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The Proscenium Club

O N the night before Spring Recess the Lincoln School to assist in its program of
Proscenium Club wound up what three one-act plays given on March 27.
many of the School’s old-timers agree was The climax of the season and the high
the Club's most outstanding season in its point in the Club’s history came with its
eleven years on the Moses Brown boards. performance of Adam and Eva, which
Last fall about thirty boys put their best rocked Alumni Hall on the evening of
efforts into the tryouts for the annual March 28. Lincoln School sent over Shirley
Christmas plays. On the evening of Decem­ Webster, who starred as Eva; Libby Trott
ber 20, the Club presented three one-act as Julie DeWitt, Margaret Blosser as Aunt
plays. The first, The Gray Overcoat, starred Abby, and Betty Spencer as Corinthia. It
Crompton Earle as the inspector, Adrian would not be right to rate any one actor’s
Sanford as a gentleman detective, and performance over another’s—each one was
Frank Horton as a dual-roled butler and excellent. Jack Ruth played the romantic
jewel thief. The second, The Other One, was lead as Adam Smith. Crompton Earle as
given a fine interpretation by Webster in the the energetic father of a large family of
spiritual role of the Other One, Robin Starr parasitic children and relatives, Charlie
as the Connecticut Kid, and Conrad Brown Scovil as Uncle Horace, and Fred Pierce as
as his bewhiskered side-kick, Ramblin' Red. Clinton De Witt will not soon be forgotten
The final play, The Clever King, was o- for the many good laughs they gave us that
riginally to have starred that kingof comedi­ evening. Howard Young as Dr. Delameter
ans, Charlie Scovil. On the eve of the per­ and last but not least, Dave Bullwinkle, in
formance, however, Charlie was stricken his ideal role as Lord Andrew, turned in ex­
with laryngitis. Adrian Sanford pinch-hit ceptionally fine performances.
for Charlie and turned in a good perform­
ance, considering that he had only one The whole School feels that this year’s
afternoon in which to prepare the part. brilliant performance of the annual spring
He was assisted by an able cast, including play was a fitting tribute to the expert
three “females,” John Carey, A1 Buckley, coaching of Mrs. Andrews and to the tal­
and Jack Ruth. ents of the whole Club—actors and produc­
Six members of the Club journeyed to tion staff.

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