Boston Latin School - Liber Actorum Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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gm gm P?'t',ffd6'1lf--4CZHARLES j. Risuarsi Vice Pl'l'.l'f4!L'lIfff'ROBERT F, CALLAHAN Serr'e1m'y'fjfJHN j. MURPHY In 1936 the Glee Clulw presented its first Gil- hert and Sullivan operetta, The Mikado, which far surpassed the fondest expectations of all concerned. This success prompted the cluh to adopt the policy of presenting at least one good operetta each year. Thus the next two years brought with them performances of H.M.S. Pinaforeu and Pirates of Penzance . which clearly proved that Latin School hoys could produce these famous operettas with almost professional skill. ln 1939 the clulw was well on the way to reproducing The Mikado when the Glee Cllulws of The Boston Puhlic Schools were in- vited to talze part in a music festival, presented at Symphony Hall, in connection with the East- ern Supervisors' Music Conference held in Boston. Accordingly all the clulfs efforts were if Comes a Train of Little Ladies 1 x X devoted to preparing for this festival, and The Mikado was postponed until 1910. The audience which overflowed the audi- torium on April 5 surely felt that their patience had lween rewarded hy a performance even sur- passing, if that were possilwle. the previous productions. Mr. T. Francis Burke, the pro- ducer and musical director, merits great praise for his untiring effort in preparing the chorus and soloists. The husiness end of the produce tion was very alily handled hy Mr. Klein and Mr. Rosenthal. Mr. Russo expertly directed the dramatic interludes. P.,'g4' if-1t't'1lI1-l,'.'Nc

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' f' S Climaxing the season of varied theatrical fare, we joined forces with the Girls, Latin School Athenian Club to present to Standing Room Only audiences on May 2 and May 5, the thrilling mystery drama The Ghost Train . Great credit for his untiring work behind the scenes of the Club shows and especially for creating the thunderously terrifying din and vision of the Ghost Train goes to Francis W. P. Sidlauskas '40, the Club's production mana- ger. The Lord Is My Shepherd . . . Unlike any other society, the Dramatics Club elects no official officers. The importance of any member of the organization is found only in what he contributes in service, enthusiasm, and sincerity. During the year instruction in scenic design, Page Twerzly-eiglal construction, and application, as well as a num- ber of workshop demonstrations were offered by the student directors, Rand Manning and Francis W. P. Sidlauskas. Other members who gained prominence were William Philbrick, in a grand portrayal of a jovial and bewildered Englishman, Richard K. Arnold, for his Earl , the bully of The Key, and his business man of The Ghost Train , and Ralph Caputo, who portrayed the intolerant school master, Mr. Wetherbee, in the first play of the year and sat in judgment at John Brown's Trial. These thespians were abetted on the distaff side by Miss Virginia Egan of Teachers Col- lege as the straight-laced prude, Miss Bourne, who became hilarious as murder occurred at the lonely branch station in Maine, as well as Catherine Nania, Sonia Trabun, and Harriet Freeman of the Girls Latin School Dramatics Club. In the supporting casts of the several plays were George Rosenblatt '40, Michael Touloum- tzis '40, Thomas Casey '40, Edward Wolper '40, Irving Rudman '41, Robert Leahy '40, Bertram Huberman '40, Arnold Feldman '40, and Melvin Kopelman '41. The assistants in production were Julian Palmer '40 and Robert Driscoll '40, electri- cian, Frank Stasulis '41, manager of john Brown's Trial , Stephen Stavro '40, in charge of properties, and Charles Regan '40, stage manager,

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The cast: The Mikado of japan ...... MASON GRovEs '41 Nanki-Poo ........................ ROBERT KAGAN '40 Koko .... .....,..............,... E UGENE BERTOLLI '40 Pooh-Bah ....... ....... A LAN JACOBSON '40 The Highway Safety Club enjoyed a banner year with an enthusiastic body of members present at each meeting. The first guest speaker was Mr. Fox of the Massachusetts Safety Council, who gave a talk on the Moral Qualifications of a Good Driver . President Kennedy of Boston Teachers' College spoke on Habits of Good Driving . Mr. McCarthy of the Employer's Group discussed the History of Highway Safety. Each talk was followed by an open forum, which proved extremely entertaining. Driscoll and Powers represented the club at the Massachusetts Safety Confer- ence and reviewed the proceedings there at a later meeting. The club wishes to extend to Mr. Kozodoy thanks for his wise and capable direction. The program committee also deserves a word of thanks for its effective work. Pish-Tush ..... ......... C HARLES REGAN '40 Yum-Yum ....... ....... D ONALD ROBINSON '44 Pitti-Sing ...... ...,... B ENNETT SCHULTZ '42 Peep-Bo ..... ....,.... C LIFFORD XARHOS '44 Katisha ...... ........ Klub The officers were Richard Powers, Presi- dentg Francis Hartley, Vice-President Robert Higgins, Secretary. So I Sez to the Cop . . . '1z,Zliafwu1,L'lub Under the capable direction of Mr. Pierce, the junior History Club successfully completed its second year, with approximately the same membership as in its initial year. During the year, very interesting meetings Page Thi:-ly LEONARD CUSHNER '45 v took place. Discourses on four phases of world history-Ancient, English, American and Modern-proved to be enlightening as well as entertaining. Such discussions as Mulligan's on Can Hitler Invade America? , Staller's