Harry R. Lovely, 1917

Over the years, our Omega Mu brothers were involved in many Maine Masque productions, including Malcolm E. Fassett, Harry Lovely, Nathan F. True, Fernando T. Norcross, Theodore W. Haskell, Charles E. Stickney, Robert Irvine, William Demant, Evans B. Norcross, J. Richard Buck, Willam Keith, Harry P. Carle, Howard L. Farwell, Jacob M. Horne, Jr.; Bryant M. Patten, Sumner Waite, Norman D. Carlisle, Paul F. Slocum, Clifford H. George, Ernest F. Andrews, Robert S. Hussey, Elwood D. Bryant, Howard J. Stagg, III; Stanley T. Fuger, John T. Clark, John W. Ballou, George R. Berger, Robert D. Parks, Arthur B. Conner, Louis H. Thibodeau, Henry S. Simms, among many, many others! Praise for them is merited. Exhibiting diligence and discipline, these Omega Mu brothers, through many decades, brought a joyful vibrancy and communal vitality to the University of Maine community. What a superb gift to give the community, rich, alive, and inspiring. Significantly, many of our Omega Mu brothers were a driving force in many of the plays because of the impactful, leading roles that they often played, luring and capturing the imagination of the audience as they moved and glided, with apparent ease and poise, on the theater boards. By all reports in the Maine Campus and the Bangor Daily, their performances were quit affecting. The quality and depth of their disciplined art form joyfully enriched the lives of countless numbers of people. 

Our Omega Mu Maine Masque theater brothers, just like our athlete brothers, are an enriching testament to what it means to be a fraternity brother in Omega Mu, and we are proud of their dedication, creativity, and commitment in adding such an important historic angle in our fraternal history at the University of Maine. They exemplify the good of what it means to be a positive part of the university community, and in doing so showing the good of fraternal culture. Attending a play is a special, spirited experience, and we are proud of the legacy of these brothers for their unbending commitment to the beautiful creative art and discipline of Maine Masque theater productions. These Maine Masque theater brothers make us proud, and their legacy in Maine Masque history continues to shine. They, too, like our Omega Mu athlete brothers, continue to enrich and strengthen our perseverant and determined fraternal identity. 

Omega Mu Maine Masque Brother
Harry R. Lovely,
1917

Omega Mu Years

"Burke Bradbury, '16, shot a fine buck recently and the fellows enjoyed an excellent venison dinner
​on the following Sunday."

"An informal house dance was held on Thanksgiving afternoon and evening. There was a very jolly crowd present and
​everyone had an enjoyable time. The chaperon
​was Mrs. Estabrook"

Mrs. Estabrooke, wife of our Omega Mu Brother,
Horace M. Estabrooke, 1876,

Estabrooke Hall

Maine Masque

Andre, Count de Grival....H. R. Lovely"

"The star of the production was perhaps Harry R. Lovely, Andre, Count de Grival, whose stage presence and general rendition of the
character was much admired."

"Frank Stanley Kerr and Harry Richard Lovely as Galfred, Earl of Tweenwayes, and Andre, Count de Grival, respectively,
as fun makers brought down the house from
time to time and they took their parts as well as
​many professionals seen on the stage today."

"Lovely Elected President of Masque" 

"Pedrolino (Harry R. Lovely), servant of to Lelio, was a great favorite, and acted his part with unusual ability."

“What if the space be long and wide,
That parts us from our brother’s side
A soul-joined chain unites our band,
And memory links us hand in hand.”
(Phi Gamma Delta fraternity song)

Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge