Bristol High School - Green and White Yearbook (Bristol, RI)

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“POLLYANNA” The senior play. Pollyanna.” was presented on November 15 and 16, under the direction of Mrs. M. Theresa Donovan. This play, according to all reports, was the best and most successful ever staged at Colt. The story centers around Pollyanna, (Rachel Guthrie) who, after the death of her father and mother, comes to live with her haughty, cold and very grouchy Aunt Polly Harrington (Barbara Huestis). She arrives at her aunt’s home just as a meeting of the Ladies’ Aid whose members are Mrs. Carmody (Esther Hazen), Mrs. Gregg (Uzelle deRocha), and Miss Carroll (Lucy Pagnano), is being held The first act is composed of the gossiping of the old ladies. In the second act we are introduced to John Pendleton (Lloyd Smith), an old grouch who lives next door and who had at one time been Pollyanna’s mother’s fiance. He is being cared for by Dr. Chilton (Alexander Murray), who had been Aunt Polly’s fiance. Pollyanna accidentally enters the life of John Pendleton and acts as a ray of sunshine for the old man. In Act. Ill Mr. Pendleton is asked to adopt an orphan, Jimmy Bean (William Simmons) whom Pollyanna knows. He decides that he will and sends him to a private school. In Act IV.. Pollyanna gets hurt in an automobile accident which serves to bring Aunt Polly and Dr. Chilton together. She, Pollyanna, is sent to Europe to be cured of the physical injuries which she received in the accident. When she returns, five years later, she falls in love with Jimmy Bean now portrayed by Alfred LaRue, who has returned from college; but she still remains a comfort to John Pendleton. Aunt Polly and Dr. Chilton are married in Europe. Special mention must be given to Margaret Sisson and Joseph Cavallaro. who played the parts of Aunt Polly’s Irish Maid and Mr. Pendleton’s butler, respectively. One of the things which made this play outstanding was the excellent scenery which was prepared by Joseph Simoes, Maurice Smith and Santo Digati. , Marguerite Mathewson very successfully carried out her part as property mistress. BARBARA HUESTIS, ’35. “ROSE OF THE DANUBE” In the first week of February, Mrs. M. Theresa Donovan called the first rehearsal for the operetta, “Rose of the Danube.” With only three weeks in which to rehearse and put the musical comedy on, things looked very doubtful for a while but the cast and chorus worked faithfully, and showed everyone that Colt had real spirit. The two-act operetta takes place in Euro-lania at the time of a beautiful rose festival which brings visitors and cameramen from the United States to the scene. At the same time, there are theree consiprators against the king who are getting ready to take action but who do not get far being checked by an American camerman who has fallen in love with the king’s daughter. Rose. The story ends happily with the capturing of the conspirators. The roles of King and Queen of Eurolania were ably protraved by Robert Anderson and Ruth Kerr. Dorothy Klein, as Rose, their daughter, displayed her talent in the leading role, playing opposite Joseph Brown as Darrell Davis, the American cameraman from Hollywood. Visitors from America were portrayed by Wendell Marshmann and Virginia Gaffney as the McPhipps; Emily Borges, their daughter Pamela, displayed her lovely voice in her songs with Prince Karl, Joseph Doran. The parts of the conspirators were exceptionally well enacted by Domenic Capone, Michael Parisi, and William McCarthy. The parts of Galooski. Prime-Minister, and of Belladonno, lady-ni-waiting, were capably portrayed by Russell Bullock and Marguerite Mathewson. GREEN axmdL W01 DUE- 15

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 “ROSE OF THE DANUBE”

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“POLLYANNA”