Howard High School - Climber Yearbook (West Bridgewater, MA)

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Seated: C. Hambly, Coach Rylander, Coach E. Viens, M. Franz. Standing: B. -Asack, J. Ahlborg, R. Swanson, T. Zeuii, J. Souza, N. Manzer, J. Sullivan, D. Kinney, F. Cummings, M. Cochran. Gabriel, Blow Your Hornl' Senior Class Play by Mary Cochran Those words bring back the fondest memories. It took place on December 1st and 2nd, 1950, when the Senior Class gave its presentation of Gabriel Blow Your Horn. Gabriel Pennington, a southern mountaineer, was aptly portrayed by Orvis Kinney. He was a proud man who was unequal to common labor and who had a severe case of itchitus developed from a lack of baths. Kinney never seemed to miss hitting one of the cast when he had to spit his Hchawing tobacco out the door. Then there was Zerusia, his wife, played by Faith Cummings. I guess we'll always remember the opening of the curtain on the first act and finding Faith on her hands and knees scrubbing the fioor, and those lines, Ain't that romantic. Just like in a movie. Claire Hambly did a splendid job as lovable Aunt Thelma. Boy! those scenes between Miss Thelma and Herbert Brown, Sr. as played by Tony Zeuli, were really dramatic and deserved a loud ovation.

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The Junior Class Plays On April 28, 1950, the Class of 1951 presented three one-act plays at the Town Hall. These plays were unanimously considered to be a great success. The evening provided both laughter and tears. The actors did exceptionally well, and everyone, including the casts, enjoyed themselves immensely. The three coaches, Mr. Moss, Miss Rylander, and Miss Killen were presented with tokens of appreciation by the members of the respec- tive casts at the conclusion of the last play. The first play, The Valiant, was a serious drama directed by Mr. Wm. Henry Moss. This tragic story was very effectively staged and acted by a cast which included: Earl Carr as, James Dykeg Betty Leach as Josephine Parisg Robert Leighton as Warden Holtg Anthony Zeuli as Father Daleyg and Norman Cogswell as a prison attendant. The second play, The Importance of Being Earnest, was an old time comedy directed by Miss Janice Rylander. The brilliant wit and the many humorous situations of Oscar Wilde's famous play had full justice done to them by an able'cast. Included in the cast were: Barbara Ward as Gwendoline Fairfaxg Jack Sullivan as Algernon Moncrieffg Jacqueline Bucchino as Cecily Cardewg Edward Burke as Earnest Cardewg Carol Alexander as Lady Bracknellg Natalie Hollertz as Miss Prismg and Joseph Souza as the butler. High School Daze, the third play, was a farce-comedy directed by Miss Jacqueline Killen, who was making her debut as a play coach at Howard High School. And a most successful debut it was. A well-trained cast kept a delighted audience roaring with laughter and provided the final touch to an eminently enjoyable evening. The cast were: Lee Caswell as Janeg Judith Ahlborg as her motherg Tina Cavacas as Gloriag Fred Gummow as Dong Nancy Hemenway as Margeg Richard May as Jimmy, and Robert Demers as Billy.

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I don't believe the cast will ever forget all the rehearsing it took to perfect that scene between Janet, Mary Franzg Harold, Jack Sullivang and Herb, Ronald Swanson, and how mad Sullivan would get because the script wouldn't allow him to fight back with Herb. But they did a splendid job, and Harold looked as though he was frightened enough to run all the way to Polson. Then there were Mildred and Elinor, two sophisticated young ladies played by Judy Alhborg, and Barbara Asack, and Frank, a friend of Janet's played by Neil Manzer. Joe Souza played Pete a right guy in anybody's language. Their parts thickened the plot and were wonderfully portrayed by the actors. I guess we shall never forget those things that only the people back- stage notice: how the match Kinney left in the ash tray wouldn't go out, when Swanson swept the floor a little too hard and almost knocked over the table, those lines Daisy May never seemed to get straight, the fun we had experimenting with the make-up and the trouble we had getting it off, Kehoe's forgetting to raise the curtain on the second act, and Zerusia's trouble with curtain calls. But the thing that can make or break a play is the direction, and the reason our play was such a success was the more than capable direction of Miss Rylander and Mrs. Viens. A huge bouquet of orchids to both of 5, Q them and our thanks for everything. Q hm ,Z