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

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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.

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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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EASTERN ECHO 41 Iris, he remonstrated, can,t you see the risk? Yes, l know you dived before. l know the outlit's in good condition! ljut the passage, why, it's twenty-five fathoins, and dangerous at that! From you, of all persons, john. The girl's voice held a note of mockery. But why must you dive there? Why not pick a safer playground? Ohl l don't know! Curiosity, l suppose! Her tone was rather bored and a little amused. lrlow irritating was her poise. The captain looked at her appraisingly-laughing, intense green eyes, vivid against the golden tan of her face, a black, unruly bob carelessly pushed behind shapely ears, a lithe, slim body, tense with youth, and vibrant, expressive hands. To himself, he thought: She has it, too, that hopeless, indomitable craving for adventure. Shell have her own way with or without my consent. Aloud, he said: lf you must, then, lris, but I consider you very foolish. l shall get a diver from the -island we're approaching to put the apparatus in good condition. Weld better go inside now, as this sun is getting worse every minute. Are you sure it's the sun, Uncle? she said, sweetly: too sweetly to allow ehim to miss the ironic rin-g of triumph in her voice. An-hour later, the yacht steamed in sight of Rennell Island, one of the Solomon group. The fronds of t'he cocoanut palms clothed the island in a dark garment of leaves, amids-t a great hush of silver and azure. To t'he side of Rennell, a smaller island formed a narrow passage. A sort of smiling somnolence brooded over it, yet every native knew the treachery of its apparently guileless beauty. Across the tepid, shallow waters sailed the Driftwood, until the pink and scarlet of the hibiscus, and other tropic blooms, were visible against the verdure of the foliage. For a period of half an hour the yac-ht anchored, while three of the crew went in search of a diver. Soon they returned, and slowly the boat steamed toward the passage. The Captain and 'his niece were once again on deck chatting, but this time t-hey -had a new companion. The diver from Rennell Island was in heated conversation with the girl. But, Miss, there is much danger. Even I, who know it well, fear the tide, an-d the jagged coral reef. If once you get caught-l ln vain he groped for English words to explain his fears, but his eyes and his gesticulating hands told their own story. My mind is quite -made up, she said, and the Captain knew by the thin line of her lips and a certain indefinable light in her eyes, that she -meant every word of it. Sorry, but I guess t-hat's hnalf' sai-d the Captain. He looked at t.he tgirl disparagingly, yet with a grudging admira- tion for her pluck and resolution. A moment's silence ensued, during which the Captain studied the diver. He was extremely young, with as fine a form as tihe Captain had possessed in his youth. l.ong hours under the boiling sun had roasted his skin to a burnished copper. and his legs and arms were curved with muscle. He was t'he personilica-tion of robust health and vigour. More intelligent than his fellow natives. he seemed to sense