Ottawa Technical High School - Tech Talk Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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iii li Q Tech Annual Concert -1950 vEP.s10N- By Richard Logan BIGGER, BETTER THAN EVER. Music and dancing, drama, gymnastic skills and science all went together to compose the two and a half hours of magnificent enter- tainment provided by Tech's 1950 Concert. As the lights dimmed, the large red curtain parted on the colourful setting of Mr. Bergin's Haylofters. With that good old tyme music, it was all the audience could do to restrain themselves from jumping up and joining in the square dance. Boys dressed as girls swung their partners high. Great rounds of applause followed Dot Francis and Barry Stewart in their dance routine to the tune of the Dark Town Strutters Ball which brought the Haylofters' number to a close. Houdini in his day provided many thrills by slipping out of handcuffs , however, Houdini junior, commonly known as Edmund Dennis, was capable too. Ebenezer Scuttleboom, the burly pirate, was saved from the hands of his mutinous crew by the timely arrival of Mr. Fish and his boy geologists. The boys came ashore on the deserted island and through the elements of science located the buried treasure. The theme of the playlet was the conflict between ignorance and education. Both Barry Stewart as Scuttleboom and Mike Soame as Mr. Fish, along with the cast should be complimented on the ex- cellence of their humorous presentation. Following the playlet Ray Dore gave an exceptionally pleasing clarinet solo. Trumpet Woos by William Wood was a special treat for the audience. Paul Belanger's Piano Gymnastics was also highly acceptable. Barry Cox and Walter Satov playing on harmonicas had the Mule Train moving along as never before. We have already decided on two ofthe winners in the Ottawa Music Festival this year. The exciting combina- tion of the Glee Club and the Band in Cole Porter Medley climaxed their fine arrangement of Musical Pot Pourri. Of course we are not passing along any hints as to who the winners might be. Marcel Query, a candidate for the Singing Stars of Tomorrow, was, to me, the highlight of the show. Continued on Page 61 2,2 Wlleaven Can Wait By Hugh Moreland THE CURTAIN WENT UP AT 8.15 SHARP onthe nights of Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2 and 3, to reveal to the delight of the audience a hilarious three-act comedy entitled Heaven Cm Wait. Before the final curtain fell the Tech Drama Guild had scored another hit. In the leading role ofjoe Pendelton, we found a tal- ented newcomer by the name of Walter Satov. For a. be- ginner to take a major part in a play and successfully get it over the footlights and into the house is a task indeed. But,Wally may rest assured that his efforts were well re- ceived and admired by the audience, for his performance was judged by many as highly commendable. Congratu- lations joe! To Barry Stewart, who played Messenger 7013 we might say you certainly filled the part to a 'T' But seriously, Barry gave a skilful interpretationo f his part as a heavenly messenger and wholly won the hearts of his admirers. It was a comical part which needed a skil- ful acting, and I'm sure he enjoyed portraying it as much as we enjoyed watching him. To Mike Soame who played the Shiek, Tony Abbott, words of praise are also due. Mike put all he had into his first part and it proved very successful. Of all the girls in the cast Dorothy Francis deserves the largest bouquet. Her manner before the footlights was extremely pleasing and artistic. Marion Christy as the cunningjulia Farnsworth gave her performance with consummate skill and suited the role perfectly. In the spotlight as Max Leveno we found Douglas Zahab. Doug deserves a lot of credit, for he had a dif- ficult part and he certainly made the most of it. The other actress of note were Miss Ann Quinlan who played Mrs. Ames, Shirely Schnell, Nurse, and last but not least of the females, we had Helen Dawson who acted as Ann and also pinched hitted lwith only a half day's noticejfor Suzzie who unfortunately developed an attack of stage fright. In the male supporting cast were Stewart Callaghan, Williams, Dave Newcommon, Lefty, Lawrence Lafleur, Workman, Doug Falconer, Second Escort, Bruce Walker, First Escort , Walter Ogilvie, Doctor , and Starr Kelly, Plain-clothesman. Also to be congratulated are the twenty odd stand-ins. These somehow seemed to get the biggest laugh of the show. Credit for the play's brilliant success extends back- stage, to those in charge oflighting, costumes, painting properties, publicity and above all to Mr. McLean for his patience and artistic insight in the make-up room. The sets by Messrs. Worthington, Woolley and johnson were pleasingly different- Continued on Page 62

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