Central Collegiate Institute - Ye Flame Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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DIQAMATIC I rs-Wfnfr , M,-vi, WW, .,,, ,M ,,, - Y vm, iii! '11 ,VM Qg':ifL4T.:l4Y'Y' , 1 , ,XJ v DRAMATIC CLUB, 1933 It is our sincerest wish that. year by year, the literary society of C.C.I. will continue to improve and stretch out towards that hnal goal, the utopia of school life, and not only the literary, but also all the other societies may increase in harmony and spirit of co-operation, thus upholding the increasing honor and glory of good old C.C.I. Thus runs the wish of a former literary president in a previous annual. It is felt that a milestone was reached towards this goal when the Dramatic Club was formed in 1931, and since then three more milestones with seasons of good programs, fos- tered comradeships and co-operation. 1933 in no way lowered the high standards to which the plays had climbed but rather took another step up the ladder. -BETTY ARNOT, President Here we are, we Dramatists! All roads clear, please, for those who can really act. The Dramatics of Central Collegiate have surely gone off with a bang this year. The subdivisions of the club are as follows: 4A-B together, -lCg 4D-F together, 3A: SB, 3C, 3Dg and SF-Cl together. The staH advisors, Miss McMillan, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Fyfe, Mr. Robertson, Miss Boyd, Miss MacFarlane, Miss Death and Mr. XYilliams did a great deal to help make the club an even greater success than former years. The hrst work done by the club was the election of oth- cers for the coming year. The results were Betty Arnot for Presidentg Edna Yule, Vice-Presidentg Sandy MacPherson, Business Managerg jack Miles, Publicity Manager: and Marjorie Drake, Secretary. Also at the first meeting, play reading committees were chosen who immediately got busy and read Volumes of plays. VVhen they and the directors came to a decision regarding the choice of a play, the direc- tors took the task in their hands. And what a business! VVho was going to display their histrionic talents? After several days of worry and no doubt sleepless nights, a cast was chosen. 55

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THE ELGAR GLEE CLUB This year the Elgar Club again took its prominent place in the activities of the school under the most capable of directors, Miss Death. The club furnishes further musical education and training for the girls who are interested in music and choral work. It also gives the school a greater interest in music. Early in the year an organization meeting was held in which were elected the following oflicers: President, jean MacKenzie: Vice-President, Mary McKillopg Secretary, Gene- vieve Buck, Treasurer, Mabel Mann, Librarian, Ester Brand- ong Pianist, Phyllis Burrows. At Commencement, at the beginning of the school year, the Elgar Club gave its first perform.ance. In November, a Mother-Goose tea was held in the Col- legiate Auditorium. Most of the girls were dressed in cos- tumes to represent nursery rhymes. For the Athletic concert, which was put on in December the Elgar Club contributed two numbers, a double quartette, The Boy and the Tackf' and a triple trio, Pretty Geisha Girl. At the finals of the Bryant Cratorical Contest, held at the City Hall, during the convention of the Saskatchewan School Inspectors, the club sang, Springtime and My True Love Hath My Heart. They were quite thrilled to hear that it had been broadcast over the prairie network. For the annual concert, a program of good music had been arranged. It opened with several numbers from the masters and the second part of the program consisted of selections from some of the more modern composers. We were assisted by Bill Morton, tenor, Ross MacRae, violinist and Gardiner Stillwell, pianist. The accompanists were Phyllis Burrows, Jack Ellis, and Gardiner Stillwell. FRENCH CLUB La premiere seance nous avons elu les officiers et nous avons decide d'en avoir deux. Gn a elu la presidente-Eva Wilson, la secretaire-Myrtle Stevenson. Nous avons arrange notre programme pour les seances suivantes. Esther Essers a donne un discours sur Paris qui a dure pendant deux seances. La reunion prochaine etait passee a resoudre les casse-tetes que etaient tres interessants. La derniere seance nous avons regarde les cartes postales des scenes parisienne et nous avons ecoute des descriptions de quelques edilices historiques. 54 '-1.43 ,.fL',Sl O..- .,? ff m TA,-' re' 'pf 9-. I. .. S, . '.

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DRAMATIC CLUB EXECUTIVE Jack Miles, Publicity, Edna Yule, Vice-Presidentg Sandy MacPherson, Business Manager. Marjorie Drake, Secretary treasurer, Betty Arnot, President, Miss MacMillan. Now dates had to be set for these presentations. The First night was February 17. The play In Spring a Young Man's Fancy, by 3F-G, and directed by Marion VX'estgate opened the season. The cast consisted of Eleanor Young, Ferdina Brown. Vera Leigh, jean Pounder, VYinnie Feir, Grace Helm and Bud Sneath. Then came one of the three 4A-B plays: New XYing at Elsinore. jim Dingwall, George Dorey, Dick Nelles, Fred Steward and Allan Swayze made up the cast, the director being joe de Stein. The hnal play of the evening was XVurzel-Flummery'' under the able diiection of our President. Members of the cast were Brian Dickson, Betty Graber, Sandy MacPherson, Norman Edgar, Marjorie Mclnnis and Marjorie Cooke. Thus ended the hrst night. March 3. Owing to an Annual Dance, the Dramatists rested for a week. This made all expect an especially line program on March 3. I don't think the audience was disappointed. First play was Five Birds in a Cage, Lorraine Dethridge being the successful director. Asher Hay- worth, jean McGregor, Fred Noble, Marjorie Drake, George Dorey constituted the cast. Then came A Regular Fix. jack Turnbull, l-aWrence Senior, Ronald Dolan, Anne Mc- Killop, Allan XYrye, Mary Brunskill, Erna Parker and Dor- 56