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THO GENTLEMEN OF SOHO
By A. P. Herbert
(It nCDw appears that Shakespeare is best when played in modern clothes.
Perhaps the themes of modern life would be better dressed in Shal\eSpearean costume? Some may think this play wordy, but there are brutes
who think Shakespeare wordy. The acting version is certainly
shorter, though much less beautiful.)
CHARACTERS
The Duchess of Canterbury
Lady Laetitia
Hubert
Lord Nithers
Topsy
sneak
Plum
AU
aiter
Her daughter
Her dancing partner
A private detective
A public detective
SCENE: A Night-Club. Three tables. T.he middle table empty. Topsy,
reading a book, at table One. Plum, suspicious, a t table Three.
M
usic in the ball-room~ off.
Plum:
Topsy:
Plum:
Ho, girl, look upl A goblet of champagne?
I thank you, No . Indeed, •tis after hours.
( Returns to book)
(Down-cast-aside) I am an officer from Scotland Yar~,
Dressed in the l ikeness of an 2nglish lord,
And ni ght by night, while seven wo eks swung by,
Have I to this lewd haunt made pilgrimage
In search of some irregularity,
Cheating an entrance with a lusty li-e
"But all t s forgiven in a noble cause),
Sometimes disguised as a gentleman,
And sometimes in the costume of a virgin.
But nothing happens. I have offered bribes,
I have been suppliant for sweet wine or ~pium
After the hours by Parliament provided~
But like the fabulous M
ongolian drop
Of water on strong rock for ever falling,
I have made no impr ession. I believe
There is no falsehoGd practised here but mine,
There is no jot nor t ittle of the law
By these re spectabl~ impostors broken.
W
ell, this is hard. Only the dear old Duchess
Has with my bitterness some sweet compounded
Of nimble dances and beguiling looks.
But she enga ged with Another is.
S•, gentle Sleep, upon my eyelids press,
And let me wake to catch some wi ckedne ss.
(Sleeps; M
usic.)
( .<er Lady Laeti tia and Lord vii thers. They sit
at Table Two ,)
�Page 2
Two Gentlemen -ef Sohe
Laetitia:
dithers:
Laetitia:
v ther:;:
fi
Laetitia:
:lithers:
r
My dea' Laetitia,
I do misdoubt I do it too much honour,
And yoU too little, by this int roduction.
It is a ni ght-club. You have seen a stone
Turned by a ploughman on the hills of Kent,
And the foul creeping many-legged things
dhich ctart from under, blinki ng in the light?
So from this den snatch suddenly the lid
Between the midnight and the milkman 1 s hour,
You will see slink and scutter about Soh•
The very dregs and sediment of London:
Eline the hot cits of dimbledon and Streatham
vlith busy rakes ft'om Kensington combine
In obscene alchemy to make the night
One long invention in debauchery,
;line, women, drugsIn that case, Algernon,
Pardon my absurd curiosity,
But what is 1 t brings you to this Hell-hole?
.iell,
I am a writ er, and as some physician,
Searc hing the secrets of the hwnan body,
Doth not the healthy but the sick pu:r:rsue,
And ms more happy 'midst unique distempers,
Grovvths, fevers, tumours, a bsce sses, and boils
Than with the strong and undefiled fl esh,
So in the study of the s e diseased minds
Do I seek knowledge not to be explored
In the dull wits of th e r espectable,
Sucking a sweetness from the poisoned flewer,
And like the wombat savouring the cheese
Jlhen 'tis corrupted-dell, I cannot say
That I see any signs of dissipation.
(Indicates Topsy and Plum):
Mark then this lout, which in a rustic stupcr
Is dead till morning, when it swills again.
M
ark too this maiden that w
ith Vestal eye
Seems to see nothing but the book she r eads notHere's what they call a woman of the half-world
That is, she is not ~he thing nor the other,
Dubs herself "dancing p.."lrtner, 11 and for hire
She Hill with any pursy sot that offers
ilaltz, fox-trot, . ChJ.rle ston--the whole catalogue
Of modern antics-and the evening through
dill counterfeit with some strange stock-broker
A mercenary satisfaction. Pah 1
(Observes dancers, off).
And yet some follies may adorn the young
dhich to the old must be disfigurement.
How yonder matron wallows in bhe dance,
~lhat
is this place?
�Two Gentlemen of
Laetitia:
dithers:
laetitia:
v
l:i.thers:
Laetitia:
1 thers:
1i
La etitia:
N
ithers:
Plum:
'Nithers:
S oh~
P~ge
3
A loaded waggon, creaking do;m the hill
Of years and a diposity1 The traffic
Bounds and rebounds unheeded from her flanks
Or, pausing careless in he r path, is crushed.
And on her breast is like a pendant hung
A slim, f ai r , pal lid, and perspiring youth
That smiles and smiles and smiles, and is in torture.
How like a rnilit•ry balloon she looks
That is entangled in an aspen-treel
D~ you not think s~, dear?
That is my mother.
Is 1 t so? So 'tis1
And that her dancing-partnert
I never saw her here before , Laetitiat
The se hands should quicker have torn out these eyes
Than these harsh lips have spoken, or the se legs
Have carried m~ to thes e conclu-si-onsl
It is not easy to a void Mamma,
On swruner evenings she is everywhere.
There is no s axophone doth not salute her
',Ji th other mothers rounder than herself,
Like baby elephants that aft er twilight
Jump in the jungle.
'Tis the Age of Age.
How t rue! A hill be served, and this pale youth
ge
Must for a salary, how much I know not,
The nie;htly partner of her gambols be.
0 me, 'tis pitiful to see one's mother
Go to the dogs!
Weep not, Laetitia,
But let us have a dry Martini. Hol
(Enter a daiter. Plum wakes up.)
This is a Vi s count, and I never saw
A lord that did not love to break t he law.
(datches)
Pluck me ten berries from the juniper
And in a beaker of strong barley-spirit
The kindl y juices of the fruit compress.
This is our Alpha. Next clap on your wings,
Fly s outh t o Italy, nor come you back
Ti ll in the cup you have made prisoner
Tw little thimblef tlis of that sweet syrup
o
The Romans call Martini. Paus e o'er Paris
And fill b w egg - ;.J h~ll s with the French Vermouth.
Then home i ncontinent, and in one ves sel
Cage yo ur three captives , but in nice proportions,
So that no one is m
aster, and the whole
Sweeter than France, but not so sweet as Italy.
•iring f r om a n orange t wo bright tears, a nd shake,
Shak e a l ong t i me the harmoni ous t rinity.
Then i n t wo cups like angels' ear s present them,
And see there swims an olive in the bowl,
V
lhich when the draught is fini shed shall remain
Like some s ad emblem of a peri shed love.
This is our Ome ga ~ G , fellowt
o
�Two Gentlemen of Soho
.Jait~r:
Plum:
dithers:
Laetitia;
.iithers:
Laetitia:
dithers:
Topsy:
Hubert:
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Sir,
It is too late . I cannot serve you.
Damn!
(Music . Exit .iaiter.)
0 that in Eneland might be born a Man,
Sprung from the loins of English liberty,
T~ rise and sweep, twice daily, like old Thames,
In a strong tide 'gainst petty tyrannies
And though at evening he be beaten back
Flood in at morning to clean the channel again
Of busy women, and suck out to sea
Bans, prohibitions, interferences,
Movem ents, Societies, Government Departments,
Such as curtail, diminish, and cut down
The Ftlltique privilege of true-born .6nglishmen
To take their pleasure in what way they please,
Nhen, how, which, where, wh ~tever and with whoml
(Chord)
v!as it for this I j oined the infantry
And took up arms a gainst a Continent,
To have my eating and my drinking times
Fixed by o;ld maids and governed by policemen?
(Plums- v~ith dignity, passes out to ball-room.)
I think, were Germany the master here,
de should at least be certain of our beer,
But see, the Dur.hess fin ds new com
pany,
In a r.:;e and f orm more fitter to her own!
It i s the fellow who was here asleep.
Then I have •vronged him;t for the man is sober •
He would not else have undertaken l~ioth e r.
(Enter Hubert, exhaust ed, and mopping brow. He sinks into
chair beside To psy, who sits up and takes notice.)
And here, like s ome slim ca.rrack long distr essed
In the rough storm and t empest of the ocean,
Comes th e frail consort of her voyaging,
H sails ais
vvrack, his ri gging in disorder,
And the proud pennant drooping at the peak 1
Thankful he creeps into the near est port,
Nor is there barge, punt, fisshing-boat so humble
He will not gladly berth beside her.
Sir,
You are distempered, and your breathing labours,
As J have s een some baby grampus pant
After a heavy supper. dhy is this?
Oh, it 'llere better to be bound with vipers
To the great stone of Sisyphus, a nd roll
All day for ever up and down the hill,
Than to be f a stened to a human mountain
Aping the ant ics of an early lamb!
i
For one is punishment, pure, unm staken,
But this--this is the sacrilege itf Pleasure,
I do a t r eason to m youth. I am
y
Not Sisyphus, not Tantalus, but both!
�Two Gentlemen of Sohe
Topsy:
Hubert:
Topsy:
Hubert:
Topsy:
Hub ert:
" ithers:
d
It were enough to caper with a whale,
~r spin a Haltz with a rhinoceros,
But to be jostled in the dance b;/ fairies,
Young, unattainable, locked i' the arms
Of men not bett er but more blest than I am,
And on their soft and tantalising lips
See the slow smile that mocks my servitude-This is my torture and damna-ti~nl
(Is overcome)
Be easy, Sir. This is my own employment,
I too must foot it and be gay for gol~
dith such as can get nobody for nothing.
Aye, but with many. I am bounQ to one, ••
Life is a most extraordinary thing,
Man, like a;_pabble ori a glacier, ·
·
Moves imperceptibly but always down,
Life is a looking-glass, in which we see
Only the dull reflection of ourselvei?,
And every day 'tis less attractive.
Come,
This is no time for dismal metaphor 1
My monsteris busy-while I have the chance,
Come, fellow-slave, console me in the dance1
(They get up, get out, and get off. Music.)
I think between them there's a seed of love
dhich shaH grov'l up into a goodly tree. (Kneels.)
And you·' Laeti tia, so frosty-pl:'I)Ud."
Like to t hose castles of cold loveliness
~vh ich scare the shipping on the l~ort h Atlantic,
So that old Ce.ptains sniff the sky and mutter
11 There is an iceberg sixty miles away, 11
Hushed are the passengers and no more now
The merry quoit rings lightly on the deck,
But when the vwnder bursts upon th e view
Fear is forgotten~-o Ldetitia,
You are so beautiful that I am bold
And dare defy the miracle with wooing.
dill you not swim a moment in the sun
Of my affection--from the Arctic waters
Of dumb indifference drift Southward soon,
Hang in the middle latitudes 1 and then
Melt into M
atrimony? Oh, I know
'Tis not the mGde to speak of marrying,
And this warm sentiment vv-hich now infl9ffies me
Is but a mock and madness to ·C,he Young.
No more the sweet confusions of the simple,
rtings, tokens, pledges, clutchings of the hands,
Partings and moons ·and memories are holyNay, I h<we heard some yearling split his sides
At roses clustered round a cottage door
Or the fond statement of a negrors passion.
For now is devotion the stale jest of fools,
And that wi ld ec stasy the poets sang
Is but a livelihood · nd theme for doctors,
Policemen, clovms , and psycho-analysts,
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�Two Gentlemen of Soho
Laetitia:
dithers;
Plum:
Duchesst
Plum:
Duchess:
Plum:
Duchess:
Plum~
Duch ess!
Sneak
Naiter:
Sneak:
daiter:
Sneak:
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Nhile he that boldly on his knees professes
A fixed affection for a single persen
Calls down the cackle of the continents.
Yet, though to speak these shameful syllables
Names me a ninny, feeb~e in the mind,
In soul suburban--Nill you marry me?
I am too much upset about my darn.
I think I shall not marry anyone,
But take my mother to a nunnery
And there vdth a little needle-work convert her
From the vain fancies of the world-But look 1
I would not have her see me. Let us fetch
A circuit to the ball-room, and from there
Play spy to the event.
It shall be so.
(They go off, right. Enter, left, the Duchess, with Plum.
Fairy music.)
I hope, your Grace, I have not wearied you?
s
There are the wings of swallovv on your f e et
And in your arms the potency of lions.
It is not dancing when I dance with you,
I have ho mind, no body, I am nothing,
But a swift ghost that soars a prisoner
In the embraces of a flying bear.
It is a pleasure to give satisfaction,
Are you a member?
Duchess, I am not.
Then with what member-nay, in this poor House
dhat member moves with such a dignity,
Hath .s uch a grace and nimbleness of wit
That he dare vouch for such a visit•r?
I did not come Hith any, but along.
Is not a M
ember, yet alone he cameStranget
(Chord. Enter Sn eak, cloaked and masked.)
(Darkly--apart): So. She·' s here. And this gross gentleman
.S hould be that paramour my daught er speke of,
The constant prop of Ducal indiscretion.
I will lie clo r: J e and watch the giddy sc.ene.
v
i[ait er j
vhat wo uld you?
'J
I am a detective-Nays do not tremble!--not His lil•ajesty's,
But the sworn servant of an Agency
Skilled t o pursue, see tabulate, record
And in the Courts most cunningly describe
All the sly nauehtiness of faithle ss vvives,
Or peccant husbands, as the case may be,
Looks, nods and gr eetings , holding-on of hands
Aft er the space by decency con;rnanded,
M
eetinGs and partings, secret matinees,
The sigh dr avm upHard or the blinds drawn down,
Gifts, l et t er s, not es--But are you li5tening?
Aye.
V
fell, his Grace the Duke of Canterbury
�•7
I
Plum
Duche ss :
:Plum:
Wa it e r:
Duchc.:ss
Vla i t e r
Phun:
W
ithe rs :
Lc. ct iti e :
Topsy:
Hub er t:
S neak:
Ha s of our House r e q_uired i n formc tion
Touching the a ctsi de eds , c onduct an d beha viour
Of that loos e e le ph ~ nt h e c ~ l ls his wife.
