Horace Mann Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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worked impressionistic wonders with the eerie Other Voice. This was followed by a renovated performance of the old English comedy. Gammer Gurton's Needle. which did not go off any too well. The young cast. which included Louis Baker as Gammer Gurton. Alfred Klauber. Leonard Biel. lloger Altenberg. and Jolmny Hurd. gave a fine performance. but the robust. antiquated humor of the play was not the sort to please a modern audience. Dancing and refreshments were coupled with the productions and Don Kass's Hotel Brandon Orchestra entertained. Un the night of December 12 the club again responded with A Question of Principle. this time at the Girls' School assembly hall. under the auspices of the Saturday Night Group. The origi- nal cast remained intact. with the exception of Larry Weber. who was replaced by Harry Lasker. Hamilton excelled once more. repeating his pre- vious fine performance and adding greatly to the success of the play. which was enjoyed by an ap- preciative gathering. The Dramatic Club contributed Young Amer- ica to the Girls' League Benefit. presented at the 120th Street auditorium. Although the play was well-received. the cast was not over-enthused by its performance. for there was a mass jumbling of lines and cues. but to the actors' credit. no defects were noticeable to the audience. The parts were capably handled. with Johnny Hurd portraying an especially appealing young vagrant through his sincerity of interpretation. lfmile llimbault overcame a had Mr. Clausen. rclcrun alircclur. case of laryngitis to take the part of the judge. playing the character convincingly and resourcc- fully. Larry Weber and June Levinsohn. imported from the Girls' School. were effective as a bicker- ing married couple. and Leonard lliel made a sym- pathetic and loyal companion to Johnny Hurd. The latter's dog acted the dog to perfection. Larry Weber took over the directorial reins from Mr. Clausen for Young Americaf' in addi- tion to stepping into a role at the last moment when Dick Turner was unable to appear. He did a re- markable joh. for his theatrical experience has been confined to the Dramatic Club. some summer stock work at lied Bank. New Jersey. and as an extra on a movie lot. The Horace Mann girls presented Thornton Wvilderis Happy Journey on the same bill. At best. it was none too good. being a poor choice, though fairly well acted. l During Ilic I'l'lIl'!ll'X!llS for Young .4lIIl'l'. im. xluzlcnl-rlirccmr llcrr ll cl:cr rcgix- lcrx criflf-nf :lfsgusl 14'lll1 .wmv .slip nf cillzcr IflfIIlJHIlllJS or Bicl's urllilc ,lolmny llurtl looks on. Tlw plux' zrus pn-xcrzlawl for llzc Girls, Fair along urlllz nlluppy .llIll7'I1l'j'.J,

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President ......... ........wiII.LIAM H.AMlLTON bccrctury .........,........,, ,,w, 4.,.4...w.. H . ARRY M. LASKER Busilzess flIllf1llgl'I' ...,.,...,. ........,.. I RICHARD BAXTER TPCIIIILCLIIFL ............,.,...... ,,,,,,,,,,,, I OSEPH LINTZ Properly Manager ..,..,...,. ....,,A, ROGER ALTENBI-IRC Lotus li.-KKER LEONARD BIEL STANLEY BLUNI IRVING P. BROWN JRR!-1 Dxvls SHRADY HILL JOHN Hllllll .ROBERT BIEDERMAN ALFRED KIAUBI-IR DOUGLAS TVTINER EMILE RIMBAULT CARL STERN IiicHixRn STOLPI-IR THOMAS TURNER OWEN VOIGT WYILLIXM VoRH.u's ALAN J.-WFEIQ LAWRENCE TTI-TBI-ZR HI-I Dramatic Club of this year enjoyed only a fair season. suffering as it did from a lack Of proper facilities. Mr. Harold C. Clausen again handled the club and was responsible for whatever measure ol' success it attained. The actors. considering that Lawrence Weber and William Hamilton alone had any actual expe- rience. performed commendably. Of the new- DRAMATIC CLUB comers. Emile Himbault. Leonard Hiel. and Johnny Hurd stood out. Weber. in reward for his long service and loyalty to the club. was entrusted with the direction of a late season production. Six weeks of diligent rehearsing was required for the plays. and during this interim, the thespians met each Monday and Wednesday at both the Girls' School and in the Scout Room. Three plays were presented to an unexpectedly small Thanksgiving Eve audience. the annual fall show being given in the gym for want of a suitable auditorium. The first and best of the trio was a biting one-act satire. A Question