Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Comedy, Tragedy . . . Both in Plays MTHANKS AWFULLYH One phrase, Thanks Awfully, makes up Mr. Montague's conversation until a girl for shall we say girls'?j steps in. The Speech II classes de- monstrated their talent through these plays, which were presented January 25. Richard Montague ............................ Jerry Scott Dorothy Montague ..... . . ., .... Margaret Mitchell Marion Gatewood ..... ..... G wendolyn Haskell Ann Marsh .......... .......... M arilyn Post Carol .............. ......... B arbara Crist Edith ......... ..... V irginia Lawhorn Mrs. Dodd ...... ....... N atalie Harris Mrs. Smythe ..... ....... H allie Davis Enid ............. .... H elen Stockdale Nanette ............ ..... M iriam Cutkomp Mrs. Hemingway .... ..... K atherine Swords Mrs. James Sower... .... Anna Mae Mercer Carolyn ................,..................... Esther Sax Jane ......,..........,..................... Eleanor Huss THE HAPPY J OURNEYH An American family takes a trip in '4The Hap- py Journey, which aptly pictures anyone's ex- periences in similar circumstances. The Stage Manager ...................... Robert Lindley Ma Kirby ............. ...... L ouise Norton Arthur ............... ........ H arold Barton Caroline ............. ..... L elene Gellerman Pa CElmerJ Kirby ..,..................... Henry Carlson Beulah ...............,................ Wanda Washburn THANK YOU DOCTORU A lively melodramatic farce is Thank You Doctor in which a jewel thief tries to trick a doctor of the insane into aiding her. Mrs. Lester .Lois Crompton Nurse Gray .............................,... Elaine Foley Dr. Gurney A Patient.. Cort ........ ,,,, William Carney -- ..... Edwin Cohen .Edward Lemon Speech Class Plays UWHO GETS THE CAR TONIGHT? Q77 1 'LWho Gets the Car Tonight. a fami iar ques- tion in most American families is answered in the play of the same title. Mr. Jones ..................... Mrs. Jones .................... Paul Jones ..... Mary Jones .... Jack .......... William Barnes .Frances Burns' .James Carlson .....June Krueger' . . . .Richard Davis

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Girls ,... the Place ls Full of 'Emu Spring Dance 1. Last minute backstage. 2. Entire cast. 3. Are you coming with me or aren't you? The story concerns a number of New England college girls in general and one Alexandra- Alex-in particular. This young lady Hnds it very d1Hicult to attract men, primarily because she feels as though she looks like a horse with a fly on its nosef' which is not true. Alex sets her h eart on Sam Thatcher, a Yale man, who has turned against college and regimentation to set off for Russia with a free-thinking, free-living, rebellious companion, oddly called The Lippin- cott. When Alex appears not to get very far with the romance by herself, her girl friends decide to take matters into their hands to secure Sam for the sad and bewildered Alex. Sam finally capitu- lates, and he and Alex elope to the great delight of Alex's gang. 4'Completely collegiatei' theme and a gay, frivol- ous air earned for the Dramatic club play Spring Dance praise and applause. CAST Mildred ....... Walter Becket Miss Ritchie .. John Hatton. . . The Lippincott Doc Boyd ..... Buck Buchanan Mady Platt ...... Frances Fenn . Alex Benson .. Kate McKim .. Sally Prescott . Sam Thatcher .. Sylvia Marcus ....Wi11iam Carney . . . . . . .Louise Norton William M. Johnson ........Donald Davis . . . . . . .Robert Hood . . . . . . .William Ehleb . .Patricia Wheeler .. . . . ...Betty Horst ..Virginia Beechler .Natalie Nyman ......Dolores Horst . . . . .Robert Rolfe

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Everybody Likes App1escruce Junior Class Play 'AI-Iappiness is like a kiss. You can not get any good out of it unless you give it to someone elsef, That is an example of the many joke lines that made Ap- plesaucef' the junior class play, the delightful comedy and suc- cess it was. K'Applesauce is a typical American comedy of small town folks. It is shown that 'dapple- saucel' fin other words, a cheer- ful optimism and the ability to tell other people how nice they arej will surmount most ob- stacles in this life. Hazel Robinson has foolishly engaged herself to a young man called Jenkins. Actually she is in love with Bill McAllister, who, though hard up, wins out in the end and achieves not on- ly success but happiness as Hazel's husband . CAST Ma Robinson ......... Louise Norton Pa Robinson. ........ William Carney Mrs. Jennie Baldwin. .Jean Johnson Hazel Robinson ....... June Krueger Matt McAllister ....... Edwin Cohen Bill McAllister ......... Robert Hood Rollo Jenkins. ....... Edward Lemon 1. Cast picture. 2. 4'Carboniized biscuits only once! 3. A slight argument.