Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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The Voyageur Thanks are also due to the accompanists, the stage managers, the light- ing expert, the wardrobe-men and the make-up artists for enabling the show to run as smoothly as it did. ' ' The cast was as followsz- p The Mikado - JOHN MCCLINTOCK Nanki-Poo HEGINALD SMALE Ko-KO R. E. K. ROURKE Pooh-Bah VICTOR KOBY Pish-Tush KENNETH WARREN Y um,-Yum ALICE ROURKE Pizzi-Sing BETTY BEER Peep-B0 SHIRLEY CREED Kazisha - - MAIRE JACKSON And a boys' and girls' Chorus. DIRECTOR-R. E. K. ROURKE MUSICAL ASSISTANT-GERALD RUTLEDGE ACCOMPANIST-GWENDOLYN KOLDOESKY SETS-FRED HACAN, BILL BEACH, WILF COUTU LICHTINC-B. W. JACKSON A ' -J .M. ' '--1 SET FOR ACT II. uThe genuine human boy may, I think, safely be set down as the noblest work of God. There is a generous instinct in boys which is far more trust- worthy than those sliding, and unreliable, and deceptive ideas which we call settled principlesf, Charles B. Fairbanks 28

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The Voyageur glee Glad . . . CAST OF THE MIKADOH h HE 'GVOYAGEURW this year almost had to appear without a write-up of l'The Mikado. The other day l saw a chap running around the school, stopping everyone he met, saying :-'Tye got you on the list. l've got you on the listln When he came to me, he explained that the bloke who was to write a criticism of the operetta left the school one morning singing:- 'l0n a tree by a river a little tom-tit, sang 4Willow, titwillow. titwillowilw He also said that nobody wanted to write anything for him and that he was about to use his snickersnee in order to persuade someone to do it. l took compassion on the poor editor, for that is who he was, and agreed to write this article. So whereas a pretty state of things. and here's a pretty how-de- dow The Glee Club's lVlikadow, once again, was a musical and theatrical treat of a very high standard. The girls' chorus was a new one and gaye an excellent performance. The director, in his own inimitable way, managed to put the show together, in spite of his illness. The primadonna was her usual charming self. both on the stage, and when helping to train the chorus. Katisha. who had started her musical career years ago on a trip to England. added new laurels to her name. Peep-Bo and Pitti-Sing were most charm- ing little maids from schoolg the latteris experienced acting. and delightful voice added much to the success of the show. The student roles of Pish- Tush, Pooh-Bah, and the Mikado were handled very well: Pislfs voice was very melodious, Poohls domineering 'tremendous swell' had the audience in tears, and the lVlik's diabolical laugh frightened it out of its wits. Nanki- Poo really Hbedewed the cheeksw of all in his line performance. It is not necessary to comment on Ko-Kois part in the operetta. It was superb. The boys' chorus lived up to the standard set by previous male choirs of the school. The men who worked tirelessly on the sets are to be congratulated on a magnificent job. 27

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The Voyageutr fb '6laA... CHA RLEY'S AU NT THIS YEAR the production of our Dramatic Club was outstanding. Weeks of strenuous rehearsals went into the show and the cast certainly reaped the reward of their labours when the big night arrived. The auditorium was filled to capacity with parents, friends and students as the curtain rose on that hilarious play, uCharley,s Auntn. Tom Schofield, as Lord Babberly and the bogus Charley's Aunt, did a fine job of acting and one of which he should be proud. His portrayal of a woman pursued by suitors was particularly good. John Marstrand, Jack Struthers and Julian Tudor-Hart were excellent in their difficult female roles, for one so reserved and dignified, Marstrand especially distinguished himself. Fred Marx did his usual fine job of acting in the part of jack Chesney, and really held the show together. Vic. Koby. as his father, Lord Chesney, gave a perfect impression of an English lord Mon the down-grade. The part of Charley was handled very well by Bill MacDonald. 1 Much credit should go to Mrs. B. W. Jackson for the role of the real Donna Lucia which she played so effectively, especially in showing the deep contrast between herself and Lord Babberly in disguise. The parts of the college scouts were taken by Dan Kent and Ken Warren. two of our guests from England, and both fitted their roles perfectly. John Bowlby deserves credit for his handling of the part of lVlr. Spettigue. the irate uncle of Amy Spettigue. His was a diflicult role, since he portrayed a man in a constant state of anger, but John carried the part extremely well. Orchids should go to lVlr. Beer, the director, for a show which would have had even Scrooge in convulsions. l am sure that all who saw it will join in congratulating the cast for an excellent performance. -G.lVlcC. 29