Franklin High School - Post Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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THE GIRL FROM LARAMIE

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T H E P 0 S T Page Twenty-nine The Girl From Laramie DRAMATIS PERSONAE Wilson ...................................... Ernest Risberg Ethel Osborn ............ .... G ladys Bomgardner Lady Violet Beauchamp .... ..... B erenice Mullen Geoffrey Caryl .......... P. . ....... Donald Peterson Sir Blakesley Beresford .... .... Vi 'illiam MacMullen Archie Winthrop ........ ........ B lerrill Ginn Priscilla Peabody ....... .... G race E. Bamforth Robin Weatherford ..... ..... I rene Fournier Henry Weatherford .... ...... G eorge Cornes Business Manager .... -. ...... George Selfridge Assistant Manager .... .... H erman Rademacher Properties ....... ....... F rank Fanno Head Usher ..... ..... S adie Garvin Director ...... .......... ............. ..... G u y Reynolds HE January class play, The Girl from Laramie, was pre- sented on Friday evening, December 2, at the Washington High School Auditorium. For one to say that the play was cleverly presented is not sufficient. The cast was excellently chosen and skilfully coached under the direction of Mr. Guy Reynolds. The play dealt with the international marriage problem of an American girl and a member of the English nobility. Priscilla Peabody, well portrayed by Grace Bamforth, was a lady whose greatest desire was to obtain higher social position for herself and her young American niece, Robin Weatherford, played by Irene Fournier. This young girl was a typical western American type and naturally her ideas and ways were not those of her aunt's English friends. Sir Blakesley Beresford, acted by William Mac- Mullen, was an English nobleman who willingly consented to marry Robin because of her wealth. This met with the whole-hearted approval of Robin's aunt, and Sir Blakesley's cousin, Lady Violet Beachamp, admirably interpreted by Bernice Mullen. Lady Violet was a supercillious woman with social aspirations, and this mar- riage was part of her own plan. Everything went splendidly until the arrival of Archie Winthrop, a young American engineer em- ployed in England. Archie met Robin, and Robin, being a true American, fell in love with him, and after she was released from Sir Blakesley, consented to marry Archie. Mr. Winthrop was played by Merrill Ginn. Ethel Osborne, portrayed by petite Gladys Bomgardner, was a young English girl whose mind was set on