Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Act III — At the appointed time the wedding party assembles without the bridegroom, but he appears after an interval clad inmost incongruous apparel which he persists in wearing to the church, despite the open disapproval of the party. Immediately after the ceremony he departs for home with Kath- erina, not even tarrying for the wedding feast, although his bride first entreats and then storms. Act IV — At his country house Petruchio treats Katherina rigorously, while pretending to be assidious in his care of her. She gets very little to eat because he claims the food is not cooked properly: and the new garments which have been ordered for her are rejected, although she is very well pleased with them. He is so harsh with the servants and so dogmatic in his statements, that his wife forgets her own arbitrary disposition in the desire to keep his temper even. Finally she becomes quite submissive to his will. Act V — Lucentio s father arrives and finds Tranio in his master ' s gar- ments. Tranio faces it out to gain time and Lucentio and Bianca arrive as man and wife. Explanations follow and the entire party gather at a ban- quet at Lucentio ' s home. After the feast is over and the ladies have 18

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AFTER much discussion and long consideration the class of 1905 decided to stick by tradition and present one of the classics as their graduating play. The selection was extremely difficult to make, the field being limited to a great extent by the desire to get something that .had not been given recently in nearby schools. Finally The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare was selected. Argument of the Play Act I — Baptista. a rich gentleman of Padua, has two daughters. Kath- erine and Bianca. The latter, because of her gentleness and charm, has numerous admirers, but her father refuses to listen to any of them until her elder sister is married, which event seems doubtful on account of her shrew- ish disposition. The several lovers of Bianca are in despair until the advent of a peculiar Veronese gentleman, Petruchio, whose hasty temperament seems well suited to the shrew. Among Bianca ' s admirers is Lucentio. a native of Pisa, who decides to disguise himself and engage to Baptista as a tutor for Bianca. giving over his proper name and rank to his servant. Tranio. Act II — Tranio sues as Lucentio for Bianca ' s hand, while the real Lucentio obtains the position as tutor, intending to try to win her covertly. In the meantime Petruchio obtains Baptista ' s willing consent to his suit for Kath- erine, and woos her in singular fashion, overriding all her harshness and disdain with a bright declaration that they shall be married next Surday. 17

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withdrawn a wager is made on wifely virtue and Katherina shows herself to be more gentle and yielding than any other wife present. CasT: of Characters Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua ------ Clare Crossfield Vincentio. an old gentleman of Pisa ----- Jack Moskowitz Lucentio. son to Vincentio. in love with Bianca - Dewey Powell Petruchio. a suitor to Katharina - -- -- -- - Max Stone Hortensio i . i Donald Connolly „ . J. Suitors to Bianca - - - - - - t -i Gremio ) Paul Bailey Tranio ) ' T i Bertram Lombard . ■ , - Servants to Lucentio ----- J Biondello I Harry Bone Grumio i „ „ . . . I Garesche Ord Curtis SerVantS t0 Petruchl ° j Maja McCabe Katharina. the shrew Daughters to Baptista - - - -j f t i Bianca - - f Amy Holland Mantua-maker - -- -- -- -- -- Hilda Atkinson Beverly Hook Servants ------ J Wright 19