East High School - Trojan Yearbook (Waterloo, IA)

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left: Grease paint is applied to capture the roguish grins and twinkling eyes at the imaginative and superstitious Irish. Right: The mystifying Irish leprechauns provoke a Ioal: of astonishment and wonder on the faces of members of the play cast. Hurfain 6211! far the fri I1 Red nosed Irish pub keepers, Ieprechauns and laughing Irish maids as portrayed by members of the senior play cast combined to bring a typical Irish comedy to the East High stage. Playboy of The Western World originally had a satirical purpose with many political implications. However, since the audience would be too far removed from the Irish political scene, it was necessary to make some major changes and cuts in the play's struc- ture. The result was a straight comedy rather than a satire, with the chief emphasis on char- acterization. The wild and rocky coastlands of Ireland provided an appropriate background for the folk comedy built around the imaginative and superstitious nature ot the Irish people. Since the play used traditional Irish dialect, the cast had a series of discussions on the play before they went into rehearsal. During these discussions the cast made a study of the characteristics of the dialect and began their attempts to master the speech rhythms and pronuncfations prevalent on the Irish Coast. The play cast was chosen from the senior class and was directed by L. L. Zimmerman, with Shirley Harnack as assistant director. The April sun shines on R' rolling lrishmen. First row: N. Hostetler, Widow Quinn, M. Reed, Pegeen Milne, J. Oxford, Susan Brady, N, Dale, Honor Blake, G. Cross, Sara Tansey, B, Betsworth, Shawn Keough, D. Doggett, Jimmy Farrell. Second row: D. Smith, Chris- topher Mahon, J. Rogers, Michael James Flaherty, J. Holdiman, Old Mahon, J. Done nell, Philly Cohen.

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x'-st Upper Picture-String Quartet D. Gosse, P. Masters, M. Hop per, L. Hemenwoy. lower Picture -- String Ensem ble: First row: M. Hopper, L Hemenway, J. Wooley, L Buennelce, P. Alexander, G Young, D. Sexton, C. Smith Second row: P. Masters, D Higdon, D. Gosse, M. DeLapp B. Wilson, J. Montioy, M, Le land, R. Rowland, J. Larsen Inward Orem' fm! flarmzfuy Among the East High orchestra's many en- gagements was that of setting the mood for the school plays. These arrangements were highlighted by the beauty of the music of the strings. Under the direction of Miss Lois Barrigar, the group gave concerts for the student body during the annual orchestra auditorium. A climax to their well filled year was the music festival, staged at Marshalltown, Iowa. East's orchestra combined with those from West High and Marshalltown to present a massed concert. First row: M. Hopper, L. Hemenway, J, Wooley, L. Buenneke, P. Alexander, G. Young, C. Smith, M. Delapp. Second row: P. Masters, D. Higdon, D. Gosse, M. Leland, R. Rowland, D. Sexton. Third row: L. Mussett, I. May, R. Primrose, B. Danielsen, M. Oulman, J. Oxford, B. Russell, L. Mattox, R. Harrison. Fourth row: B. Fulton, N. Taylor, J. Dunlavey, C. McKee, A. Ross, F. Anderson, M. Stallman, K. Carothers, L, Hundley, M. Stallman, R. Betsworth, W. Kelsey, T. Brietslce. Fifth row: M. Bolton, B. Lininger, W. Wexter, J. Larsen, B. Wilson, J. Montioy.