{"id":301,"date":"2020-08-19T16:29:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T20:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2021-09-29T15:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T19:23:02","slug":"1927-1928","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/theatre-chronology\/1927-1928\/","title":{"rendered":"1927-1928"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Title: Norma With an N<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;Linus Maloney<br><strong>Dates Performed:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thursday, December 15, 1927<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong>  Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;F. W. Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>The Girl:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ruth Carmody<br><strong>The Man:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Cavanaugh<br><strong>Bill:<\/strong>&nbsp;Vincent Ponic<br><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br>Source(s) 1928 Dome.  Scholastic 61: 13, 395. This was the second season of the University Theatre, with all the plays written by student authors.  Male actors were all members of &#8220;The Notre Dame Players.&#8221; Staging was done by students of Professor F.W. Kelly&#8217;s Play Production Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Title: Ham and Eggs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lyle Maloney<br><strong>Dates Performed:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thursday, December 15, 1927<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong>  Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;F. W. Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>The Patient:<\/strong>&nbsp;Roscoe Bonjean<br><strong>The Doctor:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Cullinan<br><strong>The Nurse:<\/strong>&nbsp;Helen Shank<br><strong>Visitors:<\/strong>&nbsp;William Kearney; William O&#8217;Neill<br><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br><strong>Source(s):<\/strong>&nbsp;1928 Dome. Scholastic 61: 13, 395. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Title: Fireflies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;Richard B. Parrish<br><strong>Dates Performed:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thursday, December 15, 1927<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong>  Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Harriet Sturm:<\/strong>&nbsp;Margaret Moist<br><strong>Dave Sturm:<\/strong>&nbsp;Russel C. Kuehl<br><strong>Jim:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Leddy<br><strong>Anne:<\/strong>&nbsp;Edna Knudson<br><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br>Sources: 1928 Dome; Scholastic 61: 13, 395.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Title: A Sign and a Wonder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;Murray Young<br><strong>Dates Performed:<\/strong>&nbsp;Saturday, March 17, 1928, 8:15 P.M<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong>  Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Zermes:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Cavanaugh<br><strong>The Widow of Naim:<\/strong>&nbsp;Nora Byers<br><strong>Jarim, her son:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Creadon<br><strong>Naggee, a neighbor:<\/strong>&nbsp;Harry Merdzinski<br><strong>Aram, another neighbor<\/strong>: John Leddy<br><strong>Melea, a boy:<\/strong>&nbsp;Roscoe Bonjean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">one of two one-act plays<br><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br>Source(s) 1928 Dome, p. 298;  Scholastic, 61:22, 683.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Title: The Good Man<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;Orville Murch<br><strong>Dates Performed<\/strong>: Saturday, March 17, 1928, 8:15 P.M.<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong>  Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Mrs. Lincoln:<\/strong>&nbsp;Helen Shank<br><strong>Senator Sumner:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Carroll<br><strong>Senator Welles:<\/strong>&nbsp;William Kearney<br><strong>Tad Lincoln:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Broch<br><strong>President Lincoln:<\/strong>&nbsp;Albert Doyle<br><strong>Secretary of State Stanton:<\/strong>&nbsp;William Schuh  <br><strong>Tad Lincoln<\/strong>: Frank Broch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>second of two one-act plays<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br>Source(s) 1928 Dome, p. 297; Scholastic, 61:22, 683. These two one-act plays were done the same evening.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Title: Tomorrow, a tragedy of Mexico<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;Richard B. Parrish, &#8217;28<br><strong>Dates Performed:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friday, June 1, 1928<br><strong>Venue:<\/strong>  Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Father Raphael:<\/strong>&nbsp;William J. Coyne<br><strong>Jose:<\/strong>&nbsp;Harry Merdzinski<br><strong>Carlos:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Leddy<br><strong>An American Reporter:<\/strong>&nbsp;John M. Keefe<br><strong>Captain Tirado:  <\/strong>James L. McShane<br><strong>Sergeant Cruz:<\/strong>  James L. McShane<br><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br>Scholastic, 61:30, 941.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Title: Son Patrick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;John A. Mullen, &#8217;28<br><strong>Dates Performed:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friday, June 1, 1928<br><strong>Venue: <\/strong> Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Patrick &#8216;Pat&#8217; O&#8217;Byrne:<\/strong>&nbsp;Albert Doyle<br><strong>Mrs. Patricia O&#8217;Byrne, his mother:<\/strong>&nbsp;Helen Shank<br><strong>Younger Brothers:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Carroll; William Murphy<br><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br>Scholastic, 61:30, 941.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play Title: Gallery Gods, a satirical farce<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong>&nbsp;Richard C. Elpers, &#8217;28<br><strong>Dates Performed:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friday, June 1, 1928<br><strong>Venue<\/strong>:  Washington Hall<br><strong>Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Kelly<br><strong>Stage Manager:<\/strong>&nbsp;not found<br><strong>Sponsoring\/Producing Organization:<\/strong>&nbsp;The University Theatre<br><br><em>Cast List<\/em><br><br><strong>Beulah Deemer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Margaret Moist<br><strong>Ben Deemer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frederick Collins<br><strong>Parrett, the magazine writer:<\/strong>&nbsp;John M. Keefe<br><strong>Holzman, the picture dealer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Robert Capesius<br><strong>Franz Gody, the art critic:<\/strong> John Leddy<br><strong>Gladys, the landlady&#8217;s daughter:<\/strong> Mrs. Walter Minzey<br><br><strong>Notes:<\/strong><br>Scholastic, 61:30, 941. &#8220;The best comedy produced by the University Theatre this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play Title: Norma With an N Author:&nbsp;Linus MaloneyDates Performed:&nbsp;Thursday, December 15, 1927Venue: Washington HallDirector:&nbsp;F. W. KellyStage Manager:&nbsp;not foundSponsoring\/Producing Organization:&nbsp;The University Theatre Cast List The Girl:&nbsp;Ruth CarmodyThe Man:&nbsp;John CavanaughBill:&nbsp;Vincent Ponic Notes:Source(s) 1928 Dome. Scholastic 61: 13, 395. This was the second season of the University Theatre, with all the plays written by student authors. 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