Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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Sl'l.lX YN ll0l'Sl-A St.llU0l, Nl Xl-,XXINIQ X SllXkl',Sl'laXRl'.XN 5l1l'lXl'. l lfrttr: ll. Ross. Xl. Xlexttntlot, lb, Neunottt, l. Slllllllllllllllq llmnl' NI. llennis. I. Seelx lfinttllt tgnne gt tontlensetl tension ol 'l'he Nlerehztnt ol Venice , also produced ht Nlr. tl. ll. Nlgtter. ln this, att titnes, the :uting rose to surprising, :ind intensely grtttilting, heights. XVithout exttggerzttion, it is tlouhtlul il' anyone who saw Tony llilthetl its Sltxloek will lorget his perlorinatnte lor at long titne: honours go also to Xlithgtel llennis qts llatssttnio qnul to klohn Seely, lor his tnost spirited interpretation of Portigt. llut the whole thing wats tlelightlul. 'l'hose who took pztrt were Hugh Ross :ts Xntonio: Nlithgtel Dennis, Bztssatnioz 'l'onnny St-hoplloeher. Sztlurino: Tony Hildred. Shxlotlu lohn Seelx. Portia: llztritl Sewinour, The Duke: Nelson Titnntins, Clerk: lhigtn lltttltatngtn. Xlessenver: litntnx' Creighton. Lorenzo: with the lollowinv its very' N . t Pt D , ellet tive extras, I, Segttll, P. Rztttnontl, Wright. 'l'. Carlin, D. Nlztetztggnrt. K. Matson, l'. lirohn. Nl. .Xlex1nulor. ll. Seilert tttul Xl. llronltnatn. In :ultlition to the plants, the 'lunior atntl Senior Choirs, under the most capable tlirettion ol Nlts. 'l'ester ttntl Mr. lf. CQ. Phillips, respectively, sung eurols which. had there heen no other entertgtintnent. would llllVL' tlelightetl the ttutliences. XVh:1t Can he more thztrtning thatn. att Clltristtnztsftitle, to heztr clear, young voices singing the old ttgulitiongtl linglish egtrols? 'l'he choirs, generously responding to the applause, certainly tnetitetl the enthusigtstn they evolsetl. We tatnnot close this :recount ol at tlelightlul entertatintnent without recording otn grgttitutle to those who so gtegilly tsontrihutetl to its stteeess. To Nliss Rosanna Sewhorneg lo Nlr. W. F. Slteplrertl: to Nlr. :intl Nlrs, Springlortl who, with their untiring tssistttnts, lnotlutetl suth lllllllllllglf' gootl in:tlse-up eileetsi to Nliss Nlatlztlmr for her gtettt lJ.lllk'lltl'I :intl to Nliss l.ewis. ol tlte Nl.R.'ll.. we signin stty. wllllllllli you. CHAI. 121 1

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FOR llll-'. SVHUUI. YIQXR HHS' l9'wll DRAM AUG S The production of plays in it buys' school presents niztny problenis. such :is casting, training in speech. inoveinent and grouping, interpretation of ulien emotions and experiences. the perpetual worry ol last-ininnte illnesses or stage-lriglit, and so forth. All these and at thousand more have gone into the making of School Drgnninit s. unknown and, it is to be hoped, unfelt by the audienme. Hut there is one problem, and that the inost difhcult. to be inet belore :any ol the others arise. and that is the selection ol the right play or plays. To produce ll play successfully, one nrust tonstgnnly keep the eye ol the iiiiagingts tion trained on the audience which will one day witness the finished product and for these unseen. unknown critics innst the whole business be pitched. ln at ihildren's performance, the first problein arises here. for the audience will obviously consist both of adults and children, and at play rnnst be selected which will produce neither shuffling leet lroni one nor polite parental indulgence lrorn the other. The tutors, too, must be considered, lor in this type ol thine, they are essentially part ol the gindienme and must enjoy their own perlorrnznnes every bil :is ninth its their elders. The ideal play, then. is one that, beiaiuse ol its clmrrn and inuiginzttive qualities. will inoinentarily transport children und parents alike into an