Benjamin Franklin High School - Maroon and Orange Yearbook (New York, NY)

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MAX BETH, or If This Be Hash, Make the Most of It Miss Ann Cirillo, the Director of the Senior Play, Max Beth, is herself aII ac- complished actress, as all Franklinites know who saw her play in the Skit, Girl Shy, she directed last May. She has heen interested in dramatics since her own high school days in Erasmus Hall. During the war, she belonged to a group of semi-professional actors and actresses and toured the army hospitals and camps entertaining service men with a humorous play entitled, Out of the Frying Pan. Ever since Miss CiriHo's arrival at Frank- lin, she has been the Faculty Adviser of the Dramatic Society, giving gen- erously of her talents and time to this group of spirited, young actors. AUTHORS WILLIAM COLES SALVATORE DI SALVO ALBERT FRANGIONE CHARLES GATTUSO ROBERT HOKKANEN THOMAS JULIANO ANTHONY LA TESSA DOMINICK MASTROTOTORO 8 JACK MEINERO GAETANO POLIZZI SALVATORE PRIZZI ANTHONY Russo MARIO SCUTARO PATSY TAMBURRINO PHILIP TORTORICI ROBERT WEST The Tast. but not the least, of these Ts -Vviliie Shakespeare . . . with profuse apologies. Announcer: Salvatore Prizzi Senior Boy: Anthony La Tessa First Vvitch: Anthony Martusceili Second Witch: Charles Gattuso Third Witch: Rohert West Max Beth: Albert Frangione Bingo: Philip Tortorici Messenger: Jack Meinero Lady Max: Gaetano Poiizzi Donalhain: Robert West Cook: Dominick Mastrototoro King Donkey: Francis Ward Malcolm: Charles Gattuso Servant: Patsy Tamhurrino First Murderer: Thomas Juiiano Second Murderer: Philip Turrisi Third Murderer: Anthony Martusceili Guard No. 1: Norman Anderson 26 Guard No. 2: Robert West Fleancez Carmelo Figueroa Porter: Dominick Mastrototoro Lennox: Norman Anderson Doctor: Anthony La Tessa Mrs. Finnegan: Jack Meinero Lady Macduff: Mario Scutaro Her Son: Salvatore Di Salvo Macduff: David Roche Typing Senior: Anthony Russo Senior Vvith Book: Carmelo Figueroa Seniors to Carry Figueroa Patsy Tamhurrino Thomas Juliano Stretcher Bearers: Salvatore Di Salvo Carmelo Figueroa Director of Sound Effects: Frank Capo

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PROLOGUE Dr. Covello, Memhers of the Faculty, and Students . . . The Senior Class of 1948 is to present this afternoon their version of a great masterpiece. Not to he outdone hy Orson Welles, who is trying to do something with the same story, we will . . . Excuse me a minute . . . l sent one of the Seniors on an important errand. tsenior runs in from hack of the Auditorium shoutingfz Hey, Prizzi, Tamhurrino is right. The guy is deadl Ch, fgravely to the audience, I am very sorry that some of the joy of this great opening is darkened. We had hoped to get one of the authors of the play to make a personal appearance, hut I am sorry to announce that conditions beyond our control, William . . . tto Prizzi, How do you pronounce this name? fprizzi whispers it in his earl Shakespeare, known to his friends as Hvvillie, the Shake will not he ahle to make a personal appearance. He died rather suddenly. But don't feel too had, I douht that he would recognize our play anyway. However, so that his friends and relatives don't feel hurt, l will tell you what he contributed to our play hefore we start. This story we are ahout to enact for you is set in the distant past about the Tenth or Eleventh Century in Scotland. It is the story of a very am- hitious man named Max Beth. Three witches told him that he would he made a nohleman and then he would loecome king. Since he was in a very great hurry to become king, he decided that the hest way to get there fast was to kill everyone who happened to he in his way. Qnly one thing hothered Max Beth. The witches had said that only a man who was not horn as other men could overcome him. This upset him some. But his wife was a helpful, little woman, as all wives should he. She kept inspiring him. Onward . . . ever onward . . . Without any further introduction, may I present on hehall of the Senior Class: Max Beth, or, If This Be Hash-Make the Most Of It ACT I On the Heath in Scotland tlinter Lennox and Macdutf, returning from battle, Lennox: Max is certainly a great, little tighter. He was the hest in the hattle today. Macdutf: Yes, l wouldn,t he at all surprised if King Donkey makes him a nohle as reward. 27