Herkimer High School - Ye Green Quill Yearbook (Herkimer, NY)

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l.t-1l 'l' 'FU ttlllH'l'--l'i'ot'n-ssoi' Wliili-lin-sul, ltin-4-l1fi', II'-It-in .l:wotvs, Luis Kraus, .kl1'X2l!lll1'l' l ltiishnml, Hmvawd Svld. i llt aca Play Herkimer was represented at the state tournament held at Ithaca, May I5, by two speak- ers and a one-act play. Helen Jacobs participated in the declamation contest with her reading, The Littlest Rebel, and Alexander Husband with the oration, The Last Words of Robert Emmett. 'lihe play was The Ciant's Stair, a weird story of a murder. The cast was as fol- lows: Mrs. Weatherburn . . . . . Helen Jacobs 'liill Jessup ...... ....... L ois Kraus Sheriff Bane ................................. Howard Seld Man at the door ..........,............,. Alexander Husband Mr. Wliiteliead was director, and Frances Kirby helped him as property manager. Although Herkimer failed to place in the finals, the student representatives were rated highly. I 'llie contestants were accompanied to Ithaca, May I4-17, by Miss Cook and Mr. White- read. The Crazy Love Affair A group of Seniors presented in assembly the one-act play, The Crazy Love Affairf ilihose participating were Virginia Spedding, Saul Myers, William Donohue, Marion Pierson, Alexander Husband, and Eleanor Bailey. William Donohue directed the production. l l

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I,I'IIf'I' 'FH RIGIVI'-tirilpli l'lll'Ullil, IGIQ-:irmr Hailey, Iirmwrr-ii St-Id. .Xlfrt-cl S1--rn. tilvzxlilii' ll.ri'lr-i'. Triaflity llay Herkimer presented Wlwhanlc You Doctor as her part in the annual tri--city plays. llion gave a llarce, 'Vlihe Cate, and Little Falls a serious play, Wlwhe Hourglass. 'lihe one-act comedy which represented Herlcimer was the story of the theft of a valuable diamond necklace, and the dis- covery by a detective disguised as a lunatic. 'IQHE CAST: lVlrs. Lester . . . ..... ..... . . Eleanor Harter Nurse ........ . . Eleanor Bailey . Doctor Guoney . . . . . . Howard Seld A Patient ........ . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Carona Cort ..,................... ................ A lfred Stern lVlr. Wliitellead directed the production. 'l he technical staff consisted of Saul Myers. Wlil- liam Donohue. and Alexander Husband. God Winks 'lihe one-act play, God XVinlcs, was presented in assembly as the Washington's Birth- day program. Those taking part were Alexander Husband, Celia Grossman, Ward Wood and Joyce Knights. lVlr. Whitehead directed.

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BACK ROWV-LEFT TO RIGHT-XVilliam Donohue, Ward Wood, Alfred Stern, Saul Aly.-I-gg 311lilmI,l4I IUQXV-!.l.3FT TU HIGFVI'-XVillai'd Mayo, lrlwzirim- Bailey, All-xzunler Hus- lvziinl, l'Iln':rinli' Hxirte-i', H1:w:ii'd Seldg' I HUN'I' IillNX'fI.I'1I 'l' 'VU RlGH'l'--.lwSv1bllillo NYMSS, LUIS . . , . V 1 . l lxlnus, l'i'nt1-ssm' Xtliite-livaml. I 11's-4-tw, l':ll0t'll NYalluee, H1-le-n .lzu-nlss. T espiians 'lihe ilihespians of Herkimer presented a program in assembly and three one-act plays. 'lihe assembly program was a Thanksgiving skit, written and directed by lVlr. Whitehead. 'lwhose tak- ing part were David Laird, Howard Seld, Alfred Stern, Alexander Husband, Helen Jacobs, Ruth Hamm, Josephine Weiss, Lottie Ligoski, Mary Grower, Eileen Wallace, Leis Kraus, Agnes Neal, Keo Baldaccini, Willard Mayo, and William Donohue. Ruth Hcke was property manager. 'lwhree one-act plays-wlqhe Dear Departed, The Dweller in the Darkness, and uGrand- ma Pulls the String -were presented March I6, under the general direction of lVlr. Whitehead with the aid of student directors. wlihe Dear Departed was directed by Lois Kraus. 'lihe cast consisted of Xvillard Mayo, Saul lVlyers, Virginia Spedding. Howard Seld, Marion Van Horne. and Lois Kraus. Wlihe Dweller in the Darkness, a weird mystery play, directed by Alexander Husband, was participated in by Dorothy Wood, Elisabeth Hildreth, Alfred Stern, Vlfard Wood, and Alexander Husband. Helen Jacobs directed the final play, a comedy, Grandma Pulls the Stringf' 'l hose taking part were Eleanor Harter, Emilie Hughes, Eleanor Bailey, Helen Jacobs, and XVilliam Donohue, 'lihe production staff: Ruth Hoke, property manager, Richard jurewicz.