Annual tour of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Pelletier: and Their Elizabethan Players

              ANNUAL TOUR OF
MR. AND MRS. PIERRE PELLETIER
AND THEIR
ELIZABETHAN PLAYERS
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Pelletier


Figure


Scene from Romeo and Juliet

PRESENTING SHAKESPEARE'S

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
ROMEO AND JULIET





COURT ROOM SCENE THE MERCHANT OF VENICE


Mrs. PELLETIER as PORTIA in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE


Mr. PELLETIER as SHYLOCK in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

MR. and MRS. PIERRE PELLETIER
and their
ELIZABETHAN PLAYERS

Scene from ROMEO and JULIET



Mr. PELLETIER as PETRUCHIO in TAMING OF THE SHREW



Mrs. PELLETIER as KATHARINE in TAMING OF THE SHREW



SCENE FROM TAMING OF THE SHREW




Scene from TAMING OF THE SHREW


Mr. and Mrs. PIERRE PELLETIER and their ELIZABETHAN PLAYERS




ELIZABETHAN PLAYERS
The Players
MR. PELLETIER is a young actor of personality and ability.  Formerly associated with Sothern and Marlowe in their Shakespearean productions; also with Mrs. Fiske, Mr. Leo Dietrichstein, Mr. Wilton Lackaye, Burr McIntosh, Mrs. Stuart Robson and Miss Virginia Harned.  He has had extensive experience both as leading man and director of many stock companies in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Montreal, Brooklyn, Newark and many other cities.  For four years he was one of the principal members of The Man of the Hour company, having toured the United States and Canada from coast to coast with the great New York success, and also one of the original members of The Prisoner of Zenda.  He is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, College of Oratory, of Boston and also a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, of New York City.

Mrs. Pelletier has had an extensive professional career.  Upon graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Art, of New York, a very high class school connected with Mr. Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre on Broadway, she served her road experience as leading woman with companies playing Madame X and St. Elmo, and afterwards was promoted to stardom playing Mary in What Happened to Mary.  Then followed seven years of success under Mr. Pelletier's management, playing from coast to coast on the B. F. Keith and Orpheum circuit of theatres in all the largest cities.

Space will not permit us to give in detail the successes of each of the supporting members, for which the management expresses regret.  However, all are ladies and gentlemen of culture, personality and training, qualifying them to assume the responsibility of their roles.

Great care has been used in the selection of costumes for these productions.  Mrs. Pelletier wears gowns that are rarely beautiful; one of the most lovely of these is copied from the Maxfield Parrish Painting, A Venetian Fete.  No slightest detail has been overlooked to make them exquisite and distinctive.  Soft, filmy chiffons and lustrous satins and crepes, combined with jeweled ornaments and head dresses, are used exclusively.  These are no tawdry immitations, but sartorial creations eminently befitting a company of this distinction.

THE BUREAU



Words of Commendation
University Extension, Athens, Tenn., Jan. 5, 1922.

The Elizabethan Players filled their engagement with us last night to the delight of the audience, which was the largest that we have had for any of the attractions so far.

This is an unusually strong Company and we are much pleased to have had them.  Mr. Pelletier is an artist of rare ability and the playing of the entire Company is of very high order.  I cannot speak too highly in commendation of their work for us.

Very truly yours,
Alvis Craig.



Merchant of Venice Draws Large and Appreciative Audience

A representative and appreciative audience viewed with admiration, mixed with awe, the work of Pierre Pelletier and his Company who presented The Merchant of Venice at the Armory Wednesday evening.
Too much cannot be said of the splendid manner in which the famous old comedy was presented and the audience of over 500 which witnessed it was generous in its applause throughout.  Among the especially commendable parts was Portia's speech as rendered by Mrs. Pelletier, who took that role, and a thrill went through every heart as the familiar words, The quality of mercy is not strained, starting the passionate plea for justice, were heard.
The Company is composed of professionals of a high standard.
Mr. Pelletier, as Shylock, portrayed that crafty old miser in a way which won admiration from even the most critical.  Summing it up there was not a weak link in the whole chain of players, each one being purely professional in his work.—

Advertiser, Salisbury, Md., Oct. 14, 1922.

North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, Raleigh, N. C., March 24, 1922.

My dear Mr. Pelletier:—

I want to write you so that you may see that I was in earnest about my appreciation of your work here.  This was the first Shakespearean play we have had for some time and it proved to be one of the very best attractions of our Course.  Your Petruchio was very fine and you were ably assisted by Mrs. Pelletier and the other members of your Company.  I take pleasure in saying that the entertainment was a high class performance throughout.

With kindest regards, I am,
E. L. Cloyd, Dean of Students, N. C. State College.

Myerstown High School, Myerstown, Pa., Oct. 18, 1922.

The presentation of The Merchant of Venice last evening was a superb production.  The portrayal of the characters of Shylock and Portia was perfect and some in the audience were enthusiastic enough to say that they preferred Mr. and Mrs. Pelletier in the leading roles to some of the actors of Shakesperean plays who are before the American people today.  Many of our people have seen Sothern and Marlowe.

You made Shylock live before the eyes of the people and frequently were heard to whisper, Don't you pity him?  The audience followed each fine point of the character and approved as they did in the case of Portia.  Portia was unique in the last two acts and won her way into the hearts of our people.

Your ability to select strong supporting parts is commendable and gives the production a completeness which is pleasing.

Expressing my appreciation and good wishes for continued success, I am,

Very truly yours,
Ralph F. Davenport, Principal.

PresentingTHE MERCHANT OF VENICE'
TAMING OF THE SHREW   ROMEO AND JULIET

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