Paseo High School - Paseon Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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l 26 THE 1928 PASEON r l ,. . .. Hi . .Mas-Ma as maauwumfzma The Spell of the lmagen The Spell of the Imagef, the second an- nual Christmas play, was presented to an en- thusiastic audience of eleven hundred in the auditorium Friday, December 9. The presen- tation was a comedy drama in three acts and a prologue. The scene of this story is laid near New York and the time is the present. In the pro- logue Phyllis Castleman, of the early colonial days, escapes her guests on the eve of her be- tro-thal to an English nobleman, and grants an audience to her former lover. He taunts her because she has given him up for riches and a passing gypsy tells of an unhappy future. She grasps the pearls, a gift from her betrothed, and hides them in the image. Generations pass, and the pearls remain hid- den in the fantastic body of the image. Finally the old Castleman house falls into the hands of Phyllis and Katherine Aldrich, played very capably and refreshingly by Besse Higbee, and the poised Frances Rush, respectively. Phyllis acquires the position of reporter on the Clarion a newspaper owned by Macdonald Dunbar, portrayed by Earl Richmond who took the lead smoothly. Though the girls have nothing to live on but family honor, their aunt on the aristocratic Castleman side, heartily objects to the girls working. Elizabeth Faust was a dig- rvaf--,WW--Q-.,,a....s ,... ,W ..,., . nified old lady ofa aristocratic bearing. The Clarion is thrust into every sort of trouble, particularly political, by Henry Carter, a rival journalist and a sneaking politician. Harold Boese is the hateful rival. But his smooth work is discovered by Ted, the office boy, and Kitty, and the scoundrel is forced to come to terms. Carter also is forced to pay for an injury done to the father of Kitty's sweetheart, Terrence Donovan. This part is played by Charles VValters with an excellent irish accent. About this time Belinda, the clumsy maid, played ever so cleverly by Olive Jane Joyce, finds the pearls hidden so long ago in the image, thus the final difficulties of Phyllis and Kitty are brought to an abrupt but pleas- ant end. Phyllis makes the new energetic llunbar happy by asking him the question that he had asked her but had been refused be- cause of his wealthy ne'er-do-well attitude. The supporting cast, an excellent one, was made up of Leon Bornstein, Ruth Talbot, lrene Mathis. Wlalter Lyman, Lucille Harper, Danae Wfalters. Charles Bramble, Lillian Koppel and Myron Blotcky. From the colorful prologue of hoopskirts, powdered wigs and minuets to the last word, the play was a huge success. .L .. 0...-N.-ugnngq

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Tinai 19128 PASEON r-vb.-vw .,wf-,:q.1.m4.agy- is-w.i.,m,s,:.,1tA11-.. -W - -7- -- - . Y , L 25 ADVANCED ORCHESTRA The Paseo High School Advanced Grches- tra is now completing a second and most suc- cessful year. This organization of students is the result of two years of unceasing labor on the part of their able director, Miss Marguerite Zimmerman. lt has progressed rapidly in the last year and promises to progress more rapid- ly in the following year. The orchestra began by selecting Edward McNulty as concert master and Kenneth Shreeve as assistant. The personnel of the orchestra is: First violins, Edward McNulty, Jr., Kenneth Shreeve, Roy Guettler, Milton Graham, Morris Schnider, John Gadwood, Esther Bolesg second violin, Freda Mnookin, Edna Swenson, Rose McCorrister, Edwin Barnes, Meredith Mes- secar, Eugene Lodd, james Major, double bass, Virginia Wfilkinsong piano. Veronica Dolan, Wlillis Quant, flutes, Ethel Grant. Marietta Seayg clarinets, Maxine Grant, Ben Lakeg trombones, Ernestine Hale, Paul Arnold, cornets, Richard Kneeland, Foster Streep, Robert Kendal, drums and tympani, Donald Ruben. TI-'IE PASEO BAND The Paseo Band, under the direction of Mr. Edmonds, has increased from membership of twenty-five to, forty pieces. It has not only increased in numbers, but also in effficiency in playing and instrumentation. The band has played for every local athletic event in which Paseo has engaged. The members are: B flat cornets, Richard Meisburger, Paul Marchant, Foster Streep-, Francis Miles, Theodore Dawson, Richard Kneeland, John johnson, Leon Thompson, Norman Howell, Ralph Kindell, Junior Tun- gett, Francis Jones, Benjamin Sheerer, Dean Young, jerry Dugan, trombones, Ernestine Hale, Paul Arnold, Harold Frisbee, Paul Berg- man, E flat horns, Lowell Myers, Norwell VValdron, baritones, Fred McKittrick, Frank- lin Carr, B B basses, Fred Barker, Byron Streep, B flat clarinets, DeWitt Stewart, Zackie Clowser, Ben Lake, Ro-bert Thornton, David Hart, Edwin Barnes, Leftage Haley flutes and piccolo, Marietta Seay and Ethel Grant, saxophones, Jack Shoop, Clayton Marker, Ray Stinson, .Toe Cordello, Rudolph Greenbaum, Carroll Godbey, Robert Lunn, Frank Richardson, Fedler, Flossie Bryant, Doris Chatfieldg drums, Gilbert Rohn, Lloyd Lippincott, Joe Aldrich, joe Miles, VVilliam Dalrymple and Donald Rubens.

