McKinley Junior High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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TT-YT,TYYY1rxQifYYvtvg.v1 only studied and practiced in class. ln nearly every case we have had to ask for. help of other departments in furnishing the costumes and accessories which are always necessary to make any play a suc- cess. Most of the plays we have given have been to celebrate some particular event, or to influence our audience in some particular move- ment that was current at the time.-Dorothy Nace. THE TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT The last day of school before Christmas vacation was a happy one at McKinley. The true spirit of Christmas was successfully brought home to Mcliinleyites, for besides the many contributions which were made to the poor, the B9 Dramatics class give a picturesque little playlet. It was entitled The Christmas Guest, and repre- sented the sixteenth century. The theme of the play was of a Yuletide long ago when a poorly dressed and hungry beggar accepted the hospitality of a more for- tunate family, and afterwards proved to be the Christmas Angel. A prologue and an epilogue were given to create the right atmos- phere for the presentation of the play. The players were: Prologue and Epilogue ......... ..........e..... E Stella Hilton Rosamund ............. ...-....... ......... D o rothy Nace Frances ............ .... D orothy Plummer Harold .......... - ...... Herman Title Goeffrey .......-... --- Isadore Besbeck Dame Margaret .... ............. ........ T i llie Kruger Elinor ................ ...................... E nuna Delsasso Beggar ............................,.,........ Michael Garrity Christmas Carols were sung by the Girls' Glee Club, and lla Scllaeffer played a beautiful harp solo. ' NICKINLEY SEES KING TUT One of the most unique plays given during the past term, and one representing the most work from the vocational classes was Some- thing Differentf' representing in much detail, life and customs of ancient Egypt. This was a puppet play presented by members of the A9 dramatics class on the afternoon of March 5 and the evening of March 6. ' The preparation of the speaking parts was supervised bv Mrs. Bartlett, but there was much more to presenting the play than that-. The puppets were made i-n the shops, and their garments were made under the direction of Mrs. Gurnee in her classesi One of the most riitlicult parts of the presentation was the wpilfI- ing of the puppets, which was done very skillfully by members of Mrs. Gurnee's classes. A picture of these puppetteers in action appears on another page of this book. as well as the two views of the play itself which accompany this article. The play was all the more appreciated because of the fact that ie1.4.1.1114.CL4144LLcuaxxar

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fTT,1YTTYYY,1WifTYYYYfYY it was written by certain students of McKinley, and required research work. Esther Pressman, Estelle Menacher, Johanna Kingry, Hilda Gustafson, Eva Yanofsky, and Zipporah Luleff composed the play with the helpful assistance of Mrs. Bartlett. Better Speech Week Two unusual plays were presented in celebration ot Better Speech Week by the dramatics classes. The Downfall of Poor Speech was given by the A9's to the pupils of the lower grades. The atmosphere of this play was ot lords and ladies, and Poor Speech seemed entirely out of place in their midst. To the higher grades the B9's presented The Trial of the Hobo, Bad English, which was very amusing. There was a real court scene, with a judge, witnesses, a jury, and a very competent baililt, who made the witnesses swear impressively, So help me Good English. Although both these plays were highly imaginative and out of the realm of possibility, nobody wanted to take them literally, and everyo-ne enjoyed the lessons they presented. Qver The Fence Interest in Clean-Up Week was greatly stimulated by the presen- tation of an interesting play entitled Over the Fence. This play was given free of charge by members of the A9 dramatics class, and was pronounced a great success by those who had the privilege of seeing it. The play was in three scenes, and was typical of modern life. Everybody enjoyed seeing junk piles and tinl can alleys come to lite, and all approved of the way they were routed at the end of the play. LL.l.l1LLssJ...LcL1lALLLELLLLLL