Bellows Falls High School - Sampler Yearbook (Bellows Falls, VT)

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DRAMATICS On March 23 the class of 34 presented its senior play, The Importance of Being Earnest. The story is an amusing one► The mystery of John Worthing’s background provides a complication in his desire to marry Hon. Gwendaline Fairfax, whose mother is the dominating and worldly wise Lady Bracknell. John’s friend, Algernon Monerieff, provides additional difficulties by imper3anating John's imaginary long-lost brother, and falling in love with John’s ward, Cecily Cardew. Both girls believe that they are engaged to men named Ernest Worthing, and the misrepresent- ations lead to awkward moments for all concerned. The members of the cast were Louis Brown as Algernon Monerieff; William Me Neil, John Worthing; Frances Hennessey, Lady Bracknell; Olive Wilson, Miss Rism; Wilda Campbell, Cecily Cardew; John Fletcher, a butler; and William Lawlor a butler. The play was under the direction of Mr. John D. Stevems and Mr. Carl Peterson. The play committee was Helen Kelley, Chairman, Loretta Fitzgerald and ’illiam Lawlor. The stage manager was Wm. Joda; business manager, Olive Wilson; property manager, Helen Kelley; and prompter, Loretta Fitzgerald . On Thr.nksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 29,1933, members of the Senior Class presented lie'1 and Grandma Pulls The Strings. The members of the cast in lie1, were George Holmos--Steward William Lawlor --Ben Charles Keefe—Capt. Keeney Frances Hennessey—Mrs. Keeney Louis Erown—Slocum Walter Kiniry--Joe, the harpooner John Smith---Sailor Donald Ransom---Sailor Kenneth Durward---Sailor James Tolaro---Sailor Thomas Curtin---Sailor Prompter-Thomas Curtin Stage Manager-Thomas Curtin The cast ®f Grandma Pulls the String was Hildegrade-Olive Wilson Grandma Bles3ington-Louise Pitcher Nora-Marjorie Neff Julia-Helon Kelley Mrs. Cummings-Katherine Stoddard William Thornton-John Robinson Stage Managers-Loretta FitzgerAid, John Fletcher Prompter-Rebecca Burt.

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PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF 1934 It has been ages since I have heard from any of the class of '34. Let me see, to be exact it has been five--ten--no, fourteen years. I wonder what they are doing. I wonder if they are think- ing of me. While I sit musing thus, an inspiration comes to me (which doesn't happen often). Louis, (I fairly shouted I) I'm going to put an ad in the Tines asking each one of our class to tell me what he is doing. Shurely, they all read that popular paper I Louis heartily agreed with me, so 7. telephoned the Times Office at once and asked that the advertisement be put in that night's edition. Oh! pardon me. In r.y excitement 7 forgot to tell you about myself. As you have already guessed Louis Brown and I are mar- ried—everyone expected it. Louis is now running a ‘ashion Shoppe of his own where he works in his spare tine. He are very happy--for the moment, at least! At last, the next day answers began to flow in. hy gooci old classmates had not failed me. Feverishly I sat down to read one letters to Louis. The first one I heard from was Edward Lecne--kddie has retired to the Catskill I.ts. w xere ne will try to take away the Championship for Sleeping from Phil Provost, who has been sleeping since June 15, 1934. Phil never did get over graduation week it seems. Alyce Lawlor and Anna Sanders—Are engagod in trapping wild beasts in the African Jungle, le always saia they liked 'em wild! Deborah Pendergast--Tias become a toe-dancer at the i.onder Bar . Supporting her are Betty O'Brien and margaret Hennessey, both famous along the Great .hito may .