\/h e t h er in truth he doth suspe ct he r virtue,
vVhether th e wish wa s f <:t tli e r to the thought
And th e old dog would find sorno c ~ mse for p a rting
Such as hims e lf he doth not da r e to furnigh ,
I c a nnot t e ll you. But I do persever,
Here i s t he r e a son , c ause , and circumst anc e
W I s it here ins t ea d of some where e l se ,
hy
And now th a t nll li o.s na ke d as the noon
In th e hot des e rts of ~ustralia ,
Nor doth one l oaf of :J.rtful str c: t a gem ,
Li es , count e rfeit, de ception , subte rfuge ,
Inge n ious ac c ent or oblique suggestion
O' e r the bar e truth p roj e ct one inch of sh a dow ,
And if the r e b e a person her e u live
Vlho doth not now know b e tter the n his mother
li~Y nwne, my c nlling , and my s e cr e t b usint: ss
Th ~: n it we r e bett e r for the lo on to be
Boiled in arnmoni a till his vii ts r e turn_
\!e ll, i;- a ll's cle 2<r , knonn, pl r. in a n d m8.ni f'c st
Th en there i s nothing I v:ould s Ly but this,
Y c t I s hould li ke would bo o. spot of r;h is ku y .
!h
(hea ring , ch n r ~ ct e rist i c s lly, l~ st li ne onl y , pric ks up e a rs) :
Nor1 sur e ly sh ~ · ll some rni sdGmecno ur follovJ!
They s c..y t te f' nt e lopc on summe r n i e.;hts
Ha lts c:: t the r.t ,r g in of' th e atr u ;m to drin~.
FelloVJ , '.70 thirst ~ Bring p ort po ~t c.nd l emo nF ~
•O.e
God mc: de th e l snon .:md th e grape tc ge the r
But Man , r1 il:· dy , hc s divid& d th en, ,
And 2t thi s h our, by our wise P a.rli o.~nc nt,
The lemon 's l o.v;f ul, but the gr ,,p c 's c; e ric;.; .
(un stru ng ): -,~;n a t i s t h i s t e lk of P c:rlimnont s and l emons
Am I u Duche ss , to t,o fed on lemons~
Vlo. s the r e no t someb ody ,-iho cii e a of l emons?
Did none a rr es t him nor none pro se cut e ?
Is t herG ::10 l ev; ci::;c. inst exces siv e lemons,
Or too much sug: .r or intemper c:: t e t en ,
Or the vile cr~l v in;; for hot-r;nter-b ottle s?
\illw t? Lemons? P c.rli mnsn ts? As I'r.1 a Duche ss
Br ing me th e e rti c l c ;
( coc
1ed}:
It sh <:!. ll be done.
(He t e.k t:o, s bot t l .:; of port fr om pocket c::nd p l e. c e s on t E:ble .)
Ho t Ba r th e doors~ 3ound the < :rm r;i t hout t
tL
(Exit ·m-1 it e r.}
Let non e m:·kc e ntr c:nce or emer gencL;s ~
,
(Ent er Lre titi :· , Lord ',': ith ors , Top sy r n.d Hu bert.)
\-!ho t's h'-1' <
'?
HO>J?
So'.
'.'1h o.t is't?
Hn !
�c.;,
Plum:
Duchess :
Hub e rt:
Lac ti tL' :
Duchess :
Plum:
Duches s:
Hub ert :
Withor s :
Lae titi a :
Sneo.k:
Plum:
Sneak:
Duch e ss :
Sneo.k :
I em t h e i.v tropol i t t:<'l J.- oli c c ,
k
A:J. t his my tl, _ c nt, Lo t c: trun1p c t sound :
rr
0 Vip e r!
.Tude s:
(Chord.)
Mo th e r~
0 my d~ughter ~ (Sobs)
Oh, it is angui sh for e, hor se to ~uf f o r
The opposing r e ins of offic o <:·nd c; f:t' c ctions,
Hhic h richt nnd l of t distr c;ct th e t cr1de r mind !
But t his no Englishrmm h e s done , nor sh::- 11 Ma ke duty serv c nt to his i nc li nc. tions.
Tr..ke you these papers and c. t onc e ~~iri t e dor:n
Your nc:mGs ;·nd c e lling s, ti tlt- s , di gn ities,
Es t a t e s and ma nsions, orde rs, de cor n tions,
I·Jhc t hor i n nedlock you be joined or no,
Ho1: mo.ny c hi l dren , houses , t1iv c s, c onvi c tions,
W
ith a ll such det s ils nnd ~pp ~n d n ge s
As sha l l b e pe rtin< . And i n the morn ing
mt
At Bow Str ee t pre s ently ma ke a ppar i tion ,
Now to your home s go softly .
0 the shnme !
r ·,~ nl not~
Ins ol e nt :
l'.~Y
l:lOthert
HOLDt
\".1110 ' s thi s thnt rude ly doth r e s i st t he tide
Of our proce e ding s?
I m-u a de t e ctiv e ,
l'Jot1 by th e Dulw of Ca n t erbury dha r gc d
To se e , wa tch, notic u , and c~ t dc,;x: n d i scover
The n i ghtly conduct of this nov l c~;: oma n Ho-r; ope r_ , :Ee;rth, .::m d h idv m0 '.
"Sne::1k , 11 S [~ id ho
"Good, h ones t Sneak , if you hi!.ve r;m y skill
Or a ny pity for::.. poor old mo. n ,
Find me ~h f'. t s n<.L k e ~md serpent in the gr a ss
"~.-Jh ich h r- th dr r-. ~ ;n off my Duchess from her duty 1
So th a t in naughtin e ss e nd v z. in delights
She do t h cii shonour the e v en ing of our d2 ys
And utt orly n egl e ct s the house - ke epingFind me t :11.s ';:orm , g ood :>neak , t hat I r.my spl it him!"
Thus th e oJd Duke ; with bloody , fe c rful oe. ths ,
Clean inG a pistol b y his lonely bed
Or lih e ttine, sc.'mu gr 0a t knife upon n s tone ;
And t hus a t daybr eak shDll I n. nm,o r him:
"Duke, he is found , your r o.v-i shvr of hom-..s ,
S nake in th e grr: ss :md cuc koo in th e ne st¥.
A littl e , roun d, u np l c::: s nn.t, portly thing
\'Jh ich c r c.17ls, p r~ rt tr os pas sor rt:ld p :·rt polic <:. Ll< ,
m
I n t o the ch i ld ish r eve ls of t he ric h ,
Toys Iii th their i;iv c s : .nd tr nmp l e s on t h e ir t oe s.
Zr:: ts of t h 0 ir srllt ;·nd p r ;:; sen tly ::-·rr e st . t hem
F or some sly s p i nster ' s quibble in th e l no.v,
�Plum
And vJh ile h e sm il e s contemi no. t os th e ::: ir
With e rtfu l ru se c.n d mean su s p i-ci-o n ,
W
ill c ull f or 'iJi ne t o c a tch a flu nk ey out
.b.nd drink '. : i t h •·omen only to denou nc e th emThis, Duke , i s h e t ha t, doub l e doub l c -fn c od,
Ha s th e pur e s p irit o f your n ife 40rruptc d,
Ni ght a ft e r ni ght ent wi n ed in th e dc:: nc e ,
Wh ich I n i th evi de nc e c n n jus tif y ,
This sbheming , slav; , c ons t e bula r y lumps.
This is you liberti n e en d co-r e sp o ndent-~"
( enra ge d~ t c kc s trunch e on f rom t rous e rs):
P e n ce , c a itif ft
S ne D. k:
Plum:
Duche s s :
He ~
Thou dog of
H ou n ds d itch~
Oh~
(The y fi Gh t.
Sn 0c k ;
Plum:
Sot~
H og ~
S ne c.k :
Bc. s t c. r cl ~.
Pl um ~
Duch 0ss:
S :l.Gnk :
W
ithe r s :
Lne titi n :
Plum;
Top sy
Huber t
P luml
'iii th e rs:
Plum:
Duche ss
v7 i th ers
Leetiti c ;
ri i th ers:
Ln,;:; titi a :
VI i the rs:
P lrun:
Hurri e d music.)
Y nt, b ully?
lh
Oh t I s "0;oon ~
~~h,
n ould you?
P ea c e ~
· 0 centl emen \
Di e 1 villu in t
(Snunk di e s. Chord.)
( p rostr a t e s s e lf on b ody of S ne a k) :
0 Sir, you h c:ve k ill<:. d my f a t h e r: Vih y w~s this?
I h a d n o lif e , n o be i ng , b ut in him,
And no -. ho ' ~ not I nm not e ither . Oh~
(Di e s of gri e f. Chord.)
(kne0 ls b e si d e bo dy of Tops y ) :
0 To p s y , 'Iop sy , coul d you n ot h c.v o wr; itc d?
I d id not t h i nk thGt you v:ou ld l ee.v e me t h u s ,
i'ii thout one viO rd nor t e nder b e c koning
To b id rae follow you,yot I will follo1: ,
~nd make one d~ t e of a ll e t e r n ity.
(Ho strike s s e lf on he r d with trunch eo n P. nd di o s. Chord.)
This \ ,G s a n issue no t t o b e expe cted.
Ye t I h r~v o h cc:rd s ome coun tryme n reme r k
Cl npp i ng the s ';;allo m; from a f i e l d of cor n ,
"It i e ::rJ t siUdom i n th e cours e of Na t ur e
Aft e r r' droue;ht n o t i n ligh t s h o\:o r s only
Ji'r: lls nnd de sc ends th e gen tl e r r· i n of He ~;.v e n ,
But i n ~', sp r: t e r-n d t emp e s t - "
But u h e t's h e r e ?
(kn ee lin g : IJow , Er> rth , r oc o iv o me , for I di e of s hame ~
( ap 1~ rt): i7h o t do e s th is b ode ?
Sh e sp ok e of d ee th.
I he a rd her.
Th is n ust be hi nde r e d.
Ay e ..
But ma rk nh a t follmi s t
�Duch e ss:
Laetitia :
\h thers ;
Lae titie ;
"iii thers:
Pl um:
\ ii t h ersl
F P!.r ev.e ll to r Gv e lr y , f .<J.r e\:ell the danc e ,
And th e gr.y tr nprJ i ::s of my second you th~
F:::.r enoll tho music, <Uld , snee t ~;;r-x op hono ,
Thou ;;rt not r.m.sic, ye t I r;ish th ce r;ell,
W
ith G.ll l a t e surJpe rs e nd hot gnl a - n i gh ts,
Th e colour ed str e e.mer e nd the blue belloo n ,
Fa ns , r a ttle s, dolls cmd i n d i ::: -rubber do gs,
An.d •:; icke d kippers ea t en in tho dawn
And those fi erc e r hythmic a nd delicious tunes
"
:Jhich li e;ht a f ev e r i n the v e i ns e- nd s e t
The f ee t, the soul-, f er menting - fa re you welli
Oh, it is solfish in th e You nt:~ to grudg e us
The littl e joys of our de clining days:
Have they not love and Happiness their serve. nts,
And must a ll PlEJe.ure b01; to th em as well?
This v;er e ungenerous. And I think in Heaven,
If there be s axophone s as Do ll a s harps,
They a r 0 r:.ot only for tho Young. But here
I sha ll not see B ga l a -night age- in.
(Die s of sh<:u-no . Fe, iry r:msic. )
0 she is dc:.: d ~
Lifo , li ke a butterfly,
Ht'lth from th e ·.-. indoli of this fl osh dep ar ted"
I think I n ev er d id nor n ever s hall
Se e e.ny r:omn n so irrrpec c abl o .
She i·:as a p er <>o n of extr eme distinction,
She hc. d discrC:tion, gr e c e , nobilit y ,
Bea uty and stre ngth, t 2ste, wit intelligence,
-,-ie..s kind to aninle.ls, by childr en porshipped ;
I think I nev er s m1 t; v;o!:lar, Pee.cet
Mother, shall any othe r lips but mine
T0ll th e long ca t c.logu o of your gr oe t virtues ?
I was your child, and if in a nything
lfron tb. o s trt~ i ght furro'7 of th e good you strayed,
I do a ccuse r.1ysclf. I should hav e told you
The sna res and dangers of t h i s u icked v;orld,
And .':lursed you alr:ays \lith a daught er's love.
Ji~or you \·:ere too much gu arded in your youth,
J:.nd knc-;:: not ev erything , as < e know now,
.'
vfuo b.y tho exp e ri ence of a ll temptn tion ·
Aga i nst tempt a tion a r e inocula t ed ;
But you, poor innoc e nt, \Je re an ea sy l)rey,
Th o first shrill s a xophone tha t sq_uuak8 d in London
Was your u ndoing . AnC. v:hcre'er you be,
V!h e th e r 'tis h c.rps or sc.x ophones or timbrels
Thr.t n m ; mnke mischi ef in your ne i ghbourhood,
You s hall no t 1'c.c e the; t music quite a lone.
(Dies of ::.· omorse. Chord.)
Thou, too:, · Lae titi a , a rt thou de <~ d?
She is.
Then ther e is no more virtue in the vrorld ~
Fire h a th no heat, and congealed sun
SrJims 1 ike a frozen or a nge in the sky;
�.~
Plum:
rJait cr.
Plum:
Yla it er;
Plum:
Plum:
There is not nny meaning anyr h 0r e ,
b nd to no purpose th e gr ee t ste rs r e volve~
0 my dea r Tish, unique L n etiti ~ ,
I will not in this wilderne ss de l ny,
iilhere, without you, I CJil the one thing living,
Like some lone s emna n l oft upon an isle.nd,
i"Jho bea ts his h c nd < inst a n emptiness
.;.gn
And so goe s mc d.
Give me the knifet I die~
(Stc.be s e lf a nd dies. Chord.)
This is a most stra nf e co ns e quence and finish
Of one qui t o sir:lple e. ction. - Ho~ 'iii thout ~
(Ent e r \·:ai t e r. )
ffilere nre the officers of this Society?
Sir, th e y are drinkin& ,
Then disturb ther.1 not,
But with a ll sp eed c a ll ministers a ~d surg eons.
Rev e rently then these bodies disent nngle
And in t no chmnb ers dece ntly disrJose t h em,
Hot in o ne W',gue ~~ nd ill-considered heap,
As men store phea sants, cock and hen to&:ether,
But with due n~·;o distinguishing th e sexes •
And this poor body, which shall top th e pi~e,
Cause in a c ylinder to be cr a.!lnt E: d
Not f a r from y; inche ster, uh e re I ·.:·a s born.
This is the:: e:::;d, Go, fellol;; t I hcwe done •
Sir, fr om my birth I r.'as a nervous child
This v:a ~ty a nd thnt s t,u ng ~:eak ly by suggestion,
And c ould not see my f e llo,,· -cre c. tur e s V ep
ie
But I rmst e cho then ,~-i t h nois y t ears.
Speak of nn e nrthqunke , and I fly the hous e ,
Hli."'Jt=£ o' or th e buli;[:'c rks, I am sick mys olf ..
