Marshfield High School - Tide Yearbook (Marshfield, MA)

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Isf row; John Callahan, Elsie Keene, Barbara Shaw, Beatrice Gonsalves, Peter Theran. 2nd row: Kathrine Schatz, Janet Ela, John Caswell, Judith Curre-n, Alfred Almeida, Grace Jones, Bette Kelley. 3rd row; Betsy Anderson, Tony Hatch, Don Monroe, Miss Miller, Peter Sinnott, Alan Sherman, Jayne Nangle. an d ! y Cdait: Steward Mrs. Skinner Cornelia Otis Skinner Otis Skinner Emily Kimbrough Admiral Stewardess Dick Winters Purser Harriet St. John Winifred Blaugh Leo McEvoy Inspector Therese Madame Elise Monsieur De La Croix Window Cleaner Director Student Director Prompter Anthony Hatch Kathrine Schatz Judith Curren John Callahan Janet Ela Don Monroe Beatrice Gonsalves Alfred Almeida Alan Sherman Betsy Anderson Jayne Nangle John Caswell Bette Kelley Grace Jones Barbara Shaw Peter Theran Peter Sinnott Miss Jean Miller Elsie Keene Arlene Murphy Act I and II: a cabin aboard ship, summer of 1923 Act III: a small hotel in Paris, two weeks after getting off the ship 26

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Imagine Judy Curren and Janet Ela going to Paris for a month? Sound fantastic? Well, it hap- pened on the night of December 4, 1953. Judy and Janet, as Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough, stepped onto the M.H.S. stage and took us to the 1920 ' s in the senior class play. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. Cornelia and Emily, as they prepare to sail for Europe, are trying to appear sophisticated although Mr. and Mrs. Skinner (John Callahan and Kathrine Schatz) treat them as immature 19-year-olds. The confusion of sailing is increased by the Herculean efforts of the ste’O ' rd (Tony Hatch) as he delivers trunk after trunk to the tiny stateroom, and by the loss and recovery of the ever-present safely pockets. The experiences of the girls on shipboard, hil- arious throughout, include romantic entanglements with two Harvard med students (Alfred Almeida and John Caswell), meeting with the two fright- fully ripping British girls (Betsy Anderson and Jayne Nangle), mistaking the ship ' s band leader (Don Monroe) for an admiral, the second return of the elusive safety pockets by the purser (Smokey Sher- man) and his assistant (Beatrice Gonsalves) ' and Emily ' s pat on the back for catching a stowaway. The first tragedy of the voyage comes when Cornelia contracts the measles as the health inspector (Bette Kelley) is about to reach their cabin. What a dilemma! Powder and lipstick are plastered all over Cornelia by Dick, Emily and Leo in order to cover the dreaded spots. With the aid of a charm- ing chapeau , Cornelia succeeds in passing the health inspection as they arrive in Le Havre. Arriving in Paris, Cornelia and Emily register at a boarding house run by Madame Elise and her daughter (Barbara Shaw and Grace Jones). Pre- vious guests had included Cardinal Richdiieu and among the present occupants were . . . bedbugs! Cornelia ' s swollen lip the following morning indicated they had had little to eat since the Cardinal ' s visit. The arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Skinner finds the dis- tinguished Otis, the mighty hunter put to work on the scrubbing detail. Thus ended tragedy number two, with the girls and their Harvard escorts leav- ing for dinner in Paris. Monsieur de la Croix (Peter Theran), the noted French actor whose only interest in Cornelia was her actor-father, finally agreed to give her acting lessons. Tragedy number three struck when Monsieur belittled Cornelia ' s acting ability with this pro- nouncement, Why don ' t you take up dressmaking? Discouraged and disheartened, Cornelia went into a series of monologues which drew the approval of all present, including the window cleaner (Peter Sinnott). The fond farewell of the two girls to their room in Paris created a mood of sadness which was abruptly broken when the safety pockets were dis- covered under the bed as the curtain fell. From early November, when the cast was chosen, laughter could be heard through the corridors in M.H.S.; it reached its peak the day costumes were being fitted. Those flapper fashions really did things for the cast, and to the audience. Knickers, blazers, clothes, safety pockets, life jackets, slinky black dresses . . . plus the foghorn and chocolate cake: the list is infinite. No doubt we will always remember the unex- pected curtain in Act III for emergency repairs (won ' t we, Judy?j. And someday Tony will get the point of his jokes. Will we ever forget the male dishwashing machines for our cast dinner . . . the scrumptious roast beef . . . the nerve-racking rehearsals . . . the big haunt and the little haunt (directors, that is) . . . the trips to Hubbard ' s . . . everybody out from backstage ? Yes, December 4, 1953, is a day we will long remember with a great d al of pleasure.