Appomattox High School - Traveler Yearbook (Appomattox, VA)

Page 22 text:

CLHSS HISTUHU THE ADVENTURES OF THE GOLDEN GRADUATES STORY BY: Virginia Carter and Byron Babcock PRODUCED BY: A.H.S. Studios DIRECTED BY: LindsayCrawley, .Tohn Peters, and Howard Kerr SCENE I TIME: 1946-47 SETTING: Appomattox High School STARS: Frank McCann, MarshallMayberry, DavidFerguson, and Herbert Cawthorne SUPPORTINE CAST: Eighty-nine shy, bewildered, wouldbe actors and actresses approached the A.H.S. studios seeking roles in the production, The Adventures of The Golden Graduates. ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: Frances Cheatham and Mary Taylor Lights! Camera! Action! Eachmember of the cast,working exceedinglyhard, learned his lines from night to night in order to be prepared for shooting the scenes each succeeding day. This was the most gigantic production ever filrned by A.H.S., since its making required five, long years.After the filrning of the first scene, the company disbanded in June retiring to favorite surnmer resorts for sorely needed vacations SCENE II TIME: 1947-1948 SETTING: A. H. S STARS: Frank McCann, Eulelia Robertson, Faye Wood, and Gwyndolyn Shuford SUPPORTING CAST: The vacation ended and, while most of the cast reported to the studio, a few accepted jobs with other companies SYNOPSIS OF THE SCENE Our former director, L. Crawley, having retired, the cast began work under a new director, JohnPeters. The cast, being more experienced, was able to complete ntucnerous interesting scenes, such as the Music and Latin Plays. Those in the Latin Play even learned to design their own costurnes. Thus the magnificent production progressed. SCENE Ill TIME: 1948-1949 SETTING: A. H. S STARS: Dick Marks, Joice Christian, Eulelia Robertson, Gwyndolyn Shuford, and Byron Babcock. SUPPORTING CAST: Fifty-nine enthusiastic and faithful players returned to the studio as the film passed the half-way mark toward completion ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: Harriett Holley and Gertrude Morris SYNOPSIS OF THE SCENE By this time, the cast realized the importance of the production and so worked diligently to gain recognition as stars. Many showed their ability to act and sing in the scene which included the Christmas Pageant SCENE IV TIME: 1949-1950 SETTING: Our beloved A.H.S STARS: Dick Marks, Eulelia Roberts on, Charlie Harvey, Florence Robertson, Evelyn Chernault, Lewis Harvey, Virginia Carter, and Byron Babcock SUPPORTING CAST: Twenty-eight actresses and twenty-five actors, who had weathered the storm and finally achieved positions as stars were now senior players ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: Caroline Gilbert and Louise Crawley THE CLIMAX OF THE PRODUCTION The Adventures of the Golden Graduates is nearly completed: however, the best is yet to come--the glorious day when the cast will receive diplomas from Director Kerr. 3 14 1 ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: Alice Weinberg and Vernon Spence f

Page 21 text:

f ,M -T J-ll f- Lv1 ,9-Zeif . 1 7 x. an Mill ,,, L+- -f .44 ' . 1 K' J M 1 Q . I Y V s Sl i 1 ing ,X ' Y 1 -1 . Y . 4 A I li T L , . fp. A - if .M it ,g'vn gl in mix All elim fi SENIOR SNAPS - 1. The Beauties. Z. Ain't they cute. 3. Could it be love ? 4. Glamour. 5. Fil1'er up. 6. One of the best. 7. The three Stooges. 8. The sweet trio. 9. Having trouble ? 10, The Skunks. ll. Hungry? 12. The other best. 13. Preparing the homecoming float. 13

Page 23 text:

V , J, lf I 1 Iffllys NAMMX A QXu .QS x x X- 'L X x X 'JMX M wx! W I HXXQQWM pf ' wxljy f , ,. P My 4 vi J 'lfflil 'ff' X ,-:lag PUDREY RUCE vlRC-'Nm EVELYN LEVHS