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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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C. N. Dodson, drama instructor at Spelman College, appointed to direct the University Players, dramatic organization of Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College, for the current season. Background includes founding theater workshop in summers 1938-1939 and his play 'Adium's Comedy' produced at Yale. First production: 'The Children's Hour' on November 1 in John M. Hope Memorial Hall, with 10 student actors and 8 on production. 30 new members from 60 tryouts, 25 retained.
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C. N. Dodson, instructor in drama at Spelman College who has gained recognition as a playwright and director this year, the University Play is dramatic organization of Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College has been announced.
Mr. Dodson, a member of the faculty of the summer school at Atlanta University during the summer of 1938 and 1939, where in addition to his teaching duties he founded the theater workshop, found time to participate either as actor or director in eight of the productions.
Patron of the Summer Theater and other more upturnity to ob- serve Dodson versatility in theater when they witnessed his only full-length drama, 'Adiums Comedy's production of the 1938 summer season, twice the Yale University Theater selected this play for production on the occasion of their annual alumni celebration, only February 22, 1939.
The first new current season university plays will be 'Jon m Howe Memorial Hall anpeimcah rltee on Pruies an Jeyembey a an 1 undr Mr Dodson direction ghe Clecton VAll sons House It Susn claspeil 1 a Pulitzer Prize Phn toJai Fle en students Bi take part J actors In the play, ahd eight mem- bers oi the orgunization will handle brecuction details.
Oult or Ue sixly candidates wie appeared at the try-outs 30 were admitted to menbership Iwenty- fite students in the organtzaticl retained thel menber hip frm perevjous years.
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Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College
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Summer Of 1938 And 1939; February 22, 1939; Current Season
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Announcement of C. N. Dodson directing University Players; background on summer faculty role, founding theater workshop, participation in eight productions; patrons observed versatility via full-length drama 'Adium's Comedy' from 1938 season, selected twice by Yale University Theater for alumni celebration on February 22, 1939; first current season play in John M. Hope Memorial Hall on November 1 under Dodson direction, suspense classic that won Pulitzer Prize with ten students as actors and eight members handling production; out of sixty try-out candidates, thirty admitted to membership, twenty-five retained from previous years.