Haddon Heights High School - Garneteer Yearbook (Haddon Heights, NJ)

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THE GARNETEER . . . 1Y9Q7 g JUNIOR PLAY CAST lIDlIRAllMliA ANID llMlillllSlIi41'3 THE DRAMAT1c SEASON opened with the formation of junior and Senior Dramatic Clubs, as well as one formed to encourage Freshmen. JUNIOR PLAY-The first major drama event of the year was December 4th, when the juniors presented Tiger House, by Robert St. Clair, a clever mystery play laid around an isolated country estate called Mystery Manor, because of its alleged hauntings. Erma Lourie, played by Mildred Reese, is a young shop girl, who inherited the estate from an eccentric aunt. Erma's cousin, Arthur Hale, played by Arthur Pacifico, Oswald Kerins, by Herb Beattie, and a girl friend, Peggy Van Ess, by Roberta Walker, are house guests of Erma's and her living Aunt Sophia's, acted by Helen Geary. Then things begin to happen! It is a delightful romance, a clean and highly amusing comedy, and, although the mystery element dominates, there are no dead bodies, no shots fired, and nothing too gruesome. Others in the cast are: Yami, a Hindu, played by Willard Arentzen, the mystery woman, Ruth Shearer, MacIntosh, jim Swackhamer, Mrs. Murdock, Dot Reilley, and Thompson, Bob jones. SENIOR PLAY-The Seniors gave the 'iQueen's Husband, by Robert Emmett Sher- wood. The play was presented to a matinee audience on March 4th, and there were two evening performances on March 5th and 6th, The story concerns King Eric, who is completely dominated by Queen Martha. But, when the Queen leaves for America to try to get money, the whole country becomes unruly. The Princess Anne wants to elope with the Secretary, Frederick Granton, but when given a chance, refuses to leave her father to face alone the revolutionists' uprising. When the Queen returns, she finds the palace in ruins, and the Princess rebelling because she has to marry Prince William of Greck. When the day of the wedding arrives, the Queen, with much advice and many orders to the King and Princess, leaves for the cathedral, expecting them to follow, but the King quietly marries Granton and Princess Anne, and goes alone to meet the Queen. The fart ir: Frederic Granton, Steward Nichols, Phipps, Allan Rosenberg, Lord Birton, Jack Cathrall, Petley, Peggy Staats, Princess Anne, Isabel Michael, Queen Martha, Barbara Backman, First Lady-in-Waiting, Marguerite Ergood, Second Lady-in-Waiting, i541

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THE GARNETEER . 1937 ASSllEBllMlllll2ulIlJ'lf 4ll34DllMllllMlllIl6lIFGllFllE5llE5 One of the active groups of the school is the Assembly Committee, advised by Miss Helene Novak. This group is composed of Seniors, juniors, and Sopho- mores, with the Seniors holding plurality. The purpose of the Assembly Com- mittee is to select the assembly programs for the school from the standpoint of student interest and educational value, and to select leaders for the assemblies. A few of the interesting assemblies presented through the assembly committee were: Mr. Arthur Kane, who talked on Asia, Mr. Edwin Dill with his pottery, and Mr. Henry Cavenaugh, the artist. The assembly committee also sponsored an amateur program in assembly. If one may judge by student reaction and the limited survey of one sophomore homeroom, this program was the most popular assembly program of the year. The committee this year distinguished itself by leaving the school some- thing of lasting importance-a motion picture projector. The machine, a sound picture projector, was purchased and presented to the school by the committee, through the efforts of jane McCollum, one of the members. This talkie ma- chine is to remain in the school for use in assemblies, class rooms, and for athletics. Member: of the committee are: Steward Nichols, President, Hertel Missi- mer, Vice-President, Lillian Kiszonas, Secretary, George Wells, Reba Rosen- berg, Robert Jones, Betty Rexon, jane McCollum, Thomas Cooney, and Miss Helene Novak, adviser. l551

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Y THE GARNETEER . . . 1937 l l 1 Scene fffllll THE QUEENS HUSBAND Marjorie Williainsg General Northrup, Edgar Crouthamelg King Eric VIII, 'lack Gart- landg Major Pleret, Martin Cummings, Dr. Fellman, William P. Tait, Prince Williaiii, Williain Boveg Laker, jack Deppe. Miss Helene Novak, dramatic director, trained and ably supervised all dramatic work during the year. OPERETTA-The operetta, joan of the Nancy Lee, under the direction of Miss Grace Giddens and assisted by various members of the Faculty, was presented in the auditorium of the high school on Friday evening, April 30th, by the music organizations of the school. The story of joan of the Nancy Lee is as follows: Sir Richard Camden, an English gentleman, has been exiled from his native country for political reasons, through the treachery of his cousin, Lord Egbert Mortimer. Before taking his leave, Sir Richard finds that his sweetheart, Lady Joanna Leyton, has jilted him in favor of Lord Egbert, who comes into the possession of the Camden lands and Scene from THE QUEENS HUSBAND l55l