East Kildonan Collegiate - Yearbook (East Kildonan, Manitoba Canada)

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The re wa s so me d if f i cu It y exp e ri e ne ed in pe r suadi ng Pat Francis to act like a lady - an old lady that is.. Instead of ' walking onto the stage very slowly and bent over. Pat would come bouncing in gaily. Poor Marilyn, student director. She said Do this and and they did that. A tip of the hat also goes to Marilyn Wilkinson, student director. It was quite a joke when deep voiced Bruce Rea, L itio played ; James, d.idn’t show up to one of the rehearsals. Campbell asked What say- ye James? And a timid feminine voice answered He is guilty .And Campbell replied, with a.puzzled look on his face. Veiy well said James. That’s once Steffie’ s voice was heard. All felt sorry for Alex Harris. It seemed all the boys but Alex had beautiful co-stumes. We couldn’t find one that would suit him. Finally we found an old pair of breeches, a .tom jacket and a moth eaten scout hat. Alex said h e didn’t care v hat it looked ' like, providing it was a, costume..well he ' got one l When the great night arrived, it was like every other big night for school plays-. Nothing seemed to run anoothly. Everyone Y ras dressed in their costumes, all ready for make-up. Where was the bag with all the powder puffs and make-up capes? It had vanished. We ended up using kleenex and one or two puffs. As for the actors and actresses, they all did their best. Among other things mentioned by Mrs.A.O.Smith, the adjudicator, were . Pat Francis’ beautiful voice and fine characteriz¬ ation ' of the old lady in Campbell of Kilmohr. Roman Yarema’s fine use of gesture and facial ex¬ pression in the portrayal of Campbell of Kilmohr.

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DRAMA. The play’s the thing, said Willie Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon - and who are we to argue. We don’t. We agree. Certainly, among the higher achievements of the year we must reckon the presentation of our plays. The G-ra nd Cham’s Diamond and the very dramatic Campbell of Kilmohr. The Drama Club. was organized to undertake the many details involved in the production of a play. We were ■ fortunate in having Mrs. Lee as our director. Then work started in earnest. Committees were allotted their res¬ pective duties, properties. Yes, and although it cost us a nickel each, we became members of the Winnipeg Drama League. The trophy went to Grade X, who sponsored The Grand Cham’s Diamond and we of Grade XI offer our most hearty congratulations. It was a double victory for Grade X when Glenda Glass, as Mrs.Perkins in The Grand Cham’s Diamond was selected the best actress. Again Grade XI makes a most respectful bow and tenders the bouquet. We are proud of you, Glenda. Good sportsmen we have found you to be and we are confident you will join us in congratulating Hugh Krentz who, as the Captain in Campbell of Kilmohr was desig¬ nated to best actor. We are proud of you too, Hugh. The amenities being thus completed, it may be con¬ sidered proper to remark that although the production of a play is difficult and a responsible task, it is not ' without its own particular brand of humor. That all important diamond seemed to be coming through the window before the sound effects crew could break the glass. And that stubborn balloon, the bursting of which was optimistically enough, intended to represent the firing of a gun insisted on beating the gun by seconds. Father Time apparently had an aversion for diamonds,at any rate, the diamond was not given lodging for long in the clock, and director Sheila Burnett was compelled to change clocks Sheila did a grand job as Student Director. Every cobbler to his last and Larry Robinson, as Mr.Perkins was decidedly very much at home in his part. For once his snoring was heard without protest. One got the impression that Larry had played the part all his life.

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The steady courage shown by Alex Harris as Dugald. The soldiers were very handsome and dashing and made good entrances and exits inspired by their Captain Hugh Krentz. The difficult part of Morag was well carried by Joyce Haigh. Bruce Rea played the ”Yes man” with a flair. The prize winning play ”The Grand Cham’s Diamond” was commented for the way the spirit of the comedy had been caught. Glenda Glass as Mr s. Perk ins was completely in character at all times and carried the play through. Larry Robinson’s make-up as Mr.Perkins was very good and he did a particularly good job of sleeping in his chair. The Stranger, Campbell Copeland could have been even more melodramatic but gave excellent emphasis to his demand for the diamond. Terry Mitchell as Albert saved the situation by arriving at the right moment and revealing to Polly, Betty Money, that he was from Scotland Yard. We would like to thank the following for the help they gave which made it possible to put on such successful plays: Mrs.Lee, Mr.Scarrow, T.Eaton Co., Mrs.A.A.Smith,Adjudicator, Miss Naomi Kelly.