And r~o :·; , i' th e pre s e nce of th e s c diminish ed fi gur e s,
By the ir 0\711 n et, I t nke it, brought to nought,
I f eel th e pr ickings of morta lity,
Thou~hts of de struction, f c: t o.l inclin~, tions 1
Throng in n y ~:rt cri c s It is enough.
I s ea f . r off th e go r.l to \7hich yo u stumble.
'
Die , nnd hr., ve dono >Ji th it, for I run :;;a i ting .
(Ga ite r knocks h-;:; (" d t hr ic e on floor 2nd die s, Chord.)
NovJ do t he morning ~~ nd th e evening meet
To ldss the raid..'1igh t in the noon of de ath.
(St r:bs s e lf. i'ius ic t )
Now is the circle of our qu e stiong ings
Cor:1ple t e d in an s q_u ilr:tt c r c.l tri ::r..€;10 ,
'i,b.er oof like childr e~l in n l r:byrinth
At th.a p erimet er :-;e rmno.er dumbly
Gropi nc: for tru th, n or c an on;;; pc. th discov e r
·,:hich is not soon co nc lude d in a point
Th::-. t h Pth no t m:·gnitude , nor s p a c e , nor nothing,
But dmm the windy pc.r<
<llels of Time
Echo e s ngn in thnt int e rro g ~ tiv o
1:ihich n ocke d our ent r :·nc es. Non , l 1 lum, go off!
(St cbs sdf.)
i
�'
I; ,.-
Nov; toha ll the n i t::ht -h::.wk to t he tr e es r ep ort
"Plum is no mor e , poor P lum th ~'. t used to hang
Hi gh in the bra~ches of authority,
Poor Plum is f c.ll cn from the bough unripene d,
Shook off too soon by unk ind circumst ~m ce."
(Stab s self.)
No•;-; I.Jopes a nd persons, ma j es ties and p01;;ers,
Dorainions, suns e ts Kings a1.d me. c o.roons,
Viole ts, mnrigolds c·.nd moonlight falling ,
Like children's kiss e s on the mountsin-top,
(Stac s s elf. )
Duke s, f erns a nd shell-fish, a nd all gentle things
In th e h i g h <". r gument of love suspended,
Fire light at ev ening and tho d~>m of day,
Red wings and r:alnuts, oak, nahog8ny,
La nc as t er, York , gr8a t Salisbury and h:onmouth,
Her efor d , Le icest e r, Northunwerland, and Kent,
Kinff' s Cross, Gt. Pancrns, Euston ',~:ato rloo All novel -soundinG. and c e.pac ious -r;or ds,
Come end b e mourners a t my funer a l
For I ar.1 in t h e vestibule of death.
(Stab s self. )
This is the sa t e and portq.l of my my ending,
I think th er e doth no t any 1:ord remain,
But silenc e a:J.d still qui e t touch my lips
Hit th e r.mto ha r no ny of thi n[s unspolen ..
I never ,·ra s of th nt loud company
Y:hich se ek the ir ht' rv ~;; st in a r1as t of ·;;ords;
":i1o 11 :·;r.s my dictionc ry. And my sword
Leap e d from th e :.>heath ere I could nwntion it.
(.S t r~ bs self. )
As you mu y see in some c;r E::e t orche str a
A little lonely f e llo ~-: a t the end
S its by the c ymb a ls, · ,.,nd the i ns trume nts
Thunder e.round him the ir tempe stuous din,
Fluts, horns and oboe s, he r r> r..nd clarine t,
And t he wild fiddl es like the for est swaying
On Sv:ediGh IJ.o untains w e n the storm is high,
h
But h e , thn t could with ono most roya l cla sh
St, rtle the city a n d make nll th e music
Like tho t•• itte ring of b irds nppc a r,
Sits lii th his b r asses , but doth T:lf',ke no sound
Till th e. conductor sha ll command hime so,
.And l t:: av e s his cymb nls and g oes hone at l c.st,
Still wi th no sound, nor' k indly the. nks, nor notice,
:F'or th 0 conductor h a th forgotten himSo oit I hc;re, and di e r;ithout a liard.
(S tebs self s.nd s urv eys scene .)
. ~ :e ll, t h is will puzzl e thee a t Scotla nd Yard.
{Die s chord.)
CURTAIN
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THE KING · WILLIAM PLAYERS
present
"THt:_ CLOUDS"
A.COMEDY BY
ARlSTOPHANES
ADAPTED and DIRECTED
by
ALVIN ARONSON
Decemb er 13 & 14 , 1949
Igleh art Hall
St . John ' s College
�····""·-- --.......-------~ ·-- ~--.... ~----- ·- ·--.
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A PROGRAM .NOTE
.
The satire in ' The Clouds' is not so much a
reproach o:f Socrates and his
~'~·Thinking-" Housew
as
i t is a parody on the sophists o:f the day and
their disciples ,
Aristophanes labeled the
principal sophist in the play 9 Soorates 9
please his atidience .
Mi~taking
to
the .author 0 s
intentions they immediately seized upon this
creation as Socrates himsel:f 9 and
u s~d
it to
justi:fy their specuiatioris about him ,
.
!
The symbols o:f the play are very much alive
today;
Strepsia d e sj a :fool who wishes t o be
educated solely to improve his :financial status ?
Phiddipides 9 his son 9 who does not wish to learn ;
Socrates i n a basket suspending his mind;
and
Just and Unjust Distourse .
;
THE PLAY
Thi s adaptation o:f eThe Clouds ' is divided
into two scenes ,
The :first scene is set in the
home o:f Strepsiades 9 the Athenian ,
scene takes plac e be:fore the
The second
~'~Thinking-House"
o:f
Socrates ,
The passing o:f time is represented by the
dimming o:f the lights .
�CAST ·OF CHARACTERS
(In order of appearance)
STREPSIADES
:,PHIDIPPIDES
A DISCIPLE
TWO STUDENTS
SOCRATES
VOICE OF THE 'C.LQUDS
CHORUS
JUST DISCOURSE
·· ····UNJUST I)TSCQURSE
PASIAS
· ·' ·AMYNTAS
Alvin Aronson
Terry Clarke
Edward Bauer
John }Traband~ Martin Weiner
Philip Heilig
Stuart Greenfield
Theodore ·Otteson
Michael Hall
Peter Streett
Robert Hazo
James Dunn
PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR
Alvin Aronson
Bernard Ho . Udel
STAGE MANAGER
~ETTINGS
AND, COST.fJMES
Terry Clarke
James Dunn
Marion Alexander
designed by
MAKE- UP AN:P ~SKS by
COSTUMES execu.ted by
LIGHTING
~CTS by
SOUND EFFECTS by
Dorothy Hammerschmidt
Ro Garland, To Clarke
M. Wolbarsht
Jack Holzman
THE KING · WILLIAM PLA'YERS
PRESIDENT
FACULTY ADVISER
·Adam Pinsker
Robert Bart
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King William Players playbill of "The Clouds" by Aristophanes. Adapted and directed by Alvin Aronson.
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Tr L KII-..: G 'io lLLIAl 1 PLAYERS
pres ent
Euri pi de s'
AL CESTIS
--------
in th8 t r ansl ation of
Dudley fltts and Robert Fi tz ger ald
December l4 .and ·15
St. J ohn's
Coll e ~e
Curtain 8 :15
�The Ce.s t
(in o rde r of appe a r anc e )
Apollo ............ .. ...... . .... . .........• Ted Ott e s on
Death ••... . .• ..... . .......... . .. .•...... . •.. .• Boyd Kyle
Chorc.gus •••....... ; ... . ........ ." ...... .••.• Liche l M
ok
Chorus •......•........ .. ...•.... . . ...••. Ade1n Pi nske r
Licha el Rour ke
Richard Congdon
Fr 8d Davis
Philip He ilig
Haids e rvant ••..•..•... , ........•.... : ..•.••• Ann Cupp
Alc e stis •............•. .. ..• . .......... ~ Ils e Uoe l l e r
Adme tos .•.... . •...... . ............ . ..... Henr y Arr i ghi
Th e ir children ...•... • •........ . . • .......• David Hoon
C2r o l yn P.nne ~-; illiams
He r a cle s ......... . ......• ....•••.....•.• J oseph Coo pe r
:. ~ans e rv ant .•. •• .........•....... . . . ......• Irwin Hunt
Phe r e s • .•....... .. .... . ....... • .... .• . Stewar t Linton
Slav e s .••..•.••. ·. . . . .........•..•....••• John Traband
Joshua Davie s
Teddy Betts
Emory Sta ffo r d
�Dire cto r •..............••......••• b rns t Abr ahamson
Uanagement ••............ .• •.•.....•••..• George Ude l
Sta ge Design a nd Scen e ry •••..••.•• Robinson Garla nd
Patrick Davis
Propertie s ..•..•........•..•..•.. .••.••• Richa rd Ba tt
Cha rle s O 'Donne l l
Li ghting •...•.........•..•......••. Lrnest Tibb etts
Robe rt Be rry
Iai1 Lea
Cos tmne s . .......................... .. ..... J ack Ca rr
Edith Abr ahamson
Ruth Bi sbe r g
i.,ia r y Bla ck
Cha rlotte Fletche r
Daisy Go l dv;in
Dorothy Hanune rschmidt
Pa tricia He tland
Anna M r y Horne
a
J ean Lobe ll
Guinevere Logan
V3lma Vhi te
i
I' Iake- up •. ..••................•.......•• .. Sjrbil }iloon
Richard Edelman
Pos t e r s •••••.•• ..••.•.•....•...•..• Pa tricia Parslow
Townsend M
orga n
The King 'Lilliam Pl c:.yc rs gra t e fully e.cknowledge
t he assist anc e a nd coope r a tion of
Ro ge rs Albritton, Alvin t. rons o ~1, Phili p Campon eschi, Ha rris Co llingwood, An lrevJ Dwing , Stewart
Greenfi eld, Theodore Hopkins, licha rd Hutchings ,
Claude Leff e l , Archib ald McCou .~.~t, Leon2rd Slafkosky,
and t:yr on \:ol oarsht
�From:
St. John's College
Annapolis, Maryland
KING W
ILLIAM PUYERS TO PRESENT "ALCESTIS"
- ---December 14 and 15
The first dramatic offering this year of the King 1·: :illiam Players of St.
John's College is "Alcestis", to be presented in Iglehart Hall on December 14
and 15. Curtain time for the drama will be at 8:15 p.m.
"Alcestis", penned in 438 B.C. by the Greek dramatist, Euripides, is a
tragi-comedy. Its director is Ernst Abrahamson, tutor and faculty advisor
of the Players. He is filling this role for the second time at the College,
having directed the presentation of G. B. Shaw's 11 Androcles and the Lion"
last spring.
"Alcestis", like the Shaw vehicle, smacks more than a little of tongue-incheek tragedy. Built about what is thought to be an old legend, "Alcestis"
really tells the story of Admetus, king of Thessaly, and husband of Alcestis.
The Greek god, Apollo, so the folk tale runs, was forced by the irate Zeus to
serve for some time under a mortal master to atone for a misdeed. Apollo
went to Thessaly and lived with the good king Admetus. Upon finding at the
close of hi0 service that Admetus was destined to die young, Apollo prevailed upon the Fates to spare him. The Fates agreed, provided someone
could be found to die in Admetus' place. Admetus then approaches his parents,
friends and kin, but all refuse to sacrifice their lives for his. Finally
Alcestis, his devoted queen, undertakes the service~ The play opens as she
is abou:. to die.
Vfith the re Al action of the play taking pla ce before the curtain rises,
the interest of "Alcestis'' is the affect of the queen 1 s sacrifice on her husband's character. A sharper and sharper light is thrown on Admetus 1 egotism
and sentimentality, which lets his wife die in his stead yet causes him ironic
grief over it all.
If this seems rather grim, Euripides never meant it so. Just when the
situation is most tragic, he has seen fit to bring on Heracles, stomping very
heavily where angels fear to tread. This same brawling charRcter eventually
becomes the play's re al hero.
Two women, one to play the title role and the other her maid servant, will
aid the St. Johnnies in bringing 11 Alcestis 11 to life. l1
iiss Ilse Moeller is
the Greek queen, and hlrs. Anne Tardy Cupp will be seen as the faithful servant.
The other members of the cast are Henry Arrighi as Admetus; Stewart Linton as
his father, Pheres; Ted Otteson as Apollo; A. Boyd Kyle as Dea th; Joe Cooper
as Heracles; C~ nd Irving Hunt as the male servent. The chorus, essential to
all Greek drama , is led by Michel :Mok, C'lnd consists of Richard Congdon, Fred
D
Rvis, Philip Heilig, Ade~m Pinsker, and M
ichael Rourke. Joe Cooper is also
the President of the King W
illie.m Players.
True to the Greek tradition of simplicity, the stage design of "Alcestis"
depends chiefly en the effects of dramatic lighting. The backdrop of the
�specially-constructed stage consists of dra peri es of a neutral sha de, and
the sparse prope rties will include traditional columns, steps and platforms.
Past thes e, the re ar e only th e lights to cre<·te the pr oper tragic or comic
mood for the a ctors. The stage designer is J. Robinson Ga.rland and Ernest
Ti bbetts ha s cha rge of the lighting.
Costumes for 11 Alcestis 11 have b e~n designed by J 2ck Carr, and wives of the
coll ege com
munity have contributed their sewing skills to cre:- te them. The
newly formed Students• Art Co--OperRtive turned out the colorful posters
advertising the pl ay from the windows of locCi l stores.
Ticketq mC\y be purchas ed at th e Bus iness Office of the Coll ege or a t the
door of I gleha rt H2ll on the nights of the pl ay.
�.' .
---1 ·- - -
ope r a ,
·~·
f.wturat~d
with tbe kind of l ogic - tE>a.sir..g
par~ o o x
r l ay ~ ,
are to b e founa in "Alce e t i 8° ,
th e
all GreEk
tr:at ca r rr. a :tka
f ir s~
drac atic
offering this yea r of t.he King \V illi&nJ :- :Playe rs of St. John ' s col1eg e .
•• ,~loesti::' " ,
ln
tist ,
l~uri p ic. es ,
penned in 438 B. C. by the Gree k
there i s t h e mi staken h usrnmd ,
dr~:-.trc a-
sc:cr ificing wi. f e ,
t!H>.
thE: c<:::. rping in- lctW , the drunk , .:Ceu th and. withal a hap py ending .
'i.'hi::1 tre::..gi- com¢'edy (so - call!ld for want o f a bBtter·
desci·i ption) , wi ll be staged at Iglehart lhi~.ll a t the collflge on rues do.i<.y and \1ednesoay nights , Dec . 14 and
15 .
hc.rnson , tutor and faculty adv i sor of the
I tG d ii·ector is E rnst Abra -
:r 1 ayeHl .
