Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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ilFanny And The Servant Problem MAGIXR Baths King a cross between Queen Yictoria and Goody-Two Shoesnl Unless your powers of imagination are especi- ally vivid you're in o s t l i k e l y doomed to failure, as were her T323 servant relatives who tried to con- vert her into one of the species. That was a quotation of one of Barbara's lines in Fanny and the Servant Problem , the junior class play in which she had the title role. An exceptionally good play it was too. in spite of the fact that a few timid wights let some tlakes of snow and a little breeze keep them by their own warm firesides. If you remember the night of the play you won't blame them too severely. Brownlee a Beau Brumme11 Billy Brownlee, playing the mas- culine lead as Vernon Wfetherall, the happy young bridegroom, was all and more that a bridegroom should be. If it were not for the really fine acting ability which he d i s p l a y e d, our handsome Lord Bantock must have established him- self as the Beau Brummell of all time. W'hen he appeared in white linen golf knickers, the feminine eye followed him for the rest of the evening. And while clothes are being men- tioned, the girls in that play cer- tainly didnit look like any last year's models. That is, with the excep- tion of the servants and the aunts, lfdith and .-Xlice, who wore the sweetest pink silk ncgligees with little lace caps to match ever seen in a Topeka high production. lianny's unexpected guests, the chorus girls, were really a lovely sight to behold. They came in with just the right amount of gurgling and screaming and settled over the stage like a bevy of butterflies. Sarah johnson was the Ann Hard- ing type of blonde in blue velvet and a little white hat. Mary Hoge- boom and l'atty Shoaf were vivid in red. Barbara herself flashed on and off in red wool, black velvet, white lace, and brown silk in such quick succession it was difficult to deter- mine which costume was the most attractive, if one could be more so than another. Ernie Gets Embarrassed Catherine Dunkel certainly proved her acting ability playing the part of jane, the stiff. strict, disapproving ladies' maid. It was a role quite far removed from Katieys natural personality, but she really succeeded in putting it over. And poor little Ernie-pathetic, bullied, little boy servant-played by liernie liriman, was really ap- pealing. lt was hard to tell for a ni om e n t when our lovely Lady liantock dropped a kiss on his brow whether little Ernie was going to laugh or cry. lle did neither. Gerald Gossett a s s i s t e d Miss Gertrude XVheeler as student di- rector, Hazlett Steiger aided H. D. Shotwell as student business man- ager, and Lois Sholander served as property manager. Audience Likes Cracks ln spite of its four acts, the play was lively and fast moving. The audience responded to its many comical lines and Hcracksu with spontaneous laughter. From time to time a guffaw burst forth from some one of the spectators, cer- tainly genuine in its compliment to the actors even if it did about scare the u n w i t t i n g neighbors of the laugh's owner out of their seats. Between the acts there was en- tertaimnent by the music depart- ment, which put on various solos, dances, and stringed numbers di- rected by Miss Evelyn Fulton. That the junior play of '32 was to be a success was ascertained the moment Barbara King and Billy Brownlee crept onto the stage, and upheld to the last curtain drop and the lights up. Left to right: Catherine Dunkel, Patty Shoaf, Helen Bushacher, Bob Boyle, Betty Eidson, Harryette Nightingale, Sarah Johnson, Barbara King. Billy Brownlee, Mary Hogeboom, Bernard Brirnan, Betty Redfield, Howard Gilpin, Hildegard Breihan, Margaret McCord, Helen Moore, Mary McDermott. Vernon Murrow is not in the picture. l i Twenty-one

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Scenes from the play She Stoops to Conquer llShe Stoops To Conquer great ambition of Miss Ger- trude NVheeler was realized last October when, with the assist- ance of the art, stagecratt, music and journalism classes, the dramatic department presented Goldsmith's c l a s s i c comedy, 'She Stoops to Conquerfl Miss W'heeler chose the leads of her cast from alumni and the minor parts from students so that it was, without doubt, one of the most tal- ented groups ever assembled in one Twenty Topeka High School production. Financially, the play was the most successful ever presented in the new high school. The complete cast and staff fol- low: The Cast Mrs, Hardcastle . Peggy Strawn Mr. Hardcastle . . ,lack Richards Kate Hardcastle . Margaret Lemons Tony Lumpkin . Constance Neville . Dick Muggins . jack Slang . . Tom Twist .' , lNilliam Colvin Ione Fleming . Howard Gilpin Vernon Murrow . Billy Brownlee Stingo .... Charles Beard Charles Marlow . Richard Gossett Sir Charles Marlow . Joe Lovewell George Hastings . Bernard Peterson Diasory . . . Gerald Gossett Rflger , . . Archie Swan Jenkins . . Malcolm Howell Dolly '... . Mary Hogeboom The Staff Rehearsal Assistant, Gerald Ggsgett Business Manager . , Jack Steiner Publicity Director . joe LOVQWQ11 Stage Managers . Bob Brosamer and Paul Hillebrand Property Manager Marjorie Schober

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