The second evening of theater
during the Spring 1936 Theatre Intime season was a one-act original
farce concerning the Princeton University's upper-class club system.
Entitled "Talk of the Town," it was written by three students - Berkeley
T. Rulon-Miller, who'd actually graduated the year before, George R.
Cooke, Jr. (class of '36) and William H. Borden (class of '37). It was
directed by Rulon-Miller and had an all male cast of 23 undergraduates
with all other aspects of the play handled by undergraduates, as well -
sets, costumes, properties, make-up and electrical effects. The stars of
the comedy were Richard B. Cowdery (class of '38) and Melchor G. Ferrer
(class of '39) along with Charles I. Pierce (class of '37) who
apparently played a real person considered a "Princeton character" -
Jack Honore. Other cast members included later novelist Gordon
Merrick and noted collector of Princetoniana, Fred Fox.
The play was performed for a large junior prom
audience over a weekend of frenzied activity. Once again, it's
interesting to note how well used Melchor Ferrer is after relatively
little time with the Intime group.
