Niagara Falls High School - Niagarian Yearbook (Niagara Falls, NY)

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June, 1940 THE NIAGARIAN Page 25 Into Life as iagam Seniors Above are pictured Juniors from roll calls 304, 305, 352, 353, with additional Juniors from roll calls 203, 207, 303, and 401 Above are pictured Juniors from roll calls 150, 153, 154, 204, and 206, with additional Juniors from roll calls 102, 104, 155, 405

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Page 24 THE NIAGARIAN June, 1940 Jumors Gaze Beyond Camera Above are pictured Juniors from roll calls 103, 105, 251, and 156, with additional Juniors from roll calls 451, 351, 252 and 149 f W 5 Above are pictured Juniors from roll calls 253, 254, 30m01, and 302, with additional Juniors from roll calls 152, 255, 403, 350

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J,-. Page 26 'THE NIAGARIAN June, l94O Dramatic Club Scores Smash Hit in Junior Class Drama Of Bishop Who Turns Detective to Solve Baffling Crime Tho cast of the Junior Play, reading from left to right, are: Betty Jenks, Gretchen l-leyroth, Arthur Boucher, Edmund Rice, Vincent Delllroccn, Bernard DiPlacido, Morris Zubkoff, Marjorie Rotundo. Robert Jensen, and William Edwards, Mrs. Tfiiele, Drama Direc- for, Coaches Production Niagara Falls, N. Y., June, 1940, CNFJ -In an atmosphere of greasepaint and cold cream, accompanied by the natural backstage confusion, the Junior Class embarked on its first venture of the year by sponsoring Frederick Jacksons entertaining three-act comedy, The Bishop Misbehavesf' The play, ably enacted by members of the Dramatic Club, was presented in the school audi- torium to an unusually large and ap- preciative audience on November 10 under the competent direction of the school dramatic instructor, Mrs. Helen Hill Thiele. Actors Show Talent With William Edwards in the title role, the comedy portrayed adventures of the staid, old Bishop and his sis- ter, Lady Emily Lyons, played by Betty Jenks. The Bishop's secret inclination to detective work unexpectedly involves him in the solution of the theft of Mr. and Mrs. Waller's iMaurice Zubkoff and Marjorie Rotundol valuable pearls. The bungling tactics of Red Eagen, fBernard DiPlacidol Collins, Wincent DelBroccoJ and Frenchy, fEdmund Rlceb who were hired to perform the underhanded work for Donald Meadows CArthur Boucher? and Hester Gran- thom CGretchen Heyrothb, enlightened the ingenious Bishop and his compan- ion in adventure, his timid butler, Mr. Brooke, KRobert Jensen? as to the solu- tion of the crime. Business organization for the produc- tion was handled by Melvin Berman, the business manager, and his assist- ants, Dorothy Clancy, William Joy, and Edward Fairchild. Technical Department Is Large The technical department consisted of Betty Hunter, property manager, and her assistant, Helen Ashcroft. Cos- tuming was handled by Josephine Ca- sale and Shirley Arzivian with art being under the direction of Elizabeth Nev- ille. Make-up for the performance was under the direction of Helen Miller. The Stage Crew members were Vincent Colling, Fiorre D'Aloisio, Stephen Jeck- ovich, and Gaylord Cummings aided by Stage Electrician William Rickerson and House Director Betty Walker. The prompters were Annette Davis and Ruth Depew, while Rose Falsetti man- aged the publicity.