Overbrook High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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lil V 1 Cliaptain Zlpplejank HE mention of Captain Applejackf' the alias of that respectable aristocrat, Ambrose Applejohn, means to the students of Over- brook High School not merely an interesting play, but the initial public performance of the O. H. S. Dramatic Club. And so, on Thursday evening, May 20, and Friday evening, May 21, the well-drilled cast of Captain Applejack presented their play before a large audience in the auditorium of our school. Mention of the fine acting on the pa1't of the major characters is cer- tainly due them. Presco Anderson gave an excellent characterization of the respectable hero, Ambrose Applejohn, and the audience duly appre- ciated his unusual ability in portraying the dual personality of the aristocrat. Marion Stover, in the role of his love-sick Ward, Poppy Faire, and Frances Dorfman, as Anna Valeska, provided the unique love story. Their acting was truly realistic. Then We had the co-crooks, Anna Valeska, Frank Colker as the invincible Ivan Borolsky, Sara Silon played the part of the fearless Mrs. Pengard, and her husband, the mysterious Horace Pengard was enacted by William Bernstein. Each of these ruthless gonspirators displayed superb acting. The cast, as a Whole, portrayed this unusual play remarkably Well, and I am sure that this performance will linger long in the minds of those who were present.

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fr? -!'BBILUARY' 0Kmi 1928.A I -I. 11 fr 1 All of the passengers' cabins were locked so that she might have a Walk with Grosvenor, her poet lover, without being disturbed. Aaron Shore played the part of Grosvenor, and sang his love song to Patience in a tender, pleading voice. Patience answered him in that clear, soprano Voice characteristic of Sophia Silver. This scene was interrupted by the entrance of the Fairy Chorus.. The girls danced in an unbroken line of grace. Their close harmony, together with the Fairy Queen's gorgeous costumes, made this scene one of the most beautiful in the play. It was in the scene following that we got our first glimpse of Ralph, J osephine's sailor lover. He came out and sang a love song about Josephine to the crew. Bob Daisey sang this song in his clear, rich tenor voice. At the conclusion of this song, Sir Joseph Porter appeared with his score of relatives. This famous scene was interpreted by the students of Over- brook just as Gilbert and Sullivan must have meant it to be. Paul Wagenknight, as Sir Joseph, sang and acted with just the right dignity to beiit the Admiral of the Queen's navy. In the next scene the police force appeared and the sergeant sang a song of courage to his men. He was answered by Molly Packer, in the role of Mabel. Sam Berns in his white wig and black gown made a striking figure. He represented an old man with modern ideas, and striving hard to regain his lost youth. Sam played this part exceptionally well. In the next scene Phyllis in a shepherd's costume and Strephon in full dress sang N one Shall Part Us. At last the deck was cleared except for the policemen dozing at their posts. The pirates came softly along the deck and the curtain fell. The first act was over. The curtain rose on the second act and Irving Malerman sang his pirate song This scene was very striking for the Pirate King in his dashing pirate suit was standing rn the foreground and the entire company was in the background The plot developed speedily The pirates were in possession of the ship and the Mikado was asked to help solve the problem confronting the ship The Mikado wore a gorgeous Japanese costume He brought with him three little Japanese maids who danced and sang for us rn a most enchanting manner In the end it was the Fairy Queen who solved the per plex1n0' problem by turning all of the pirates into poets Best of all the poor sad pirate bov Frederick played by Donald Corson was able to marry Mabel The curtain went down The play was over We went home with a new appreciation of Gilbert and Sullivan 9 - Q 1 . . . . . 1 s ' . 1 , . . . a . . v 1 . o 1 - a 7 I' W I U 7 a ' Y . . 4 . . . 1 - t ....... ..... . ...........-... . ......... ...... ................................. ....,....... . . . . ja ...........,......,.,........................... .............................. ...........,....... . . z

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E 'FEBRUARY' , -f 1928' -ff' n v The audience was admirably entertained between acts by th O. H. S. Orchestra and by some budding Carusos of the pirate band. My praise of the characters has been lavishg however, it must not be confined to them aloneg for a large share of the laurels was deserved by a number of our faculty, Dr. Evans, Miss Spinelli, and Miss Jacobs, the coaches and Miss Evans and Mr. Kazze, of the music department. established a precedent that the casts of the future will find extremely difficult to surpass Nevertheless, to the future actors of the O. H. S. Dramatic Club, we seniors extend our heartiest wishes for greater success. Financially and artistically the play was a success. The cast has illibz library NE of the many attractions that presented itself to us upon our arrival in the Overbrook High School was the beautiful library, situated on the second floor. We did not realize how much this mere room and its contents would do for us later. However, it did not take us long' to become acquainted with it, and now upon reaching our senior year, we can look back and see how much the library has done for us. It helped us in our school life, first of all, as an educational factor, for the new method of teaching needs much more outside reading than ever before. In many branches of study there are assignments given for read- ings from prominent writers on those subjects, hence the library helps us tremendously in our work. How well we all know the invaluable help it gave us in our book reports and other English work. Then too there 1S much material in the library for pleasant reading The thirty maga zines subscribed to month by month provide interesting material for most of the students Those especially interested in library work volunteered their services during study periods In this way it helped them to appre ciate even more the work of libraries and the reading of books Miss Schmidt who has done so much for our library and who IS always ready to give help ln our work must be remembered above all She and Miss Cleland the assistant are endeavormg to have our library as fully equipped with material as it can posslbly be Let us keep this in our minds and remember the librarian and her assistant are always willing to be of whatever service they can to the students of Overbrook Hlgh School Our library should be appreciated and used by us all as a place for knowledge pleasure and service 7 . N . W . . . . , N N . . 9 r 9 9 - , . ,. . , 5 , . ....... ,....... . . .... . ., ..,, ..,,,,, , ., , ,, U Svc' - -----f- -------------i--- - mtl. V