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

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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

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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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othy Kendall, all of the 3A group, got themselves into this under the direction of Bill Allan. After this, along came The Twelve Pound Look, given by Bud Slater, Phyllis Perry, Hazel Gee and Harold Peckinpaugh, and directed by Elizabeth McHattie, a fine play, but unfortunately, the characters did not interpret their parts satisfactorily. March 10. The third Dramatic Program was on March 10, on which evening were presented Days of Romance, directed by Gordon Zetterstrand, with Ken Thompson, Mary Higgins, Edna Yule, Don VVillows, Helen XYillia1ns, Ivy Dannels, Sanford Kliman, Bill England and Marian Lennox of 4D-F. starring. The Grill, by 3C group, Alma Grant directing, with Lorne VVickerson, Margaret McCombie, Harry Head, Peaile Schiller in the leading roles. Then, last but not the least, by far, The Stoker, by 4C under the clever direction of Bob Ingham. Those in the cast were Harold Hare, Olive Maloney, Reid Reid, Margaret Ruther- ford, Donald McLean, and Claire Traynor. This highly dram.atic work of art brought another delightful evening to a close. March 24. The above date ushered in the fourth success- ful night of our club by presenting four fine plays. The first, The Price of Coal, by SD, a hard play well done and directed' by Edna Travis, had a difficulty in presenting a Lancashire dialect to the audience. This however, they accomplished very well thus winning a place in the finals. Cast: Dorothy lYells, Fred Usher, Elsie Shick, Beryl Johnson. Second came The Grand Cham's Diamond, a mystery thriller, ably produced by Pete Anderson of 3G with a cast consisting of jean Gillis, Dermot 'VVilliams, Lindsay Holt, XYinnie Stewart, and Carlton Cullum. The Poor Actress, made more interesting by its 19th century dress and stage setting, well directed by Josephine Croydon with a clever cast-Bill Allen, Kathleen Rutheiford, Lawrence Senior, Bob Keyes, was the third play of the evening. To top thef evening came Calamity Howler and it certainly was a howler, in every sense of the word. The director, FlorenceYoung, of SD made from a poor play a good presentation and the cast, Murray Forbes, Betty Gemmil, Isabel Louckes, Isabel Scrimgeour, Rita Kennedy, Jack Boyd and Bob Leavitt gave a fine interpretation. March 31. The last night before the finals fell March 31 with a presentation of two plays. Tickless Time, directed by Lucille Wray of -LC was a line play lacking just the final polish. A good cast, Bob Reid, Vinnie Lake, May MacGavin, Marian Lindberg, Vlfallace McLeod, Marguerite Selby made the most of the situation. Another play with few possibilities was found in the one presented by -LD-F, A Deferred Proposal. This however was lost in the fine acting displayed. Catheiine Robinson was the director and the cast consisted of jack McLellan, Hazel Sundberg, Mary 57