Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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am, bi 55' J J ' V 'rlff im' Civ ' ,. , f I . - .TF it c, , , . Q ,. ,,,.,,,,c J 1 Student Plaqers Club The Senior class of Ventral high school presented the play, To the Ladies , on April 6 and 7 to large audiences at the Strand Theatre. lt was a comedy written by George S. Kaufman and Marc Uonnelly. Miss Suter, under whose direction the play was produced. did not overlook any detail in making thc play a success, the enunciation of the entire cast was remarkable for an am- ateur play and the settings and costumes were faultless. The careful work in pantomime given in class work had developed u11usual material, and the idea. of demanding since1'ity in the acting made this year's play a truly delight- ful one. Did you note Anne Weaver, as Mrs. Beebe, reading over Mr. Beebe's shoulder that disappointing notice about the tire? Anne was really reading. That kind of ex- pression on the face of amateurs is not usu- ally seen. Even professionals fail often to accomplish it. That touch was only one of dozens of such moments that made this play a satisfying' performance. One astonishing feature of To the La- dies was the number of players, more than in the Charm School , more even than in the New York production of the play. Twenty-two banqueters dined at the John Kincaid dinner, and there was besides a haughty waiter, known to us as John Shoaff. John's haughty waiting did not prevent Mr. Henrici, the toastmaster tDonald Closet from being firm on the matter of clearing the table during the speeches. Mr. Henrici him- self was tlourishingly urbane. imbued with the seriousness of a John Kincaid banquet. deferential to the great piano manufacturer and altogether impressive as a presiding otfi- cer. After all. public speaking in C'entral's real life is not had preparation for toast- mastei-ing on the stage. Another of Cen- tral's public speakers, Traverse Chandler. the politician Mr. Cassidy. who had arrived from VVashington to attend the dinner. pledged the Democratic party in truly ro- tund oratory to the support of the piano as the stabilizer of the home. The eye glasses 'AVA ll BUILDING PORT WAYNE mlnnvgri

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rgtpsvgm THE CALDRON- i925 ll11l1l1 PRINOIPALS OF 'STO THE LADIES with the wide ribbons we1'e wonderful. and a great aid to Hourishes. Vile found our- selves admiring the inquisitive upward turn of Hubert Roe's nose as he sat looking up at and sometimes retreating before, Mr. Cas- sidy's forensic onslaughts. The finished effect of this banquet scene. both in setting and in pantomime, cannot be passed over without an extra word of praise. The curtain went. up at the end of one of those monotonous and long winded addresses that occur only too often at banquets, Stirl- ing Turner being the proser of the hour. On- ly excellent training could have turned Stirl- ing into so good an elde1'ly bore as that. One 's first impression as the curtain rose was first of that marvelous blue background. and then printed against it. a long tableful of tired, variously behaving ladies and gentle- men of assorted ages. Each character was distinct. Each was. therefore, a. major part. Martin Schick as the deaf old gentleman who remained standing after the moment ot silent, tribute, was a major success as a min- or character . It was the marvel of this play that as acted by the U25 there were no minor characters. One of the big hits was the few moments when the truckmen, Henry Kowalczyk and Poynter McEvoy, were try- ing to take away the piano. Poynter 's fierce and unmistakable toughness was not less Startling than Henry Swede accent. stride. and generally terrifying calm. NVe can 't men- tion all the major-minors, but Maurice Roth- lvlf-1-ill berg was another whose brief part. that of the photographer. was a bit of perfect by- play. For the rest Margaret Holden's hand- some, white-haired, matron effect, Allen L0- 1l1flllllS slender elderly distinction. Evelyn Richard 's fan and vivacity-well. there were twenty-two at that table. Perhaps the men- tion of these will bring the whole scene back to you when you turn to this Caldron page somewhere up in the year and remember those good old grads of thirty years gone by. And don 't forget David Bernstein. He used to get A's remember. he was an educated boot-black. But all this time the superb principals have been waiting. But who can forget them, even up in the year '55! Do you re- member the oh 's and the ah 's for the beauty. vivacity, and intelligent playing of Anne. who was young Mrs. Beebe. sure that she would go on loving Leonard even if Baker did get the promotion instead of her hus- band? She made a real speech, not one out of a book, for him at the banquet when Ba- . ,AIN x lf Q ' u Xl' X nfl' p Q6-as .1 of M