MODERN STAGE METHODS TO FEATURE DRAMATIC CLUB PLAYS NEXT WEEK

When the Dramatic Club presents "Beranger" and "The Life of Man" at Brattle Hall next week, the most modern methods will be tried in scenery, costumes, and lighting, of which the most noteworthy will be the three dimensional stage. The scenery, which has been designed by D. M. Oenslager '23, instead of the usual painted back-drop and wings, is made with stairways, arches, and solid masses, so that the perspective is greatly improved, and the grouping and interpretive movement of the characters is more effective.

The stage will not be lighted in the usual way by footlights and overheads, but by spotlights placed behind the proscenium. This system of lighting has been effectively used in the production of "Back to Methuselah" by the Theatre Guild of New York City. The Dramatic Club, however, will be able to use this system much more effectively because of the recent invention of a spotlight which covers a larger area, and is easier to direct. A new color method, which uses silk instead of gelatine plates in the light, will also be used.

The costumes for "Beranger", which represent three periods, 1813, 1828, and 1848, have already been obtained, and the Dramatic Club has made every effort, not only to make these costumes correct for the first half of the nineteenth century, but also to give them a proper background with an accurate reproduction of the architecture of that period.

The casts for "Beranger" and "The Life of Man" have been selected by J. W. D. Seymour '17, who has been coaching the production.

The members of the cast of "Beranger" and "The Life of Man", in the order of their appearance, will be as follows:

"Beranger" A Young Man,  Alexander Hamilton '25 A Grisette,  Miss Maryalice Secoy Marie, Madelaine,  Miss Dorothy Googins Marguerite, Desaugiers,  William C. Jackson 1G. A Waiter,  W. S. Wilson '26 A Servant Girl,  Miss June Wellman Members of the Caveau of 1813,   C. H. Morgan 2d '24   Philip Wardner '24   Whitney Cromwell '26   W. C. Treat '23   E. J. Bliss Jr. '26 The Proprietor of the Inn, 1813,  R. A. Zinn '24 Beranger,  John Collier '24 Monsieur de Talleyrand,  Conrad Salinger '23 Two Young Girls, Miss Gertrude Hoffman  Miss Persis McClennan

A Soldier,  E. H. Dewey '26Mere Jary,  Miss Kathleen MiddletonPaul, a Carpenter,  W. C. Treat '23The Innkeeper in 1845,  Miss Ethel WoodworthThe Members of the Caveau in 1845,  R. C. Burrell '24  Alexander Hamilton '25  Whitney Cromwell '26"The Life of Man"PrologueThe Being in Gray,  Willian C. Jackson 1G.First SceneFive Old Women,  Miss June Wellman  Miss Ethel Woodworth  Miss Persis McClennan  Miss Dorothy Kuhns  Miss Elizabeth GatlinThe Doctor,  Philip Wardner '26The Father,  R. C. Burrell '24The Kinspeople:An Elderly Lady,  Miss Ethel WoodworthHer Husband,  Alexander Hamilton '25Their Daughter,  Miss Helen CoolidgeAnother Woman,  Miss Loretto JordanTwo Young Men,  Howard Phillips '23  W. S. Wilson '26Second SceneThe Neighbors:Two Young Girls,  Miss Persis McClennan  Miss Gertrude HoffmanA Woman,  Miss June WellmanHer Husband,  R. A. Zinn '24Her Father,Another Woman,  Miss Dorothy KuhnsAn Old Woman,  Miss Elizabeth GatlinMan,  John Collier '24The Wife of Man,  Miss Maryalice SecoyThird SceneThe Guests of Man:Three Gentlemen,  W. C. Treat '23  E. J. Bliss Jr. '26  E. H. Dewey '26Four Ladies,  Miss Elizabeth Gatlin  Miss Gertrude Hoffman  Miss Persis McClennan  Miss Loretta JordanA Servant,  W. S. Wilson '26The Friends of ManThe Enemies of ManDancersFourth SceneAn Old Servant,  Miss Ethel WoodworthA Doctor,  Mannix WalkerFifth SceneThe Heirs of Man:Three Men,  Howard Phillips '23  R. A. Zinn '24  E. J. Bliss Jr. '26Three Women,  Miss Gertrude Hoffman  Miss Loretta Jordan  Miss Helen CoolidgeThe Heir from the Street,  Alexander Hamilton '25The Five Old Wome

A Soldier,  E. H. Dewey '26Mere Jary,  Miss Kathleen MiddletonPaul, a Carpenter,  W. C. Treat '23The Innkeeper in 1845,  Miss Ethel WoodworthThe Members of the Caveau in 1845,  R. C. Burrell '24  Alexander Hamilton '25  Whitney Cromwell '26"The Life of Man"PrologueThe Being in Gray,  Willian C. Jackson 1G.First SceneFive Old Women,  Miss June Wellman  Miss Ethel Woodworth  Miss Persis McClennan  Miss Dorothy Kuhns  Miss Elizabeth GatlinThe Doctor,  Philip Wardner '26The Father,  R. C. Burrell '24The Kinspeople:An Elderly Lady,  Miss Ethel WoodworthHer Husband,  Alexander Hamilton '25Their Daughter,  Miss Helen CoolidgeAnother Woman,  Miss Loretto JordanTwo Young Men,  Howard Phillips '23  W. S. Wilson '26Second SceneThe Neighbors:Two Young Girls,  Miss Persis McClennan  Miss Gertrude HoffmanA Woman,  Miss June WellmanHer Husband,  R. A. Zinn '24Her Father,Another Woman,  Miss Dorothy KuhnsAn Old Woman,  Miss Elizabeth GatlinMan,  John Collier '24The Wife of Man,  Miss Maryalice SecoyThird SceneThe Guests of Man:Three Gentlemen,  W. C. Treat '23  E. J. Bliss Jr. '26  E. H. Dewey '26Four Ladies,  Miss Elizabeth Gatlin  Miss Gertrude Hoffman  Miss Persis McClennan  Miss Loretta JordanA Servant,  W. S. Wilson '26The Friends of ManThe Enemies of ManDancersFourth SceneAn Old Servant,  Miss Ethel WoodworthA Doctor,  Mannix WalkerFifth SceneThe Heirs of Man:Three Men,  Howard Phillips '23  R. A. Zinn '24  E. J. Bliss Jr. '26Three Women,  Miss Gertrude Hoffman  Miss Loretta Jordan  Miss Helen CoolidgeThe Heir from the Street,  Alexander Hamilton '25The Five Old Wome