The Crimson Playgoer

Those who witnessed the Jitney Players performance of "Arms and the Man" last night would probably be interested in a history of their development.

Although the Players were organized just ten years ago by Bushnell Cheney, '21, Yale, Harvard men have played a prominent part in their productions. Richard S. Aldrich '25, who with Alfred deLiagre scored a hit on Brosdway this year with "Three-Cornered Moon," was a member of the group while as undergraduate. Randall C. Burwell '24, of Boston, and J. J. Collier '24, and Richard H. L. Skinner '22, were all actors during the early years. In spite of warnings of critcs Bushnell Cheney started out with a Ford truck with a converted chasis which served as the stage and another smaller car for the lights. During their first year they toured Southern New England and met with instant success. The following year they extended their tour to include Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, and received commendations from critics for their improvement. Now the itinerary includes New York and Long Island as well as all New England.

About ten out of the sixty evenings during the summer when they are playing it rains, but the stage equipment is arranged so that it can be separated from the truck and set up in a hall. At one point on their journey the State Police nearly sentenced them to a month n jail, mistaking th truck and its variegated baggage for gypsy bootleggers.