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THE 1928 PAsi+3oN . .- . L , .. . . , C aa... , ir. ia, -f-Y ' .f-::.Ls..m.ag,:a-v:.vua1.-'via-:,..c ig 'rr :.. Y 27 Sally and Company 'llic spring play. Sally and Company, was presented in Past-o's auditorium, Saturday, iklarcli l7. lies clever plot was well received by the aurlience. Lillian Koppel, as Sally Dawson, showed great ability in her portrayal of the clever mil- liner who had courage enough to start a hat shop in the town where her vaudeville com- pany had failed. Charles Vlfalter, as Stephen Bates, gave his role the needed dignity and sympathy that it required. Ruth McClellan was quite interesting in her part of Cynthia, the daughter of Mr. Bates. One of the most difficult roles was very capably played by Dean Kennedy. who portrayed lack Mortimer, the villain. In addition to the major parts, there were many others who added interest to the play. VValter Lyman gave a sympathetic interpreta- tion of Charlie, a newspaper reporter, who was very much in love with Cynthia. lo Jester and Maxine Leppert as Mrs. Appleby and Mrs. Plunckett, town gossips, created many laughs, as did Constance Flanders who had the part of Emma, the maid in the Bates' home. Charles Bramblei gave a solemn interpretation of Rev- erend Moss, and Elizabeth Eaust was very good in the part of Hietty, the sister of Stephen Bates. lva and Dora, milliners, were interest- ingly played by Olive lane Joyce and Suzanne Lispi. One of the unusual features of the play was the large number of people in the cast. Extras were used in the millinery shop in the first act, and twenty sorority girls and a number of guests in the second act brought the total to sixty-three. Besse Higbee, Marguerite Gill and Nona Leen acted as assistant milliners in the hat shop. Much excitement prevails in the millinery shop at the opening of the play, for Sally, the proprietor, is to arrive that day from New York. Stephen Bates, a silent partner in her shop, has a very important problem for her to solve upon her return. His lovely daughter, Cynthia, is in love with Jack Mortimer who-m Bates distrusts. Sally proposes that lack be invited to the Bates' home for a visit. Her argument for this apparently wild plan is that if you have hot biscuits and honey for every meal, you will tire of them. If Cynthia sees Jack constantly, she will learn his true char- acter and will become disgusted with him. The second actyfinds lack firmly installed in the Bates home. It is Sunday morning, and when Cynthia returns from Sunday School she finds him lounging in the living room in his pajamas and robe. He becomes irritated when she speaks to him about his attire. He finally leaves to- dress while the others go to the garden to take pictures. VVhen he returns to the room he overhears a conversation between Sally and Bates in which they plan to get rid of him. Bates leaves the room and lack ac- cuses Sally of wanting to get rid o-f him so that she can get Bates' money. War is de- clared between the two. Although Cynthia is about out of the notio-n of marrying jack, he becomes so attractive after his quarrel with Sally that she falls in love with him again. Sally finally brings about his downfall through her disco-very that he is already married and is a forger. He wanted Cynthia only for her money. She is hurt but finds solace in Charlie who has loved her for many years. With his daughter happy, Stephen now has time to turn to his own af- fairs, and tae closing curtain finds Sally saying Yes to tae old question.