Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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Cast For “Oh Doctor” Reading from left to right: First row—Howard Whaley. Dorothy Weaver, David McGee. Frances Lasko. Manuel Alvarez, Jr., Betty Lou Haller Mr Charles L. Taylor, instructor; Miss Lucy Bailey, Principal; James West, Frances McCall, Calvin Clingan, Evelyn Allen. David Alvarez Alice Bland Daniel Cole Blanche Sneed. Edwin Poling. Second row—Freda Mae Hays, James Bartley. John Miller, William Lynch, Delbert Mick, Frank Lucente Nina Merle Bussey Ruth Frush. Robert Murphy. Junior Barr. Kemper Kortney, Junior Elbon, Florence Cox, Eleanor Whiteman. Third row—Mr Miller Bette Jean Criss Wanda Brown, Marcheta Bayley. Ruth Matson. Jean Bow. Bette Case, Bette Suttle, Mr. Orin Ford, Charles Cueto, Donald Little, Christine Bray Ray Hur’lev Jr Ruth Clark. Dennis McIntyre. Eleanor Freeman. James Lambrow, Nancy Malone, John Fitzpatrick. Leighton Costilow, Iva Davis Mary Zane Lefevre ” Mary Boyles. Fourth row—James Yeater. Medford Carrico. Earl Britten. James Sams, Margaret Bartos, Helen Janicak, Casey Lasko, Ruth Jean Alvarez Lois Brown Maxine White, Helen Xenakis. Regina Miller. Sara Lucian. Mary Louise Kenny, Ruby Gain, Pauline Boyce, Ada Wolfe. John Lucente Virginia Prim Annette Fortney. Ruby Wilson, Eleanor Williams. ’

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Reading from left to right: First row—Mary Fernandez, Victoria Astrino, Angeline Barberio. Mary Jervose, Teresa Prestininzi, Irene Bruno, Betty Yost. Second row, Lucy Costa, Alma Riley. Josephine Nardelli, Mary Shingleton, Kathryn Marano, Janice Williams, Angeline Belvedere. Third row—Lela Garner. Correspondent Quotes Crazy Capers of Cast “On stage everybody, on stage. The sooner we get started the sooner we can go home. No copies—you ought to know these lines by now.” Daily repetitions of this for five long weeks had the operetta cast literally crying, “Oh Doctor”! After competing successfully for a role to one’s liking, the principals and chorus settled down to nightly rehearsal sessions with determination. Every evening after school, armed with scripts (which were later discarded), candy bars, suckers, apples, cookies, soda pop, and what have you—cast assembled to be put through their paces by Director Charles Taylor whose desire for perfection earned him the title of “Cecil B. DeTaylor” (without the megaphone). To his query of “Don’t you think we could do that a little better?” the weary group would rally with a faint ‘yes’ or ‘whatever you say’ for perhaps the tenth time in as many minutes. Cries of ‘Cue me again, I didn’t hear you’ .... ‘Where’s Rainbow?’ .... ‘Put your suckers away everybody’ .... ‘What does he think I am, a robot?” .... ‘AH the robbers will wear blouses and skirts below the knees’ .... give one a fair example of behind-the-scenes activities that the audience never sees. Comic strips and other light literature contributed to “muffing” cues as did combs and lipsticks brought out at regular in. tervals to repair the ravages of a strenuous scene. The principals providing the love interest seemed vastly amused and self-conscious at the endearing terms they were forced to utter. “Mr. Taylor, I can’t say that,” followed by giggles, brought many a tender, dramatic scene to an abrupt halt. However, the auditorium was well lighted at all times. For this self-consciousne s was qui''1-’ overcome upon leaving the stage). With the addition of the school orchestra a more Metropolitan air distinguished the proceedings. ‘Intro’ and ‘one, two, three— let’s go’ . . . 'Start from circle three again’ . . . ‘More piano on that number’ . . . ‘Gee, this is driving me nuts’ . . . ‘Give me a d” boys .... ‘I have to go home now’ . . . . became the conversational tidbits. The orchestra, first under Mr. Ford’s and then Mr. Taylor’s direction was no more confused than the rest of the cast most of the time. (Mr. Ford doubled on the base (Continued to Page 34)

