Beaver River Central High School - Beaverian Yearbook (Beaver Falls, NY)

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Class History Cast: Class of 1951 Act 1-Stage 25 Directors: Class Advisors Act II—Stage 22 Producers: Faculty Act III—Stage 25 Audience: Readers Act IV—Stage 22 ACT I As the curtain rises, we find a group of bewildered Freshman trying to find their places on the stage of B. R. C. S. There were so many people trying out for parts, we had to have two casts—one under Mr. Kirch and one under Mr. Maloney. Acting as our directors, these two men capably led us through many rehearsals, trying to perfect us for the second act, our Sophomore year. Before rehearsals started, we elected our leading characters: Prompter, Sally Mathys; Assistant Prompter, Marcia LeFevre; Script Writer, Stanley Mitchell; Financial Backer, Lois Hall. We sold jeIlo at the door and had bake sales between scenes. To ease the monotony of rehearsals, the players had a Halloween Party and a sleighride. ACT II As we trooped onto the stage for the second act, we found that Mrs. Snow had replaced Mr. Kirch and Mr. Maloney as our director. We elected as our Prompter, Edna Monnat; Assistant Prompter, Donna L'Huillier: Script Writer and Financial Backer, Marcia LeFevre. Because of several bad cases of stage fright, we lost some actors, namely, Florence Zehr, Lena Widrick, and Arthur Duffer. At the boxoffice we sold wrapping paper and jello in lieu of tickets. For added entertainment we had a Halloween Party with all the cast attending. ACT III As we took our places on Stage 25, we again found that Mrs. Snow was our director. Some of our cast had signed contracts elsewhere and were no longer with us. They are: Stanley Mitchell, Rose Turck, Loretta Lyndaker, and Claire Moser. Our leading characters resigned and new players were selected to replace them. Prompter, Lois Hall; Assistant Prompter, Warren Lyndaker; Script Writer and Financial Backer, Marcia LeFevre. An Armistice shindig took place between scenes with everybody attending. To help finance this act, we sold writing and wrapping paper. We participated in a play entitled The Babysitter. To celebrate the conclusion of the third act, we held a prom at which we crowned Sally Mathys as our queen and Eugene Demo as our king. The queen's attend- ants were Doris Mellnitz and Betty Yousey. 16

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ACT IV In this our final act, we again find Mrs. Snow, who has so ably carried us over the many pitfalls which beset us in rehearsals, as our director. Always seeking new talent, we contracted Lois Foster for Prompter, Warren Lyndaker for Assistant Prompter, Donna L'Huillier as Script Writer, and Marcia LeFevre as Financial Backer. Our cast was lessened by the departure of Richard Spearel, Eugene Demo, Gerald Ritz, and Edna Monnat. Our idea of selling magazines before the act so the audience could read between scenes was a big success. Due to the length of this act we sold ice cream as a refresher. To further our finances, we produced, a play entitled Maybe Love and also a Thanks- giving dance. The producers and directors put on a play— The Variety Show for the amusement of the cast and, for music lovers, there was added entertainment. With the capacity of the Senior Class for providing fun for all, we sponsored a Poor Man's Carni- val. Our one last fling was the Alumni dance with everybody participating. 17