Academy of the Holy Angels - Echoes Yearbook (Fort Lee, NJ)

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4 4 if ECHOES i t-.ff al l 1-9'Q,'8 A I r 1202 M3215 We N I Iilllllfll lllllllllllllh Dramatics At the Crib of Christ the King To the junior Class was entrusted the task of producing the annual Yuletide enter' tainment. The play was a real Christmas drama connected with the Nativity of the Christ Child, and was entitled At the Crib of Christ the King. The cast of characters was as follows: The Blessed Virgin St. joseph . King Herod , . Attendants at the Court Miriam I Esther jewish Maidens Ruth Benjamin, Their Brother Their Grandmother . The Announcing Angel The Magi . The Shepherds. Angel Choir . , MARGARET BREHM CARMEN SUSSMUTH MARION MERWIN I GLADYS HEMMING ICARMEN SUSSMUTH MARGARET KANE GLADYS HEMMING CATHERINE BROCK MARGARET SLOAT CHARLOTTE PAGLIUGHI . SUSAN SWEENEY f NANO DALY 4 ANNA PELEY L CATHERINE SULLIVAN HELEN ALLEN DOROTHY MURPHY JENNIE PORPORA GILDA TRAINA SENIOR CLASS The play was divided into four acts. The curtain rose first upon the shepherds tending their flocks upon the judean plains. Suddenly they are astonished at the sight of an angel who brings them the joyful tidings of the birth of Christ the King. In reverential awe they follow the angel to the Cave of Bethlehem, and there worship the newfborn King. The second act brings us to the Court of Herod, Roman ruler of the Jews. He is visited by the Magi on their journey to Bethlehem in search of the Infant King. Herod is alarmed on hearing them inquire for Him Who is born King of the jews. This scene was made very impressive by the presence of court attendants in rich attire, while at the same time an air of gaiety was lent to it by the graceful little dancers who are called in to dance before the king and to banish the unrest that has seized upon him. In the third act We End ourselves in the simple home of a benevolent jewish family. The children, Miriam, Esther, Ruth, and Benjamin, beg for a story from their old grand' mother. She narrates for them the neverfold tale of Tobias and the Hsh. The arrival of a 90

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f24ff-'s2wassxX +1 E01-1oEs 73 Q 1.92. s Q . .. .1 ' J s 0 ,1 H .1 :annul lu4n4nunuuilQ'-- li4 !, f- E Ask Us No More Ask us no more about how long 't may be Since wars and mighty battles on this coast Were waged to free us from the foe's dread host. For now, at last, why should we answer thee? Ask us no more. Ask us no more. What answer shall we give? We love not Virgil, Cicero, and such, And as for Ethics-ah, that's far too much! Ask us no moreg our brains resemble sieves. Ask us no more. Ask us no more, our fates have now been sealed. We've striven four hard years, and not in vain, And never Seniors shall we be again. No more! To our request, we pray thee, yield- Ask us no more. -GRACE M. CHRIST, '28 89

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V K FQXXX W! lain Angus lu uununnnn nun fm' X WP Q m x xxxmn 1 M fa . Q 6 r 5 -ff ECI-IOES i ,,5ffm Q 1.9-2.8 Q I A I . V I I 4' Q ' f' Lpgarrf ?j.? x x xxxuxxxnuuuuxu beggar clad in tattered garments frightens them for a moment. However, they bestow alms upon him, and immediately their charity is rewarded. The erstwhile beggar is transf formed into an angel who announces to them the good tidings of great joy. They listen to the story of the Babe in the manger, and then they also go forth to seek him. The scene of the last act is laid at Bethlehem in the cold, rough stable. We gazed upon the dear little Christ Child, wrapped in swaddling clothes and resting peacefully on the rough straw, we listened to Mary singing the Magniiicat, and we looked with love upon the gentle joseph as he stood in rapt admiration close to the manger. We envied the jewish family, the shepherds, and the Magi as they knelt there in close adoration. In the distance we saw the Angel Choir, and their sweet Gloria in Excelsis Deo brought the drama to a successful and realistic finis as we knelt in spirit at the crib of Christ the King. 'CLAIRE R. Pol-ILY, '28 91