Roosevelt High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Y v ,Y-Yinv ,.,,, Y F THQ NH TXMU DRAMATICS 1930-31 This memory brightens o'er,the past As when the sun concealed N Behind some cloud that near us hangsg.' Shines on a distant field. -Longfellow Outstanding among all the Roosevelt activities have been the dramatic productions, under the dir- ection of Mr. Hyde. The second annual Roosevelt Revue, following the theme ofnihe Pied Piper oi Hamelinn,waspresented in October, under the able direction of Mrs. Althea Sullivan as chairman. Bringing joy into the hearts of those who saw her, Pollyanna visited us in November. The Wglad girln who always smiled Wtho' clouds o'er-cast the skyw turned every dismal soul into a radiant, happy being. Grace Van Wormer portrayed the Pollyanna role with the cleverness of a veteran. Some of the other important parts were played by James Hendrix, Clark Howland, Lillian Haynie, and Rita Jones. Three hundred and three actors, singers, and musicians participated in HThe Nativitynarranged and directed by Mr. Otto. It was presented on the evenings of December eleventh and twelfth. This year'g Christmas pageant was one of the most beautiful and impressive ever presentedina high school in Fresno By far the biggest dramatic adventure of the year was the successful presentation of the senior play, Frank Bacon's immortal WLightnin'n. As far as it is known, Roosevelt was the first High School to ever play 'Lightnin'W. A third evening performance was necessitated after many people were turned away from the door. WLightnin'W, Bill Jones, played by James Whaley, was a character whose ever-changing temperament moved him alternately from good to bad, and who, long before the play had ended, had stolen everyheart in the audience. He was supported by Edie Watts, who played very graciously the part of Mrs. Jones. The lovers' roles were played by Maurine Estes and Walton Mariner. 'Lightnin'W was not all love and laughter. Blaine Goodwin and A. V. Craig played the part of villains. Macie Dudley, the Judge in whose courtroom the villains were Wdiscoveredn, found time to make a successful proposal to a flippant young divorcee, Amelia Radanovich. Zeb, aged and bent, who had a strange horror of the fair sex, was played Dy Le Roy Wood. George Tockstein, in the role of Sheriff Nevin Blodgett, had all he could do chasing down criminals and attending court. He was hindered in one instance by Oscar, played by Ken- neth Brown. Roosevelt presented the third act of WMacbethW, in the annual Shakespearean pageant, on April twenty-second, at Selma. The performance given by Roosevelt was judged to be the DGSY. This year's one-act plays, presented on the evening of May fourteenth and fifteenth, were well chosen and exceptionally well played. They were Hihe High Heartn, WConfetti,W and NGrandma Pulls the Stringn. The 'High Heartn was founded on the story of a valiant, young Confederate spy, who having been captured by the opposing armwrefused to tell the name of the traitor who had given him valuable plans. The young scout died because he would not tell that it was the father of the girl he loved who had given him the plans while in a revengeful mood. Rollicking through their lives, and holding every ear and eye until the last speech hadleft their lips, the cast of wGrandma Pulls the Stringn made a very pleasing performance. According to WConfettiW even the clowns and fairies in the land of make-believe have their little ' s of trouble 'n love affa Bright and early on the morning of October twenty-ninth all students who had participated in any of Roosevelt's many dramatic productions assembled in the auditorium for an actors' breakfast roved to be such a happy affair that it will be repeated each year l mms uaxx-s-m.emNm N g Whtgna bit i irs. ' ' . it P P - ., e WK iii izzgzgpllr il 87 if ll iii my QI? QU? GDR N ' W4bx NYM, , ,L -' W , W W W -Q .. N x e.f'N el?

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4 C ,, Gy 'X I. if M' THQWTEETL Tit.. M i f-'TE . . -1 gl K... I JJ T : THE ADVANCED ORCHESTRA ln November, IQQ8, at the formal vdedication of the Theodore Roosevelt High School, the orchestra,the oldest organization in the school, made its initial performance. At that time there were only nineteen members in the orchestra. Some of the original members have 1, ,,retained membership in the organization for the entire three years. fly' ai, l 1 ,lu ggi v., .1 lf' ,fi vw V Today there are thirty-seven members, and next semester there will probably be about sixty-five. Most of the instruments used are owned by the students. However, there are a few that are owned by the school. Some of these are a sousaphone, the two bass viols, the two cellos, and the drums. The orchestra, in conjunction with the Glee Clubs, has formed the tradition of giving a musicale once a year. This has become one of the outstanding performances of the year. Besides this musicale, the orchestra has played for every night entertainment given at the Roosevelt High School. lt has also played for various luncheon clubs. Roosevelt's orches- tra is thought to be one of the best in the county. Much of this success is due to Mr. Wacaser, the director of the organization. lt was through him a whole credit was given for orchestral work. Another reason for the seemingly rapid advancement of the Orchestra is the fact that many of the students had worked under Mr. Wacaser in other Junior High School Orchestras. As a result the organization was well under way when they came to Roosevelt. 'V ' f C W ff We A f W Y me-' f -A K3 . , A ,