Tomahawk High School - Kwahamot Yearbook (Tomahawk, WI)

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-ffv f-'T Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Act I N the forest outside the city of Bagdad, a band of robbers has discovered that someone has entered their magic cave and robbed them of their plunder. Fear- ing a repetition of the act, they swear vengeance and plan to return shortly and capture the thief. After they have gone, Cassim, his wife and his adopted son, Abdul Hassan, enter having followed Cassim's brother Ali Baba to see if they can learn where he has acquired his sudden wealth. They are surprised to see their slave, Morgiana, enter with Ali Baba's son, Mustapha, who wishes to marry her, and from their place of concealment, they overhear the conversation of the two. Morgiana says that she is a princess, stolen by a band of robbers and sold as a slave, while Mustapha tells how his father, Ali Baba, accidently heard the magic password- Sesame and has found great wealth in the cave of the robbers. Ali Baba is seen coming and Morgiana leaves. Ali Baba enters the cave and de- parts with more plunder. Cassim tries the magic word and is able to enter but in his greed and excitement forgets it again and when found by the robbers is put to death. Act II Fatima, Ali Baba's daughter is loved by Abdul Hassan who, with his mother has come to live at Ali Baba's house, now that Cassim is dead. She however, hopes to marry the Princes of Ispahan, who has heard of her great wealth and is coming to see her dowry. The Prince, however refuses, and Ali Baba is his disappointment, hopes to secure the rich oil-merchant fin reality the revergeful Robber Captainj to whom he has given a night's lodging, for a son-in-law. Morgiana is suspicious of this oil merchant, as he pretends to eat no salt, and when she discovers 1'Obb6l'S concealed in jars supposed to be filled with oil, she guesses their intentions. Moreover she recognizes the Captain as the man who killed her father and on whom she pronounced a terrible curse. She straightway fills all the jars with boiling water, killing the concealed robbers. After dinner she leads the dancers in a dagger dance, and as she is about to stab the Captain, Allah sends the curse upon him and he dies. Morgiana is freed and marries Mustapha, while Fatima at last consents to wed Abdul Hassan. grades. Narrator . . Dora Streeter Shemseddin Forest Damin Abdullah . . Homer Stiff Second Robber Third Robber Abdul Hassan Mrs. Cassim . Bauer Bishop Lawrence Sullivan George Sheldon Beulah Zastra Cassim . Orlaf Polege Morgiana Ruth Martin Mustapha Arthur Johnson Ali Baba Donald Streeter Fatima . . Viola Schultz Mrs. Ali Baba Prince of Ispahan Maidens, Dancers, Slaves, and Robbers were rep Emogene Thompson Forest Damon resented by other ch ildren of the

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W P eff Parxneter, S, Polege, M. Pflum, Miss Jacobs, A. Reinhold, H. Allord. Second Row- A. Ash, V. Miller, D. Jones, K. Sehullz, U. Pol:-gre, L. Halma-11. First Row- M. Orchestra HE orchestra as you see shows that they mean to do business. We have a new addition in instruments, saxaphones, that add the ideal pep to our music. The entire audience greatly enjoyed the peppy music that the organization gave during the operetta- Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves. Under the supervision of Miss Jacobs the orchestra meets every Friday afternoon during the eighth hour for rehearsals. Maurice Par-meter Sylvester Polege Personnel of Orchestra --w,,,-r--Sax'aphone -J -- ---Saxaphone Melvin Pflum ........,.a,.. Saxaphone Arthur Reinhold ..,,,,,,.,,, Alto Horn Harold Allord --- -------,---Alto Horn Arthur Ash --, r,...,,...,- Clarinet Virginia Miller Clarinet Donald Jones .... ..,....... D rums Kermit Schultz ,,.... ....... C ornet Urial Polege ....-a..... ...... C ornet Lawrence Haugen ,,........ --Cornet -48-

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fN r Declamatory HE declamatory contest was held in the Tomahawk High School Auditorium, Wed- ' nesday evening April 26, 1927 at eight o'clock. As there were only nine contestants, two Freshman, three Sophomores, three Juniors and one Senior, a preliminary contest was unnecessary. The contestants and their selections were: Stella Roberge-Tess of the Storm Country Adrienne Powell-The Swan Song Florence Piper--The Last Dive Florence Hansen-The Lost Word Neoma Ostrander--Told by the Schoolmaster Alyce Oelhafen-Tim's Vacation Virginia Krueger-Over the Bannister Marguerite Welfiey-Madame Butterfly Ruby Faufau-Death of Jim The judges awarded Virginia Krueger firstg Florence Hansen, secondg and Stella Roberge, third. Virginia Krueger will receive the medal given by Mr. Emerich of this city to the individual winning first place in each annual contest. Because Antigo High School was included in the district with Wausau, Merrill, and Tomahawk this year, only two girls represented the school at the Declamatory Con- test at Merrill, Monday evening, April 25. Virginia Krueger and Florence Hansen were the speakers from Tomahawk. Merrill's contestant was awarded first place by the judges, and will represent this district in the league contest at Stevens Point. -50-