Show Drama Is Excellent In First Night Opener 1 I Since was Instituted inthe inthe In the he city seven years ago it has had lad a reputation for lor presenting I he the best in drama as nearly professional professional pro- pro I as possible and at its 45 reopening Friday evening in n Stewart hall again lived ived up to its reputation with Night Must Fall I Under the capable direction of J J. J Stanley Russon the tho drama was swift moving and gripping ripping Only In n the beginning of the play was there an Inclination to drag but I with the entrance of ot Robert Hyde Wilson portraying Dan the impudent impudent impudent im im- im- im knave with an unfathomable able question mark of evil on his hla very presence and a psychological quirk of mind the tempo picked up and held a nice pace through the entirety of tho the three acts Georgiana Taylor Lees in the therole therole therole role o of Mrs Bramson the chronic invalid invalid with a weakness for tor the theman theman theman man planning her murder was excellent excellent excellent ex ex- in her consistency of character character character char char- acter and was undoubtedly strongest in the scenes played with the insidious Dan To Peggy Mitchell too goes a sprig of laurel for her Dora the maid without much mind Miriam Taylor proved consistent consistent consistent tent In in her characterization of Olivia bored with life and longIng longing longing long- long Ing for excitement and she had many fine moments but at times Umes they were counteracted by an audience audience audience audi audi- ence feeling that she was a bit uncertain uncertain uncertain un un- un- un certain In her lines and as a result re result result re- re sult lacked a sense of steadiness in her portrayal Despite this Miss Taylor turned in a commendable commendable commendable commend commend- r able performance To Ross Dalton Donald Balka Marlon Marion Davis Virginia Coakley Webster and the voice of Lynn McKinlay go honors for rounding out a well-balanced well cast each with fine individual performances performance Mrs John Woolf who designed the sets contributed much to the I play piny in so accurately depleting depicting the morbidity of the dramas drama's mood and she deserves special recognition recognition recognition tion for lor her fine work in this re re- re audiences attending the Saturday and Monday evening performances performances' arc are bound to put their stamp of approval on the fine portrayal if they follow the lead of of- the first night audience attending the season opener |