Scarborough High School - Four Corners Yearbook (Scarborough, ME)

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SIFTIN’ PRETTY .1 Phnj in Three. Acts CHARACTERS Mr. William Conway .... An English millionaire Mrs Beverley Conway . His wife Diane Conway . Their beautiful daughter Herald Conway . . Her brother Claire Appleby . Gerald ' s sweetheart Robert Wardley . Diane’s lover The Robbers: Johnny Simms .... alias “Night-hawk Johnny” Jimmy Kelly . alias “Diamond Jimmy” Policemen and other robbers. Time: Present. Place: London Scene: Conway’s living-room; “London Charlie’s Cafe.” ACT I Scknk I. (’onway’s living-room—Night (A large library table stands in the center of the room. In one corner stands a large piano with a tall lamp beside it. A magnificent carpet is spread on the floor, deadening all sound of footsteps. A huge chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Fancy silk curtains of old rose are hung at the windows. There is a huge fireplace facing the front door. No one is in the room when the curtain rises.) Enter Gerald. Gerald (calling): read v ? Diane: No, not yet, hut you just he patient and I’ll he ready presently. Gerald (grumbling): Presently! That’s what she always says. Hang it, all, of course, this had to be the maid’s night off. I never could fix this tie. (Diane comes clown the stairs hum¬ ming.) Diane: There, now I’m all ready. Oh, Gerald, you look so fun ny trying to fix that tie. Wait, I’ll fix it. There! Don’t you want some rouge and lipstick on? You look awfully pale and you know Claire will be there. Did you know she’s going to spend the night with us after Mrs. Hilton’s dance, and Robert’s coming over, and Mama and Daddy’s coming home at half past eleven, they said. So you must look as nice as possible. Gerald (groaning) : Oh, all right, if you say so I s ' pose I must—only can the chatter for a while, will you, and hustle up. Diane (sighing): Oh, Gerald, Gerald, when will you learn to use better English? What would Mama say, if she could hear vou! Diane! Are you

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P m ■gf. - ELMER SAWYER 4-H Club Work (1. 2. 3. 4 ). Like the woods in Sprint , when ' rrarklin( brown leaves lull] hide the arbutus beneath them. ' ” While the rest of the world watches the P.csident fish. Dave is tusy with his rifle, giv¬ ing his supreme attention to his own bag of game. You may l:e sure he fills it. DELIA SMITH t-ll Club Work (2, 3, 4 ; Basketball Man i (3); Editorial Hoard of Korn Cornu us v : C.lee Club (3. 4). Like the blue sky of June in its ehc i b ' « ne- Delia has come many miles from her home in Harrison to attend Scarboro High. We are glad she has, for she is a pleasant person to have around, as well as an efficient. .ireful worker. Her faithfulness should make her a fine teacher. CLAYTON URQUHART 4-11 Club Work (2. 3. 4) ; Basketball (4). Like a sturdy oak tree, offering pleasant shade.” When this tall, young husky decided to play basketball, he added a real stlength to the team. Harvey has a fund of common sense and a standard of values which should always guide his judgments wisely.

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14 THE FOUR CORNERS (( ' nils over shoulder as she runs off stage): Wait till l get my wraps, like a dear hoy. (Jerald: Yes. forever, 1 suppose. Diane enters. Diane: I ' m all ready. Gerald: Let ' s go. (And they both run off stage.) (Curtain) Scene II. ( ' on way ' s living-room Same night. (The lights are otf and iht moon is shining in through the win¬ dows. Night-hawk Johnny and Diamond Jimmy enter through window.) Jimmy: Sh-h! If this ain ' t some swell chance. I wonder where that pretty little ‘‘million is ? Johnny: I ' ll say this is our chance, a wright. The old man and his dame ' s gone and we seen the kid go. I ' d like to lay my mitts on them pearls of Mrs. Con¬ way ' s. Oh. boy! And how! ( Both go around the house on tip-toes.) Johnny: Hey! Gimme the flash. I want ta see what time ut is. The kids ' ll be home bv half-past nine. Yumpin ' yim- miny! It ' s twenty past now. Jimmy: Pst! Duck! Quick! Here comes the kids. (They hide behind the piano just in time.) ( Enter Gerald, Diane and Claire.) Gerald (switching lights on): Well, girls, seems nice to be home again, doesn ' t it ' Diane: Yes, and Mama and Daddy will be home soon. Jimmy (poking Johnny): Some pips, eh ' Boy. look at the diamonds. Say, when do we start Jolmnv: Leave ut ta me! 1 11 turn the lights off, and let ' em scream a while. Then—well, you know the rest. Claire: Oh, 1 had such a wonderful time. ( ) awns.) Oh-h-hum ! W bat s that ( Oh! (She screams.) Diane: What — what ' s the matter, Claire ? Claire: Oh, 1 saw something; I ' m sure 1 did. ( Lights go out.) Ob, oh. nb. Ger¬ ald. what ails those lights ' Jimmv (coming out from behind the piano): Don ' t make a noise. (Claire starts to scream but he claps a hand over her mouth.) Jimmy: Better not scream ! (Gerald, seeing Jimmy about to take ( ' laire ' s engagement ring, forgot the re¬ volver and springs at Jimmy, only t get a smashing blow on the head from Johnny.) Johnny: Guess you ' ll know U m t next time, old top. ( Diane runs ever to (Jerald bu Johnny catches her and shouts to Jimm ' : Hurry to “London Charlie ' s. (They run off stage.) (Curtain) Scene III. Conway ' s living-room Same night. (Gerald is lying uncon¬ scious on the floor. Somebody knocks on the front door and receives no answer. Robert Ward ley enters.) Robert: Hello, everybody! (Sudden¬ ly he spies his friend.) Aha. what ' s this ' Gerald, Gerald, what ' s happened? ((Jer¬ ald only sighs. Exit Robert. In a little while he re-enters with a glass of water. He kneels beside Gerald and places the glass to his lips. Gerald sits up, dazed. He looks around him and sees Robert.)