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OCTOBER, 1929 Professional 41

S n the World

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By

AILEEN BROWN,

Lambda

you'll be interested in the
steps that have led up to
her present success.

Miss Wilbur took the
part of a Maid, typical to
beginners, in her first ap-
pearance "Dover Road" in
the summer of 1924 at
Stanford. The same year
she appeared in "Oedipus"
as the leader of the young
Greeks.

The following summer
she was seen in "Agamem-
non" as Clytemnestra, the
itle role. This was the
most important part she
had taken up to that time,
and her success was un-
usual for one so inexperi-
enced.

In the summer and fall
of 1926 she again played

opposite the Dramatic Coach in
• Aren't We A l l . " This time she
was Lady Frinton.

The'year of 1927 added much
to her career. Miss Wilbur sang for
the first time on the stage as Lady
Blanche in "Princess Ida," a Gilbert
and Sullivan Opera. Not long after