Santa Paula High School - El Solano Yearbook (Santa Paula, CA)

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Senior Play Thirty-fain' MysTery, Thrills and laughTer were in- cluded in The presenTaTion by The senior class oT The melodramaTic Tarce, Seven Keys To BaldpaTe. George M. Cohen based The play on Earl Bigger's sTory of The same name. Bob Gill played wiTh naTuralness The role of Magee, novelisT and shorT sTory wriTer, in possession oT The only lcey To The de- serTed inn. The owner of BaldpaTe assured him he would be leTT enTirely alone To wriTe anoTher oT his Thrillers, and he was--Tor The TirsT Three minuTes. ATTer Thai' in wallced Mary NorTon, played on successive nighTs by RuTh Engledow and Alice Joy: PeTers The l-lermiT, in which parT Glen Anlauf dis- played much TalenT: and ofhers involved in The ploT. Freda TreTTinger sparlcled in The parT oT Myra Thornhill, advenTuress. The following had some access To one oT The seven keys To BaldpaTe: Magee, Bob Gill: Mary NorTon, RuTh Engledow and Alice Joy: PeTers The l-lermiT, Glen AnlauT3 Myra Thornhill, Freda TreTTinger: Bland, Ralph SmiTh: Cargan, Nelson l-larpoldy The CareTalcer, Charles Pusey: his wiTe, CaTh- erine l-lurley and Mary GilleTTeg Mrs. Rhodes, Francis l-laTcherq owner oT Bald- paTe, Rowena Reed: Lou Max, James Brock: Thomas l-layden, Eduard Walden: Jiggs Kennedy, Bob CroTTyq depuTies, Roger Boles and Jerry SweeTland. ArThur C. Brady direcTed The play.

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LATIN CLUB SPANISH CLUB HI-Y CLUB

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ORAL ARTS S+uden+s in 'rhe oral aris classes have presenred several one-acl plays during rhe year, under 'rhe able direciion of Arlhur C. Brady. Each one in 'rhe class has had an oppor+uni+y 'ro prepare speeches and presen'r +hem before +he class. Every s+uden+ was required +o wrife a speech for 'rhe Toas+mas+er's con+es+ and eliminaiions were held in fhe class period. Two plays, ln 'rhe Morgue and 'rhe Moon and +he Moons+ruck were com- bined by fhe s+uden+s and called The Moon Commen+s. I+ was given a+ rhe Pasadena Communify playhouse. Those who rook parf in +his play were Charles Pusey, Ralph Smiih, Ernesi BrockeH', Evelyn Le Schoffs, Eduard Walden, Vivian Pow- ers, Edmond Busier and Gerfrude l-lari. g The purpose of +he oral arfs classes is fo make +he srudenfs more self-possessed while speaking or aciing before a group. Mr. Brady has done much +o 'furfher 'rhese ideas 'rhroughour fhe year. Growing Pains , by Mrs. Aurania Rou- verol, was presenfed for rhe firsf 'rime by a high school cast June I and 2. I+ was selecfed by fhe Juniors for +heir class play. Terry, +he iomboy who was ousfed by 'rhe boys, suddenly began wearing high- heeled shoes, using rouge and lipsrick and vamping fhe boys. Barbara Sharp showed much +alen'r and abiliry in 'rhis role. The pari of George, her broiher and a real he man was played by David Rock- well, who gave an excellenf example of a young boy who has iusr fallen for Prudence Darling. rhe vamp. Gerrrude Hari iook 'rhe par'r of Prudence. Professor Mclnfyre and Mrs. Mclnryre had 'ro siand for 'rhe problems and quarrels of 'rhese iwo chil- dren. The cas+ were: Professor Mclniyre, Junior Play Edmund Busier: Mrs. Mclniyre, Pauline Kesslar: Terry, Barbara Jane Sharp: George, David Rockwell: Hal, Charles l-lyde: Dufch. Gordon Walden: Bryan, James Lonsdale: Prudence Darling, Ger- rrude I'-larr: Miriam, Sarah Teague: Jane. Helen Greiner: Pa'r+y, Alice Richardson: Omar, Forresf Fulmer: Sophia. Clare Call: Joel Glen: Turkey, Arihur Warren: Elsie, Susan Lindsay: Mrs. PaHerson, Barbara Websfer: Cop, Dee Davis: Bob, LeRoy Renfro: Slim, Bob Jauregui: Claire, Doris Warren: Spafs, Waller Holmeisfer: Sally, Virginia Burrless. STAGE CREW Being a member of 'rhe siege crew is 'rhe iob of an unsung hero. The crew ge'l's no personal glory before ihe foollighis, bu+ wiihour iheir efloris 'rhe performances would be impossible. Under +he able direcrion of A. C. Brady They have consfrucfed all scenery, had charge of lighiing effecis and rehung The drapes. li has been necessary for ihose of fhe siage crew io fake care of 'rhe siage for privafe and public perform- ances. ' Thirty-five