Gilman High School - Gilmanac Yearbook (Northeast Harbor, ME)

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-M-2645-'31-GILMAN-X-45-M-i666HIVGH-39'3!--H-66-X-SCHOOLSZ-iii?-76 -zz-1945-2+ ef- es- -ze -2+ es ee es ez- THE GILMANAC as ez- -se ex- as ez- as es- e91945es raesmam its JUN1 on PLAYS On the night of April 50, 1943, two more Gilman plays took place at the Northeast Neighborhood Hall. They were the freshmen and junior plavs, nPaul Faces The Tire Shortagen and HSomeone for unnv . It was the same kind of a night as the last two plays HBuddy Buys An Orchidu, and WQuiet Please.n Rain and wind made it hard for neonle to get out to see the plays. But in spite of it all a good crowd turned out. The freshmen play, nPaul Faces The Tire Shortagen took placed first. It was a short comedy, and the actors xnf actresres did a grand job. It proved to the upper classmen that the freshmen are not so green after all. The cast was: Paul, Gordon Manchesterg his mother, Ida Halton, his father, Everett Carter, his sister, Mary, Florence Jordan, his girl friend, Jane, Bettr Uescottg and his brother, Junior, Lester Joy. X The Gilman High'School Band under the direction of Mrs.Herrkk played a number of selections after the first play. The junior's play Someone For Bunny , followed the band con- cert. The junior class reallv did a good job. This play was also a comedv with a touch of romance on the carts of Bunny and Susie. The cast wasz- Barbara, Frances Iveneyg Peter, Austin 'Grindleg Bunny, Hoyt Clark, Irene, Flora Manchester, and Susie Richards, Sheila Norwood. - ' When the entertainment was over, the crowd started buttoning un their coats, pulling their hats over their ears, and pushed their wav out into the rain. I But I'm sure everyone felt it was worth getting wet for. ' Charlene Walls ' '45 , - Sl.-

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x THE SENIOR AND SJPHOMORE PLAYS Never in all the years of Gilman High School plays has there been two better ones than the senior and sophomore performan- ces of February 4, 1945! The Barrymores themselves would havetenx surprised at the remarkable acting in UQuiet Pleaseu and UBuddy Buys an Orchidn. Outside of the Northeast, Harbor Neighborhood Hall, before the plays, a number of policemen stood in the miserable rain di- recting the traffic! The huge crowd poured into the hall hours before the curtain. Great personalities, like the governor, a few noted Broadway stars, and a number of reporters and photo- graphers were present. Finally the hall lights were off, the fcotlights were on,and the curtain was going up. Y The first play was the senior's, nQuiet Pleasen. This fast moving comedy got plenty of hearty laughs from beginning to end. The actors and actresses were: Clifford Manchester as Jeff, James Walls, Jr. as his brother, Judd, Sunnyville Christian Society, with Ralph Wright as Rev. Andrews, Bette Beale as Mattie, Hester Seavey as Jessica, and Verlie Walls as Josie. Catherine, a stran- ger, would have been played by Madeline Bucklin, but due to 'ill- ness Charlene halls substituted. After the first great performance, the noted Gilman High School Band played a number of selections under the direction of Mrs. Bradford Herrick, who also staged the plays. Then the crowd was thrilled to see the curtain gc up on the second performance. It was the sophomorefs play WBuddy Buys an Orchidn. The play proved to the audience what great acting abil- ity and talent the sophomore class has! It showed, with the touches of comedy, the troubles and worries a teen-age boy, of the modern day hiss., The cast was as follows: Virgil Walton as Buddy, Rebecca Taylor as Mrs. Bradley, Euddy's mother, Charlene Walls as Alida, his sisterg Eleanor Halls as the maid, Belle 3 and Clifton Damon would have played Bill, Alida's friend, but due to illness, Gordan Falt substituted. The actresses, actors, end directors were overwhelmed with congratulations, many telegrams, flowers, and gifts! The report- ers and photographers crowded the dressing rooms of the great per- formers. - 50 -

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