He lti% is fH11n g
t:h.ia role for the second time at the call e g e , h avir..g
11
presentation of G.B . Shaw' s
11
J :..ndroclt~ s
be a.n old. legend ,
Adrn t"tu~; ,
11
Alceatie- "
king of 'l'hesm:.ly ,
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C:~. nd
The Greek god ,
recteo. t :b e
<..nd the Lio n " la E: t sprine;.
-'"lees tis'', li k e the .Shaw vehicle .
a l i ttle of tonga e - in- cheek tra gedy .
di
~::~m a ckr,
more
Bu ilt a bout wha t is t.houc ht to
ree.lly tells th e sto ry of
h u sband o f Alce(>tis.
~"pollo ,
so the folk talt<! run (-; , wc.'s
m;:..~.s t er
f orceo by the irate Zeus to s e rve for same t i me: unae r a mort<:il
to C;ttone fo:r a. misdeed .
the good king AdmetuE..
.admetua was
:o
spC~.re
die in
<.i eati ,~ ed.
u~ an
Apo ll o went to 'rhessaly <.m d l i ve.<:: with
Upon finding a t the cl ose of his serYice tba t
to die young , Apollo prevailed upon the ·r atee
'l'he ::d1 a.tea agre ed , provided eomeone could be found t o
.him.
Admetu~
plac e .
Adrr·etus then a.:np r o aches his :fKXU.:x parents , fri e ncis a nd
k i n , but e>.ll refuse to Dacrifice their lives for hiE . :.! inall y
his devo-ceci queen , uncertakes the Eervice .
in c
J.bout to die .
i-•l c('l;nti ~·
1
'1 he play o penn .::. s she
�----2----\, ith the real action of the play taking plac e
Lhe curta in rises ,
t h e interest of
~ ~lceat is
q]llecn ' a sacrifice on her husband ' a chi;;l. rd.C.
bE~ fore
" i o t he affect of the
A ellarper and shurpor
f-1 .
light ie thrown on Ji.dmetur::.' egotism und sentimentC:Llity r wh ic h lets
hi A wife die in hie. stead yet causes him ironic grief over it a ll .
If this seems rather gr im, Euripides neve·r mean t it
so.
Just when the situation i e. most tragic _ he hue seen fit to bring
on he ra c 1 e e , __a. t e:wed
~-t-o-;.:-t
h e '1-rili R
heavily where
f ear to tre ud
ungel~
e ventu ~·ll;j
·rhis same brawl ing c-haa &cter
beco r!1es the p lay ' a r e al t.ero.
Two women , one to }':l u.y the titll" role anc the other
h e r mai deervant , will aid the St. Jo hnnies in bringing " Al cestis"
to l i fe .
Mi ss Ilse Uoeller i s the Greek queen , a.bd •II:¥· lir e . Anne
Tardy Cupp will be seen ""s the f&.i thful s ervant.
J:.J:fti '~ t1_ ~rrighi
father , Pherca ;1 ( J
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as
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a.e Apollo ;
(: ·
hire.
Boyd Kyle as Death ;
t
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h<:..ve U.te only otheo r solo rol es .
essential to all Gree k
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and consi s ts
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of the l)1ayc- rs .
Curtain time for th e drama will be a t 8:15
both l'uesciay and '1/ednes day .
(' ,; .
----------·
P . :. ~ .
Tickets may be purch ased at the door.
�_.. _1 ----
l._-rrue to the Gref.'k tra.dition of simplicity , the stage
design of " Alcestis" , tragi - comedy to lle presented in Iglehart Hal l
by the King Yiilliam Players of St. John • s c ollege ·ruenday arid \1 ednesC.ay nights , depends
~
.The
..
1
chif~fly
on the effects of drmatic lightir..g .
backdrop o f the specially- constructed stage
consists of drapetltes of a. neutr<::.l shade , and the spc-;.rse propert i E"S
wi ll include traditional col umns , steps {;:<.no JJla.tfo rn;s .
:Past thlia p ,
there are only the lights to create the proper tragic or
comi c
mood for the actors .
t
~~·!f:P.Y .. new.. spots and floods were necesnary for " ~lc~st. j;!;;
·-.. to be the first of three play s staged by the Players this yee:..r .
\larki ng with Ernst Abrah&.mson , fac ul t y director , a.nd stage designer
')
J.
rlobinson Garlcmd , ,ii;rnest Tibb etts has de-eign·ed and built an
i ~- .
elaborate. swi.tchbo.:.;.r.ct_.. to ·c ontrol the l i ghting.
';1,
• f" ,.,.., ,._,
' ·' •~ , · . • '
t..~_tumes
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for
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'
i\l cest i s " h ave been des i gned b _
iJrack
Carr, and wi ves of the c ollf!ge commun i ty have contributed their
sew i ng sk i lls to c reate them.
No r al'e they the on l y outside group
which has ass i sted i n the pro ducti o n : the newly fo r med StuC.ents '
Art/
Co - Operative turned o ut the colorful posters advert i eing the
plC:J.y from the windows of locu..l stores .
~~ama t~-~(. ~ ;,~ ~-~~:~,~~ ;trs~~~~~~~t_,ng
ii
ill iam Playe ra are
ne v er money - rne-.king v ~ n ture~A '.i.'h e high cost of building the stage ,
necessary
bec~uae
the colleee b o asts no structure worthy of the nnr'1 ,
e
pr~-c lu des
any chances for profit .
'rhe plays are produced
solely for the experi en ce an d en joyment of the :part i cipating
_
st_ (ents , a.nd are refogn i xed b y the college ad__..._ministration
u
\.._!
a•.') such .
�,,
.
----a:-------Curtain time for both performances of "' Alcestis"
will be 8 :1 5 P. H., a !·:d tickets may be purchased at the door.
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King William Players playbill of "Alcestis" by Euripides. Translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald. Included is an announcement and letter noting the performance (12/10/1948).
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RECITAL
... By ...
Joseph Szigeti
-Assisted by -
AN DOR FOLDES
at the piano
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26th. 1943
8 :00P. M.
Iglehart Hall
St. John 's College
�PROGRAM
SONATA INC MINOR, Opus 30, No.2
Allegro con brio
Adagio cantabile
Scherzo
Finale
Beethoven
II
CHACO NNE
Bach
(for violi n alone)
Ill
SONATINA IN D MAJOR
Allegro molto
Andante
Allegro vivace
Schubert
INTERMISSION
IV
SONATA IN G MAJOR (1917 )
Allegro vivo
Fantasque et Ieger
Finale
v
MASQUES from " Romeo and Juliet "
*"SNOW" (Norwegian Song)
*RUSSIAN DANCE from "Petrouschka"
* Columbia
Records
Prokofieff -Grunes
Lie-Szigeti
Strauin sky -Dushkin
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Recital program. Performance by Joseph Szigeti assisted by Andor Foldes (piano)
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december 12, 1942
humphrey's hall
st. john's college
the variety club presents
it's all yours
or
a priorities of 1943
I.
seven sleepers.
2.
it's all yours.
kellogg•smith, kellogg•smith, mayer, atterbury
3.
formal lecture-the audience will please rise when the lee•
turer enters.
bauder, blaker, mckay, abbott, holle, prout
4.
barr amoung the nightingales;
pumpbrey, hewitt, mason, gilbert, hedeman
5.
at a st. john's cotillion.
baldwin, hunter, marshall, kelso, Iobell
the queen anne players present
oedipus rex
with analysis by mr. albrittonov
oedipus _ _______ _
______
mr. marshall
jocasta ---------- mr. maikoffske
creon -------------------- mr. abbottl
oracles --------------- mr. landau
messenger __ ____ _ mr. Iobell
________
7.
chorus-mckay, gilbert, pumpbrey, hedeman, hewitt
finale
mayer and chorus
switchboard-landau
music-albritton
chorography-hedeman
gowns-fearnow
stage manager-maikoffske
decor-landau
business manager-j. mack
make-up-alexander, thorne
communally written and
and gorman
directed
crew-arner, simmons, usilton, £ross
(sorry, no smoking in humphrey's ball)
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BENEFIT,.~S:ONCERT ..
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UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
LORD
AND
LADY HALIFAX
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�Program
I.
Overture to "Prometheus"
II. Concerto for Piano and Orchest ra ni C minor
B eeth oven
Mozart
lst movement -allegro
Soloist : ALEXANDER KoUKL Y, '44
Conductor: R. \V. HUTCHISON, '44
. III.
Concerto for Violin in D major
2nd movement- andante cantabile
1st movement -
all egro
Soloist: MRS. VIRGINIA MUTTER BENAC
INT E RMISSION
Mozart
�Program
IV.
Fiv~
Choruses from "Oedipus R ex" for men 's voices,
speaker, and two pianos
1.
"Alas, beyond all reckoning "
2.
"Glad message from the voice of Zeus"
3.
"The Prophet wise"
4.
Nobokou
"Alas, 0 O edipus"
Spea ker: CoNSTANCE HOLLADAY NABOKOV
5.
"Look ye, who dwell in Thebes"
At the pianos: ALEXANDER KOUKLY and ALVIN EPSTEIN
INTERMISSION
V.
VI.
" Caligaverunt oculi mei"
a cappella mixed chorus
Six excerpts from "Orpheus and Eurydice"
Soloist: NATA~IE BODANYA
Soprano of Metropo!itan Opera Company,
w ith C horu s and Orchestra
1.
" If h ere, where all is dark and silent"
2.
"Aria : 'Go and with thy lyre' -Recitative and aria:
'The gods if they call thee ' "
3.
Ballets Nos. 2 9 and 3 0
4.
Aria : " A change now deceiving"
5.
Aria with Chorus : " On these mea dows"
St. John 's College C ommunit y Ch orus and Orch estra
und er th e direction o f Nicola s N ;1bo ko v
Vittoria
Gluck
�March 28, 1976
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'
I write this nostalgia 34 years after the /
events.which occurred at that period when
~·
I was a student at St. John's College and
the author of this book, Nicolas Nabokov, was
conductor of the male choir and the community
chorus. Although~bued with the pleasantry of
youth, those were, in all, not pleasant times.
America was deeply wounded at ~earl Harbor in
the middle of my senior year. We had been alerted
to expect possible recourse from the Atlantic
Ocean side, and we were located right on the ~~ __
1
main tributary, the Chesapeake Bay. He were \f"""Wl"-"1
~
a prime target for a determined terrorist attack
from German. n~val v ~ssels if they 1had 1a~d.~~~ ~
the risk. Hi~\"1/ ~ ~crtc~ ~1 cl id J ~· w~. . . . ,
.
____,
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It was good to have othe things to occupy
our minds.
Certainly it was difficult enough
to conc~ntrate on studies under the pressures
of the ~1e and the uncertainties of the future.
Music, as always, was my outlet.
d
program from ~
On the next page you will see theAfinal
concert in which I performed. tXMX~MXM~X
Previously we had done two concerts of mixed
sacred and secular music. This final one,~
under the auspices of Lord and Lady Halifax, J
he then the British Ambassador to the Unite~
States, [ was on o the mos enjoya e from the
performer~ viewpoint ~ This was a concert
by the complete community chorus and orchestra,
with participants drawn from the Annapolis ~ ~~
~~~~~ .XXI~X*~~XXXx~XI~NX~XMa~XX
plus the male chorus of the tC1
ollege. The
orchestra conductor on at le~st one selection ~
a student as was the piano so ~ st. RXXMXXX
We had a~our-stripe Navy captain playing
clarine ~ sitting beside a nine-year old boy,
also playing clarinet. Our violin solist was
a Navy wife, and our soprano soloist, Natalie
Bodanya, of the Metropolitan Opera Company, was
Mrs. William Gorman, wife of a professor of the
�~llege.
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RehearsalsA began just after the
~hristmas vacation, in early January, and helped
considerably to ease the post •Christmas let down.
The music began to emerge into something
ve~y attractive , especially the Orpheus .
Solo vocal
parts in the Orpheus wer e played on a clarinet
or flute until Natalie returned from N~~ork
~ :
~
in early April, -when her season ' s ·work wi th the *~
was finished. ~ we fi'?st-tnfa;d that magnifice t (
voice J<, ing the solo parts in Orpheus it was as
•t-It"
~ all of us were lifted from the chairs to our
feet. Thereafter we .did all xl* of the
accompanying parts in rehears ;}) standing.
-·-
...........
• • \. t
M
r. Nabokov (or Nic~~ as we called him) was
patient, for we were definitely not a professional
group and had verytew trained voices in the
chorus. You will confirm this on page 207.
We tried , and if we were found wanting, we simply
add "mea culpa."
and other students
IAspent several pleasant Sundays at the home
of Bro and Mrs . Gorman (Natalie Bodanya and her
husband), listening to musical artists perform,
and on one occasion she invited me to sing the
bass part with her to a duet in Mozart ' s XMX~~~
Die Zauberflb'te (The Magic Flute). \'fe were
--:.:!':.-accompanied on the piano by a young, pr o mising ~.~
ill\.
pianist, Leo Smit (page 198) .
I_w
~ reminded of .~
the musicales I xax•x a~ ended in salons of Vienna
and Salzburg, many years later. On another
occasion, at a formal dance, I was intro duced by
Natalie to Lawrence Tibbett, then and for many
years before and after, a leading barit one at
the Metropolitan .
The three of ~ s enjoyed ·a long• ~
con.versafio~ c~mc:rn ~ng opera an~ lieder . 'n~'\f d.'" .U
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t.•.,.d ~ ·~·
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,
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'].hu.s..,
e were not strangers to Natalie when -N.,..,It.
~ she sang with us, for she had studiet German with
.~v ~ before leaving in 1941 for~ Metropolitan
~·
season. Then too, our c+ass r woufay - s1 her
young son ; as r eq uired .
~v e regarded this lovei'ly
person, and ma gnificent artist, as one o f our
claSS JV'I a ·t a.~ ,
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,
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�- 3If Mr. Nabokov seems a little petulant with
what he found at St . John's he is probably
justified. Untimely snaf tched from 'the glorious
aur~ of the imperia ~ Russian elite to penury in
a Paris garret ~ , all as a result of havt ing been
birthed in a per ~~h£n atavistic connections
to royalty were
unpopular, but suddenly
criminal , he bore his fate with admirable fortitude
and classic dignityo We were, after all, a small
college., also somewhat revolutionary in educational
outloo~ ut;[like Nick , tenacious , unyielding, and
abo~e aQl, courageous.
