Theme Song of the Married written by John Kirkpatrick
Directed by Mrs. John H. Moorman
"A humorous one-act play performed
in the auditorium of the J. J. Finley School. Jayne Crane and Clark Gourley
give convincing performances in their roles as Gwen and Larry, a young
couple engaged to be married, visit their newly built home. Friends have
predicted pessimistically the boredom which may break up their marriage
within a year. Their experimental test of an evening at home with nothing
to do was hilariously saved from boredom by the combined efforts of Sammy
Egers, as the henpecked Mr. Higgins, a carpenter; Thelma Boltin, as his
spouse of 20 years; Brannon Copeland as Phil, a confirmed young bachelor
friend of Larry; and Wilda Hayes as "poor Lucy Elizabeth," a young neighbor
of the prospective bride and groom. Mrs. John H Moorman directed the play
and with the members of the cast succeeded in presenting a delightfully
finished production."
"Preceding the play Douglas
for the evening, presented three Haygood, master of ceremonies short skits
and the charades of modern plays."
"Claude Murphree, as "The Absent
Minded Professor," with Mrs. Russell Hennessy as his secretary, appeared
at his office desk, dispensing with the day's business, forgetful of the
fact that it is his wedding day. Throughout the remainder of the evening
Mr. Murphree comically reappeared at unexpected moments."
"The unusual triangle became
a rectangle in the skit entitled "Ha" when actions spoke louder than the
one word "Ah" used b Mrs. Douglas Haygood, J, R. Emerson, John Selle, and
Claude Murphree."
"The Operation," the final short
semi-pantomime, was performed by Ralph Morgan with the assistance of Paige
Pinnell and Adelaide Selle and with the cooperation of the patient, Claude
Murphree."
"Charades of modern plays were
cleverly presented to the audience by A.C. Van Dusan, Mrs. Cliff Thompson,
Ernest Philips, Kenneth Bryant, Hallett Germond, Ralph Morgen, James Chesnut,
Sigismund deR. Diettrich, ad the women of the audience."
"Mrs. E. S. Quade was general chairman
of the studio night program. The staging and production was handled by
Mrs. Douglas Haygood with the assistance of Thomas Alday and J. R. Emerson."
"Following the stage productions
the cast and audience enjoyed an informal social hour."----Gainesville
Daily Sun, November 17, 1940