Earl Grey School - Triangle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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THE MIKADO ON STAGE PICTURES CANDID OFF STAGE PICTURES

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THE MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY On Wednesday, April 28, 39 students and Mr. White went to hear the Minneapolis Symphony. We had choice seats in the balcony. One of the.girls brought binoculars as Miss Crookshanks had suggested and we took turns looking at the different instruments. It was extremely helpful. The concert started out with a beauti¬ ful Italian Overture by Rossini which was enjoyed by everyone. Th en came the famous Unfinished Symphony by Schubert. Antal Do¬ rati, the conductor, explained that no one knew why he never finished it. Next, came the Concert for Orchestra. The Rhine Journey of Siegfried by Wag¬ ner was everyone’s favourite. An encore was given because of the great ovation it was given. The encore was a Russian Dance. We had a most enjoyable afternoon and we would like to thank the teachers for ar¬ ranging to let us go. No rah Sp ei gh t ho sal ee Au s tman Grade VIII, Room 22 The Mikado The biggest musical achievement this year was the school ' s produc tiofi of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, ‘The Mika¬ do ' . It was presented for the students on March 30th, and for the public on March 31st., April 1st., and April 2nd. The principal roles were played by: The Kikado-Gerry Dougall; Pooh-Bah - Bob McFee; Ko-Ko - Don Wi. kler, Bob Van Tonger- loo ; Nanki-Poo - Ted Stebbling, Bob Macha- chek., Pish-Tush - Barry Smith, Jack Rady; Katisha - Barbara Gray; Y um-Yum - Gai 1 Stevenson, Ruth Horwitz; Pitti-Sing - Pat Bowman, He lie Kelemit; Peep-Bo - Betty Shale, Estelle Gordon. The performances went off extremely well. It is not often that a Junior High has so many people worthy of putting on such an excellent show. Every part was carried o it extremely well, and the cho¬ ruses Junior High school were so impressed by the performance that they have already made arrangements to put on an operetta at their school next year. What better com¬ pliment could the school be paid? Backstage, the students who did not take part were busy working on scenery, costumes and make-up. Mr. Love ana Mr. Caldwell were in charge of the set con¬ struction, whi le Miss Hodgson supervised the painting and Miss Clement was in charge of props.. The resultwwas astounding. The sets left absolutely nothing to be desired. Miss Hodgson also supervised the make-up. She was expert in the guiding of the inex¬ perienced students who took over th e make¬ up job. The school thanks these teachers. We also want to thank Mr. Lawson for working so hard not only in helping the castwwith the music, but in accompanying the operetta also; Miss McVeigh and Mr. Ko- zoriz for guiding the stage movements; Mr. Patterson and Miss Dickson lor the work they did on the dialogue; Miss Skremetka and Miss Baird for all th e work they di d on the costunes, and all the other members of the staff and student body who helped make the operetta a success. And now we would like to express our extreme thanks and appreciation tc Miss Crookshanks, who shouldered the bulk of the re spon si bi 1 i ty for the success of the oper¬ etta. It was through her tireless efforts that everything came out just right. We also want tc thank Mrs. Lyons, who, al¬ though not on tne school staff, went out of her way to help us with the accompaniment. An extra work of gratitude to the many Kel¬ vin students who performed in that school’s production of the Mikado, for giving their time to h el f the Earl Grey Cast. The operetta was aJ so a financial suc¬ cess, thanks to the students, for they sold in advance sales, 786 adult and 455 student tickets. The room which sold the most tickets was Room 13, a grade IX room. The elementary winner was Room 2 3. The total profit was $267.9 3. Good work kids! This operetta is a gcod example of what a Junior High Sciiool can accomplish when everyone pull s together and cooper¬ ates. Go cd luck to the Earl Grey on its n ex t op e re t ta. Do n Winkler

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MUSIC Last fall we began a Recorder Class in the school. What is a Recorder? Well, it is a very old kind of flute which was for¬ gotten for over a century. It is very simply constructed being a tube with a wedge shaped mouthpiece and eight holes piercing the sides at intervals. The holes are closed by covering them with the fin¬ gers. There are four main sizes: The des¬ cant, about a foot long, which is the one we use and three others Treble , Tenor and Bass which are 18, 24 and 36 inches respec- ti vel y. The Recorders are pleasant instru¬ ments: Cheap, not easily damaged, simple to learn, convenient to carry around, and useful to p 1 n ( i th er in groups or with other instruments. Our class has varied somewhat in num¬ bers. Mr. Stanley Wood, the first oboist of the Winnipeg Symphony, and a musician of first quality, is the instructor. Those pupils who have attended the classes faith¬ fully have made steady and sound progress. Mr. Wood has been a most careful and exact teacher and we thank him for that. We hope that some of the more advanced players will help to form an orchestra with Miss Port’s group of violinists. Fes ti val This year, because of the operetta, there were no Junior High choirs entered in the Festival. The school was, however, well represented by three Elementary choirs whoaall did very well. The Grades I - IV choir under the di¬ rection of Mrs. Rennie, sang ‘Tip-Toe Song’ and ' The Bonny Blue Handkercher’ and the Grade III choir sang, ‘My Boy Willie’ and ‘Ferry Me Across the Water’. This choir was also under Mrs. Rennie. The Grade V choir under Miss MacKinnon sang ‘Where Go the Boats?’ and ‘The Blue Bell of Scot- 1 an d ’ . Student Concerts The Winnipeg Symphony Student Concert was given again last fall. Many of the students attended and enjoyed it immensely. Gail S te ven son Grade IX, Boom 13 RECORDER CLASS BACK ROW L-R: HELEN DAVEY, MICHAEL MILLS. JIM WELLS. TED POLISH. TED WINDSOR. GAIL RICHARDSON. FRONT ROW L-R: ANDREA MACKEY, VALERIE HARRISON, JOYCE JAROWSKI. GOY LOVE, MR. WOOD, AILEEN SUTTLEHAM, BERYL DELORY. ARLENE DAVIS.