Starrett School for Girls - Starette Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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TH E TRYSTING PLACE ' WRONG NLHVIBERSN HMAKEROEDREAMS 'K HEiGIHiC3iif3' H THE HEARTSHOP THE VALIANTN BETTY BEHZWEH

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l M u rian F rribu rgrr Dramatics All furu llreir eyes for one brief zzzmmvii In flu' brilliant flash of Ibz' SfJm1fiug,Sfzr1'. The Dramatic Art Department of Starrett has completed another year of exceptional stage successes under the direction and inspiring influence of Helen W. Robinson, widely experienced in the teaching of dramatic art and stage technique, and with the able assistance of Helen Maddock, in charge of the boarding dramatics group. Bringing happiness to all, and variety to the daily routine, were the following plays presented in assemblies throughout the year by the dramatic classes: A Maker of Dreamsf' The Trysting Place, The Telegram, Wro11g Numbersf' Neighbors and At the Sign of the Cleft Heart. ln the boarding department, under Miss Maddock's excellent coaching, the dramatics club produced two farcical one-act plays, Betty Behaven and Be A Little Cuckoo. Their final play was of a more serious and difhcult nature, The Valiant, splen-didly portrayed by an able cast. Of course, the biggest dramatic event of the year was the play presented by the Senior Class. This year the play selected was a delightful English comedy, All-of-a- Sudden Peggy. This play, directed by Mrs. Robinson, was presented the middle of May instead of during Commencement week as in former years because of the many other activities of that week. Another departure from tradition in this year's play is that this year it was given at the school in the gymnasium instead of at a theatre. lt was given on two successive nights. Betty Gun-n was chosen to head the excellent cast in the title role of Peggy, whose suddenness is at times a little upsetting to the typical English family in which she Hnds herself. The play was thoroughly enjoyed by the large audi- ences which attended both performances. lfifly-.S'v:'mi

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A SENIOR PLAY CAST Seairuiz G. Wynekoop, L. Klein, Mrs. Robinson, B. Gunn, G. Andrews. Slamling: 1. Feucr, UI. Grabiner, M. Brucshaber, M. Lunaburg, R. Welden, D. Gidwitz, -I. Sullivan, R. Kaufman. ALL-OP-A-SUDDEN PEGGY by FixkNEsT DENNY A Comedy in Three Acts jwrrxnzlml Friday and Saturday Ilvenings-May I4 and iq ifirrufvil by Hi-.Li-.N M. ROBINSON CAST Anthony, Lord Craclcenthorpe fliellow of the Entomological Societyj The Honorable jimmy Keppel Qhis brothcrj . .....,.,.....,.. . Major Archie Phipps Qretired-Lady CY.lCkCl1Il1ilfPC,S brotherj jack Menzies fa friend of jinimyb ..., . ., . .. .. . Parker Ca footman at Hawkhurstj . Lucas Qa manservant at Jimmy's flatj. .. ...... Lady The The Mrs. Pegg ACT Aer ACT Crackenthorpe QLord Cras:kenthorpe's motherj .,.. Drzrofliy Gidzvilz Graff Andrews Gillxry W-1'VlFk00fl Mary Brzwsbubrr Murir Lunalmrg .lmlilb lVrilvr . .,... ..I.1'ub Kirin Hon. Millicent Keppel Qher daughterj ,......., , Rnllv Kaufman Hon. Mrs. Colquhoun ...,,.. , ,...... , , Iaxvjvlrirzz' FUIIFY' O'Mara Qwidow of Professor O'Mara, F.R.S.j ., .. . Inv! Sulliiun y Cher daughterj. ,... ....,. . . ,. . . , Beffy Gunn Stage Manager , ,. ,. ,. , . . -lum Grabiner Assistant lVl2lllLlgCl and Promplzr . . . . . . . . Ruth Xvelden l- The Suddenness of Peggyn The Hall af Ilawkbllrsl, I.onl Cl'd!'kl'IIfZ7fJl'I7t 5 Colllllry bmzxr, lair' aflerlmml. ll- The Sudclenness of Consequencen Af jimmy Ke11jJf'l's rl17dYfIIIl'IIf in Lo1m'on, a zwvk lafrr. Ill- The Consequence of Suddcnnessi' The Hull at Ilawlzlmrxf, on flu' ei'i'nin,q of Ihr same day. Fifty-Nine