St Vincent High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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DRAMA GUILD 1 l a i SCORES TRIUMPH In an unusual Christmas program, Annabella Marcant and joan Lauer pantomime in the solemn light of the mood. Frances Gillen, solo narrator, describes the visit of the angel to Mary, as the verse choir tells the story based on john W. Lynch's beautiful A Woman Wmpperl In Silence. The seriousness and simplicity of the performance, intensified by choral arrangements of the Glee Club, kept the student audience avidly attentive. Charles Jahant as Joachim, Vincent Tersigni, Frank Morse and Carl McKievicr as kings, Bill Thorpe as Saint joseph, and Tom Reymann as Simeon, the high priest, Bob Conway and Robert Denholm as shepherds, and Betty Reidy as Elizabeth, also assisted in the production dramatizing the events surrounding the Nativity of Our Lord. Those indispensable men behind the stage were Philip Fetzer, Paul Selle, Thomas Showalter, and Tom Neff, electricians. Projecting themselves into the 192O's, the cast of Our Hearts 117 ere Young and Gay presented the first big Drama Guild production in several years. Otis Skinner, the sarcastically witty father, and Maud, his nervous but eflicient wife, discuss their flighty daughter's escapades. Backstage, Leo Vielhaber and Jeanne Farr provided laughs with Leo's pipe and Jeanne's hat. They were the brunt of many jokes such as Otis favorite O-dis play is killing me! Long rehearsals were brightened by frequent laugh-provoking incidents. Pat Leonard will never forget that she slept blissfully through her cue, and Rose Leahy's pseudo-French accent became another source of hilarity. The jubilant cast captured the mood of the play immediately and conducted a snake dance around the set just before the curtain rose for the sparkling comedy. The glare of footlights, the smell of grease paint, burst of laughter from the audience, and the omnipresent butterflies mingled to impress lasting memories of the dramatic experience. A crowded Sunday evening performance successfully climaxed the weeks of preparation. 26

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THROUGH MUSICAL 'I'AlENTS WE PRAISE OUR MAKER Firrt row: P. Jost, R. Patrick, P. Laughlin, H. Lach, J. Miller, A. Moritz, B. Durbin, H. Seibert, P. Salem, D. Starrmann, J. Petit S. Nugent, F. Welslt, S. Brown. Second row: M. Wilcox, C. Lasko, M. Quattrochi, E. Craven, R. Burns, M. DiLauro, D. Quinn, J. Burns, N. Tilly, D. Kalcic, J. Ellis, R. Ruhmanseder, M. Gersna, M. Savoy. Third row: A. Jones, B. Bard, J. Constantine, M. Bayes, C. Gazafy, M. McCloud, M. Merzweiler, R. Russ, R. Hill, B. Lathrope L. DeVitis, N. Casey D. Farrar, J. Lal-tits. Fourth row: B. Maroon, M. Plazek, E. Dunphy, C. Bell, D. Osborne, R. Fadel, J. Herring, L. Brunamonti, B. DiLauro, M. Sprain G. Hermann, R. Gardner, V. Hicks. The swing musicians are Jack Semonin, Al Metz, and Jerry Dallesandro, trumpeters. Dick Lentsch is St. V's ace drummer, Robert Profet and Mich- ael Buza, saxaphonesg and Jack Devereux, clar- inet. Band pianist is Robert Kerlee, and vet trombonists are John Kylefand James Ballway. ..

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In their ship's Cabin on the St. V. stage, Cornelia Skin- ner CMary Ellen Dela- grangel and Emily Kimbrough CMary Ann Workmanb, share their as- tonishment as Vincent Tersigni, Margaret Di- Lauro, Rose Leahy, Steve Berry, Ed Mehok, Jeanne Farr, Tom Neff, Leo Viel- haber, Ed Fassnacht, and Louis Romestant stand by. Working on the set of Om' Hearty Were Young and Gay, the busy property crew pauses for the benefit of the camera. Supplied by the Home Ec. Department the staff includes Alice Moritz, Peggy Ruhmanse- der, Patricia Kirk, Mary Kay Gerraghty, Kathleen Seifert, Patricia Schultis, and Betty Reidy. XS 'A i Ed Metzger tries the steamboat whistle as Mary Ann Workman sleeps up but not for Lehmier, Semonin, and McGurr build flats. long, while Mary Ellen Delagrange watches.