Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Palette and Pen Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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MASCART THEATRE The Mascart Theatre continues to be one of the most interesting and worth- while clubs of the school. Membership affords a glorious opportunity to improve one ' s knowledge of drama, costuming, lighting, stage managing, and directing. The Senior Directors of 1935 are: Gordon Gierke, Chairman, Marie Mulgrew, and Lester Myers; the Junior Directors, Evelyn Fenton, Irma Hughes, and Anthony larrobino. The board is ably supervised by Miss Flint and Mr. O ' Donnell of the Faculty. For the Christmas entertainment, we presented a Christmas Mystery Play written by Mr. Porter, a story of the Crusaders and the Grail. The play was under the supervision of Mr. Porter and the Senior Directors; the effective and impressive costuming was directed by Miss Flint. The pageant was also given for a public evening performance; and in spite of the unusually bad weather, an appreciative audience filled the theatre. A public performance of the three plays was given the evening of February 20. The plays were directed as follows: Beauty and the Jacobin by Marie Mulgrew, The Valiant by the Junior Directors, A Marriage Proposal by Lester Myers. At this writing plans are being made for a three-act play to be given in the spring. ( { IRMA HUGHES ' 36.

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The Freshmen in the school (ponies, to the rest of us) were greeted by cm enjoyable open house and Freshman week. The smock day ceremonies which followed later were accompcmied by the traditional rites and the even more traditional cider and doughnuts. The hcmdbook, imder the able direction of Richard Briggs, vice-president of the Association, beat its own record and was ready several days earlier than in former years. The Christmas Spread this year was held in three rooms, with individual entertcrinment and decoration in each. Donald Moss, Freshman president, toastmastered on unusual floor show in the main lunchroom. The Junior class prepared for the occasion a very clever operetta, starring the tender and innocent pawn, Dottie Dingleberg Hallberg. And the Senior class dined in state, surrounded by epoch-making murals (cherubs by Diego Gerbrach) and enter- tained by master-of-ceremonies. Max Singer. A theatre party evening was arranged for Gold Eagle Guy, presented by the Group Theatre, and the forty students who went were given the special privilege of going back-stage after the show. The school outing is still in the future. It is the opinion of this writer that the Student Association in this school has possibilities of unlimited development in view of the spirit of helpfulness and geniality which exists in the student body. And there is no doubt that a student organization should be a large factor in this or any school, since out of the student body come new ideas, youthful enthusiasm, and a definite and important support of everything which proceeds in the school. JOSEPHINE BLATT ' 35. YEAR BOOK Editor-in-Chief LOUIS CARY r MARTHA BURNHAM I RUTH HUNTER Senior Editors . . . . J jrene GRACE I HELENA GRONCHE [MAX SINGER Faculty Advisors . . . f BARBARA NICOLAI Junior Editors .... j EDITH LEONARD [BEATRICE COHEN Sophomore Editor .... STUART HODGE Freshman Editor .... ELIZABETH BALCOM MR. ALLEN MR. JAMISON 1 MR. PHILBRICK I MR. PALMSTROM

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STRING ENSEMBLE The ensemble has a two-fold program: to provide concert music for assemblies and conventions, and to furnish incidental music for pageants, plays, and other school productions. During the year we hove joined in the presentation of the pageant given to the incoming freshman, the Christmas play, and a repetition of the freshman pageant of last year. This was given for the benefit of the State Art Supervisors Convention. We hove also performed parts of Joseph Haydn ' s second symphony at various assemblies. By invitation of the State Board of Education we presented a program of concert music at the state conference of school supervisors at Bridgewater in April. A new addition to our library is Mozarts ' Kleine Nachtmusik, in four move- ments, and a set of variations on the Austrian National Hymn (the tune of our school song) by Haydn. This varied program has given us much valuable experience in playing all types of orchestral music and, incidentally, a great deal of enjoyment in working together. We hope to continue with an ever-increasing repertoire and an augmented membership. Viola First Violins Flute Dorothy Knott Dorcas O ' Neil Eleanor Dow Christina Meade Cello Second Violins Piano Mary Hill Winifred Healey Stanley Cook Michel Gariepy, Director MICHEL GARIEPY.