Clark University - Pasticcio Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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,. ,, 1 ,vm ,vw ,g. ,. Q ,Q :if , ,, H 1' ...fs xi ,,l'Ll..XHlx iwxsllctro noir. if.. ffl. gi, X4 FA' selected from those who tried out for the club, were molded together through bd' the means of excellent training and secured third place among thc coliege fl. glee clubs which participated in the New England Intercollegiate Glee Club fy Contest held in Boston February 13th. . 'll' The clubs entered in the contest were Clark, Brown, Bowdoin, Boston 1 College, Middlebury, Wesleyan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 211 Cross. Clark went to Boston unheralded and not even considered a pos- . ' sibility. But when the men had finished their iirst number and were walking fr, off the stage at Jordan Hall the audience swung over to Clark and remained til, with the club to the finish. Q Each club sang three songs. First: a song chosen by the individual club: it second: a prize song chosen by the committee in charge which each club had fx' to sing, and third: a college song. The prize song was the only one which il! all the contestants had to sing. F ' Clark chose Morning in the Dewey Wood and, according to the official Qi score sheeet came out far ahead of all the other clubs. The prize song was fl Lamp in the West in which Clark was considered a good second, and the fi, third song Sons of Clark, in which the lack of melody was attributed the li, cause of Clarkis failure to win the contest. lf X The result of the contest shows what capable leadership, administrative 'Li backing and determination on the part of the club will do. From the very Y il start of the season the club made strides forward which few dared to dream eq of at the outset. They grew out of one word-cooperation. ,ii The club feels greatly indebted to President Atwood whose personal inter- 'liy est and inHuence spurred the men on to work of greater excellence. The .men pf' will not readily forget his words which gave them a greater determination to if win for Clark. F-ll' The directing of the Club had to be conducted by a member of the Glee lx, Club so George Chase, the manager, was selected to do it. Chase compared Ol, favorably with those of the other colleges and to him a great amount of the fy success can be attributed. 'Qi Dean W. Hanscom, our director, is I V' ' '4 'I the man who should be praised to a EX great extent for the remarkable work Clark has done all season and especially qi at the Boston contest. There are few til, y directors who could take twenty-tive H ' men, most of whom were green, and in hir ' a short space of time develop them into ' a winning combination. Such work iv shows what initiative, stick-to-it-iveness, l , and enthusiasm combined with excep- Q 1 tional ability to lead and develop wt will do. ,Y ' The outlook for next year is bright. Fix With about twenty menias a nucleus all f E of whom participated in Boston, pos- ix, , sibilities of winning the contest next fl year will in all probability materialize. Q' l FT 'N ,KVJK l97l

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-T ' 'T 'YT' x a Xllfl..-KKK P.-XS'l'ICL'IU IU26ili si ij ill As Freshmen we looked with interest and a certain' awe upon the work ie, of the Dramatic Club, then a comparatively young but intensely enthusiastic l organization. We recall Maeterlinck's Intruder , which impressed us with its seriousness and gloominessg equally as well presented was the frolicksome R l comedy of Shaw's Overruled , and the Florist Shop of Harvard Work- 'A ill shop origin. Too, we enjoyed O,Neill in the form of Where the Cross is he Q Made , Emperor Jones , and O'Flaherty, V. C. . Merely to have 'lr attempted the production of works by such an author is creditable, but to have presented them successfully is praiseworthy. However, toward the end Y lj of the year a desire for a long play was felt and Tarkington's Wren was l the resulting choice. Thus began what may be called an era of modern com- 5 edies for Cups. ill, We came back in the fall of twenty-three to soon enjoy To the Ladies lux N -that pleasing comedy by Kaufmantand Connelly. With this play Clark fix was represented outside of Worcester in the realm of theatricals for the first yr F time. Memorable is the trip to Gardner with an appearance before the Girls' lj lj Community Clubg more memorable is the Wheaton trip-a round of enjoy- 5' rl ment and, professionally, success. Three-act comedies seemed indeed ideal, ri 3 so next came The Dover Road , interesting in plot, dialogue and character- ization. This Milne piece was given before the sub-freshmen and later at lm ,1 commencement. The year had been financially promising, and Cups began to purchase permanent properties. Also the custom of an annual theater party 'M Y for members of the club was started. The future was bright. it iq Juniors--more new actors and fewer of the old familiar faces to enter- , ' Sl tain us. Mr. Pim Passes Byi' was presented, not only in Worcester but ,lift ill at Greenfield, this trip being a bright light and a delightful occasion for 'RN 1 the Thespians. Then came Captain Applejack to conclude the lyear's lj' All work. It was this year that our new theater was christened, and nothing could have been more pleasing to the Dramatic Club than the advantages R. it and accommodations of this auditorium. l Now the present, and a most active year in the field of dramatics. Shaw's 5 Androcles and the lrionl' allowed the actors to show what they could really , it do in the meritorious presentation of a play combining the most whimsical lk N of farce with serious philosophic scenes. A play of costume was novel 'and a lax pleasing contrast to the more recent productions. For a trip to Providence xx and a performance on Junior Prom week-end, A'Charles the Secondv was dis- Q Q covered, brushed off, and revived. Then comes the last production of our - il college days-that masterful drama by Galsworthy- I.oyalties , given j on Sub-Freshman Day and at commencement. This year finds Cups larger Til and stronger than it has ever been before. May it always continue to progress. K le l iN i ij, l 'X Ni rj 'N Y i li x l N 'P ,,,. . .... Y - l l99l