Gilbertsville Central Rural School - Yearbook (Gilbertsville, NY)

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41:5 'L vlirlfk, Q . . . 9 ', ,N -4' , r- .Q 3. Q. Y' q Q . 1? -11 3,-.lbs M' Kes. DRAIVIATICS The Boob Everett Sargent, J ames Moore, Henry Nearing, Shirley Van Valkenberg, Miss Roberts, Marie Sorensen. As an entrant in the one-act play contest of the Tri-Valley League, Gilbertsville presented The Boob, which was given in the Town Hall last year. The cast: Everett Sargent-the Boob g Marie Sorensen-the heroineg Henry Nearing-the boss, and James Moore-the villain. As a result of the trip to Guilford on December 9th the players won iirst honors --a. silver cup! On December 16th The Boob was presented in the final one-act play contest at W0l'C6StE1', Schenevus getting Hrst, Laurens, sec- ond, East Worcester, third, and Gilbertsville, fourth. But regardless of this, the coach, Miss Roberts, and the cast helped to make The Boob a good performance for it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. 27 .

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Our loca.l prize-speaking, under the excellent direction of Mrs. Shel- don Carr, was hold in the Town Hall, Monday evening, May seve11tl1. It was a pronounced success from beginning to end. The program was as follows: Anno of Green Gables ......................................... ,... lt Iontgomery Jean Woodlands Mr. Dooley 011 tl1e Grippe ..................,................ ......... D 1111116 Albert Davis The Highwayrnan ............, ................................ .... N 0 yes Marion Polley Sunny's Christenin' ......................,.............,... John Bushnell Born Rich ............. ...............,................... ..... Belle Coon Pa Goes Skating ...... ................................... ...... Robert White . Stuart Smith Peck The Stove ,.,..,.,,,. .,..,,...........,......................... ..... P 1 ckthal Elizabeth Stebbins If We Cancel .............. ........................................ .... L a WS011 Everett Sargent The judges, Elizabeth Hayes, Ralph English and Ralph Gardner, up- perclass1nen at Hartwick College, chose the wi1111ers as follows: Girls- Jean Woodlands, tirstg Belle Coon, secondg boys-Everett Sargent, tlrstg John Bushnell, second. Musical numbers were given by a number of high SCIIOOI girls. It was an evening 1nucl1 enjoyed by a good-sized audience. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE On Tuesday night, April twenty-fourth, about forty of the Gilberts- ville students went in one of tl1e school buses to Oneonta to the High school auditorium to see one of Sliakespeares most famous plays, The Merchant of Venice. The play was given by the Shakespeare Players cast, fa company which has traveled all through the United States and has built up a great reputation. They played to an audience made up of pupils from Cooperstown, Morris, Otego, Unadilla, Laurens, Sid11ey and Bainbridge, an audience wl1icl1 packed even the aisles. Two of the most outstanding actors were those who portrayed Shylock and Portia. but all the members of the troupe played their parts very well. Every one who attend ed this play considered it a very rare treat. Their costumes and stage settings were most appropriate and striking. 26

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Youth Comes TIiDDi112 ' Standing 1 Shirley Van Valkenberg. Mr. Waterman, Henry Nearing, Vivian Cloughen, Clifford Wilber, Porter Root. Seated : Charles Nearing, Ruth Gibson, Agnes Cant, James Moore. ..i Advertised as a rollicking three-act comedy, Youth Comes Tripp- ing, this year's school play, was just that. It was presented on May 25th at the Town Hall under the direction of Paul Waterman. Successful from every standpoint, the play ls an example of our school's high standard of dramatic performance. One should not forget what a successful play means, First, good ma- terial-people who can interpret and feel diilicult situations and who are willing to cooperate with the director and each other. Second, good coach- mg-bringlngr out to the greatest advantage, the best qualities of each actor. Youth Comes Tripping hadafvery Blind cast, headed by Porter Root who portrayed the diiiicult character part of Doc Skinner. Vivian Clough- en played opposite him as Mrs. Skinnerg Shirley Van Valkenburg played the heavy, Mr. Bryson, Henry Nearing, as Bobby Dunn, was the youth who nearly tripped g Agnes Cant as Betty Kane, was Bobby's one and on1y 3 James Moore, as Tom Kane, played the part of the village post- master: Ruth Gibson, as Lillian Padget, played the modern city girl: and Charles Nearing, as Speed Temple, played Bobby's chum. They have played their parts and we say, well done. 28