of Principle. the story of a bomb-setting fanatic. set on blowing a building to kingdom come in accordance with his principles. He proves deaf to the respective pleas of a layman. capitalist. clergyman. and com- munist. and is only dissuaded at length by a seduc- tive. undulating: female who parades in real life as Shrady Hill. Larry Weber and Billy Hamilton were easily the standouts of the cast. the former for his naturaluess of portrayal and control of vocal expression. and the veteran Hamilton by virtue of his subtle burlesque of the clergyman. Next was a short tragedy. The Other Voice. done entirely in the dark. and ably enacted by Alan Jafifee. Harry Lasker. and Mr. Clausen. who

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Probably the most hindering influence to the organization in its so-so season was lack of sup- port from the school. This year. students evidently took the Dramatic Club for granted. turning out in a handful as they did for the Thanksgiving show. Under such conditions. there was naturally a loss of incentive for the club members. and the group consequently suffered. Then. there was an insulh- cient time allowance made for the club. and mem- bers found it dilhcult to coordinate their work at school with the organization. Mr. Clausen ex- pressed the hope that in the near future more oliicial recognition would be obtained for the club. a course instituted in dramatics. and a director en- gaged who could give his entire time to the players. ln addition to all these factors. the clulfs rehearsals sulliered to a considerable extent through the lack of a convenient stage and auditorium in which to work. This. ol' course. will be remedied by the recently completed annex. which houses an auditorium that ranks with those of the leading high and prep schools. The hall will seat four hundred and lility and the stage will be discernible to every spectator. for there are no obstructions to hinder the view. The stage itself. designed by hir. Milton C. Smith ol' Columbia. a former Horace Mann in- structor. will be extremely well equipped and mod- ern in every detail. The latest lighting and scene- shifiting devices will be employed and the double door at the stage rear can accommodate the re- moval and admittance of large sets. Sound equip- ment for amplification will probably be added while stairways will lead from both sides of the stage to dressing rooms and the scenery shop. Under the direction of Nr. lllake and Mr. Clausen. the Dramatic Club wrote and presented the Hnal episode of the Pageant. depicting one of the turning points in the history of American edu- cation. In this scene. Horace Mann. played by Viiilliam Kenneally of the Fifth Form. gives up the nomination for the Covernorship of hlassachusetts in favor of becoming President of Antioch College. Douglas Goldsmith. a newcomer to the H. M. stage. was unusually elliective in the role of liur- linghame. a scheming politician. Sharing top hon- ors with Goldsmith was Larry Weber. closing his successful career with the Dramatic Club by scoring a decided hit as the blunder-ing and slightly alco- holic lVlichael Miginty. For the parts of Mrs. Mann and Miss Alden. Horace lNlann's secretary. the Dramatic Club called on Betty Del Nlanzo and lietty lirown from the l2llth Street School. The young ladies were most effective. also adding considerable color and atmos- phere to the H153 setting. The boys' episode was repeated at the dedication of the new building on May ll. The scene had been written by George Compton. Henry liitter. Howard Todman. and James lilumgarten. with hlr. lilake helping them over the rough spots of the script. The lfiftieth Anniversary Pageant encompassed the progress ot' education in the eternal quest for truth and knowledge among the peoples of the ages. lieginning with the discoveries of Pythagoras. the pageant continued to portray the devotion of the Church. where knowledge remained unchanging: Galileo's astronomical experiments: R0tlFSE'L1lliS hu- manitarianism: and lastly. Horace Mannis elliorts for universal education. .-lltllouglz reilezl lu' 1'l'lI'l'f rllupex. flu' neu' sluge ix II Illllll' of l'HIlI't'lIi6'lIl'l'S for fulure ilrumulzir rlulf prexenluliunx. Sets. IIIIVA'-tll'lIllN. lllllllllltllll ligfzling llllll spots. prnfrzpling lrulronv. rlrexxirig. mrihe-up runl equipment rooms are all inrlznlfwl.