Greensburg High School - Brown and White Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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10. THE BROWN Polly Primrose At last that delightful southern comedy, Miss Polly Primrose, which has given the Seniors and their instructor many a worry and sleepless night, is upon us. It is the first standard play ever given by a class in the school and the class deserves much credit for carrying it through in . h bs the manner in which they have done. During the past month the young Thespians have toiled and fretted their hour upon the stage only to be 'heard' once in public. Many doubts existed in the minds of the cast as to the out- come of the producti-on, when it was first selected, but under the guiding handiof Mrs. H. Clay Beistel, our instructor, some rather clever acting has been developed. Mrs. Beistel cannot receive too much praise for her work, as she has taken the raw material and succeeded, after hard, con- scientious effort, in getting favorable results. The spirit of the class has also been a big factor in the success of the play. The play, itself, is very cleverly written and brim full of that southern spirit, so strong at the beginning of the Civil war. The scene of action is laid at f'Primrose Corner, the estate of the Primroses, in Georgetown, in historic Old Vir- ginia, and but an houris ride on h-orsebick from Vliashington City. Jack Primrose, the son of the family, has run away from the university to cn- list in the Confederate army. ln the first skir- mish of the war he is wounded. Hugh Carlisle, the hero of the play, who is in command of the Yankees, finds Primrose, nurses him till he is out of danger and then takes him home to f'Prim- rose Corner. The Primroses make the Yankee their guest of 'honor at once and in that position we find him when the heroine, Polly Primrose, comes home from school after a year's absence. -Carlisle, having been always indifferent to wo- men, m-eets Miss Polly under adverse circum- stances. It becomes a case of love at first sight. Simms, a Yankee spy under the guise of a book agent, comes upon the scene and warns his com- patriot -of his position with the Primroses, the most conspicuous rebels in Georgetown. Car- lisle leaves Primrose Corner for the service, but Oliver Chase, the villain and aspirant for Pollyls hand, sees thatlif he can get the Yankee back to Primrose Corner during the evening on which a meeting to d'iscuss a plot to bring Gen- AND WHITE. eral Lee into VVashington, is being held, he can make Carlisle out a spy and then 'his own chance for Polly's love will be bright. 'Chase succeeds in his scheme and Carlisle is caught, bound, gagged and then lockedin theidining room. Polly, with the aid of her colored maniniy, re- leases him and he flees with the news of the plot and prevents the capture of VVashington. Car- lisle returns to Primrose Corner, savesi the father and brother of the girl he loves from being sho-t as traitors and is rewarded by the hand of Polly. The cast of the play is as follows: Hugh Carlisle ............... George Treafrer a bk Col. Primrose .. .. Harry Burkhart Mrsg Primrose . . . . . .Q Margaret Bailey Polly Primrose . .. .... Janet Martin Jack Primrose ..... Paul Perry Qliver Chase . . . . . . James Gregg Col. Gordon ......... . . . Jack Scherrer Angela, his daughter . . ...... Galia Null Simms, a Yankee spy . . . . . John Johnson Aunt Caroline ........... .. . Helen Bair Ford Taylor ..........,... .... R ay Koon Ephraim, a colored servant ....... Roy Hancuff Class Squibs GALIA NULL-'fDade is a great talker truly, and one whose chief characteristic is loyal- ty, especially to her sister class, the Sophomore. GEORGE TREAGER--f'Treager used to pack up his books disdainfully and leave, with a scornful glance for the silly chatter -of the Senior girls. He :was called the 'fBachelor and a 'tman's man, but he has evidently reformed, for the seems to have awakened to the fact that girls have some good qualities, after all. 1 EDNA JllcFARLAND-'Phe second greatest talker of the class. l'Ted', dislikes to be called a grind, but nevertheless we admire and envy her her genius, both as a scholar and as th-e best fudge-maker in the class. , KATHARINE4 BLANK- Happy, laughing Katef? who has 'fsweet lips, whereon perpetually did reign the summer calm of gold-en charity. Kate has a d-ecided perseverance for tackling a subject about which she d-esires to learn. Tennis, especial-ly, with the encouragement of a certain good looking player, is one thing she is very fond of.

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THE BROWN AND WHITE. Galia Null. She is pretty to Walk with And witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think on. G eovfgc Treager. The world fo-rsakiug Wifh a calm dis- dain. folfm Scherrer. Mine is the world of thought The World of dreams. , Janet M aaftin. Is she not passing fair?

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THE BROWN AND WHITE. Katharine Bla-nk. Wearing all that weight of learning lightly, fame.: Gregg. There's serious businiss Exed in his look. HG1'VjlB1lI'A'1!!!!'f A I am not mail. But Kell me-W Who Erst invented wuxki' Margavet Bailey. , If to her share some errors fall, Look on her face, and you'l1 forget them all.