Eastern High School of Commerce - Eastern Echo Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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EASTERN EcHo 39 Z' T E no i E Af C fi g D , Z ,5 i M D . E .ui l XII 7 .gtgiiiir l The Literary and Dramatic Society HE Literary and Dramatic Society have planned a very interesting programme for the year 1932. It consists of three meetings, which are to take the form of two Shakespearean and one Irish programme. Up to the present we have only presented one Shakespearean pro- gramme, which took place on February 12th. On this programme we pre- sented three scenes from K'The Merchant of Venice by NVilliam Shakespeare, namely, The Borrowing Scene, The Pleading Scene and The Trial Scene, which were directed by Mr. Woods and enjoyed by one of the largest meetings the Literary and Dramatic Society have ever held. The cast was as follows: Portia ............ ,.....,r.. r +X. Hayward Shylock ....,.....,..... .,,....... H . Swift The Duke .....,.,.. .......... , l. Heath Antonio ..... ....., .....r...,,.,.. - l . Yeitch Bassanio ......... ,..r r,.r,. B f I. Kerger Nerissa ....,......, rr,...... D . Latter Salarino .....t....,,... ,,...t,.t...i..... lv I. Miller The jailer .......... ......... W . Hollywell Gratiano ...........,,.........,.... ...,..,.........,...,.,............,.....,.................,..,..,... C . Harding Our two remaining programmes for the year are to take place early in April. Under the direction of Mr. Rowe, the 3A boys are enacting The Clown's Play, Pyramus and Thysbee, from A Midsummer Night's Dream and Mr. Carson is directing The Launcelot Gobbo Scenes from The Merchant of Venice for our Shakespearean Comedy programme. On our Irish programme we are having a play entitled Spreading the News, which is being directed by Mr. Gemmill. We feel sure these programmes will be quite as successful as our first one has been and that this Society will continue to be one of the leading sub-societies of the Eastern High School of Commerce. -M. Brodie, SS4.

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38 EASTERN ECHO Duckie- I passed Virgil today, dad. Dad-Ch! How fast was Virgil going? - -Vox Stualentiuin, Port Arthur CJ. Teacher- This makes tive times I have punished you this week. What have you to say ? Billie-I'm glad it's Friday! -The New Era, Brandon. CJ. Captain Young in Literature period- Have any of you ever read 'To a Mouse' ? love Moorehead- No, you can't get them to listen. -St. Andrews College Review, Toronto. Father Cpausing between strokesj- Son, I'ni spanking .you because I you. Son- Father, I'd like to be big enough to return your love. -The Howler, North Toronto Collegiate. Mr. Scarrow- What is your name ? New Pupil- Jule, sir. Mr. Scarrow- You should say Julius. Mr. Scarrow Cto next boyj- What is your name? Boy- Bilious, sir. -The Twig, University of Toronto Schools. WAS A BEAUTIFUL INDIAN MAIDEN. She seemed to come from the riverg How could beauty like that live? How was it that Mother Nature I-Ier to the mortal world did give? Her hair was long and shiny, Like silken black thread, With long silken lashes in unison With the ebony sheen of her head. Her eyes were -dark and mysterious, ' But now were twinkling and gayg Her cheery bright smile did surely Match that glorious bright day! T-hen slowly the picture fadedg I knew that it had been a dreamy Yet now, I think how pretty And realistic to me it seemed. -Ada Jones, SSS, 209.

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40 liA.S'TliRN ECHO Second Meeting VJe think practically the wh-ole school tur-ned out for the second meeting of the Literary and Dramatic So-cietyg you know, the Comedy Sce-nes from Shakespeare, F-irst, Launcelot Gobbo and his Father, from the Merchant of Venice, Second, A Midsummer Night's Dream as presented by Bullyibottom and other Clown-ish Friends. VVe also noticed quite a 'few parents present. In our opinion we 'hada record attendance-and that's something. But in case you did'n't come, here's an 'idea of what it was like. Miss Howard was there, with her Glee Club, Audrey Dalzell, the well-known singer from Special, gave us a solo-and how she was appreciated! We're not forge-tting the actors either. Earl Lunney, in the role of Lauincelot, was grand, and every- body got a big kick out of the two buckets depicting his conscience and the devil. The other players supporting 'him iwerez John FitzGi-bbon as Old Gobbo, blames Dickson as Bassanio and james Bailey in the role of Leonardo. I-n the scene from A Midsummer Ni.gh't's Dream, Fm sure some of the boys felt kind of cold in fthe costumes they used when rehearsing the .play in t-he woods. However, they gave us a laugh, so iwhy worry? Murray Spears' stutter s-ounded better than the reall thing. He certainly boosted the act. Dainty little Thisbye, CLewis Swifftl and Pyramus, fblohn Cranburyj did the dying scene very grace- fully, although Pyramus wanted to be too comfortable before he finally popped off. The other players in the cast were as follows: Ross VV'ilson as Peter Quince, Snout the Tinker-Howard Posten, Snug the ,loiner-Murray Spears and Starveling the Tailor, played by Francis Arbour. To enab-le us to understand better the scenes which they were about to present, Norm. Pomfret and B. Matthews gave a resume before each play. ,lust 'here we want to remark on the marvelous light- ing effect achieved in the final scene. We heard everyone oh'inig and ahying as the curtains parted, and no wonder. Much credit is due to Dave Mills, flames Heath, VValter Terry, lack VVilliamson and Vic Gibson for their cleverness. lt was worthwhile entertainment, and a good time was had by all. -N om Cunlijfe, Sp. Scarlet Depths HE devouring glare of the late afternoon sunlight flooded the deck of the yacht Driftwood, as if in attempt to scorch the metallic soul of this luxurious symbol of civilization. Nothing but the dull white of a few clouds relieved the monotony of the brooding inanimation of the tropic sunshine. A The deck appeared completely deserted. No, two deck chairs still' retained their occupants. In one, the captain and owner of the yacht was chatting with his niece. Captain Price, a born adventurer, had passed the prime of life as carelessly, as gracefully, as he had become the leading sportsnian -of England. Although he no longer felt the tingling wine of youth pulsing through his veins, he still possessed a powerful physique, and what he considered an even greater triumph, a delightful sense of humour. Life Still held a piquancy, a zest, that even time had failed to dull.