As I look back up on those years one might
believe, f r om the ab o ve descriptions , that they
~e ? ! of my life.
At the time , they were,
for it was 'that I had and what I was enjoying to
{ l the best of my ability amidst a world gone
(}J>-- schiz~phrenic . c Hould I care to repeat. them?
No, not for ev ~ n a recoup of all the years
intervening, because there is a false II~«IX
euphoria, adumbrated by the aging process, which
dece~ves us into beliving that youth, like
, Candide's best of all possible worlds , is the
best of all possible times .
Bo th, of course,
are completely wrong .
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Playbills and programs from various St. John's College events. Many of these items are from productions by The King William Players, the St. John's student theater troupe.<br /><br />Click on <strong><a title="Playbills & Programs" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=20">Items in the Playbills & Programs Collection</a></strong> to view and sort all items in the collection.
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Benefit Concert for Allies War Relief
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1942-05-20
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Bx1-31
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Program of the Benefit Concert for Allies War Relief under the aptronage of Lord and Lady Halifax and Russian War Relief. Guest artist was Natalie Badanya. In addition is a letter dated March 28, 1976 by one of the performers from the college.
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ST. JOHN ' S COLLEGE
r
THE LISA GARDINER BALLET
assisted by
KATHRYN MULLOWNY
former Premiere Ballerina, Metropolitan Opera Company
For the Benefit of the Anne Arundel County
Emergency Medical Service
Iglehart Hall
Saturday, April II, 1942
8 p.m.
�PROGRAM
PROLOGUE: BALLET TECHNIQUE
Explanation - LISA GARDINER
Demcnstration- KATHRYN MULLOWNY
I
SUITE OF DANCES
Valse Sentimentale No. I
Ravel
Marion Rogers, Jean Hoke, Bevann Schnebly,
Mary Lee Smith, Isabel Harrison, Glennyth Woods,
Ellison Royce, Phoebe Batham.
Ravel
Valse Sentimentale, No. II
Mary Day
Debussy
Arabesque No. II
Marion Rogers and Bevann Schnebly
Debussy
Danse
Mary Day
and
Ensemble
INTERLUDE
Etude Op. 25, No. 21
Chopin
KATHRYN MULLOWNY
II
Saint-Saens
Danse Macabre
Master of Ceremonies -Mary Day
DANCERS
Marion Rogers, Glennyth Woods, Jean Hoke,
Phoebe Batham, Mary Lee Smith, Ellison Royce,
Claire Mcintosh, Isabel Harrison, Eleaor Boothe,
Bevann Schnebly.
�/
PROGRAM
INTERLUDE
Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Sugar Plum
KA THYRN MULLOWNY
III
DIVERTISSEMENTS
1.
Waltz a Ia Winterhalter
Strauss
Mary Day
Glennyth Woods, Mary Lee Smith
Ellison Royce, Isabel Harrison
2.
Dance of the Little Swans
T chaikovsky
From " Swan Lake" . (Choreography : Ivanov )
Marion Rogers, Jean Hoke, Bevann Schnebly
3.
Chiapanecas
Mexican Regional Dance
Glennyth Woods and Isabel H arrison
4.
Hopak
Moussorgsky
Eleanor Boothe
Jean Hoke, Bevann Schnebly
Marion Rogers
5.
Moment Slav
Dvorak
Kathryn Mullowney
6.
Galop
Strauss
Mary Day
and
Ensemble
PIANIST
CHOREOGRAPHY
MARY REYNOLDS
LISA GARDINER
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Playbills and programs from various St. John's College events. Many of these items are from productions by The King William Players, the St. John's student theater troupe.<br /><br />Click on <strong><a title="Playbills & Programs" href="http://digitalarchives.sjc.edu/items/browse?collection=20">Items in the Playbills & Programs Collection</a></strong> to view and sort all items in the collection.
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The Lisa Gardiner Ballet
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1942-04-11
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Bx1-30
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Program of The Lisa Gardiner Ballet assisted by Kathryn Mullowny
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AMERICAN RED CROSS BENEFIT
Concert
IGLEHART HALL
March 1st, 1942
\
\-
u~ Program ~H
OVERTURE TO IMPRESSARIO
Mozart
TWO MOVEMENTS OF CONCERTINA
FOR CLARINET
Introduction
Finale
Soloist : CosrMo ABAT O
Carl Maria von W eber
SUITE FOR STRINGS IN D
Rondeau
Slow Air
Air
Minuet
H enry Purcell
CHORUS
NO BLADE OF GRASS CAN FLOURISH
-
-
Wilh elm Friedmann Bach
THREE ENGLISH FOLK SONGS:
Gossip Joan
I Love My Love
Swansea Town
SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN D
Adagio
Allegro
Andante
Minuetto Allegro- Trio
Allegro Spiritoso
arr . Geoffrey Shaw
arr. G. T. Holst
arr. G. T. Holst
Josef Haydn
St. John's Community Orchestra and Chorus
NICOLAS NABOKOV, Conductor
�
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American Red Cross Benefit Concert
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1942-03-01
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Bx1-29
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Program of the American Red Cross Benefit Concert. Performers include St. John's Community Orhcestra and Chrous with conductor Nicolas Nabokov
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Nabokov, Nicolas, 1903-1978
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ST ·.
JOHN ' S
COLLEGE
Song Recital
Miss Constance Sullivan
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, at EIGHT O' CLOCK
IGLEHART HALL
�Program
I
C. P. E. Bach
Three "Geistliche Lieder' '
Morgengesang:
My first thought is one of thanksgiving and praise to God.
Gethsemane:
0 see bow our Lord suffered in Gethsemane, and how
through His sorrow He sweetens our last moments.
Der Fruehling:
Nature awakens to n ew life in the spring, and all creatures
sing praises to heaven once more.
Schubert
An die Musik
An invocation to music in gratitude for its power to lighten
our darker moments.
Die Post
Schubert
Hear the post horn in the street! Why do you leap so, my
heart? Do you not know there can be no letter for me?
Would you find out how it fares with our lost love?
II
Wolf
Anakreon's Grab
In this peaceful spot where roses bloom and the turtle dove
lingers, what grave is here? It is Anakreon ' s rest, where the
poet lies forever sheltered from the winter's cold.
Wolf
Der Gaertner
The gardener sighs to the fair princess riding by, " 0 toss me a
feather from thy rose-coloured cap. In return thou shalt have
a thousand-nay , all the flowers in my garden!"
Pieta-from the "Marienleben"
Hindemith
Now is my sorrow complete, now is my heart like stone.
I know but one thing: Thou didst grow and grow only to
endure pain beyond my heart 's understanding. Now thou
liest across my lap and I can no longer bear tbee.
Vom Tode Maria-from the "Marienleben"
Hindemith
And the Angel standing by the Virgin's tomb said to the
Apostle Thomas: Wouldst thou not know where she is for
whom thou mournest? See where she once lay there flows
a light brighter than sunshine. Does it not amaze thee bow
gently she is arisen?
Nothing is disturbed.
Behold, the
heavens tremble. Man , kneel down , and look on me, and
sing!
INTERMISSION
�Program
III
L ' Echelonnemen t des Haies
D ebuss y
The hedges stretch away to the cle~r and shining sea. How
good the young shrubs smell. Trees and windmills surroun d
the soft green meadows whe re colts and lambs are frolicking.
Soon the waves will break gently, shaped like bells-flutelike ben ea th a milky sky.
Romance
D ebussy
W here have the winds of li fe now blown th ee, 0 fragrant sou l
of mist and sorrow? Does there not linger a faint perfum e of
thy bea uty, fidelity and peace?
Attributs-from "Poemes de Ronsard "
Poulenc
To Ceres belongs the corn, to Phoebus the laurel, to Minerva
the olive. Soft sou nds are sacred to the Zephyrs, swee t waters
to the Nymphs, and flowers to Flora; but all care and sorrow
are sa cred to Cytherea.
Invocation aux Parques
Poulenc
I swear to love you all my life, Sylvia; so Fates, I pray you let
my life be lon g.
La Belle Jeunesse
Poulenc
One needs must love but need not man y,
Too easy ' tis to flirt and dall y,
Youn g men love one or else love many
But if you ' re wise, don ' t m arry any!
Lttllaby
T chaikowsky
Someone said unto the fool
Tchaikowsky
So me one t ries in vain to turn a drunken foo l away from the
tavern and send him to the brook to sober up.
Two Poems by James Joyce
Nabokov
Sleep Now
Alone
( T o be sun g w ith out pause .)
In vain I fly
Nabokov
I wou ld fl ee to Zion ' s sacred height , but sm pu rsues m e as
relentlessly as a li on stalkin g its p rey.
Paul M eyer at the p1ano
�
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Song Recital
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1942-01-09
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Bx1-28
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Program of Constance Sullivan (vocalist) and Paul Meyer (piano)
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St. Jchn's College
CHIUST1iAS VESPER SERVICE
Iglehart Hall.
Sunday, December 14, 1941 at 4 o ' clock.
�Order of Ser v ic e
I .
0 com , all ye faithful
e
1.
2.
3.
Traditi ona l
0 com , all ye f a ithful, J"oyf ul and
e
tri umphant
0 come ye , 0 c ome ye t o Bet hl ehem :
Come and behol d Him, Born the king
of angels:
God of God, Light of Light , Lo !
He a bhors n ot the Virgi n ' s womb;
Very God, Begotte n, not creat ed;
S ing , cho irs of ange l s , Sing in
e xul t at i on ,
Sing , a ll ye citi zen s of hea v'n
abo ve ;
Glory to God, In t he hi ghe s t;
4.
Yea , Lor d, we greet Thee , Born t h i s
ha ppy morni ng
J"e s us, to Thee be glory g iv' n ,
liiord of t he Fa t he r, Now i n f l esh
a ppearing ;
Aft er each ve rse :
0 case , l et us ador e Him~
0 come , l e t us ador e Him
.,
0 c ome , l e t us a dore Him;
Christ, the Lord. Amen.
II.
Ado ramus t e
Frances co Rosse llo
(cir. 1550 )
Adoramus t e , Ch rict e ;
Et bene dicimus ti bi.
Quia pe r sanctam crucem tuam
r e demi s ti mundum.
Qui pass us e s pr o nobis ,
Domine ; mi s er e r e nobi s .
III.
Invoca ti on
�IV.
M
agnificat
Gre g orian
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my s pirit
ha th rejoice d L1 Goc my Saviour.
For he hath re garded the l.o'Nliness of his
handmaiden.
For be hold from hen c e forth all g e ne rati cns
shall call me blessed.
For he t hat is mi ghty hath magnifie d me ; and
holy is his Name .
And his me rcy is on them th a t f ear him
throughout all gene rati ons.
HP. hath showed stron gth with his arm, he h 'J. th
scattered the proud in the imat:;ina ti on of
t heir hearts.
He h c.tth put down the mi ghty from the i:c s 0a t
an d hath exa lte d the hwable a nd mee k.
He , reme mbe rinG his me rcy, ha th holpc h is
m
s e rvc.nt Israe l, a s he promi s ed to o ur
f or 3fat he r s , Abr e h e m a nd h i s s ,; e d, f or e ver .
Glory be to the Fa the r, c.nd to t he S on , and. t o
t he Holy Ghost;
As it -:N::cs in the beg inning , j_s n o': r, E:cnd e ve r
cha l1 b t~ ;
Vilorld without e nd. Amen.
V.
VI.
ThG Gospe l of the N<• ti vi ty.
NULC .Jimltis
Gr e(;oria n
Lord, now l e t tes t thou thy s e rvunt depart in
poa ce, o.c cor ding to thy 'Nord.
For mine e yes h u ve s ee n thy s ulvuti c.n,
fl.hic h thou h:, s t pre p;.l. r o d be for e tho f rlce of
'
n ll people ;
To be a li ght to light e n the Gentile s, an d to
be thr; g lo ry of thy p8opJ.e Israe l.
Glory be to th0 lt"'& t h or, UJ.d to th0 Son, und
to the Hol :r Gho s t;
As it ws.s in t ho b o f~ in ain g , is n ow, a n d e vor
sha ll be;
V'o:i 'ld ""i thout <
Jn.d. Amen.
�VII.
Cant a ta N. 150
J. s. Bach
(Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich) 1685-1750
l.
Sinfonia
2.
Chorus
Lord, to Thee , lift I my s o ul;
~V God, in Thee do I tru s t.
Let me no t, then, be c onfound ed ,
aEd neve1· be ashamed.
Le t not, Lord, mine e nemies triwnph
ov0r me.
3.
4.
Aria for Sopra no
And so my s o ul may rest c ont e nt,
Tho' e a rthly c a r es be s ,Jt me ,
What e ' e r the ills tha t threat me .
For De~ t h and Hell are i c:r;~; t e nt ,
All, all c.re i r;·i.pei t ont.
Despit e t h e woes which men as s a il,
.ltt l ns t, t..~Vill ri gb.t oousngs s prevail.
Chorus
L G·~· d Thou me , l es.d me in Thy tr u th,
And t each Thou me ,
For thou art t-hu God, t he God of 111y
sa lva tio n ,
Arid on Tho e do I F i t, all da y long .
v8.
5.
Ari a for Alto, T0nor ~d Bass
Mighty ce da r s oft &r0 ba ttc l'e d
Oft e n times are sor ,~ ly shatte r e d
By thu t empe ::;t' s stormy lllc~st.
Give ye head to God's dir ..; ction.
Count for na ught P.ll othe r counsol.
To Hi s wo rd hold r:; vo r f :1st.
6.
Cia ccona f or Chorus
Days which h or o are fill -::d with
:
sudnoss ,
God c.;.,t l o.st v;ill turn to s l a dness,,
By the thorny :rx..th He take s us
�To the bless edness t h3. t waits us·,
Firm with God I 1 ll st;wd,
Fearing ne~er, f earing naught
From mortal man .
We who have the Lord be side us
Steadfast face wha t e' e r betide us.
VIII.
rx.
Benediction
Choral:
Fron. East to
~Jest
J. S. Bach
1685-1750
From East to W st , from shore to shore
e
Let ev'ry teart awake and sing
The ftoly Cl:i ld whom Mary bore,
T1.e 0nrist, the everlasting King.
x.
Good ~Christi£n
Mon, r e joice
Traditi onal
l.
Gcod Cl·ristian men, I ~j8ic e ,
With hE: a rt, and soul, and voice ;
Give yEJ heed to wha t we say;
J e sus Christ is born today;
Ox and ass before Him bow,
And Ee is in the m
anger now.
Ch:r'ist is born today!
Christ is born today:
2.
