College of Mount St Vincent - Parapet Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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FICHE Aunrromum LIGHTS mM, an ex- pectant hush falls over the audience, the overture rises to a Crescendo and . . . the curtain goes up. Mr. Yon taps his baton and the spell is cast as the Glee club bursts into song. Another Christmas Cantata is under way. The Masque and the Glee Club present . . . tableaux of the Nativity .' . . a pageant of the Wisemen's visit . . . angels in white and shimmering silver . . . the Madonna in maidenly blue . . . ' the song of the heavenly hosts from the choir of the Glee Club . . . gowns and ' THE MASQUE red bows . . . Bethlehem and the real spirit of Christmas. CAROLYN CRAWFORD, Premium The curtain rises again on . . . the tense chapel scene of M urder in a Nunnery . . . the dignified Mother Superiorg . . . her hu- STAGE CRAFT morous assistant . . . the misguided detective . . . the overwrought THERESA C,,,M,,,,N, pfe,idc,,t ingenue . . . the villainous Baron . . . the startling revelations of the murderer. .A Z' , ?g'i4J lg .I 3 J '- ' Afx N fp RW L '-'Y ' . 44 I

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LITERARY SOCIETY Brzrrv ScuLl.Y, President HIZLIQN WILLIAMSON, Vice-President ANN Doxomuc, Szrcrvlary FONTHILL DIAL JACQUIELINE RUMPF, Editor-in-Chief SALLY XVALSI-I, Business Managm- Iklama QVUINN, Managing Editor Vlkrsmm DONAHUE. l.itm'ary Erlitor U . .. PRESS CLUB V' fps 1 s IDOROTIIY Ro.xN'l'nl'11i, I'rzrsi1im1t - .v Q vqmxitv i V

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The spotlight plays on the characteristic feature of Cyrano . . . the tender scenes between him and Roxanne . . . unhappy Christian . . . the revelry of the soldiers . . . the quiet and peace of the convent. - Between scenes of the feature pres- entations . . . the four one-act plays of the play contest . . . the award for the best actress and director . . . talented Seniors in the playwriting class who wrote and produced their own plays . . . cries of Author, Author . . . the curtain falls. The overture for the linal act thun- ders throughout the auditorium . . . The Glee Club and the Masque, again present . . . the Passion of our Lord . . . Biblical costumes . . . stirring music . . . the cry of the rabble . . . the Betrayal and the final ignominious Death. The cur- tain descends. The audience never knows of the backstage action . . . the long hours of tedious practice . . . the wonderful guid- ance of Mr. Yon, Sisters Florentine and Jeannette . . . gleaming costumes coming GLEE CLUB Pfxriucia T0Ol'lliX', Pn'.virlm1l LUCILLE Lorws, I'irff-Prvsirlmzz out of the Brooks trunk . . . the suppers in the auxiliary gym . . . the lines re- hearsed backstage . . . eager waiting for applause . . . and Hnally, the murmur of the audience swelling into a delightful babble . . . WVasn't it wonderfulP . . . another triumph.