Norwalk High School - Reminiscentiae Yearbook (Norwalk, CT)

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MmmWW Emmy Hcaptain Jinks of the Horse Marinesll On the evenings of April 25 and 26, at the Benjamin Franklin Junior High School, the Senior Class presented Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, a three act comedy by Clyde Fitch. The cast of thirty-two included three dogs and the unforgettable primate, Monk', Holcomb. Mabel javcs and Alfred Symonds performed masterfully as leading lady and leading man and the remaining cast supported the leads admirably. The play, a sophisticated comedy of the mid-Victorian period, concerns the trials and tribulations of a famous opera star who is about to make her debut in New York. Her troubles with the pestering but nevertheless essential reporters, her customs-house diificulties with the chief inspector, and her first meeting with Captain Jinks, Charlie, and Gussie, consume the major part of the first act. In the second act Madame Trentoni learns of a bet made, involving her, between Jinks and his comrades and, having previously become quite interested in Captain -links, receives a severe shock by his apparent fickleness. All through her rehearsal with her ballet ladies she is torn between a broken heart and her duty to the theatre. The act ends with Madame Trentoni still undecided whether or not to sing that evening. But, the third act is a different story. It is midnight in her aparement and the room is decked with flowers. Her debut has just ended and she has made a sensational hit. The ballet ladies, the reporters, the newsboy, Peter, are all on their way to a banquet in her honor. Before their arrival the difficulties between her and Captain jinks are all ironed out and they both receive the blessings of Papa Belliarti, her foster- father. The curtain falls with the entire cast singing 'gCaptain Jinks of the Horse Marines and gayety is the order of the hour. And, so the play is over and Miss Helen T. Ratchford has directed another one of her successes. The cast wants to extend to Miss Ratchford their deepest and most sincere appreciation for the undying work she has done. To Miss Wilson, Mr. Malmquist, and everyone connected with the production, the cast says Thanks, loads. Q WWWWWWWWWWWR

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