0 0- od Ctristian men~ rejoice,
:h·bn he art, and s oul, and voice ;
Now ye hear of endless bli ss :
J e sus Chri s t was born for this!
He hatl" oped the heavenly door,
And mflr is ble ss ed everJwre ,
Christ was born for this,
Christ was born for this!
3.
Good Clristian m n, r e joice .,
e
With hE. art, and soul, and vo ic e ;
Now ye need not fe a r th e g r ave :
J e sus Christ v;a s bor n to se.Ye !
�Calls you one and calls you all,
To gain His eve rlasting hall;
Christ wa s born to save!
Christ wa s born t o save ! Amen .
The mus ic will be performed
by the St. John's Community
Chorus and a chamber group
from the Community Orche s tra .
�.,
'
�
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Christmas Vesper Service
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1941-12-14
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Bx1-27
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Program and lyrics of Christmas Vesper Service performed by St. John's Community Chorus and chamber group
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TI-l~ VARI~TY
CLUB
OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE
.•• presents •••
IGLEHART HALL, FRIDAY DEC. 12th, 1941
Directed by CHARLES HOYES
1.
WOODEN SOLDIER PARADE.
2.
SCENE ONE-Somewhere on Market Street.
3.
LA CONGA CHORINES-Misses Levering, Roe, Prout,
Raley, Mayer, Hunter, Schoolfield, Washburn, Clark,
Bunting.
4.
SCENE TWO-Office of the Draft Board.
5.
CORPS DE BALLET-Danseuse, Paula Beisserovitch,
Glynski Gzowski, Roya Hunter, Adrienne Mayer,
Scottayna Abbott, Steeplia Blaker, Warrenova Bomhardt, Louina Hedeman, Billishka Barr, Albertina
Poppiti, Tomanski Parran, Maisie Mace.
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STATELY HALLS ..... .. ............... .. . .. . . . Quartette
7.
SCENE THREE-Administrative Offices Defense Committee
8.
SHOW -GIRL PARADE . .. ... . .... .. . .. . . with Libby Arts
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FINALE.
MEMBERS OF THE CAST-Monte Bourjaily, Jack Mussetter,
Bill Brubeck, N ick Bonadies, George Levine, Sam
Marvin, Paul Schemel, John Smedley, Boswell Childs.
VOCALISTS-Don Kellogg-Smith, Bill Spohn, Jasmine Waranch,
Bill Goldsmith.
CREW -Fezris Maikotfske, Gene Thornton, Dick Devan, Bob
Myerson, Walter Cooley, Ernie Preiss, Herb Stern.
S cenery Designed and executed by Jack Landau
Book-Mason, Ringland, Meehan
Lights-Usilton, Preston
Costumes Created by Glenn Fearnow
Busin ess Managemcnt-Waranch, John Mack
Pianist-Lou Smith
Photography-Meade Studio, Annapolis
BURESE-New shade u sed in third set was created by Hoydau
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Stage and Lighting
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HENRY ROBERT, '41
ORVILLE USILTON, '43
RALPH BALTZELL, '4 3
WARREN BOMHARDT, '42
JAMES FUNK, '41
EDWARD W. Ross, '41
T. LANSDALE HILL, '41
JOHN HILL, '44
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Noblemen of Scotland . . . James G. Huber, '44
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Seyton , Macbeth's Officer . ... . . .. . . ... J. Rodney Whetstone, '44
A Sergeant . . ... . .. . . . . ... ... .. . . .. .. . William B. Price, '44
A Porter .. .. . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . ... . Robert S. Thompson, '4 3
An Old Man .. . ............... . .. . . . . Richard A. Devan, '44
An English Doctor . ...... . .... .. ....... . . Francis Mason, '4 3
A Scottish Doctor . ..... .. .. . . . ... . .... . Norman A. Garis, '44
Lady Macbeth . . . ... . . . ... . ... .. ... . . . Paul R. Comegys, '41
Gentlewoman .. . . ..... . ... . .. .. .. . . ... Miss Diana Griscom
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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MUSIC CLUB
presents
THE SIXTH CONCERT OF 1940-41
IGLEHART HALL
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1941, AT 8:30P.M.
THE HARVARD GLEE CLUB
G. Wallace Woodworth, Conductor
PROGRAM
Two Motets
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ( 1809-1847)
Periti autem fulgebunt (The Righteous living forever)
Josquin des Pres (c. 1445-1521)
0 Domine Jesu Christe
Two Glees
Samuel Webbe ( 1740-1816)
Glorious Apollo
(written for the first Glee Club, London, 1790)
Dr. John Callcott (1766-1821)
To All You Ladies
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
A Dirge for Two Veterans (Walt Whitman)
Dr. Thomas Arne ( 1710-1778)
Elegy:
Come, Shepherds, We' ll Follow The Hearse
johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
My Spirit Be Joyful
(Duet for Tenors and Basses from Cantata 146)
Intermission
Giuseppe Verdi ( 1813-1901)
Opening Scene from " Otello"
Johann Strauss (1825-1899)
Choeur de Soldats from " La Reine Indigo" (Paris version)
English Folksong: The Turtle Dove
(A rranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 18 72- ____ )
Solo: H. A. Joos, ' 34
American Folksong: Casey Jones
( Arranged by Edward B. Lawton)
Sir Arthur Sullivan ( 1842-1900)
Four choruses from " Patience"
Accompanists
William W. Austin, '39
John E. Reynolds, '44
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Program of the Sixth Concert of 1940-41 Series given by the Harvard Glee Club with conductor G. Wallace Woodworth.
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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MUSIC CLUB
Presen t s
The Fifth Concert of 1940-41
IGLEHART HALL
SUNDAY, MARCH 9, AT 4 P. M.
SONG RECITAL BY
POVLA FRIJSH
CELIUS DOUGHERTY
m
P r ogram
RAMEAU-Dans un bois sombre
WEBER-Ariette
SCHUMANN-Mein scboner Stern
Viel Gluck zur Reise, Schwalbe
DVORAK-Drei Zigeunermelodien (sung without
pause)
Mein Lied ertOnt
In dem weiten, breiten Leinenkliecle
Dar£ des Falken Schwingen
* * * * * * *
FAURE-A pres un reve
de bles
BRUNEAU- Sarabande
RA YEL-Le Cygne
CHAUSSON-Dans le foret du charme
1'enchantement
POULENC-Avant le cinema
HAHN-Quancl je fus pris au pavillon
STRAVINSKY- La rosee sainte
DEBUSSY-~""'leurs
et
* * • * * * *
KORNGOLD~Das Standchen
MARX-Selige Nacht
MOUSSORGSKI- Le hanneton
NAGINSKY-The Pasture
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO- Recuerclo
SJBELIUS-Flickan Komm (The Tryst)
Next concert: Saturday, April 5, at 8.30 P. M.
HARVARD GLEE CLUB
G.
WALLACE WoODWORTH,
Oonducto·r
de
�POVLA FRIJSH
PROSE VERSION OF LYRICS
FIRST GROUP
Dans un bois sombre
RAMEAU
(In a Sombre Wood)
0 sombre and calm forests-on your moss-covered ground, under the shadow of the
foliage, sleep is refreshing, and happiness seems near. The God of Love, with bow and
arrow, protects your sylvan kingdom-your realm of beauty is dear to his heart.
WEBER
Ariette
With a heart trembling in sweet anticipation ,
a] ways before my eyes . I am forever yours.
SCHUl\fANN
wait for you, my love.
Mein schoner Stern
Your image is
(My Lovely Star )
I beseech you, my lovely star, to lift my darkness into light.
beseech you , my lovely
star, not to come to earth but to draw me to the heavens bright where you abide.
SCHUMANN
(God Speed, IJittle Swallows)
Viel Gluck zur Reise, Schwalben
God speed, little swallows ! You hurry on your way to southern shores where I wish
to go with you-to see the thousand wonders enriching every kingdom.
Thou gh
beautiful each land may be, my homeland always beckons me.
DVORAK
1.
2.
3.
Drei Zigeunermelodien
(Three Gypsy Melodi es)
My song resounds with a psalm of love. My song resounds with wanderlust
throughout the forest halls. My song rings out to love when autumn storms are
raging and when the breath of life leaves a gypsy brother's breast .
Better than in cloth of gold and silk the gypsy is freer in his white linen to sing
his happy song unhampered. He who finds joy in song despises gold.
Would the soaring falcon chan ge his mountain nest for a cage? Does the wild
colt running o'er the meadow find happiness in a bridle? What has nature done
for yo u , m y gypsy? She has given me lifelong freed om.
SECOND GROUP
FAURE
Apres un rcve
( Tn a Dream )
Once in a deep sleep , beloved. I dreamt that to gether we left the earth and en tered into the
radiance of the heavens' splendors. I pray-o, mysterious ni ght,-return, and give me
back my illusion and unfathomable happiness.
DEBUSSY
l~'leurs
de blcs
(Cornflowers )
I passed the cornfield and ga thered you a bouquet. The waving corn. all yellow and
gold, was like your hair; the red poppy, red as your sweet mouth : and the cornflower,
blue as the sky , had the colour of your lovely eyes.
BRUNEAU
Sarabande
Who is dancing the Sarabande at the pal ace? State! y, and with well-turned calf, it is
II Signor Mazarini. A cardinal , yes , but a man none the Jess-moreove r, a beautiful
dancer. Who is dancing at the p alace? Very solemn , very charming, he reddens when
the Queen enters and rolls his abdomen with priestly un ction. Who is danc ing at the
palace? Death on the ramparts, death in the streets. the ri ve rs in flood have scatrered the
corpses. Whi le, without " Aves" the bri gands are dancin g a slow SarabJnde as they
swi n g from the gallows.
�RAVEL
(The Swan}
Le Cygne
Gracefully he glides along. He hungers for the flaky clouds that move about reflected in
'the water. His beak is aimed at one of them and suddenly he plunges-he catches
nothin g. He looks about-the startled clouds have disappeared. He tries again , .in vain .
Perhaps he will die, a victim of this illusion before catching one small piece of cloud.
But what am I saying? Each time he plunges he brin gs forth a worm. He grows as
fat as a goose.
CHAUSSON
(In the Enchanted Forest)
Dans la foret du charme et cle l'enchantement
You sang to me , little sprites, as I wandered slow ly through the enchanted forest. Whilst
sleepin g you placed a gold en scepte r in my hands. Alas ! I knew that this was but a
dream-the scepter and the song. What marrers it ? I w ish to sleep agai n in this
enchanted forest.
POULENC
Avant le cin ema
(In Front of the- Cinema)
And besides, this evening we are go in g to the cinema . Who are these artists? They are
no lon ge r those who cultivate the Fine Arts or those who busy themselves with the art
of Poetry or 'even Music. If we were artists we would not -·say "cinema " but "cine''-bur
if we were crabbed provincial professors we would say .neither " cine" nor "cinema " bu t
" cinematograph". Praise be! One must at least have some discrimination.
HAHN
Quand je fus pris au pavillon
When I was ca u ght in the bower of my fair and gentle lad y, I was burnt like a moth in
the flame . Crimson I glo wed as the glea m of a spark . Oh! had I but been winged , I
could have fled her cru el dart!
STRAVINSKY
La rosee sainte
(The Holy Dew)
(Mystic song · from an old Russian cult )
0 mother earth brown and · fecund . It is dark in the gray hut. Descend, holy'· spirit,
shake the holy dew from your wings. We h ave waited long while we braided our h air.
We are exhausted and tired. Girl-you are st ill a maid. Girl-you will soon be a
bride. The cock -s begi nn in g to crow . The men are dri vin g toward the villa ge. In the
i
evening there will be a groom for each girl. The . hut is dark and empty. -The purple
wings darken the air. · H e is here-the h oly spiri_ is here. Women! Have faith in God .
t
THIRD GROUP
KORNGOLD
Das Standchen
(The Ser enade)
Between pale clouds the moon shines dow n upon the roof-tops. In quiet solitude the
fountains pl ay .· A student sta nds before his loved one's door and sings his song. I ,too,
in days gone by did play upon my lute and si ng a happy' son g. Alas! my sweet love is
no more . Sing on. you happy comrade, sing on forever more!
·
1\fARX
Selige Nacht
(Blissful Night)
In the arms o f love we fo und repose. Outside the window the summ er breezes listened
to our. soft breathin g and wafted it away in to the moon's golden light. The scen t of
roses brou ght us wondrous dreams of love so rich in yearning.
NIOUSSORGSKT
Le Hann eton
(The Beetle)
Come listen , my Nianouchka. I was playing on the sa nd , under the trees, tranquilly
building my little house. Grandmama h elped with it-it is a rea l h o use w ith a rea l
roof.
A beetle-thick and black-with mou staches tha t stood erect, brushed lightly
past . Its brilliant eyes w ere fixed on me. H ow te rrified I was! Spreadin g its wings, it
fle w upon my head . Breathless and trembling, I sat there with half -cl osed eyes. Poor
littl e beetl e, it lies th ere immobile, its wings st ill slightly quivering. Is it dead or just
pre tendin g? What is the matter with the si ll y little bug ?
The Pastnrr.
NAGJNSKY
CASTELNTTOVO-TEDE SCO
STBELIUS
R.rcn errl o
F'liclwn Komm (The Tr_vst) (Snn g m Swerh sh)
Homeward once she came wit h crimson finge rs
Cri mson from her lover's fin gers,
Then al'ain she came· with lips all reddn' d
· Redd n 'd we re they by her lo ve r's kisses.
Last of all sh e ca me with cheeks all ashened ,
Turned to ashes by.- her lover's fa lseh ood. ·
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The Second Annual Series of Six Concerts: The Fifth Concert
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1941-03-09
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Program and lyrics of the Fifth Concert of 1940-41 Series given by Povla Frijsh (soprano) and Celius Dougherty
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. ... THE ...
KING WILLIAM PLAYERS
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OF -
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE
present
Moliere's
"TARTU FFE"
Friday Evening, March 1
- A ND -
Sunday A.fternoon, March 3
�... TH E CAST ...
( IN THE ORDER OF THEIR APPEARANCE)
Mme. Pernelle
Augusta Torgerson
Elm ire
Kathryn Lathrop
Dorine
Kay Lewis
Dam is
N. A. Garis, '41
Mariane
Virginia Lazenby
Cleante
C. E. Vayne,. '41
Orgon
J. G. Kahn, '42
Valere
T. Parran, Jr., '42
Tartuffe
M. Bourjaily, '43
Loyal
A . C. Wilson, '42
Police Officer
J . H . Clark, '41
DIRECTED BY J. 0 . NEUSTADT, '39
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There is a short lapse of time between acts, which all tak e place in the drawing room of
Organ's house in Paris, at the end of the S eventeenth Century.
