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THE Silver Kewanite
The One-Act Plays
"THE DRUMS OF OUDE"
Cast of Characters
Captain McGregor
Mahlon Mercer
Lieutenant Hartley
Glen Taylor
Sergeant McDougal
Lynn Zook
Stewart, the sentry
James Minor
Servants
Dwen Freeburg and Clarence Mason
Private
Herman Woltil
Bugler
Horace Gillespie
Mrs. Jack Clayton
Catherine Greer
THE annual One-act Play contest held by the Dramatic Club occurred this year
on February 6, when the club presented the three plays: "Cinderella Married",
by Rachel Field, "The Pot of Broth", by William Butler Yeats, and "The
Drums of Oude", by Austin Strong. The entire performance was one of unusual
merit, according to the judge, Miss Mildred Hoover, of Hopedale, Illinois.
According to the annual custom of the club, the plays were of three distinct
types, the first a fantasy, the second a farce, and the third a more serious drama. All
three were acted with real skill and insight, and made the decision of the judge a
difficult one. She chose Kathryn Swain, the Cinderella of the first play, as the best
actress of the evening, and Wilbur Lester, the tramp of the second, as the best actor.
"The Drums of Oude" was adjudged the best entire performance, and was chosen
to represent us in the annual tri-city contest held at Princeton on February 28.
Kewanee, Geneseo, and Princeton competed on that night, and although our
players carried off no signal honors, we felt that they distinguished themselves by
their strong performance of a strong play.
To Miss Wildred Ewan, coach of the three plays, goes much of the credit for
their real success.
1, Gillespie; 2, Eshelman; 3, Taylor; 4, Fisher; 5, Minor; 6, Zook; 7, Greer; 8, Mercer;
9, Freeburg; 10, Mason.