Glens Falls High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Glens Falls, NY)

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ul-ley. what goes on here! MPINK MAGIC Presented by Senior Class CONFUSION STIMULATES LIGHT THEME By Florence Mcllvaine fPost-Star, April 3, 195411 'iAn entertaining performance of the three-act comedy. c'Pinl.' Magic, was given lay the Glens Falls High School Senior Class last night in the school auditorium under the direction of George Burns Smith, assisted by John Van Der Voort. A large audience attended. Wllhe play itself was not as substantial as some offerings of the school dramatics department in recent years. but the cast was talented and competent . . . the play was light-hearted variation on the Cinderella theme. with some confusion as to the identity of Prince Charming adding a new twist. 'iloan 0'C0nnor was appealing in the leading role of Ursula HLamlnie Prowder. who emerges from her chrysalis at the end of the third act to discover that she is uperfeetly normal and isn't going to grow up to be an eccentric genius. William Prescott was likable as Wally Grant. who discovers Lambie's true Charm and worth. Martha Dorlon and Mary Lou Heron were well cast as Lamhie's roommates at the Casa Maximilian, where they are members of a painting group chaperoned by the youthful and attractive Mrs. Candee. a part well played lay Joann Taft. Dale Granger was excellent as Kimball Colby. whom Lamhie mistakes as her first love. Are we going to have a chance to meet all those wonderful people in the American Colony? w -'lffenxusfas sf 1 x' .1 mn. 1 1 min

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I am Estrellita de Varis! SYNOPSIS This comedy, based on the teen age best seller of the same name by Margaret Lee Runbeckf' deals with a group of American tourists and their amusing dramatic experiences in Mexico City. The main interest is provided by three girls whose pursuit of romance furnishes the background for a number of mirthful episodes. Lambie Prowder wore glasses and found Dorothy Parker all too right about them. She had brains, but what's the good of brains to a 16-year-old girl? What she needs is charm and plenty of it, if she is to compete with Horty and Corney, a wonderful, grown-up 17 with all that it takes to make life worth living in terms of attracting the other sex. The three girls are packed off with a chaperon for a summer of art study in Mexico. The entire action takes place in the patio of the Casa Maximilian in Mexico City. ACT ONE-Scene 1: Afternoon, July. ACT ONE-Scene Il: One week later. Intermission ACT TWO-Scene I: Early afternoon, several days later. ACT TWO-Scene Il: Late that same night. Intermission ACT THREE-Scene I: Evening the following day. ACT THREE-Scene II: Mid-morning, two weeks later. ENTR'ACTE MUSIC The String Ensemble played under the direction of Maurice Whitney You sketch too easy. It dunt mean nutting, Senorita.

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A I Mx I. i 'hum Hey what goes' 'I'm only trying to hock a watch. 4'This is Mrs. Candee, our chaperonf' Wfhe cast included a number of good character and comedy roles, and these were skillfully handled by Betsey Dickinson as the sultry and unscrupulous Estrellita De Varisg Lois Owen and .Ianice Thorne as Clara and Hester Hotch, spinster sisters whose greatest thrill in Mexico is meeting Beulah-Mae Fezenden, a lady lecturer whom they once heard in Toledo. Carol ,Iohnson's portrayal of Miss Fezenden was a fine piece of caricature. Norman Block was excellent as the volatile Mexican art teacher whose sensibilities are strained beyond bearing by the daubings of his class, and David Robertson was convincing in the part of lose, manager of the Casa. Fay Adgate gave a skillful portrayal of the Queen for a Day who has been traveling on the strength of her personality ever since winning a radio contest. 4'The mature roles, often a weak spot in school plays, were unusually well handled. Lucille Ott and Wesley Dyckman were Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Thorndike Prowder, Lambie's famous parents, and Jean Lyke was the gracious Mrs. Dwight Colby, Kimball's mother. James Hart took the part of George Crater, his uncle. Mac Beckwith and Mark Cleghorn lent a nice touch of authenticity to the scene as a pair of Mexican musicians. James Mellom as the Guide, Fred Rogers as Holt, Vickie Duell as the waitress, Claire McCormick as an Indian and Peter Whitten, William Donohue, Judy Watson, and Mary Sullivan as dancers all added their bit to the south-of-the-border atmosphere. The single setting, the patio of the Casa, was extremely attractive and colorful. A string ensemble under the direction of Maurice C. Whitney provided entr'acte music. Toledo? A charming city! I remember, I gave a lecture: there two years ago. 'Tm so happy I could cry !