Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE MERRY spirit of laughter rippled over the Berkeley High School Auditorium on the evening of May 16, and carried an eager audience away to see a sportive gathering of The Butterflies ' ' in sunny Florida. The senior class may, indeed, be proud of the production of The But- terflies, for each role in the play was well taken and everyone went away feeling that a fascinating story had been living behind the footlights. The clever plot centers around the family of the kindly, uncouth, Mr. Green at his country home in Florida, where he is living with his light- hearted daughter, Suzanne, and his spendthrift son, Barry, who has been engaged to marry Miriam the daughter of haughty Mrs. Stuart Dodge. Coddle, the ' owlingly funny butler maintains the dignity of the Green family in the face of perilous difficulties ; always we were amused by the tactful timidity of Bilser, the bill collector, who had intended to collect the tailor- ing bills which were owed to him by the members of Mr. Green ' s house- hold. Almost until the end of the play we feared the hero, Fred Ossian, would not be able to conquer the heart of haughty Mrs. Dodge, and win Miriam, but when she knows who her benefactor was — all the difficulties were swept away — including reckless Barry, who was off to sea, to mend his way, AYhen the curtain fell three pairs of separated people were united, happily, after many perils, which threatened to wreck the situation. Surely too much credit cannot be given to Mr. Mathieu, the coach, and the cast of the Senior play, this year, for everyone of the many varied parts was acted with real zest. 14

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Shattuck Hotel Thursday, June 5 Floor Manager GEO. LINDSAY Arrangement Committee ELIZABETH PHELPS WILSON BROWN CHARLOTTE STOCKIRD GRACE CARSON ERNEST CAMPER CHAS. LINDSAY Reception Committee HERBERT HIESTAND ROSSELET WALLACE BRADFORD BOSLEY DOROTHY WOOD WINONNE MIDDLEHOFF WETHERED WOODWORTH Decoration Committee RALPH VILAS BERTHA GALLOWAY PHYLLIDA ASHLEY EDWIN PILLSBURY ELBERT MONRO DOROTHY BOYD BELLE STEWART ROBERT DONALDSON sonoR BILL

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The Cast Miriam . Phyllida Ashley Suzanne...... Grace Carson Mrs. Ossian Minnie Mae Sisson Mrs. Stuart Dodge Lorraine Connor Fred Ossian Edwin Elam Andrew Strong Edward Valentine Hiram Green . ...Ben Sisson Barrington... Wethered W oodworth Nathaniel Bilser... Larry Williams Coddle ...Edwin Pillsbury 15