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DRAMA "I seen Robbie Tancred kneeling down before the statue" Juno and tbe Paycock THE opening of the 1930-31 drama season found a noteworthy Irish tragedy stalking the boards—"Juno and the Paycock", by Sean O'Casey. It is a thrilling drama, treating of the sordidness of certain life conditions, at times mingling with vastly amusing situations, and characterized by realism in an extreme sense throughout. The setting effectively displayed that realism forming a decidedly adequate environment for the impoverished condition of its habitues. Father Jame O'Doherty of the St. John's Cathedral in Fresno gave valuable aid in the work of dialect and characterization, having witnessed the play in London, and being lately of Ireland. The players were well chosen and carefully trained. It is a story of Captain Boyle, "the Paycock", his wife, and their children. He is a drunkard, ne'er do well, a man about town. Juno, his wife, is a hard working woman, trying to keep the family together on the small wages that she earns. News comes of a will that has been left them by an uncle. On the strength of the money to be gained therefrom, they spend freely on a charge account, buying new furniture, etc. But the will falls through, leaving them in debt and destitute. The young lawyer who deceived them about the will, wrongs Mary Boyle, the daughter; the son, murderer and betrayer of one of his friends in the army of Ireland, is taken out and shot by his own men. The play ends on a heart-breaking note of tragic-comedy; it would be numerous, were it not for the tragic undercurrent. Mrs. Boyle leaves to care for her daughter, and the Captain arrives home with his bosom companion, Joxer Daly—both drunk. As one critic said, "If the play has not ended soon after the last entrance of the paycock, the audience could have stood no more". Because of the intensity of the tragedy, people attending the performance were not as enthusiastic about the experience as 124
Yearbook Title | 1931 Campus 1931 |
Date Published | 1931 |
Organization | Issued by Associated Students of Fresno State Normal School, June 1912-1921; Associated Students of State Teachers and Junior College of Fresno, June 1921; Associated Students of Fresno State College, 1922-1971; Alumni Association of California State University, Fresno, 1976-1991. |
Location | Fresno, CA |
Rights | Copyright Walter Senior and Arthur Safstrom. Printed in Fresno by athe Crown Printing & Engraving Co. Engravings by the Fresno Photo Engraving Co., Fresno. Photography by Parks Studio, Fresno. |
Yearbook Title | 1931 Campus 1931 |
Date Published | 1931 |
Organization | Issued by Associated Students of Fresno State Normal School, June 1912-1921; Associated Students of State Teachers and Junior College of Fresno, June 1921; Associated Students of Fresno State College, 1922-1971; Alumni Association of California State University, Fresno, 1976-1991. |
Location | Fresno, CA |
Transcript | DRAMA "I seen Robbie Tancred kneeling down before the statue" Juno and tbe Paycock THE opening of the 1930-31 drama season found a noteworthy Irish tragedy stalking the boards—"Juno and the Paycock", by Sean O'Casey. It is a thrilling drama, treating of the sordidness of certain life conditions, at times mingling with vastly amusing situations, and characterized by realism in an extreme sense throughout. The setting effectively displayed that realism forming a decidedly adequate environment for the impoverished condition of its habitues. Father Jame O'Doherty of the St. John's Cathedral in Fresno gave valuable aid in the work of dialect and characterization, having witnessed the play in London, and being lately of Ireland. The players were well chosen and carefully trained. It is a story of Captain Boyle, "the Paycock", his wife, and their children. He is a drunkard, ne'er do well, a man about town. Juno, his wife, is a hard working woman, trying to keep the family together on the small wages that she earns. News comes of a will that has been left them by an uncle. On the strength of the money to be gained therefrom, they spend freely on a charge account, buying new furniture, etc. But the will falls through, leaving them in debt and destitute. The young lawyer who deceived them about the will, wrongs Mary Boyle, the daughter; the son, murderer and betrayer of one of his friends in the army of Ireland, is taken out and shot by his own men. The play ends on a heart-breaking note of tragic-comedy; it would be numerous, were it not for the tragic undercurrent. Mrs. Boyle leaves to care for her daughter, and the Captain arrives home with his bosom companion, Joxer Daly—both drunk. As one critic said, "If the play has not ended soon after the last entrance of the paycock, the audience could have stood no more". Because of the intensity of the tragedy, people attending the performance were not as enthusiastic about the experience as 124 |
Rights | Copyright Walter Senior and Arthur Safstrom. Printed in Fresno by athe Crown Printing & Engraving Co. Engravings by the Fresno Photo Engraving Co., Fresno. Photography by Parks Studio, Fresno. |
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