McKinley Junior High School - McKinleyan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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1 MANY A GATHERING GAY fp more understudies who could have taken the parts, perhaps equally as well. The Prologue, which we are here quoting, was delivered by Rose Barken in a very delightful way. In the land of dreams and fancies, In the realm of fairy lore, We bid you dzuell with us again, And be a child once more. Imaginationiv pages shall for you enroll, And to your heart unfold a tale In quaint Arabic scroll. A tale of far-off orient, With its balmy spice-laden breeze, Its iris skies and limivid pools, O'cr hung with shady trees. A tale of gold and jeweled fruit, Of wondrous geniig And palaces transported In the twinkling of an eye, And ever the tail is unfolding, And ever you list with delight To the story of Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp ' Told one Arabian night. The characters of the play were as follows: Aladdin, by Elvirn Bickley, was portrayed in a most capable manner. We were glad that Aladdin was the h-:ro of our story instead of the wicked magician. The Magician, played by Louis Fehr, with his villianous voice and clev- L i I I '. 'sl ' I . I 1

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Effie-1 , K MANYJA GATHERINGTGAY 1 ' of her brother and daughter-in-law, who did not believe that she would find it after many days. And then Santa Claus came. Remember how merry he was, and how he won a smile from even the crabbed daughter-in-law of the play? And, oh, that tree! Did you know that Mrs, Lyon's father gave us that tree? What a good time we had collecting the things that were heaped about it that day on the stage! Of course you remember it. January Q-CIROIDHHCC of Electricity, the first motion picture given in our auditorium, was enjoyed by all. fanzmry I6-We were entertained by 'four members of the Orpheus Club. This quartet was recommended to the Board of Control as one of the finest groups in the state and to this recommendation we all agreed after the performance. They gave a variety of song, and showed great ability and harmony. We liked especial- ly Barney Google, Carolina Mammyf' Mighty Lak a Rose, The Bugle Song and Carmena. January 231Tl1C Board of Control candidates were presented to the stu- dent body. Janurary 28-The A9's winter class of '24 presented the play of Aladdin, or the VVonderful Lamp,'l adapted from the old fairy tale, by Miss Irene Adler and Mrs. Elsie C. Bartlett. The parts were learned as part of the work in Oral English, under the direction of Mrs. Bartlett, and most of the stars in the play had one or ' 5 'f-fm 'f f -' . -ff-'z --, V 1 ,. -- ..- . 1 1 i'jjyJ,'k,., . ' -F24 I1 C, ..-,Z,. ,, , g. . , , , ,, , , .. .. 'ill , ',f 5 UE'? -aj, -, -' -F - gf: x . .3 '- - . , I . V , ,. - V 'i-,21-Q3-yin-4' . -- -. '. .' - . '- '-. , ., V . +,:1'i:.fLfLQif 1 .L-' -,. ' 4 .1 . -

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MANY A GATHERING GAX er acting was exceptional. Princess Belroubador, by Katherine Lake, was handled very delightfully. The Sultan, by Edward Lemaux and Wilmot Car- roll on different occasions, was produced far above expectations. A1addin's mother, by Gladys Clement, was very well represented. Gladys and her faint- ing proved to be a great success. The Fruit Vender, by Charles Gincig, was acted well, but if he was so free at giving the fruit away, why didn't he pass it to the audience? The Magicians Servitor, by John Rime, was well represented, and the Genie of the Ring, by Allan Bishop, made the play thrilling. The two Fan Bearers, by Edward Lemaux and William Grooves, also the two- Nubian Body Guards, by Philip Albers and Edwin Griffith, were as black as night, and their parts were taken as cleverly as their make-up was put on. The Grand Vizier, by .Charles Urbaneck, who was so eager for court favors, caused great laughter and applause. The Sultan's T rain-bearer, by Joe, Duke, was acted with all the dignity of a real court attendant. His size was in keeping with his part. Amina, by Frances Eisenman, and the Maid of the Princess, by Frances. Montez, were excellently portrayed. The First Petitioner, Ali Hassan, by Ed- ward Ingling, and the Second Petitioner, his wife, by Gertrude Bultman, were V' T ' a .. ' Yi' . TL-f 'rr ' ff A ' 1.1, 54,1 , V ,H 1 ', ' ..- 'X