Merchantville High School - Record Yearbook (Merchantville, NJ)

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CAST OF CHARACTERS ELIJAH QUIMBY MRS QUIMBY WILLIAM HALLOWELL MAGEE JOHN BLAND MARY NORTON MRS RHODES PETERS, THE HERMIT LOU MAX JIM CARGAN THOMAS HAYDEN JIGGS KENNEDY THE OWNER OF BALDPATE POLICEM EN CHESTER CABLE MARGUERITE MOONEY ARTHUR JEDNACZ DUNCAN STECK VALERY BARLOW RUTH ROSENFIELD JAMES SULLIVAN GABRIEL FEDERICI RALPH HAND VINCENT GAGLIARDI NORMAN CRAWFORD CHARLES BURGESS BRUCE JOYCE ROBERT HILL JOHN STEWARD MYRA THORNHILL .fjfflfff:fffifffffffIQIIIIIIIIVIRGINIA CLARK

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SE IIIR PlAY The Class of I947 chose for Their dramaiic presenrarion The brillianr fanrasy, Deaih Takes a Holiday, wrirren by Al- berfo Casella and re-wri+'ren for The American srage by Waller Ferris. Under The direclion of Miss Eleanor A. Rush, an un- usually fine and sensiiive performance was given by The casr. The enrire acrion of The play ralces place in 'rhe grear hall of Dulce Lamber'r's palace in lraly. Deaih suddenly ap- pears and gives The Dulce some sfrange Tidings. For Three days Deafh is ro become a morlal and sfay ar Dulce Lamberrs palace. Deafh reiurns for his visif in The guise of The handsome Prince Sirlci, who, unlcnown 'ro The Dulce and his guesis, has recenily passed on. Then if is Thai Dearh learns why morrals fear him and why They are so relucranr To leave rhe ioys of This world. For Prince Sirlci falls in love wirh The delicarely lovely Grazia, daughier of one of The guesrs. The 'rhree days pass quiclcly, and Prince Sirlci mus'r again become Deafh. l-le resumes his dreadful form only ro find rhar Grazia has always seen him 'rhaf way. She does nor Tear him. Deaih has ar las? found 'rhe perlecf love which casrs our fear, as Grazia chooses gladly To go wirh him. 'RN fl 4 A LA . MAKING UP THE CAST: Jane? Jones, James Sullivan, Geraldine Conwell and JBCNNB Chandler. STAGE CREW AT WORK Roberi Hill Roberf Discherf and Earl Thompson SEATED: Ural Andrews, Marie Smolar and Rufh Rosenheld. STANDING: Virginia Knowles, John Hannigan, William Scheiier, Virginia Clark, James Sullivan, Arihur Jednacz, Geraldine Conwell, Ralph Hand and John Trainer. ,Q-' . ,.,,, ii el 1 ' 5 1 ,f 'T'i A .

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Sllll KEYS T0 B HIPA Seven Keys io Baldpaie, a mysfery drama by George M. Cohan. was presenied as The junior play of 'rhe Class of I947. The plor concerns a young aulhor, William Hallowell Magee. who goes 'lo a mounlain ir called Baldpale in order 'ro wrife a mysfery slory. lncidenfally, Magee has made a bei fha? he can wrife The sfory in 'rwenly-four hours. However, ihere are o'rher people wi'rh lceys 'ro Baldpale who appear al sfrange 'rimes and under queer circumsrances. Murder is commilled, and amiclsl' lhe general uproar, Magee manages lo fall in love. The epilogue reveals 'rhal all lhe myslerious inferrupfions, 'rhe murder. and even 'rhe charming young lady wifh whom Magee has fallen in love are a par? of a giganfic hoax perpefraled by The owner of lhe inn. Neverfheless, Magee wrifes ouf fhe whole affair as his myslery sfory and wins his wager. LEFT TO RIGHT: Duncan Sieck, Arfhur Jednacz, Gabriel Federici, James Sulll van, Ralph Hancl, Vinceni Gagliar LEFT TO RIGHT: Gabriel Federici, Ar+hur Jednacz, Ralph Hand, Norman Crawford, Reber? Hill, Bruce Joyce, James Sullivan, John Sieward, Vincenf Gagliardi, Duncan Sfeck.