North Shore Country Day School - Mirror Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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SENIOR PLAY This year the Senior Class produced The Admirable Crichton by H. M. Barrie. Although the play is in no way concerned with war, it is most appropriate for it is con- cerned with whether or not there can be complete equality among all people in the world. Mr. Barrie comes to the conclusion that there can not be complete equality: that there will always be an aristocracy since there will always be some people more able than others, who will climb to the top and gain power. Given only this aspect of the play, one might think that it would be long winded and boring, but it is not. The idea is presented in an amazing and natural way. An aristocratic English family is shipwrecked on an island where circumstances put every- one on the same level. The resourceful butler, Crichton, finally gains complete con- trol over the whole family. The play contains some delightful humor as well as high- ly dramatic scenes. The characters of the play are very interesting and give the actors who portray them a good chance to show their ability. Much of the business is left to the actor and the definite change in the personalities of the characters in the third act calls for versatility. All in all, The Admiral Crichton is excellently suited o student production. 21

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DANCES North Shore ' s social life this year was fairly eventful, although the present Juniors abolished the Coke Dances initiated by the class of ' 44. Our twenty-fifth season was launched by the Frosh-Senior Hop, which welcomed the newcomers in a particularly gala- fashion. Instead of gilding the lily by giving a dance following the Vaudeville, the Sophomores changed the date until April. Everyone had more fun than a circus. As we go to press, the Juniors re- port that their elaborate plans for the Prom are under way. This event promises to surpass the best efforts of the past. 20

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JUNIOR PLAYS On the evening of Friday, May 5th, the Junior class entertained members or the school and their friends, with an evening of one act plays. The first, Star Struck , revealed what an absolute crazy star leads. fe the family of a movie As a contrast a grotesque fantasy The Cloak of Evil was next. The audience was on the edge of their seats as they witnessed the mental torture a petty criminal went through in an attempt to steal jewels from a buried woman. His mind finally cracked, when he imagined the dead woman coming to take back her jewels. Holbein in Blackfriars , a historical comedy completed the evening. It portrayed an incident in Henry Vlll ' s life. Holbein aided Thomas Cromwell, Henry ' s chancellor, in trying to trick the king into marriage with the plain Anne of Cleves, by substituting for her portrait that of his pretty model, dressed in the princess ' clothing. A dramatic climax was reached in the scene between Holbien, Cromwell, and Henry VIII, when Holbein showed Henry the true picture of Anne of Cleves. 22