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There will be an intermission betw een the third and fo urth acts.
-- ~ --
Foltowing each performance there w ill be a reception in the Great Hall of McDowell Hall for
patrons and fri ends of the King William Players.
�.FOR THE PLAYERS
· President
P. R . COMEGYS, ' 41
:l L .
Business Manager
Stage Manager
W. A. CARTER, '40
H. M. ROBERT. III. ' 41
Assistant
Prof!erties
0. L. LORD, J R .. '41
J. MUSSETTER. '42
Publicity
Set Designed by
H. MAIDAT. '43 and M. BOURJAILY, '43
R. S. THOMPSON. '43
I
Stage Crew
C. HOYES, '42
H. C. PRESTON, '43
R . S. THOMPSON, ' 43
D. BUCHANAN, '43
D. B. STREETT, '43
!! I.
T. USILTON, '43
E . GRUBB. '43
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PATRONS
MR. AND MRS. STRINGFELLOW BARR
COMDR. V. C. BARRINGER
COL. AND MRS. JAMES T. BOOTES
COMDR. AND MRS. GEORGE B. KEESTEB ·
MR. AND MRS. F. M. LAZENBY
MH. AND MRS. JOSEPH D . LAZENBY
MR. AND MRS. C. L. LIEPER
COMDR. AND MRS. J. T. BOWERS
PHOF. AND MRS. C. L. LEWIS
DR. AND MRS. FORD K. BROWN
REAR ADMIRAL AND MRS. 'WILSON BROWN
MHS. ELIZABETH FOREMAN LEWIS
MRS. MAYS LIVINGSTON LEWIS
MRS. H. CARRYL BRYAN
HEV. AND MRS. JAMES M . MAGRUDER
MR. AND MRS. ROBERT BURWELL
CAPTAIN AND MRS. W. S. McCLIN'.riC
DR. H. GORDON CLAUDE
MR. AND MRS. PHILIP MILLER
PROF. ALLEN B. COOK
MRS. GEORGE N. REEVES
MRS. GASTON COSTET
MRS. TENCH F . TILGHMAN
MRS. JAMES C. CRESAP
DR. AND MRS. WALTON H. HOPKINS
MR. AND MRS. EDMUND TUHNER
LIEUT. -COMDR. AND MRS. ROBERT E. JASPERSON MR. AND MRS. ALEXANDER M. TYREJ<J
MISS AGNES WALTON
MR. DAVID S. JENKINS
DR. AND MRS. ROBERTS . G. WELCH
REV. DR. EDWARD DARLINGTON JOHNSON
MRS. W. THOMAS KEMP
PROF. AND MRS . .ALLAN WESTCOTT
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CREDITS
Makeup
Costumes
A. T . JONES
~
SONS
Hair dresser
LOGAN TONT Z
KATHERINE
�M AKE FULL USE
OUR COMPLETE
SERVICE !
OF
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
LOANS
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS
FOREIGN EXCHAN GE
TRAVE L LER'S CHEQUES
COLLECTIONS
TRUST DEPARTMENT
CHRISTMAS CLUB
. -
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The Annapolis Banking & Trust Co.
Main St. at Chu rc h Circ le
Annapolis
:
COMPLIMENTS
-
- of the - -
Annapolis Dairy Products Co.
Maryland
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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MUSIC CLUB
presents
THE FOURTH CONCERT OF 1940-41
IGLEHART HALL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON , FEBRUARY 9, 1941, AT 4 P. M.
WEBSTER AITKEN
PIANIST
.. . PROGRAM ...
I.
Muzio Clementi ( 1752-1832)
Sonata, Opus 47, No. 2
Alleg ro con brio
Andante quasi allegretto
Rondo ( Allegro assai)
II.
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Theme et Vari at ions, Opus 73
Ill. Serge Prokofieff ( 1891Sonata, Opus 28
INTERMISSION
IV. Ludwig Van Beethoven ( 1770-1827)
Sonata, Opus l 06
Allegro
Scherzo : Assai vivace
Adagio sostenuto
Largo; Allegro risoluto
Next concert: Sunday afternoon, March 9, at 4 P. M.
POVLA FRIJ SH, Soprano
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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MUSIC CLUB
presents
THE THIRD CONCERT OF 1940-4 1
I NGLEHART HALL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON , JANUARY
12, AT
4 P. M.
ROMAN TOTENBERG.
Violinist
ADOLPH BALLER
Pianist
. . PROGRAM ..
I.
George Frederic Handel ( 1685 - 1759)
Sonata in D major
Adagio
Allegro
Andante
Allegro
II . Wolfgang Amadeous Mozart ( 1756 - 1791)
Adagio in E major, ( K. V. 261 )
Cadenza by Roman T otenberg
Guiseppe Tartini ( 1692 - 1770)
Variations on a theme by Carelli
johann Sebastian Bach ( 1685 - 750) - Chaconne for violin alone
INTERMISSION
Ill.
Claude Achille Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Sonata (1917)
Al legro vivo
lntermede
Finale
IV.
Igor Stravinsky ( 1882 - )
Duo Concertant ( 1932 )
Cantilene
Eglogue I
Eglogue I I
Gigue
Dithyrambe
Joseph Suk ( 1874 - )
Un poco triste
Burlesque
Next concert : Sunday afternoon, February 9, at 4 P. M.
W EBSTER A ITKEN, Pianist
Beethoven, Sonata, opus 109 ( Hammerklavier Sonata)
and other piano sonatas
Next lecture: February 2, 1941
At the N ava l Academy; Mahan Hall; January 18, at 8:50
and January 19, at 2:30, Barrere-Britt Concerti no
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Songs from
AR.IE'l'Y C
LUB PR.ODUCTIONS
V
"That's Your Problem" -Decembe r 18, 1940.
"Rational Defense" - December 12,
CHARLES HOYES, Director
,.
191~1.
�YEAI!NING FOR LEARNING
l.
(to "St. John' s Forever 11 )
That's Your
CHOROS:
ProblE'Jll~
1940
Yearning for lea.i·ning,
The Great Books by our side,
From Plato to Einstein
They take us for a ride.
Our laboratory, our s~1unars and math,
We let them take us down through culture's path.
Yearning for learning,
Our intellects awake~
Off with opinions,
Illusions we forsake.
Follow the thinker with rigor tried and true,
Our Dean will try to make free men of you.
2.
BARR, BUCHANAN A GOD
ND
(to "It Ain't Necessarily So 11 , as sung by William Spohn)
]!lat 1 s Y_gur Problelll.
1940
Barr, Buchanan m1d God,
Oh, Barr, Buchanan and God:
They came from C hicago~>
So we could l earn logos ,
'I'hat 1 s Barr; Buchanan and God.
Leaving Hutchins almost broke their hearts,
Leaving Hutchins almost broke their hearts,
But they pushed off t heir sloop
And s et out to snoop
For a place to teach liberal arts.
(l
Now this trinity didn't know where
To sett le, 'till according to Mayer
Right there of all oddities
They espied Socrates
Crossing the Delaware.
They came sailing down Chesapeake Bay,
They came sailing dovm Chesapeake Bay
To the town w
here the Na~J
Takes all of the gravy,
1 Way down on Chesapeake Bay.
�BM\.H, l UCI-iAN iu\l AND GOD ( continu ed)
So they founded their c ollege ,
And pur.ming knowl edge ,
They prosper ed there,
Defea ting a pretense
Of nat ional defens e ,
But not on the Delaware.
IJ
Now Barr, Buchanan and God ,
Now Barr, Buch anan and God
P rc~ach gospel Buchanic
With ad. libs. Barbaric
W
ith little regard f or th e Lord.
So Barr, Buch3l1Cll1 and God ,
So Ba rr, Buchanan cu. d God
1
liave E'ord K . and J as.eha
But n ot enough kosher ,
1hat 1 s Barr, Buchanan and God.
Don 1 t think tha t t h is order is odd :
It 1 s Barr .::md Buch an an ,
I t 1 s Barr .:md Bu chanc:m ,
It's Barr and Buchc.man, then God .
J.
V ARE THE B 1 S OF L1\BORA.TOR.Y
JE
(to "Three Little Mai ds Fr :Jm School", as sung by
War anch, :Sourj ailly, and M ssetter .)
u
Chorus :
We a re t he B 1 s of l abo r at ory ,
We a.rE:: its genii tu tel a ry ,
Here in this au gust s emina ry ,
Thr e e lit tle B 1 s are we .
lj
Bingl ey:
Bernha r d :
Bayliff :
All:
I understand t h e f ourt h dimension ,
And l am at home vdth surfac e t ension ,
But I am the cen te r of di ssensi on ,
Thr e-;;- little B1 s a r e we .
Dingley:
Bernh ard :
Bayliff:
All :
I unde rstand the l atest n ews,
I h old r eadti on a ry views ,
And I n ~~e d c-. b r <md n ew pa i r of s hoes ,
Three littl e B' s arc we .
Choru s :
'!Je P..r e the B 1 .s , etc .
�WE Allli THE~ B' S OF LABOHATORY ( Continu ed)
Bingley:
Be rnhard:
Bayliff:
All:
Chorus :
II
If
We are the B's , et c.
I see a chanc e to taLl{ , I 1 11 gr ab it I have the mos t peculiar habit Has anyone r ound h ere s een rny r abbit? Three little B1 s are we.
SIX LECTURES · FROM £
,1QRTIMER JtD.Ll!,'R
4·
( to
11
Si x Lessens from Madame La. Zcnga.11 , as sung by
J ame s W
aranch )
'I'hRt ' s Your Probl em .
1940
Have y ou eve r h ad the j i tte rs
On you r wa0r to seminar ,
W
hen you ' re f eeling that y our logi c
Isn't strict ly up to par?
W
ould you like your every stat ement
'l'o be strictly on the ball?
Then just fly on Friday evening
Up to old McDowell Hall.
Six l ectures f r om M
ortimer Adl er
You 1 11 l e arn i ntenti ons and t rue :ilnposi tions .
Si x l e cture s f rom th a t guy in Chicago
His face will l i ght up
Like an ele~tri ci an ' s .
He quotes by the hour
And he ' ll syllogiz e ;
W
ith mounting c onfusion
He 1 L1 open y our eyes .
Six , ~ ctur es from Mol'timer Adler
And :rvu ' ll disc ove r
What l ogic c an do-----Nov:r if al l A i s B,
You a r e s ure t o agree
He ' s bound t o bring out
The raticnE~.l in you .
I•
�5.
THPJ~KS
FOR THE M.Elv
lORY
(As nung by Francis Mason)
'I:.hat' s Your Problem.
II
,.
1940
Tha.nks f or the memory
Of Exeis moi eipein ,
Plut a rch a..>J.d M aigne ,
ont
Bath without hct water c::·n d :-!leal s without champagne ,
Oh , thank y ou s o much .
'l'ha.nks for the merao ry
Of chr onic conic secU ons ,.
Rabbi t di s s ecti ons ,
Or thographic, pornogr aphic, W
.P.A.pro j e ctions,
Oh, thank you s o much.
I came v.ri t h innocent questions ,
And f illed with an endless c onfusion ,
You gav e me books for perusion :
Two a week ,
An d all in Gre ek .
So th .~s f o r the memory
Of Plato 1 s r enri.nisc ence ,
David's c on cupi s c ence ,
Lysistrata of Athens and Myrhinne' s re sistanc e ,
How lovel y that was .
Thanks f or the manory
Of picture s that y ou paint
Of vihat a n oble s a int
I should be by the cat al ogue , but no.v you see I ain't.
Oh , thank y ou s o much .
y
Adi eu , I must go t o m glory
And prove t o th e world th < it 1 s hnrdest
;t
To c onquer a liberal i".rti ~-' t,
And a s I go ,
We end our show .
CHORUS :
So thanks for the gate rec eipts :
1 ' v e tri ed t o do our best ,
Ne
And a s y ou might have guessed,
Half goe s t o Brita in .s.nd W ht g ds the r est ,
rig
Oh, the:u yo-u GO much.
llc
�1..
RATIONAL DEFENSE
(M
usic by Irwin Tucke r)
Rational Def ens e .
19/.~1.
Preparat i ons ,
Mad gyrations ,
For Rati on al Def ense ,
Rational Defen se ,
Fights ·with dr aft b oards
And v:ash ington I s ire '
W
hen W
inkief s caught un de r f i re
In OPM ' s rni r e , its
!i.cclc>;nati ons,
Dec or ati on.:; ,
For Rational Defense ,
Eat.i onal Def ense ,
Such i nduc em(mts shot.1 ld give you a show
That you 1 11 listen t o , vrhy ,,.re don 1 t kn<:iW .
Compo s ed in a hurry , the r o ' s no time to worry
If it 1 s p o:Lntleso or b c:>.d ;
I f you don ' t like i t
Just t ell us about how Y')U1 v e been had .
Vie 1 11 h ear y our angry
Exclamations ,
D;::pr e cations ,
Of Rati onal Dof ense ,
Hati (:mal Defense ,
We 1 r f: c ert ai n th at y ou 1 ll speak
In se.rdnar t echn i que
If y ou don 't like our pl ay ,
So , al though blot t n ,
Here 1 s our motto ;
Re.ti onal Def en se today .
Macbin:xt.i c.ns ,
ComplicDti ons ,
In llc:c on <:l.l Defense ,
ti
Ec.tione.l Def ense ,
\'\Th en the :,?l ot thickens
Th ~; re 1 ;3 n c, one can gu c s s ,
flov'r De& Buch~·J.n <:m v,rj_ll r ei:' s on ,
J1
And c righten the ;n.ess v~rlt h
D e:nonstrr.d~. i ons ,
Allegati ons ,
Of Rat:i. on&.l Defense ,
Ila:U.onal Defens e ,
All t he tut ors st 2.rt turning be t-:; erk ,
And the students decline to do ¥mrk.
Chorus girls hi gh- kicks , Adl erian hot-licks
In 2n c:ff:i..ce unknm·m,
Tangos and congas ar e all right so l on g as
They a::-e kn mvn ;
�1 'l';l'' N1 I
'
P '
Ll.!•
vl '"' "
D1i'l 4Ti'"1 S""" ( Cont.J_nue d)
'.
J:J ' u~
J.!J
,
If n ot there 'll be s ome ,
Condennation s ,
Hefntati ons ,
Of ~-<>..tional Defense ,
Rational Defense; ,
But the chorus
Came bc.foTe us,
They w
ill poi nt the way ,
'l'o the b est of our knowledge ,
Gained at t his c c~lle ge ,
It 1 s RationB.l L! efen se t oday .
