St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Kui j fidm mi tk %KjU Swod After last year’s masterful performance of Tom Sawyer” the Lower School set about producing a play of even greater challenge. It was well worth the effort. Written by Keith M. Engar, King Arthur and the Ma¬ gic Sword” has proved to be more than successful. The play is one of supernatural, wonder and mystery which was sixth century England; however, behind this romantic atmosphere lies a definite theme: the victory of justice over the forces of evil. Having chosen the play in September, casting took place the first week of school. Parts were assigned and rehearsing began after four as well as at lunch. By the time the Christmas Holidays came around all was fairly well set: the performance was to be early in the next term. Meanwhile, directing was not the only aspect of the production which was underway. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Jackson were busy with fittings for costumes. Lighting and sound effects were arranged by Mr. Beare and Mr. Cowie. Mr. Bevis had designed and was in the process of painting the sets. With the return of school in January, rehearsals be¬ came frantic in an effort to make the production by the eighteenth and the nineteenth of the month. Finally the night came. As the curtain opened before the dazzling of Merlin’s magic, all was ready. The play followed through without a flaw leaving a great impression on all who saw it. Many congratulations must be given to Mr. Shepherd. It was through his long and tedious hours that the play was such a success. Recognition must also be extended to Mrs. Barrett, the prompter, Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Jackson with costumes, Mr. Beare and Mr. Cowie with lighting and sound effects, Mr. Bevis with sets and all who co-operated and assisted. 78

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t (e ' jBfiwf Fog, like a grey wall, covered the ocean. There were huge green waves, the height of a three storey building, rolling in on to the brown sands. On such a bleak day in the year 1971, the light-ship Nantucket II” was patrolling an area from Boston to Cape Cod. Light¬ ships, as some people know, give warning to any lost ships far out at sea. The crew must be brave, sharp- eyed and alert, for any moment a ship could be lost in the fog and drift aimlessly around. It was four bells and the watch on the Nantucket II” peered through the mystifying fog. Due to difficulties from the storm, their intercom was out of order, caus¬ ing them to miss the warning — Warships heading for the vicinity of Boston and Cape Cod area. Any ships in area clear the way. Ships are loaded with compound for new warheads. Repeat, if hit by other ship liable to go off. ” The huge waves and biting wind told the watch that bad weather was ahead. Shuddering, the captain of the watch shouted through the intercom, Four bells, next watch!” Just then a huge wave blew over the port side, sending a spray of water completely over the ship, knocking down the new watch. Captain, sir, I don’t see the other ships anywhere. It looks as if they all took to their heels for some reason,” said the first mate. Nansense, my lad, you just can’t see them in the storm”, but the captain himself was a bit uneasy. Sud¬ denly a fog-horn bawled over the gale. What in tarnation is that?” yelled the captain, for not half a mile away were the ships loaded with the high compounds for the warheads. Seeing their mistake, the men in the light-ship tried frantically to get their ship out of the way. Hard right rudder, quick!” screamed the comman¬ der. But it was too late. The oncoming ships would run right over them, crushing the boat like an eggshell and upsetting the high compounds causing a nuclear explo¬ sion on the entire east coast of the United States. Some men ran about; some jumped overboard and some prayed. But what could men do when, in their last moments, they become puppets on the strings of terror. No one on the U.S.S. Oceanview, the mother ship of the fleet, even saw the tiny boat. On and on the ships came, defying all others, on and on, to their and their country’s death. Finally, when the ships collided, the whole of the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico was engulfed in a spasm of nuclear explosions. The boarder of Quebec to the port of Detroit was in¬ stantly vaporized, along with the Great Lakes. From Chicago to Los Angeles millions of people were killed from radiation. The land which was once the United States of America was now completely demolished. Satellites from the moon reported Atomic explosion on east coast of United States caused damage near and in Canada. Tidal waves swamping west coast of England, France and Spain. Russia damaged from American missiles based at Hawaii, Guam, Mideay, Puerto Rico and Vietnam; these were fired at Russia because the U.S. thought they did it. Destruction complete.” So, one tiny ship, which had been completely disin¬ tegrated, failed to have its intercom Fixed, and thus caused the countries of U.S.A., Mexico, and Canada to be destroyed. In that moment, when the crew saw the blast, felt the tingling and disintegrated, then, only then, Democracy died. Communism ruled. Kevin Annett, Grade 6. thuM nM V(M Rejoice! Rejoice! It’s Christmas time; Parcels to open and bells which chime; Parties to go to, Parties to make. Rejoice! Rejoice! for goodness sake. Trees! Trees! It’s Christmas time Decorate them now and have a good time Trees to cut, Trees to trim. Trees! Trees! Trees to win. Christmas! Christmas! Christmas time! Candy for children; adults have wine; Carols at night, Church at morn. Christmas! Christmas! Christ is born. Jimmy Hjartarson, Grade 6. 77

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SHMHM r MERLIN SIR LOT OF ORKNEY MARGAWSE, his wife PAGE SIR URIENS MORGAN LE FAY, his wife, sister to Margawse SIR LEODOGRANCE THE EARL OF BAGDEMAGUS PAGE THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY KING UTHER PENDRAGON SIR LUCAN KNiGmwjj ) m PRIESTS LADY IN WAITING KAY children of Sir ARTHUR Hector and Lady MARION Lenore SIR HECTOR LADY LENORE MESSENGER MORDRED Patrick Truelove John Sprague Peter Haworth David Ramsay Alan Bennett - Gary Jacob - James Hutchison - Jimmy Hjartarson - Brian Ramsay - Richard Carter - Iain Cruickshank - Michael Purdy - Geoffrey Ross - Eric Nuttall - Robert Kiddell - Randy Anderson - Cam Harvey - Mark Bredin - Jeffrey Ferguson - Paul d’Agincourt - Ashok Khosla - Jay Alvi PROMPTER.Nancy Barrett COSTUMES.Judy Stewart Mrs. Jackson LIGHTING, SOUND EFFECTS.Bernie Beare Malcolm Cowie SET DESIGNED AND PAINTED BY.Desmond Bevis STAGE CONSTRUCTION.Larry Feschuk STAGE MANAGER.Desmond Bevis Stage Assistants - Chip McGill - Richard Kernahan - Richard Bond - Graeme Barrit PRODUCER.HARRY SHEPHERD The play produced by special arrangement with the Children’s Theatre Press of Anchorage Kentucky. SECRETARY.Ramona Brown 010 a MtiMiMUCat