Commerce High School - Ledger Yearbook (Yonkers, NY)

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Seniors in Action

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ariety how A Trip To the Moon A fun filled night was that of November 12, when the Commerce Dramatics Club presented its annual variety show, A Trip To the Moon. The show con- tained singers, dancers, comedians, magicians, and other varieties of talent. The Capri Sisters sang three songs, one of which was their latest recording, Run Around. Another act we thought we were lucky to have was Miss Gossin, a faculty member, who sang My Hero, from the Chocolate Soldier. One of the funniest acts in the show was when five boys got together and worked up a hula to the record 'fHawaiian War Chant. What made it funnier was that they used hula hoops. The comedian of our show was Myron Rich. He did imitations of Elvis Presley, Ed Sullivan and Liberace. He held his audience in laughter during his entire act. For the younger children in the audience there was a little girl, with a big voice, by the name of Phyllis Feraca. She sang He's Got The Whole World in His Hands, and Have I Told You Lately That I Love You. Another little boy who sure knew how to play the accordian was Joseph Liberatore. He played two songs, which he did very beautifully. For the teenagers they had a singing group which calls itself the Sinceres. They sang Gloria and These Foolish Things. When they sang Capri Sisters MISS GOSSIN Variety Show Getting ready for the show These Foolish Things they had all the love sick girls in the audience almost in tears. As for the parents, they enjoyed every act. The one they enjoyed most was our magician, Gene Whittington. He did a variety of jokes and magic tricks, which had the audience practically jumping out of their seats. Who says parents have no sense of humor! At the close of the show there was an act called the Harvest-Moonersf' They were twelve girls dressed in potato sacks, and wore necklaces made of marshmallows. The girls made up a dance which looked professional. There were other acts which de- served a lot of credit for turning out one of the best, if not the best variety show the High School of Commerce has ever presented. Two teachers who deserve the most credit are Mrs. Leclercq, our dramatics teacher, and Miss Smolen, our art teacher. They both worked very hard in assembling and preparing the show. Now that we senior dramatic students are leaving, we can proudly say that we took interest in our school activities by try- ing to make our fellow students have as much enjoy- ment as we have during our stay at one of the best high schools in the city, Commerce Theresa Annette Feraca