Fairfield College Preparatory School - Hearthstone Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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ABOVE-Rev. Mr. Kiley rehearses with soloists Suto, Catandella, Fox and Poeggel. BELOW-Another rehearsal scene, Left to right, Rev. Mr. Kiley, Ken Catondella and Gerry Fox. LEADING ACTORS OF THE DRAMATIC Poeggel. SOCIETY: G. Fox, TH E DRA On the nights of May 2nd and 3rd, 1952, the Players of Fairfield Prep presented Arsenic And Old Lace, a comedy written by Joseph Kesserling. Since the T952 HEARTHSTONE had gone to press long be- fore this time, we take this opportunity to report the production of last season. The production set three precedents. It was the first play to be shown here on the Prep campus, since all other productions of maior importance had been staged at the Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport. Secondly, it was the only production for which a set had been designed especially for the Prep stage. This play established a third precedent in being the first Prep play to have run for two nights. and The play was well received by a very enthusiastic audience. At the time this book went to press Clate Februaryi, preparations were well under way on the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta H.M.S. Pinafore. The Dramatic So- ciety and the Prep Glee Club, which sang at several football rallies and Bellarmine Guild meetings, were being combined in this ambitious effort under the direction of Rev. Mr. Kiley and Mr. George Thomas, Prep '48. Mr. Thomas had a leading role in the Dra- matic Society production of T948, and is now a member of the faculty. Members of the Class of T953 who have leading roles in the current production are Frederick Poeggel, C. Duarte, Rev. Mr. Kiley, K. Catandella, F. 'l-.af . A . . f . Q, , . H is ,M MA

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B. Q. Literary Staff: Seated-W. Keavy, F. Mathews, R. Gorton, Rev. Bernard Murphy, H. Humphrey, D. Jensen, J. Rourke. Standing-A. Karg, W. Naedele, R. Zimmerman, W. Fitzgerald, J. Waddell, A. Spencer, J. Quinn, N. Rousseau. T .iilfgf V fp- 'f KL' St' EQ E 3 B. Q. Art Stal? with Co-Editors and Moderators: Seated- B. Q. Business Staff: Seated4T. Lengyel, J. Callahan, Rev. W. O'Brien, R. Gorton, Rev. Bernard Murphy, H. Humph- Mr. Twomey, J. Knobelsdorft, F. D. Turchik. Standing- rey, T. Colangelo. Standing-G. Gardiner, P. Lengyel. G. Benedict, G. O'l.eary, J. Brown, S. Balint. In the panel below, at the left some members of the stat? discuss a coming issue with the Moderator, Fr. Bernard Murphy. ln the center picture Paul Lengyel types B.Q. copy. At the right, a busy advertising staff is pictured with Rev. Mr. Twomey, the Assistant Moderator.

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TIC SOCIETY J m Mr. Raymond O'Hara of the lay faculty and Rev. Mr. Kiley directed the play with admirable skill, while the business details were ably handled by Rev. Mr. Carr. Principal roles were played by the following mem- bers of the Class of 1953: Thomas Keaveny, Ronald Gorton, Jerome Peeler and Kenneth Catandella. We should also mention the fine performance of Robert Davidson, Walter Young, Thaddeus Figlock, Philip Goscienski, William Mottolese, Charles Jensen and Arthur Conway of the Class of l952, and of Peter Suto and Michael Catalano of the present Junior Class. GLEE CL Charles Duarte, Kenneth Catandella and Gerald Fox. To this list ot principal characters we should add the name of Peter Suto, '54. Other bits of information: Rev. Mr. Grant will act as Business Moderator ofthe play, Fr. Thomas Murphy will be the pianist, Al Prevost will again act as stage manager, Ronald Gorton is assisting in the directing of the choral stage action and Mr. Raymond O'Hara in the directing of the leading characters. The officers for the past year were: Kenneth Cat- andella, President ofthe Dramatic Society, and Peter Suto, President of the Glee Club. By Jerome Peeler vmw H ABOVEvThe H.M,S. Pinatore chorus rehearses. BELOW-Another rehearsal led by Mr, Thomas THE GLEE CLUB CHORUS: First row, M. lynch, J. O'Brien, Mr. Thomas, W. Shanley, D. Dew. Second row, A. Spencer, W. Carroll, P. Harman, R. Zimmerman, L. Reilly, R. Fahy, R. Kane, J. Redgate, P. Hart. Third row, K. Krewson, P. McGovern, T. Combs, D. Martin, H. Scopp, J. Kelly, C. Conway.