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Senior Class Production, ‘Ceiling Zero’ Is Combination of Romance, Comedy, Tragedy Arnett Lamb, Patricia Coleman, Ray Hurley Have Leads In Exciting Drama Directed by Miss Susan Montgomery +------------ Members of the senior class will present the annual class play, “Ceiling Zero, in the school auditorium May 22 at 8 o’clock under the direction of Miss Susan Montgomery, senior English instructor. Ceiling Zero” is regarded as the first serious play to show the romance, comedy, and tragedy of our commercial air service. It takes place in the office of the Newark Air port, and the principal characters are the manager, Jake Lee, a retired pioneer pilot, and his buddy, Dizzy Davis, who is one of the famous aces that flew during World War I. When Dizzy arrives on the scene after an extended trip west, he at once tries to make up to a young air line hostess, Tommy Thomas, who is engaged to another pilot, Tay Lawson. The play winds its way onward and upward to a climax when Dizzy undertakes a dangerous flight in bad weather, first knocking out Tay and later, after taking off, communicating with the office when he is in the midst of a bad storm. He sends back to the office information about a new mechanical device which is now for the first time being practically tested by him in the air. Arnett Lamb, who takes the lead as Jake Lee, is supported by an excellent cast. Dizzy Davis is played by Ray Hurley; Tommy Thomas, Patricia Coleman; Tay Law-son, Walter Gabbert, Buzz Gordon, Dallas Hedge; Doc Wilson, David McGee; Baldy Wright, Paul Ellison; Les Bogan, Robert Martino; Lou Clark, Nancy Malone; Texas Clark, Jules McVaney; A1 Stone, Donald Little; Eddie Payson, Francis Newbrough; Dodo Harvey, Violet Vincent; Joe Allen, John Rapp; Mike Owens, Manuel Arias; Mary Lee, Helen Brown; Dick Peterson, Dorsey Snider; Fred Adams, Robert DsMick; Jerrry Stevens, Carl Holcomb; Smiley Johnson, Clarence Grose; B. P. Jenkins, Ralph McIntyre. Promoters will be Thelma Doolittle and Anna Christafore. Mary Zane Lefevre Wins Four-Year Music Scholarship To Univ. Two seniors, Mary Zane Lefevre and Donald Little, won honors in the state-wide competition for high school students sponsored by the West Virginia University School of Music on April 18. Mary Zane was awarded a four-year scholarship in piano for her selections “Fan. tasia” in D minor by Mozart and “Rustle of Spring” by Sinding. Donald Little was selected as alternate in voice competition. His selections included “Caro Mio Bene” by Giordenello and “Passing By” by Edward Purcell. Both Mary Zane and Donald are pupils of Mr. Charles L. Taylor, voice instructor. They competed with students from seventeen schools. Committees in charge are publicity and program, Mrs. Elma Robinson, Anna Christafore, Paul Sleeth, Charles Cueto, Geraldine Tyler, Manuel Alvarez, Betty Hoover, Christine Bray, lights and sound, Miss Helen Dew Davisson, Robert DeMick, Richard Leach-man; ushers, Miss Eleanor Curry, Madalou Swiger and Virginia Armstrong Nuzum, head ushers, Betty Jean Yates, Virginia Townsend, Christine Cain, and Mildred Townsend; costumes, Mrs. Wilma Norman, Beulah McCoy, Bette Lou Haller, Frances Lasko, Anna Christafore, Nina Merle Bussey; Stage properties, Mr. Lane Daugherty, Richard Leachman, Beulah McCoy. oiarles” GROCERIES, MEATS, FRUITS VEGETABLES 1419 West Pike Street—We Deliver PHONE 378-379