Eastern High School - Punch and Judy Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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| Ss Punch and ache iy =| Miss M. J. Watts | | Assistant Principal = : ae ) C June 1928

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pinch and Judy—13 “The Admirable Crichton “For dramatic excellence’? reads the in- scription on tbe Brown Cup. “‘The Admirable Crichton’? was excellent, doubtless---but only because it passed through that stage of quality to place itself on a much higher level. It did not confine itself to a state of excellency, but it climbed to exalted heights, seldom, if ever, attained before by a high school production. Each one of the cast, major and minor parts, has burned his name into the history of Eastern. Can any of them ever be forgotten? Hazen Shea as Crichton, first the perfect but- ler, then the almost perfect ruler; or Margaret Beckett as Lady Mary, whose real character was so effectively concealed beneath a shell of insolent snobbery ; or Thomas Neff as the con- ceited, dandified son of Lord Loam, whom Lewis Depro exploited in all his dignity and and pathetic democracy? Jennette Seiler as the lovable and loving, irrepressible Tweeny has earned everlasting mention in our drama- x tie history. Then the indolence and jealousy i of the sisters of Lady Mary, Audrey Bern- hardt and Jayne Adams, and the inquisitive meddling of Elsie Seay as Lady Brocklehurst, and the cute nothingness of Lord Brockle- hurst, portrayed by Parker Faber, will always live in our memory as perfect interpretations. The five judges of the plays in competition for the Brown University Alumni Cup “‘were unanimous in their opinions that Eastern High School’s was the best play from both an act- ing and a scenic standpoint.’’ Such popular- ity must be deserved. The success of Barrie’s play resulted from three qualities, possessed, and cultivated by everyone connected with the play--coopera- tion, earnestness, and ability, mixed in equal shares to produced one splendid play. June 1928