Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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26 SAMARA s ON March 2nd, we had the honour of presenting our Senior dramatic production She Stoops to Conquer, in the presence of Their Excellencies, the Governor General and the Countess of Bessborough, and Lady Moyra Ponsonby. His Excellency ' s interest in the drama is well known, and we were proud to have such a distinguished critic in the audience. The play was voted a great success, and certainly each girl played her part, however small, to the best of her ability, which added greatly to the uniformly high standard of the performance. We hope the audience enjoyed it as much as those taking part. In both the Senior and Intermediate plays this year the cast taking part in the final performance has been chosen by elimination. Each part has been studied by two or more girls, and the one giving the best interpretation of it was selected for the final presentation. Those girls taking part in neither will give scenes from the play they have studied later on in the term. Henry VIII , the presentation of the Intermediate Dramatic Art class, will be performed on May 8th; the Junior play, Toad of Toad Hall will take place on May 18th ; and the Lower School Euchorics and Mime on May 22nd. There has been real keenness in our dramatics this year, and it can be truly said that we have made good progress, the greatest im- provement perhaps being in the tone and flexibility of the girls ' voices. Miss MacBrien herself has set us a fine example of the heights which real dramatic talent can reach by her magnificent inter- pretation of the part of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet . It was produced last December by Rupert Harvey, with Lord Duncannon as Romeo, Miss MacBrien as Juliet, Miss Barrow as Lady Capulet, and several other Elmwoodians including Old Boys, in the cast. We must congratulate Miss MacBrien also on the success of her production of Marco Millions Act II in the Dominion Drama Festival Competition. In this play Miss Barrow took the part of

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SAMARA 25 February 14th. — Lecture at Elmwood, Hitler and his neigh- bours by Miss Ella Smith. February 19th. — Dance recital by Nini Theilade at the Glebe. February 23rd 26th. — Mid- Year week-end. February 27th. — Her Excellency ' s holiday. February 23rd-26th — Old Girls ' Week-end. February 24th. — Old Girls ' Dinner. February 25th. — Tea for Old Girls, given by Mrs. Buck. March 2nd. — Visit of Their Excellencies. March 2nd. — Senior dramatic production 4 ' She Stoops to Conquer . March 7th. — Boy Choristers ' concert at Elmwood. (Tea on this occasion was kindly given by Mrs. Edward Fauquier.) March 9th. — Visit of some boarders to Parliament Buidings (kindness of Hon. Martin Burrell). March 9th. — Organ recital by Frank Harrison at Knox Church. March 10th. — Visit to the National Gallery and tea at the Chateau. March 10th. — Prefects went to the Ladies ' College Dramatic Club entertainment. March 13th. — Elmwood Confirmation Service at Christ Church Cathedral. March 16th. — Swimming at the Chateau. March 16th. — Junior Drama League plays at the Little Theatre. March 17th. — Visit to Dominion Observatory. March 19th. — Piano recital by Joseph Lhevinne at the Glebe. March 20th. — ' The Merchant of Venice at the Ladies ' College. March 21st. — Miss Warren ' s lecture on The Charm of Old England . March 23rd- April 11th. — Easter Holidays, (including 2 extra days granted at request of His Excellency and Lady Moyra.) April 11th. — School reopened. April 16th. — Vocal recital by Mario Chamlee at the Glebe. April 18th. — Concert at Little Theatre in aid of Association for the Blind. April 30th.— Miss Stone ' s talk on the Devon Art and Literary Colony. May 5th. — Boarders went to Britannia. May 8th. — Intermediate production Henry VIII. May 11th. — Intermediate production (second group) Scenes from Henry VIII . May 18th. — Junior production Toad of Toad Hall. May 22nd. — Music Recital : Lower School dramatic performance of Euchorics and Mime. May 24th. — Empire Day; School holiday. May 26th. — School Dance. June 11th. — Sports Day. June 12th. — School Closing. June 25th. — Toronto Matriculation Exams, begin.

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SAMARA 27 the heroine, Princess Kukachin, and she has our congratulations on a wonderful performance. We were all thrilled to hear that it had taken second place in the Finals, being awarded the trophy for the best presentation in English next to the Bessborough Trophy. We are proud to feel that our dramatic work is in the hands of such a highly talented actor-producer — who is also one of our Old Girls — as Miss MacBrien by these two outstanding achievements has proved herself to be. THE SENIOR DRAMATIC ART CLASS presents SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH Under the distinguished patronage of Their Excellencies The Governor General and the Countess of Bessborough Cast Kate Hardcastle: Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Acts 4, 5, 6 Marlow: Act 1 Barbara Barrett Act 2 Mary Hampson Act 3 Joan Fraser Act 4 Moira Leathem Act 5 Mary Kingsmill Hastings: Acts 1, 2, 3 Acts 4, 5. . . Miss Neville: Acts 1, 2, 3 Acts 4, 5 . . . Hardcastle: Acts 1, 2, 3 Acts 4, 5. . . Mrs. Hardcastle: Acts 1,2 Janet Hutchison Act 3 Betty Hooper Acts 4, 5 Miriam Cruikshank Elizabeth Symington Hope Gilmour Virginia Copping Genevieve Bronson Mary Baker Peggy Waldie Barbara Alan Brown Katherine Dunning Ethel South am Dawn Ekers