Princess Ida
Or, Castle Adamant
1960
April 20,22 and 23
J M Wright Technical School, Stamford
Stage Director: Eileen Semels
Music Director: Joel Fairfax
Cast
King Hildebrand………..Frederick Scharmer
Hilarion……………………James Noland
Cyril………………………..Robert Ball
Florian…………………….Robert Johnson
King Gama………………Bernard Nemoitin
Arac……………………….Wendell Stickney
Scynthius………………..Edward Gilden
Guron…………………….William Starkweather
Princess Ida……………Doris Burns
Lady Blanche………….Carol Princiotti
Lady Psyche…………..Ellen Fairfax
Melissa…………………..Jeanne Preli
Saccharissa……………Delores Lewandowski
Chloe…………………….Jane White
Ada……………………….Louise Risque
Chorus of Daughters of the Plough
Eleanor Lagner, Lisbeth Leonard, Margaret Lind, Frances Starkweather
Chorus of Girl Graduates
Lydia Beaumont. Donna Brooks, Phyllis Gibson, Carolyn Hitt, Alice Mertz, Beryl Rountree, Dorathea Van Ness, Marjorie Waters.
Chorus of Soldiers and Courtiers
John Brodie, Frank Gibson, Frank Gerard, Norman James, Duff Masterson, Fred Moore, Paul Rose, James Stamboni
Backstage: Edgar Lind, Bettie Day, Frank Hensel, Frederick Scharmer
The Village (Old Greeniwch) Gazette
Capitally acted and beautifully sung…they initiate the younger generation (many of whom think music began with the Beatles) into a wonderful, civilized world of melody and satire.