•'
THE G.
& S. SONG
( to the tune of s ome t une or oth er .)
Rational Defense .
Barr:
All :
1941
I l ook i mmensely picturesque
Beh)_nd an exvensi vc walnut deslc
I'm one of Buch<-<
na.n 1 s privateers .
All :
W en troubles come all in a bUilC h
h
I say ho-hum, go out to lunch ,
I' m one of Buch2.nan 1 s privatee rs.
Gormo.n:
1;\J e 1 r e
Ki ef f e r:
All :
determined to spend mor e than we get
The books have not been audi ted yet ,
God help BuchiJJ:li-Jn 1 s privat eers .
Ta.liaferro :
I a :::sidncms ly re a d m books ,
y
Though I' d r a ther p 8rllse Lif e s , Ti me s and Looks ,
All :
1 1 1:'. tired of b c:ing a privat e er l
�THE STATELY HALLS
3.
(to
11
The Stately Homes of Engla..'1d. 11 )
Rat i onal Defen s e.
,i
CHORUS :
1941
Lord Pinkney , Lord Randall , Lord Carroll and Lord Chase :
Behol d, we - .re your homes of eas e ,
3
Though r :=tther gr oggy at the knees .
I vy holding up the f our of u s ,
A sli ce of' .Mellon t o put a new do or in us ,
V e c an f eel ~~xtrernely proud .
V
Veneti an bljnds behind the pan es
Help us to hidG our sad rem<:t in s ,
Fo r thoug h t here 1 s Bl oomsbury end the Navy ,
W 1 v e jus t ncquired some gravy.
e
Though the plans of a rchitect s
Cau s ' us to picture our future ,Nr i3Cks ,
we ' vc n ot v...:\.nced, no r cried aloud
Under tho bludgeon j_
ngs of Fat e v.rhat will be , will be .
Our r oofs will s till be
Shaky but quite endo-v.red .
SOLOS :
The stately ,,-al ls c;,f Pinlmey
ArG m.i..nus I:Li.narets ;
W
hen they to ok do"''m t he scaffol ding
There wure some v ain r egr et s .
The re 1 s a saying t hat h .. uses divided vrill f all -St . tTOh.'1 1 s i gnored i t all !
Sing ho ! for the wailing wall of Pj.nkney !
The l en gthy h aJ~ls of Rand.:lll
Inv i te a student ' s r ace ,
And nany a n oble t r nc tor
Has t.:mt ered in the chase :
And i f tvm hungry r o ommates should da r e to eat well ,
They oouldn ' t Loth get :into their c el H
Sing ho ! for the crowded r ooms of Randal l.
The vri. nding s t a irs of Chas e House
W
ill soon be t orn a:wa.y;
But wh et her by the Coll ege
Or Nat u r e ve c. m ' t s ay .
:
But I liv e in th e pl C'.C G and if I h a.d t o choo3e
I 1 d se.y t1Hi t the Coll q;e would lus e,
Sing ho ! f or t he f ailing st r ength of ChD.se House .
The yavvning cracl;:s • f Ce.rroll
)
AoJJi t a hov!fl ing breeze ,
A
..
11d w en it 1 s u p t o zero
h
You 1 re h ealthy , but you freez.e :
You s l eep in your cloth f:s in a shiv e ring doze,
BLlt Gtill your toe s i s fr oze ,
Sing ho ! for the f olding wings of Carroll.
�T!-IE S'l';\TELY HALLS ( Continued)
CHORUS :
,,
And so vre st r:.nd befo re you
As proud as proud can be ,
For though v.re 1 re all collapsing
There 1 s one thing you ' ll agree :
W look ripping , by jove, in liriolewn flo ors
e
And s ol i d mahogany doors ,
Sing ho ~ for the dorrrti.tor;y- glory!
2
PEACHI E PI E R
(M:usic by Charles Hoyes )
Rational Defense.
1941
I c ould wl'it e a song about my lov e dreams
Using symbols such that you ' d agree ,
But it ' s my intention at invention
To s·w
i.ng a pendulum and prove it ' s me .
My tutor said I flt.mked r.w mathematics ,
Physi cs and the art of chemistry ,
So in my endeavor to be clever I 1 ll indoctrinate y ou lilce they did to me • ••••
CHORUS:
Let
11
T11 r epresent my l ove for you ,
2 T( stands for the things you do The sqt:are r oot of L time s gr2vity t oo
Means you ' re my peachie-pie R
11y f i eld of fo1nce is c onstant too,
You magnetiz e my MaQ
The flux and flow is K ~ver 2 You ' re my Peachie- Pie R •
Wei er strass ....lSed epsilon , D X, 6 Y;
ith my love to te st it on , his limits
W
The expression for Work I ' ll do f or you
I s comr:.:.ensu r ate with a f ormula true,
The e:>..-ponential is "I love You"
'Cause , You ' re My Peachie- Pie n2 .
I will try .
�5.
TH IillLU CTANT TUTOR
E
(to "The Reluct an t Dr agon .")
Rati onal De.ferl.§.£..:_
1941
\
I
On e fine clay >'Jtlile on m way t o French cla ss 3 ab ,
y
I chanced to s py that Gilghrnan guy who vvrite s our history;
It seems he was a tutor,
Indubitably~ quite;
Glazy eyes and phras es wi se
And all that tutor-like disguis e;
I admit I jumped a bit when he confessed t o me :
I'm a r el uctant tutor,
I' m Tench
For French ;
A v e r y reluctant tutor ,
I hate t o annoy t he boys !
They call me the timid t utor,
I ' rn meek
In Greek.
Although I t each , I h ove t o play,
The Jnnicrs ·wen 1 t l i sten anyway ,
;y
You s l'1ould ha.ve s een m clc.s s today !
W
e:..'e they r eluctant l
II
At St . J ohn' s my class r es ponds with al acrity,
They moan and si gh and gr onn Lmd cry and shut their eyes t o me ;
They ' r e always unp:r·epa r cd ,
And neve r quit e awake;
Glazy eyes and phra ses wise
An d all th at student-like disguise ;
1 1m cp.it e amazed on certain days when t hey show up on time!
They are r eluctant students,
In French
They st ench .
Awfully r eluctant s tu dents ,
th ey alw:.:J.ys shirk their work .
caJ.l me t11e tj_ cl t utor .
mj_
They s ay
I play.
Th ey
But
Day
But
I::.nd
it' s not my f ault, it ' s only t h eirs,
after day I t each empty chairs,
that is on e of t he Dean 1 s af fairs ,
is ll_<:. r eluctant ! !
�6.
TOLLIE IS A GENIUS
{To "The Battle HF of the Republic.")
(
~]ional
'
Defense.
1941
l-Ie tramples down opponents of Keplerian astronomy,
He 1 s the ace of all perfection vben it comes to geometry,
He ·delves into the infinite and reaJAs we cannot see,
In math class 3 ab.
·
CHORUS:
Tallie,
Tallie,
Tollie,
In math
Tallie is a genius,
Tollie is a genius,
Tollie is a genius
class 3 ab.
He's an obvious example of man's rationality,
He's a positive exomple of m
an's risibility,
He very often demonstrat es it quite conclusively,
In math class 3 ab.
CHORUS:
Tallie, Tollis is a genius, etc.
He has studied falling bodies and results of gravity,
He can figure out resistance and the true velocity,
And this is as evident as it can ever be,
In math class 3 ab.
CHORUS:
Tallie, Tallie. is a genius, etc.
He
He
He
In
CH
ORUS:
talks ubout straight lines and can quote from Ptolemy,
knows the fifth definition from Euclid's geometry,
sees the implications of Galil of Galilei,
math class 3 ab.
Tallie, Tollie is a genius, etc.
�?.
YOU 1 HE THE TOP
Rational Defense.
1941
You're the t op
Of my double-decker,
You 1 re the cash
Of our new exchequer,
You're the College sloop, you're Tallie's group-- divine!
You're a cheir from GLmbels jn abstract syobols, you're
Jascha Klein.
'
You 1 re the first
Of the two intentions,
You 1 r e the fonn
That Aquinas mentions,
You're Plato's one, Buchanru1 1 s son-- and star,
You're a. Williamsburg blue, you're Market Street too,
you're Mr. Barr.
You're the bcoks
That are sold by Kitty,
y rm 1 re the key
To Priam's city,
You're a wooden horse in Plunder's course, ahoy!
You 1 re p;L;;~.st er of Paris, you 're A
twood Garis, ;>tou're
Helen of Troy .
Yvu 1 r e the dawn
A a r osy fin ger,
s
You're the l ab,
~~e re I love to linger,
You 1 re the new bri ck Y.rall, t he Christmas ball, - I love,
You 're Adler's spleen, my f aery queen, you're Nabokov.
You 1 rc the sum
In a Kasner lect ure ,
You 1 re the t w
irl
In a Scofield gesture,
You're a Gorman fro·wn, a phrase that Brovm suggests,
You' re Peebles and Cart er, you're Hill the far-dar.ter,
you're Comenetz.
You're com
plete,
Just like Kelly's order,
You're as sweet
As McFarlin's daughter,
Hope you 1 ve liked our show, now you can g·o -- we're done,
But if we 1 re th e some and any, you 1 re the one.
�
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Songs from the Variety Club Productions: Rational Defense
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Songs from Variety Club Productions. Includes "That's Your Problem" and "Rational Defense". There are 3 copies in the folder.
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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MUSIC CLUB
presents
THE SECOND CONCERT OF 1940-41
IGLEHART HALL
SUN DAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 1, AT 4 P. M.
RALPH KIRKPATRICK
PROGRAM ...
Ha rpsichord music of
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ( 1685-1750 )
I.
Partita Ill in A minor
(from Clavier -Uebung .
First P art.
P ubl ished in I 73 1.)
Fantasia
Allemande
Courante
Sa rabande
Burlesca
Scherzo
Gi gue
II.
"Concerto nach ltaliaenischem Gusto"
(from Clavier-Uebun li!.
Second Part.
(Italian Concerto)
Published in 1 73 5.)
Allegro
Andante
Presto
I NTERMISSION
Ill. The Goldberg Variations
" Clavier- Uebun g bestehend in einer Aria mit 3 0 V eraenderungen vo rs Clavicimbel mit 2
Manualen . D enen Liebhabern z ur Gemuethsergetzung verfertiget von J . S . Bach ."
(Keyboard-practice consistin g of an A ria wi th 3 0 va ria tions for the harpsichord with 2
manu als. P repa red for the enjoyment of music- lovers by J . S. Bach .) c. l 742.
Next concert: Sunday afternoon, January 12, 1941, at 4 P. M.
ROMAN TOTENBERG, Viol in ist, and Ado lph Baller, Pianist.
Handel, Sonata in D major; Bach, Chaconne; Debussy, Sonata; Strav insky,
Duo Concertan t.
Next lecture : January 5, 1941.
At the Nava l Academy, Mahan Hall : December 7 at 2:30 and at 8:30,
Helen Howe, Dramatic Mono logist.
�
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The Second Annual Series of Six Concerts: The Second Concert
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1940-12-18
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Program of the Second Concert of 1940-41 Series given by Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpischordist).
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St. John's College Music Club
PRESENTS
THE SECOND ANNUAL SERIES OF
SIX CONCERTS
( 1940-41)
.. . AT ...
IGLEHART HALL
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT 4 P. M.
BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET
NOVEMBER 10, 1940
RALPH KIRKPATRICK
DECEMBER 1, 1940
ROMAN TOTENBERG
JANUARY 12, 1941
WEBSTER AITKEN
.
FEBRUARY 9, 1941
POVLA FRIJSH . . .
MARCH 9, 1941
HARVARD GLEE CLUB
SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 5, 1941
�BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET
This famous organization, which has been appearing steadily all
over the world since its foundation in war-time, is almost universally
considered the pre-eminent string quartet of the day. During the
past summer they have given a nationally broadcast ser ies at the Library of Congress, playing Stradivarius instruments from the Whitall
collection.
RALPH KIRKPATRICK- Harpsichordist
Ralph Kirkpatrick's appointment as director and featured artist
of the musical festivals at colonial Williamsburg was a happily conceived recognition of his musical eminence. The Guggenheim Foundation had earlier marked him as one of the most talented keyboard
artists of our day. In his recital here, Mr. Kirkpatrick will play
Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations.
ROMAN TOTENBERG- Violinist
Since coming to America in 1936, this young Polish violinist has
brilliantly sustained his European reputation as one of the ranking
vio linists. Mr. Totenberg plays the famous Longworth Stradivarius,
wh ich was presented to him whi le still in Europe by Alice Roosevelt
Longworth. In his American career, he has especially featured ear ly
classical and modern compositions.
�WEBSTER AITKEN -
Pianist
This young American pianist is notable for his serious conception of the piano recital. Two years ago he played all the Schubert
Sonatas in a Town Hall series. Last year he played the most challenging of piano masterworks, the Hammerklavier Sonata. His performance of this work will be the center of his Annapolis recital.
POVLA FRIJSH- Soprano
Year after year the judgement of musical critics about the
great Danish soprano has been unanimously enthusiastic, reverent;
a recent review of Olin Downes simply speaks of Madame Frijsh's
art as "the art of song interpretation in its highest estate." Even
dramatic critics have spoken; Stark Young wrote: "For all actors
Madame Frijsh may stand as a marvel in stage projection, intensity
and graciousness of style . . . It goes without saying that among
singers she is easily the greatest artist we have."
HARVARD GLEE CLUB -
G. Wallace Woodworth, Conductor
This famous group of singers has appeared frequently with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and has made with it a very beautiful
recording of the Bach St. Matthew Passion. Because of its choice
of program and its standard of performance, the Harvard Glee Club
has been of particular interest to musica I audiences during its
annual tours.
�THE
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE MUSIC CLUB is composed of members from the community and the college.
Membership privileges include admission to the six concerts in the series and to six lectures discussing the
programs on Sunday afternoons one week before each
concert.
Dues:
Adults, $5.00.
Students of the College, the Naval Academy,
and musical institutes, $3.00.
Children, $2.00.
Applications for membership and dues will be accepted by
Secretary, Music Club, St. John's College,
Annapolis.
�
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The Second Annual Series of Six Concerts
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1940-41
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Announcement of the Second Annual Series of Six Concerts during the 1940-41 academic year. Occurred the Sundays of Nov 10, Dec 1, Jan 12, Feb 9, March 9, and Saturday April 5. Performances were given by the Budapest String Quartet, Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichordist), Roman Totenberg (violinist), Webster Aitken (pianist), Povla Frijsh (soprano), and Harvard Glee Club.
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