Central High School - Cosmos Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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G. R. Dramatic Fling On the nights of March 5th and 6th. the Girl Reserves of Central ven¬ tured forth behind the footlights, and presented “A Couple o r Curious Court¬ ships.” Roger Gray Haile as the privilege-robbed father and husband raved and ranted in realistic fashion, while his fond spouse, Alene Vandeveer, pleaded in vain. Anna, the maid, indefatigable reader of dime novels, helped to com¬ plicate the plot with her unfailing susceptibility, while Bill the Gardener, de¬ picted by Eggerton Robb, was the chief object of her amorous glances. Into this household of Brewer came one Reggie DePeyster, a “deuth of a fellow” in his own words, seeking the hand of Eunice Brewer, the red-headed (and in every sense of the word too) daughter of the above mentioned irritable father. Altho this romance was not going so smoothly, the other daughter of the house. Samantha had found a lost love in the disguise of Michael the butler. Everything really did come out nicely in the end, however, even if it was, as Reggie said, All mixed up like a bottle of chow-chow.” Mary Louise Heyne gave a creditable performance of the maid, and handled the difficult Irish brogue with dexterity. Beverly Fonville as Saman¬ tha and Margaret Helen Grant as Eunice played up well as the two sisters, and quarreled with true vehemence. And last but not least Clarence Taylor, playing the role of Michael the butler alias Jack Thornton, gave the plot a touch of humor with his wig, that always seemed to be off at the wrong time. On the whole, the Girl Reserves did themselves proud, putting on a well staged show with good scenery, and diversion between acts in the form of a chorus and a reading.