Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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ANNUAL INTERCLASS PLAY CONTEST The Leominster High School Dramatic Club presented the Annual Interclass Play Contest on November 19, 1948, under the direction of Miss Lillian Ricker. The Class of 1951 presented the winning play, The Laundry Mark, by Beatrice McNeil. The cast of the play was as follows: Mrs. Donavan, an American housewife, Carol Murphy; her husband, John Derby; Rhoda, her daughter, Janet Wedge; Winifred, her son, Edward Davis; Muzie, a next-door neighbor, Diane Allard; Uncle Harvey, Dana Baggett; Madeline, Betsy Vinal; Roundy, George Ulrich; Stephen Richter, Edward Ward; Virgie, John Hager; Mimi, Joan Gates; Margie, Jacquelyn Gould; a lady saxaphone player, Ruth Haenisch; Miss Atchinson, a wealthy woman, Marilyn McElligott; Mr. Bixley, Ernest Caponi; Mr. Harker, Gilbert Tremblay; and Jasper, a dog, played by Cinder, a dog. The student coach was Patricia Donnelly. The Class of 1950 presented The Best There Is, by Marion Wefer. The cast of characters was as follows: Miss Evans, a nurse, Phyllis Hertel; Miss Hyslop, a nurse, Jean Gasbarri; Tessie, Mary O'Keefe, who was awarded the best actress award; student nurses: Marjorie White and Rachel Walton; an attendant, John Johansson; an interne, Ladner Carleton; Mr. Petersham, Lawrence Fish, who was awarded the best actor award. The student coaches were Patricia Goguen and Norma Tisdale. The class of 1949 presented the play Senor Freedom by Joan Lee Latham. The cast included Dolores Sarveda, a wealthy girl, Marilyn Spiller; Juan, a wounded soldier, Barry Regan; Gina, a servant, Rose Camaradella; Luis, a stranger, Russell Lynch; Bruna, an old woman, Dorothy Waino. The student coaches were Claire Whitney and Anna Carluccio. Between plays, selections were played by the high school orchestra. The faculty members who assisted with the play contest were Miss Blanche Jobes, John F. Joyce, and Elmer J. Bucknell. 29

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Dramatic Clu... Under the very able leadership of Miss Lillian Ricker, the L.H.S. Dramatic Club had a full schedule for the year 1949. At the Annual Recital Night, several members of the club gave monologues which they had selected earlier in the year. Invitations were sent to relatives and friends, and with the help of the L.H.S. orchestra, the event was a great success. Students will remember the assembly that the dramatic club sponsored, which gave us an opportunity to see what talent was within our school. A few representatives of the Dramatic Club put on a fine show that was well worth remembering. A lot of hard work was required to prepare this assembly, and the results showed it. The Leominster High Dramatic Club belongs to an organization called the Central Massachusetts Dramatic Association. The purpose of this association is to unite dramatic clubs of schools within the area of Central Massachusetts. Once during the year, each school was host to the others. Refreshments are served and the group discusses the art of fine acting. ‘i The class of 1949 will never forget the wonderful work the L.H.S. Dramatic Club has one. The officers are: President, Barry Regan; Vice-President, Russell Lynch; Secretary, Anna Carluccio; and Treasurer, Rachel Lanciani. First Row: Left to Right—Lorraine Tocci, Janet Cataleta, Joan Gates, Carol Murphy, Mary O'Keefe, Carol Whitmore, Marjorie White, Rachel Walton. Second Row: Left to Right—Maurice Cormier, Leo Tatro, Gloria Sambito, Norma Tisdale, Marilyn Spiller, Rachel Lanciani, Anna Carluccio, Barry Regan, Russell Lynch, Ora DeAmicis, Diane Allard, Rose Camardella, Rita Bartoni, Dana Baggett, Elmer Fitzgerald. Third Row: Left to Right—Miss Lillian Ricker, Albert Steinmetz, William LaClair, Joan Flannagan, Janet Wedge, Jean Murray, Betty Davidson, Claire Whitney, Rose Bracani, Dorothy Waino, Doris White, John Hager, Edward Davis, Robert Lister. Fourth Row: — Left to Right—John Johansson, Richard Carignan, Phyllis Hertel, Patricia Goguen, Jean Gasbarri, Ruth Haenisch, Betsy Vinal, Marilyn McElligott, Jacquelyn Gould, Patricia Donnelly, Joanne Mendolusky, Peggy Metros, Gilbert Trembley, Paul Lewis. Fifth Row: Left to Right—Raoul Chalifoux, Virgil D’Onfro, Philip Comeau, Lawrence Fish, Louis Cormier, Ladner Carlton, John Derby, Edward Ward, Richard Hare. : 24

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