Merchantville High School - Record Yearbook (Merchantville, NJ)

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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.

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This year our school presenled as ils Chrislmas Play The Olher Wise Man by Henry Van Dylce. The dramalic adaplalion ol lhis beaulilul slory was wrillen by Saraiane Archdeacon and Edwin A. Willard. The play begins in lhe home ol a Persian by lhe name ol Arlaban, who believes lhal lhe brighl new slar in lhe heavens heralds lhe birlh ol lhe Saviour.'He sells all his possessions lo buy rare iewels as gills lor lhe Divine King. bul cannol persuade his friends lo ga wilh him. As Arlaban rides swillly lhrough lhe deserl lo meel lhe olher Magi, he slaps long enough lo aid a poor old man. The Persian generously beslows one ol his iewels upon lhe needy man, and hurries on lo his meeling-place, only lo lind lhal lhe lhree Wise Men have gone on lheir way lo Belhlehem wilhoul him. By lhe lime lhal Arlaban ar- rives in David's cily, lhe Holy Family has lled lo Egypl. For lhirly-lhree years lhe Persian searches lor lhe Saviour. His iewels are given lo help olhers, and aller many wanderings, he relurns lo Jerusalem only lo hear ol lhe Crucilixion. The Olher Wise Man had apparenlly mel wilh linal lailure. As Arlaban lies near dealh, however. lhe voice ol an angel is heard repealing lhe promises ol Jesus lo lhose who help lheir fellow men. The soul ol lhe lourlh Wise Man linds his God as lhe angel says. Inasmuch as ye have done il unlo one ol lhe leasl ol lhese my brelhren. ye have done il unlo me. LEFT TO RIGHT: Roberl Simluns Ed ward Slrallon, William Moorhouss and John Hannigan. William Kuehne and William Moorhouse NARRATOR: HOWARD PERKINS. Lefl lo Right: Millon Webb, Norma Davidson, William Moorhouse, Rulh Kamperl, Kalherine Kuehne, Her- berl lrelon, John Hannigan and Edward Slrallon. ANGELS: Judilh Longer, Dorolhy Remer, Dolores Marchione, Rosemary Wenzel, Agnes Jensen, Anilo Holslrom and Morgorel MacDougall