WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1949
'Voice of the Turtle
Will Run All Week
John van Dru'ten’s Wartime comedy, "Voice of the Turtle,”
Town and Nine’s first Centre Stage offering in this, its second sea
son, is an exceedingly well-acted production. Directed by James
Ambandos, it will run every night this week, including Saturday.
With its tiny cast of three depicting the amorous antics of a
soldier on a weekend leave in the crowded New York City of the
war, the play is full of chuckle
producing, if not hilarious, mo
ments. And it takes a well-heeled
trio of Players and ex-Players to
handle the risque situations with
out .exaggeration.
Paget
Sergeant Bill Paige, played by
Portman Paget, intends to spend
the better part of his, ledve with
Olive Lashbrook, portrayed 'by
Charlotte White, ultra-sophisti
cated, but unemployed, actress.
Things take an awkward,turn
for Olive when a more preferable
(in rank) suitor shows up unex
pectedly, and she is forced to
throw Bill into the lap of her
friend Sally Middleton, another
unemployed thespian, played by
Francme Toll.
Unable to find a room in town.
Bill finds nocturnal refuge in
Sally’s apartment, where she ulti
mately replaces Olive in his affec
tions.
It is difficult to say which of
the three in the cast does the best
job, each seemß to fit into his part
so beautifully and naturally.
Paget, the most experienced of
the group, theatrically, is fine as
the soldier who takes his love
where he finds it. His performance
is restrained, and he handles him
self well in the touchy spots which
abound in the play.
Undergrad promising
Miss Toll, a very promising un
dergrad, portrays Sally's moral
insecurity and ethical confusion
with a good deal of insight, show
ing careful character study. Her
transformation into emotional
maturity, guided by Bill, makes
the play’s final scene the high
spot.
As the wordly Olive, Mrs. White
emerges as a top-notch comed
ienne, her voice admirably suited
to the part. She reveals Olive as
self-possessed, bitingly sarcastic,
and not without a certain flounc
ing charm.
The faults of the play, which
are few, can be traced to the tech
nical end of production. Even
though the action supposedly
takes place during the war, both
Mrs. White and Miss Toll are cos
tumed predominantly in the “new
look. ’ We don’t advocate that the
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play be made into a period piece,
but more careful attention should
be paid to costuming. It is
especially confusing since no men
tion** vocally or
in the program, of the year in
which the play is set. (It was first
produced on Broadway in 1943.)
Acting Realistic
The technique of central stag
ing demands realistic acting,
which is provided, and a substan
tia) set, which is not. The audi
ence’s strengthened contact with
the players is rudely disrupted
when an actor carefully “closes”
a door . that Isn't there, only to
have another forgetfully walk
through it. Also, the effect of
reality is considerably lessened
when a wall is merely suggested,
an open area representing a bar
rier to sight and sound, as is the
case with the bedroom in this
production.
All in all, however, the play
stands well on its own two feet
in spite of the distractions, bol
stered by superlative acting and
understanding direction.
Delta Kappa Gamma
Delta Kappa Gamma will hold
a get acquainted tea in Simmons
Hall lounge from 4 to 5 p.m.
today.
lota, the local chapter, will en
tertain the members of the or
ganization who are attending
summer sessions.
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