Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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The Cast of “The Reel Thing” Mrs. Smith, and a very nice lady at that................Peggy Lee Lorelei, her daughter, beautiful to be sure.......Elizabeth Leach Tom, her son, not yet omitted from ye college roster..Olin Hughes Abelard Smith, her husband, who later weareth strange raiment......................................Donald Alden Mrs. A her Crombie, formerly Mrs. Smith’s culinary, Nora, now head of the Syndicated Unions of Domestic Chefs...................................Hildegarde Tolman Mr. Fowler, and no banker surpassed! him............Charles Snyder Mr. Rathvon-Jones, an accidental millionaire, and a great villain not at all..............................Harry Todd Mrs. Rathvon-Jones, his far better half..............Sally Nyman Taxi Driver, who is seen but a moment being paid money ...........................................Elwyn Thomson James, the Rathvon-Jones' chauffeur, handsome.........Kline Jaggar Harold, the youthful heir-apparent to the Rathvon-Jones estate, who singeth once like a lark........Richard Shaw Aunt Lavinia. Mrs. Rathvon-Jones’ maiden sister, ye moral character in ye play........................Mary Thygeson Fireman, a very fine man...............................Lea Febiger Second Fireman (owing to ye high cost of players, to be imagined as outside guarding ye fire engine, the saving in salary to make one more hot gallon in ye showers)...........................................Ima Phantom The theme of the three Thespian plays was food. The interest of the first one, Fourteen.” centers about the humorous situations arising when Mrs. Pringle, a Fifth Avenue lady, gives a dinner party; the second, “Food.” is a take-off on high prices; and the third, Lima Leans,” is a domestic comedy. The casts of the plays were as follows: Fourteen Mrs. Pringle.....................................Doris Lausten Elaine, her daughter.............................Vdelaide Kelly Dunham, the butler.............................Elywn Thomson Food I rene...........................................Frances Boone Basil, her husband...............................W illis Clayton Harold, her old sweetheart..........................Lea Febiger Lima Beans The Wife.........................................Adelaide Kelly The Husband......................................Charles Snyder The Huckster...................................W illiam Stratton (241

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The Senior Play The “Man From Home ' was chosen for the 1921 production by the Senior Play Committee. Mr. Lester Soil), who has done some very successful acting and coaching at Stanford, was procured to do the coaching. Miss Looney assisted Mr. Seib by giving the cast special rehearsals, and together with Mr. Lcmos and his art classes, improved the stage and its equipment. The Senior Play CasT Mariana, the French Maid................... Lady Creech................................ 'The Countess.............................. Ethel...................................... The Grand Duke............................. Lord Hawcastle............................. I vanolT................................... Almeric.................................... 1Iorace.................................... Ribiere.................................... Michele.................................... Valet de Chambre........................... 1st Carabinere............................. 2nd Carabinere............................. .........Rena Rolfi ..Evelyn liitmer ...... Doris Lausten Evelyn Huntington ........David Clark .....P»uford 'Policy ...... llan Charles ....Willis Clayton ......Douglas King .La Forest Phillips .. . Elwyn Thomson .......Ralph Howe .....Burton Noble .......Philip Fogg [26J