong>Sir Toby Belch:<\/strong>&nbsp;Joseph Thornton<br><strong>Malvolio:<\/strong>&nbsp;Roger Bierne<br><strong>Fabian:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frederick Eisenmann<br><strong>Feste:<\/strong>&nbsp;Harry Merdzinski<br><strong>Valentine:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ramon G. Smith<br><strong>Curio:<\/strong>&nbsp;William Carr<br><strong>Priest:<\/strong>&nbsp;R. Gilbert Smith<br><strong>Bastino:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thomas Sherman<br><strong>Lucio:<\/strong>&nbsp;Daniel Williams<br><strong>Marius:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thomas McGough<br><strong>Olivia:<\/strong>&nbsp;Irene Pyle<br><strong>Viola:<\/strong>&nbsp;Julia E. Huff<br><strong>Maria:<\/strong>&nbsp;Charlotte Mourer<br><strong>Sir Andrew Aguecheek:<\/strong>&nbsp;J. Edward Phelan<br><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br><br>Source(s) 1931 Dome, p. 198<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play:&nbsp;<em>The Ghost of Thomas Sloop<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;Richard Sullivan<br><strong>Dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;March 26 and 27, 1931<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Professor Frank Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fred Eisenmann<br><strong>Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Thomas Sloop:<\/strong>&nbsp;Harry Merdzinski<br><strong>Jeffrey Sloop:<\/strong>&nbsp;Roger Beirne<br><strong>Mrs. Flister:<\/strong>&nbsp;Julia Huff<br><strong>Gimlet:<\/strong>&nbsp;J. Edward Phelan<br><strong>Official Ghost:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Sullivan<br><strong>Left Guard:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Ryan<br><strong>Right Guard:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Perone<br><strong>Timid Ghost:<\/strong>&nbsp;Philip Airey<br><strong>Smart Ghost:<\/strong>&nbsp;George Ryan<br><strong>New Ghost:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Oberkoetter<br><strong>Sleepy Ghost:<\/strong>&nbsp;Robert Balfe<br><br><strong>Note:<\/strong><br><br><strong>Source:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Dome<\/em>&nbsp;1931, 200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play:&nbsp;<em>The Merchant of Venice<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;William Shakespeare<br><strong>Dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;June 4, 1931, 8:00 P.M.<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong>&nbsp;Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Kelly<br><strong>Scene Design:<\/strong>&nbsp;Francis Wynne Kervick (and his class in design)<br><strong>Technical Direction:<\/strong>&nbsp;Stanley Sascha Sessler (and his art classes)<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fred Eisenmann, George Higgins, Philip Airey<br><strong>Music:<\/strong>&nbsp;Richard Seidel (University string ensemble)<br><strong>Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Shylock:<\/strong>&nbsp;Harry Merdzinski<br><strong>Antonio:<\/strong>&nbsp;William Walsh<br><strong>Bassanio:<\/strong>&nbsp;Roger Beirne<br><strong>Gratiano:<\/strong>&nbsp;James O&#8217;Shaugnessy<br><strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong>&nbsp;William Blind<br><strong>Salarino:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thomas McKevitt<br><strong>Salanio:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Denny<br><strong>Tubal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Philip Airey<br><strong>Balthazar:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Ryan<br><strong>Portia:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rosemary Hay<br><strong>Jessica:<\/strong>&nbsp;Charlotte Mourer<br><strong>Nerissa:<\/strong>&nbsp;Julia Huf<br><strong>Launcelot Gobbo:<\/strong>&nbsp;Joseph McCabe<br><strong>Duke of Venice:<\/strong>&nbsp;Joseph Carroll<br><br><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;In all, Professor Frank Kelly is to be commended on the work of his pupils and associates. It was a performance truly creditable of University men. The success of it was another big step in dispelling the criticism which has come to the University for its steadfast approval of Shakesperian dramas&#8221; (<em>Scholastic<\/em>&nbsp;64:30, June 5, 1931, 944). In addition, this may be the earliest use of terms that equate to contemporary scene design and technical direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Dome<\/em>&nbsp;1932, 277.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play:&nbsp;Twelfth Night Author:&nbsp;William ShakespeareDates:&nbsp;Dec. 17 and 18, 1930Director:&nbsp;Professor Frank W. KellyStage Manager:&nbsp;not foundProducing Organization:&nbsp;The University Theatre Cast List Orsino:&nbsp;Norman HartzerSebastian:&nbsp;Austin BoyleAntonio:&nbsp;George RyanSea Captain:&nbsp;Daniel ClarkSir Toby Belch:&nbsp;Joseph ThorntonMalvolio:&nbsp;Roger BierneFabian:&nbsp;Frederick EisenmannFeste:&nbsp;Harry MerdzinskiValentine:&nbsp;Ramon G. SmithCurio:&nbsp;William CarrPriest:&nbsp;R. Gilbert SmithBastino:&nbsp;Thomas ShermanLucio:&nbsp;Daniel WilliamsMarius:&nbsp;Thomas McGoughOlivia:&nbsp;Irene PyleViola:&nbsp;Julia E. HuffMaria:&nbsp;Charlotte MourerSir Andrew Aguecheek:&nbsp;J. Edward Phelan Notes: Source(s) 1931 Dome, p. 198 Play:&nbsp;The Ghost of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3793,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-1930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-295","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295","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=295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295\/revisions\/296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}