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THE CLARION 31 The airplanes and ships are hard to build So let's begin it now with each heart fulfilled. D. S. '46 ilk!!! THE ,ELIZABETHAN THEATRE The Elizabethan theatres were very different from our theatres today. They had none of the modern lighting facilities which make our plays so much more beautiful. Women were not allowed to act on the stage and all women's parts were taken by young men. There were little or no proper- ties or scenery. A chair or bench and other pieces of furniture that were needed in the play had to provide both scenery and setting. Today we do our best to make the stage look as nearly like the real thing as possible. Modern theatre seats are placed in fairly regular rows and are offered to rich and poor alike. In the Elizabethan theatre, groundlings were forced to stand on the ground in front of the stage throughout the performance. The best seats were in the galleries where the merchants and gentry sat. Over the stage was the lord's room and here the aristocrats sat. The young gallants of the period occupied the front of the stage throughout the play, strutting up and down and showing off in a manner which an- noyed the actors. Even the stage itself was differ- ent from the stages of today. The out- er stage was divided into three parts. Behind this, separated from it by a curtain, was the inner stage. Here such scenes as the witches' cavern in Macbeth were presented. Over this was a tower from which a flag was raised when the play was about to begin. Even with all the 'inconveniences of the old theatres, drama ruled the day. Not only professionals, but also scholars and courtiers tried their hands at writing plays. They were as popular then as the movies are today and were enjoyed by rich and poor a- like. This was the real beginning of our modern drama and, although we have a great advantage over the E- lizabethan times, some of their plays are still being presented today as great writings. R. W. '45 Ik if HK 41 A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith In the rough, tough neighborliness of the Williamburg section of Brook- lyn, beauty shines through poverty for those who can see it. There Francie Nolan battled her way to young wo- manhood. Her father, an amiable man, was addicted to drink. Her moth- er fed her children on bread pudding, Shakespeare, and the Bible. Francie and her brother learned early to take care of themselves. Mr. Nolan drank himself to death. Mrs. Nolan married again and Francie grew to be a prominent young lady. They all lived happily ever after. HIHIHF ABOUT THE AUTHOR, BETTY SMITH A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, was Betty Smithls first novel. It rocketed to the peak of success. In early life she had success as a dramatic critic and writer of plays. Born in Brooklyn, she delayed her studies until her two children had
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30 THE CLARION Where did you come from? asked Tom, looking around him. And where did the ghosts go to? There aren't any ghosts, said Lucy. Ghosts are just a superstition. But there is, too, said Tom. He was going to stick a needle in me that was about a yard longff You've been dreaming, said Anna. We just got here in time, said Mr. Hanley. That air in here would have got the best of him in a- bout five minutes. We thought he wouldn't have a 'ghost of a chance', said Jerry. And I thought I was go- ing to have some fun and play a good joke on Tom. I won't ever do any- thing like that again! So they all took Toni home and he soon complete- ly recovered from his ghostly shock. The children vowed they would never go for a walk near that graveyard a- gain. Virginia Cates '45 wk Sk wk 41 SPRING Spring is on its Way When the grass gets green And small children are seen Out of doors to run and play. When violets soon pop out To be put in baskets to hang in May And leaves are blown about Spring is on its way. Jean Blanchard '47 Sk HK IK IK Mary and Stanley Grayston were walking home from KIRK. There wasn't MUCKLE time to get to their small home of clay and VVATTLES. They walked along the WEALD and passed the FELLS by the way. They soon reached home and Mary started to get their dinner immediately and set the table with her best DELPH, for three. Then she went BENTHE- HOUSE to see if everything was ready. She was so nervous she DINNA KBN what she was doing. You see, her son, a flyer in the R. A. F., was to come on a furlough from the AERODROME miles away and they hadn't seen him for six months. A. J. C. '45 The above was an assignment in English IV, using the following Brit- ish terms: Kirk .,..,.. ...,.. ,...... c h urch Muckle ........ .. much Wattles .......... . .. twigs Weald .,..,.... ....,....., . forest Fells ..,................ .,......,...,......,...,,,,, m oors Delph .. .... ..,..................,......., c hina dishes Benthehouse .,..,.,.....,.,,,. inside the house Dinna ken .,..... ..,,......,... d 0 not know Aerodrome .. ,.............,.,..........,,...,...... air base Sk Pk Sk if BUY MORE BONDS There's a war going on So we've all got to fight, And by buying more bonds We'll end it all right. So we've all got to help And do our share, And to lighten the burden For the boys over there. We can save, we can lend- We can give, we can spend- When we think of this war going on- So let's all do our share For the boys over there Let's buy War Bonds More Bonds! and more Bonds! We, on the home front Can do our part,- But don't let this finish Before we start.
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32 THE CLARION reached school age, then she attend- ed the University of Michigan and School of Drama at Yale. G. M. '47 il 11 41 4' SILLY OR WISE It is silly to go to school, ' Many boys and girls say, Some live by this rule, And waste away the day. But when they try to get a job, And try to get work done, Without an education, They find it is no fun. ' The moral of this poem, I will write down belowg The more knowledge you get in school, The farther you will go. J. W. '47 lk ik 4' 'F THE DOOMED ANGLER A furious storm had driven the lone sportsman, occupant of a flimsey rowboat, onto the shore of that deso- late island. While trying to head home from his unsuccessful fishing trip, his boat had been dashed against rocks near the island, leaving a gaping hole in the bulkhead. The island was un- inhabited except for a deserted man- sion enshrouded in an entanglement of wild grape vines, blackberry bush- es, and towering oaks and pines. Colonel Forbes had first landed there many years ago while being pursued by a band of Indians across the lake. He liked the island so well that he purchased the thousand acres and built his home there. Thus it was named Forbes Island. - It was now dusk and the dejected fisherman had no Way to return to the mainland, eight miles away. He was therefore forced to spend the night on this dreary, desolate, seldom visited is- land. All he had for provisions was the remainder of his picnic lunch and a few damp matches. He could barely see the steeples of the old mansion jut- ting skyward through the heavy mist that was gradually setting in. He start- ed in the 'general direction and at length arrived at his destination. He cautiously tip-toed up the creaky wooden steps to the big front door. As he opened the door an evil looking bat flew out, barely refraining from en- tangling his hair. He continued to en- ter, however. After -lighting a match, he was 'confrontedby grotesque cob- webs drapedhinsanely over the once beautiful furniture, panels, and ceil- ings. He thought back upon the grand- eur, which must have existed when the colonel and his family lived there. Their only contact with the outer world had been by boat. The legend, of which the unfortun- ate angler was unaware, was that all of the Colonel's family had died strangely that very night a hundred years before, of a very rare, unknown disease that ran in the family-all, that is, except one son who at the time was in town getting provisions. The youth heard of the tragedy and never returned, but his grandson is still liv- ing-somewhere. The visitor wandered aimlessly a- bout the house, up and down the stairs. He found some ancient candles which he lit and explored every nook and cranny, chest and drawer. Coming across the Colonel's diary he began to read it with great zeal.
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