Fieldston School - Fieldglass Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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One dictionary dehnition of a festival reads: A season devoted periodically to some form of enter- tainment. This definition is applicable to only one phase of Fieldston's institution, the Festival. As first formers we look forward to working on our first festival to see what it is like. We find that it is a time to work creatively, to attempt a Hnished performance which at the beginning of rehearsals seemed impossible. We realize, perhaps for the first time, that there is more to a play than just acting- there is the scenery, the lighting, the costumes, all of which must be perfect. We discover that Working together can be fun and how many of our friends have talents that up to now have been undiscovered. This year the first form decided to put on Gilbert and Sullivan's entertaining H.M.S. Pinaforen. With the help of Miss Tomasone, Mr. Werthman and the members of the Art Department, the production was quite a success. The acting was excellent, the singing was superb, and the sets were delightful. Among those in lead roles were Nancy Wolfe, Susan Harvey, Bob Levy, Charles Braun, Jane Lon- tinez, Nora Kan, Margie Bessin, Ed Gaines, Jay Lagemann, Danny Jaffee, and Chris Flory. Now the First formers take their seats in the audi- torium to watch other festivals, only to rise again in their senior year for their final showing before graduation. H. M. S. PINAFCJRE

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W YYVW lfarly on the morning of February 20th, some sixty-hve knowledge-seeking seniors and five teach- ers gatherefl on the steps of Midtown and prepared to initiate the annual Washington trip. The purpose of this trip is to give the seniors an opportunity to witness government in action and thereby gain a hetter perspective of how our eountry is run. Of eourse, the seniors flirt more than just view great huilrlings. Perhaps the most heneficial part of the trip was a ehanee to ohserve eongressional eom- miltees in aetion. The elass saw Senator javits testify on eivil rights legislation. several oil executives speak on the oil situation as a result of the Suez erisis. anml others on equally important suhjeets. Most of the seniors also managed to speak to at least one representative or senator ancl therehy hetter nnmlerstanal the worlcl's prohlems. The most sueeess- ful antl influential of the stuclents. of eourse, were those eonstituents like Roh Kimhall, who soon gained aeeeptanee as an olheial Wasliirigtcnii lohhy. This yearis senior class had the priy ilelae of heing adclresserl hy Mr. Ewan Clague. Uireetor of the Bureau of Lahor Statistics. llr. Claaue. through his fascinating and helpful talk. illustrated for the group the eurrent manpower prohlem in the eonntry. The seniors. though. rlicl not let Washington pro- yirle all the thrills. They' proyiflefl many' for them- selves. 'Xliu-is inysterious phone eall from the White llouse raiserl some eyehroyys. not to mention the jokers on the fourth lloor. The trip proyefl to he a lH'Ui!fll'ltiI1IQ experienee. too. lor many' seniors. some of yyhom eoulrl say' after the trip that they' no longer harl one traek minrls. ln all. the trip proyeml to he a y-.onrlerlul experi- enee for the r-lass. ancl the small hanrl of loyal lolloyyers yyho arriyerl home with llay felt they harl gaineil mneh hy their journey to Washington. Many' thanks. ol eourse. are flue the tear hers who rnafle the yshole trip possihle: Nlr. Uarhy. Mr. llassoyy. Nliss llazarfl. NTTS5 llosenthal. aml Miss Eastman. !Ill 'WTWi , :uni 1.15, rig -rl 1 .111 la

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April hfth was the date for both the premiere and last performance of The Crucible by the Fieldston Players, a nolablc oll'-Riverdale Avenue troupe. This play was originally produced on Broadway during the V152 season and was writtcn by Arthur Miller. husband of Nlarily n. This most recent performance of the play was directed, produced, cast, cut. etc., by liaphaela Tomasonc. ol' former Fieldston fame. Her Barnaby and lfirllzrlay of the lnfanta arc but two in the long line of distinguished productions ...... The female If-mls were divided among Nettie l.ccf. Louise I.ilSSt'l', and Joanna Bulova. The leading men were Alan Berger. Richard Brown, Tom Del- banco. lfrilt llollman and Bob Kimball. The cast was a large one, including about thirty seniors. Miss Tomasone did not double-cast many of the large parts in hopes of improving the quality of the per- formances of those in both performances. The play. taking place in Salem. Mass.. at the time of the witch-trials, centers about the efforts of a spitcful young girl to rid the man she loves of his wife. Unhappily. she rids herself of the man she loves, causing the sentencing to death of many in- nocent people. The actual plot. however, is incidental to the major point that the author was trying to convey to the public . . . the ease with which truth can be distorted and fear takes the place of ration- ality. Many people take The Crucible to be a parody of the happenings during the reign of the Senator from Yvisconsin. Although the theme of the play was a serious one, the seniors had a gay time putting it on and the audience seemed to enjoy it greatly. THE CRUCIBLE I -UL D SJ W