enriching. dreann- fullilling world. Such, we hope, were the plays produced belore capacity audiences on December Qllth at the Montreal Repertory Theatre. To begin with. there were three scenes lroni Yictorien S1trdou's znnusing satire of the First lirnpire, Xlad:nne 5ansAGene . This. guhnirxtbly produced by Kline Cheer. set the ball for le balny rolling briskly. liolh shrill and deep laughter greeted the Duchess of Illllllligk efforts, as she tripped lliteratllyy the light fantastic with het maitre de clause . Napoleon, hat on brow, curl down. hands firnily lore and alt, was in the truly parvenu tradition ol dictators. to which we have all become accustomed. The caste was as follows: NI. Despreanx, inztitre de dunse, Paul Dolisie: nloseph Lefebvre. duc de Ijllllllig. Peter Cowie: Catherine Lefebvre, duchesse de Dantzig, Peter Nlilner: Napoleon. Ivan Phillips: Constant, valet, Peter Nlitchell. Then there cznne a thriller, Ghost by Request , produced by Mr. Cl. H. Nlayer. This play, acted by and for the younger boys, was their property lroin beginning to end. False nioustaches, handcuffs and guns twhich luckily never went olfl, tough lines f It's a pity yer Klonnna conldn't coine wid yu .- Yez1hl You're ll little white lznnb. yu areluj , and plenty of blood, drew oohs and aahs from our younger critics. XYe could afford to be indulgent. here. Acting honours go to Billy Tinnnins for his outstanding, performance as the crook, which drew oohs and aahs even from the experienced technicians lent to us by the Nl.R.'I'. Those taking part were, Margery Burton. John Clarke: Peter Burton, Tint tlarsleyz Bill. Peter Darling: joe, Derek Nlarpolex Harvey Blake, Billie Tinnnins: Tint Kirkland qdoubling very effectively with The Ghost of the Clabinj. Peter Duflield. IQISI

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FOR 'l'H1i SCH001, YEAR 1949- 1950 311 nrm nina FORM YI Axinoxx' Hr,1un.Rr lioui-.Rr 1942-511 Bl1'.Sse1I ill! the 1111'1'l1 fm ll11'y .xlmll 1Hlll'l'lvf II11' 1'111'tl1 11945-465 llunior Soccer: 11947-485 1Vinning Basketball live: 11948-495 2nd Place Class B Royal Empire Society Essay Competition: 11949-5115 Debating 11ipsi1on5 Secretary, Acting Prefect. PETER Grzokcia Slxnfsox C11-x'i'NA Cowie 19-I5-511 Xu 111111111 pic 1.1 f1il'l'l1 1111111 111.8 11111l1il1'1111.x fi11g1'1 ' 11945-4115 -1uniorSoccer, Intermediate Hotkey, XVinning Hockey five: 11946-475 Club Sixer. Class prize, Intermediate Hockey: 11947-485 Intermediate Soccer, Inter- mediate Hockey: 11948-495 Senior Soccer colours, Senior Hockey colours, Debating 1De1ta5: 11949-195115 Senior Soccer colours, Senior Hockey colours, IJ1'2llll2ll1CS, Debating 11ipsi1on5 President, Magazine Sports liditor, Acting Prefect. AN'1'noNx' Llrivri Humuin 19411-511 But, for III5' 1111111 jmrl, 141 111115 fi1'1'1'lc ffl 1116 11946-475 lnterinediate Soccer: 11946--175 Gym Award: 11948-495 XVinning Basketball five: 11949-505 Debating 1lipsi1on5. Head Prefect, Senior Soccer colours, Dramatics, Art and Draniatics Editor. XViisl.i1x' Girxlork Nlasox 194-1-50 Hui, 11.1 311111 111111111 me 1111, II lllllliil 11111111 1111111 111111 1111105 III5' f1iI,l'1Id5u 11944-455 Under 11 Soccer. under 11 Hockey: 11945-465 Cubs Sixer. Drzunatics: 11946-475 1Vinning Cub Sixer: 11947-485 Photography prize. Scouts second: 11948-495 XVinning Soccer six, Debating 1De1ta5: 11949-505 Prefect, Magazine Literary Editor, Debating 1Epsi1on5. Vice-President. 1v11.l.lANI PHILIP M1gKr:owN 1941-50 He 1'1'11cls 111111'l1. 111' is ll grwlt 1IIlXf'1i1'f'1in 11944-455 YVinning Soccer six: 119-15--165 junior Soccer: 11946-475 Cub Sixer: 11947-485 Winning Basketball live. Intermediate Soccer: 11949-505 Senior Soccer, Prelect, Magazine Forin Notes Editor, Debating 1Epsilon5. 1251