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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