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...recent production of the "Orange Comedy are very successful. The costumes of the more important characters ranged from the operatic ridiculousness of the High Priest "tastefully gowned in red with pearls and brilliants" set off with an amazing false Card of first dynasty Egyptian origin, through the anachronisms of Herod in the manner of Quentin Matsys and the Second Wise-man in that of the lamented Hoffman, in the sober and mildly successful third wiseman, the Virgan and the Angel (who in passing it may be said was most unfairly made...
...hard to believe, the direction could have been responsible for the acting which ranged from the splendid solemnity and simplicity of the Old Wives--apparently a cuphemism for the mid-wives of legend--to the skipping triviality of Herod's son. He seems to have studied his part very thoroughly, and to have read himself as a veritable Rosencrantz or Guildenstern of the local court...
Several characters appear in this play that have not appeared in former productions. Prominent among these is Herod's Son and the Old wives who play interesting roles. The Shepherds do not appear at all. The stressing of the idea that the Magi were astrologers is carried out in a fashion unique in this play. For a play as old as this Spanish play is, it has points that are remarkably natural and modern in matters of dialogue and motivation...
...revised cast as announced yesterday follows: Caspar D. W. Moreland '28 Melchior Murray Pease 1G. Balthasar R. H. Jones '30 Messenger G. W. Harrington '30 Herod D. L. Dickson '27 High Priest G. K. Bishop '27 Second Priest Charles Leatherbee '29 Herod's Son A. L. Black '30 First Old Wife Constance Templeton Second Old Wife Helen Field Mary Helen Lewis Gabriel Randita Edwards Joseph R. D. Buck, Occ. Company of Wise Men H. S. Meyer '30 Abbott Peterson Jr. '30 P. C. Sherbert...
...cast has been definitely selected with the exception of one or two minor roles. The cast of characters, as announced last night, follows. Caspar, Murray Pease 1G. Melchior, D. W. Moreland '28 Balthayar, R. H. James '30 Herod, D. T. Dickson '27 Herod's Son, A. T. Black '30 Herod's Messenger, Henry Fox '27 High Priest, G. K. Bishop '27 Second Priest, Charles Leatherbee '29 Joseph, R. D. Back Occ. Mary, Helen Lewis Gabriel, Rhodita Edwards First Old Wife, Helen Field Second Old Wife Constance Templeton Choristers, J. W. Knidder 2G., Edward Ranouf, Richard MacMullen, James MacMullen...