ADEI.AIDE I'NIVERSItr

THEAIBE GUIID

THE HOUSE OFBERNARDA ALBA

Federico Gqrciq Lorcq

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Tlur:dcy, Frldcry, Scturdcl,

November 15, 16, 17

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I d.me to harard that "The Hutse of Bemard.a Alba" could be a fecundway, to dcepen what has been called Spanish reality. It xngfises mehow the satne f,oet who has snuck the greatest note of tendemess in theSpanish theatre could snip hinself of it to the point which he has beenable to da in this play. Eoerything has been foreset to avoid the tempta-ttons of turning to lyricism or tenderness. Here is a dark, closed recessinto which the atmosythere's fl.ood.ing light, the fl.esh's dolorans passion,qnd the tragic fate of persons fiher th.rough the bms. It is a rymbol ofthe ptoet's oun aesthetic positian. The world with all its harshness,against which Bemard.a mrd her dw.r.ghters vainly defend themselves,passes before the windrws full of fwy or d.runk arith dirty eroticism.Scevtes of tight m.d liolence, hard., Goyesque-somewhat, and infiniklySpanish, And there, arnong these uomen figwes, contained, self-buming,dark- soule d - the senting u/ atnen, tr ailin g a lou and picm esque undert:one

FneNcrsco Gencre Lonce.

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Stage Setting and Lighr.g designed by CHABLES BANNON

Stage Manager: THEODORE EY

Assisants to the ProducerDESMOND WHITE IAN McI.AUGHLIN BARRY QUICK

Hair Styles arranged by FAY OLIVER

Incidental Music selected bv FRANK BAILEY

A SERVANT

tA PONCIA, a m,aid

MOURNERS

ANGUSTA

MAGDALENA

AMELIA

'NTART{RrO

ADELA

Bemmila's dm.ghter

BERNARDA ALBA

MARIA IOSEFA, her noth.er

PRUDENCIA

CAST

in oiler of Wmrane

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. MARY DONNELI

IRIS THOMAS

DRUSA MITCHELLDOSS MITCHELL

AMY TAYLOR

IEAN HOOPER

I,ILA EBERHARD

- VALERIE PEACOCK

IILL BOWDEN

PHYLLF BAKER

ELISABETH CAMPBELL

MERLE WILKINSON

- HELEN SAUNDERS

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Tle play produced by FMNK BAILEY

Act I A room in Bernarda's House. Morning

Act II Another room. Morning

Act III The same. Evening

The writer states that these Tt'ree Acts are intended as phoographic documents

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UNIVEBSITY THEATBE GTIILD

Pafrons

Dr. T. D. Canpbell Professor J. G. C,ornell

Professor John Bishop Dr. C. E. Fenner

Mr. Frank S. Johnston

Conminee

Mr. Roy Leaney

Mr. H. W. Piper

Mr. Charles Batton

Miss G. D. Walsh

Miss H. Jones

l\[r. B. Bergin

Mr. Desnond White (Theatre Guild Stage Manager)

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If zuScient subscriptions are obtained to enable the Guild to continue in 1952,the following plays will be presented:

FRY-'? Phoenix too Frequent"-March (TheLna Baulderstone).

ANOUILH-"The Traveller without Baggage"-May (Enid Lewis).

IBSEN - "Ghor6" - June (Thebna Bauldentone).

FARQUHAR - "The Beaux Seatagem" - July (Roy Leaney).

SYNGE - (Not yet decided) - September

(This programme is subject to rearrangement,)

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Miss T. Baulderstone

I\[r. B. Elliott

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Mr. H. Kollosche

Miss E. Lewis

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