East High School - Tiger Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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AN OLD NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS N ORIGINAL play written and presented by the East High School Debating Club, assisted by students of the D and C Grades. Time-1666. Place-Salem, Massachusetts. Scene I-An old English Christmas Eve celebration in the kitchen of the Stockridge home. CBased on Irving's description of an English Christmas as found in the Sketch Book. j Scene II-A town meeting, two weeks later. . The trial for violation of the laws of the Massachusetts Bay Colonies with reference to dancing, witchcraft, and the celebration of Christmas. The original laws were read. Characters Prologue .........,..................................... Carolyn Bryant Mistress Allison Stockridge, an old-fashioned English mother. .Ruth Tennison Priscilla, a daughter ...........,........................... Lillian Fuqua John twins Sam Ludwig Jonathan ..................... ..... C an Ludwig Nathan, the eldest son, a lover of music ,.., ...,. A drian Weinstein Miles, the second son ................... ..... W illiam Lovell Brewster, a younger son ........ . ..,... William Vogel Patience, the elder daughter ........ ..... A ileen Falbush Roger Wincote, a friend of Nathan .... ..,.. R obert McIntosh Obadiah Green, a rigid old Puritan . . . .... Lawrence Ustick Constable Giles Eliot .............. .... A rthur Downey Elder Bradford Jilson ............ ...... G roff Stoner Mistress Jilson, his wife ............ .... H elen Schrotel Master John Blodgett, town clerk .... ....... R obert Kyle Mistress Blodgett, his wife ........... ........ C ora Lakamp Master Dryasdust, an elderly citizen ..,. .... K enneth Vordenberg Master Bainbridge ................. ....... J ohn Cronin Mistress Bainbridge .... .... .... M a rcella Pinney Mistress Whitney ...... ......... J une Boyd Dame Biddle ............ ..... N eoma Schreiber William Oliver, a hunter .... ..... D onald Ross Trapper Burns .......... ........,... ...,.,.... J o hn Mueller Citizens of Saleme Cecil Bye John Martin Edson Kelly Edward Deister John Daly George Moyer Shirley Goldberg George Dunlop John Zerbo ANNA NEWPORT, '21. I1111

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OH MY DEAR N THURSDAY, December 9, 1920, the school assembled for the purpose of celebrating Speech Week. An original play by Ruth Barber was presented by students of the A and B Grades. How one girl played a practical joke on her fellow-students in order to induce them to speak better English was the theme of the play. Oh My Dear Scene I-In the lunch room at East High, the day before the B-A Dance. Scene II-The dance. c Scene III-A party at Doris's home. Characters ' Carolyn .... ...,....... ..... M a rgaret Potter Dorothy ....c r .... Eva Edwards Jane ..... ...... elen Bailey Helen. . . ..... Janet Zumvorde Marian ..... .... E dythe Buerkel Doris .... ..... K atherine Gantz Bill .... ..., C harles Atkinson Jack ..... ..., Fr ank Fenton Howard .... ..... P aul Davies James ..... .... H arold Turnau Dan ..... .... J ohn Mueller Henry ....... ..... C arleton Rust Mrs. Beck .... ...................... .... H e len Asbury Girls-Olive Kaiser, Ruth Tennison. Boys-Carl Roos, Elmer Rowalt, William Scorah, Howard Wilson. ANNA NEWPORT, '21, 11101

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