Walla Walla High School - Royal Blue Yearbook (Walla Walla, WA)

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Melvin Begart a an English butler: Verrold Macstr«tta as a butler; Lois Armstrong as Ceciiy; Stuart Miller as Algernon; Floyd Levin as Earnest; Charlotte Loney as Miss Prism; Clair Mulkey as Dr. Chasuble; Jean Kennedy as Gwendolyn; Elizabeth Davis as Lady Bracknell. Earnest proposes to Gwendolyn. What does this mean? Greetings, Dr, Chasuble. A perfect reconciliation. ' ' Gwendolyn, the carriage is waiting. The Importance of Being Earnest ' Again directed by Miss Catherine McDonnell, a cast of Senior students presented to an appreciative audience the Senior Class play, (f The Importance of Being Earnest”, by Oscar Wilde, The comedy, which greatly amused the audience with its caustic humor and confused situations, concerned a non-existent Mr. Earnest Worthing, two pretenders to bis name, two ladies engaged to them. Lady Bracknell, whose business war directing people’s lives, and Miss Prism, whose dignified love affair with the Reverend Dr Chasuble was conducted quite primly and properly. A happy finale found all the couples happily united under Lady Bracknell’s begrudging approval. Pace Twenty-Nine

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Doroiliy Jean Ludwigs. Curtis Bates. Helen Coleman, Martin Crimmins f Maxine Hilbert, Eldon Drennnn, Marian Palmer, Orville MeCarrolL Pauline Prutsman, as Julia Murdoch, the critical aunt, not shown in the picture, Orville Me Carroll, Doug Ummel as Miss Katherine McDon nell, Elliot Kimberly. C Aeh Dorothy jean Ludwigs and Curtis Bates, as Dagmar Carroll, and Hugh Inga Is. Marian Palmer as Mrs. Ingals, France Lawrence as Leo Day. Orville McCarroll as Mr, Ingals, and Eldon Drennan as Noel Derby. Top, standing—Dorothea Folia as ftlioda. the maid, Helen Coleman and Martin Crimmins as Lois and Bradley, twins in the Inga Is family f Maxine Hilbert as Grandmother Bradley, Bottom, kneeling—Orville McCarroll, Father Ingals, Sterling LeRoux as Ronald Murdoch, and Curtis Bates as Hugh. ' The Goose Hangs High ' Under the capable direction of Miss Katherine McDonnell, a competent cast of Wa-Hi students presented ”The Goose Hangs High a comedy drama by Lewis Beach, depicting the life of an American family. The mother and father thoroughly spoil their children and sacrifice their fortune for them. This is the amusing tale of how the children aided by their grandmother work out their future. Pac;e Twenty-Eight

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Bette Pktchck and Lee Mamtt, Jr., Joan and Captain Diet, Pirate Dancers The Pirates Golden Dawn Sutherland. Dix, on stairs f Ruthct, Fuller, LcRglix, Lane, Lenimel, Prutsman. Virginia IdoL Director Double trouble. Keith Griffiths, Aline Reynolds and MarianTaylor, as the twin bridesmaids, and Shcr wood Palmer. Singing Pirates and Pirettes Colorful costumes and well executed stagecraft enhanced the operetta Joan of the Nancy Lee,” by Agnes E. Peterson and Louis W. Curtis, presented March 12 and 13. Under the direction of Miss Idol the orchestra and entire cast gave forth musical and dramatic talent that blended harmoniously to give an evening’s entertainment The plot was one that had both comedy and near-tragedy, with everything turning out happily for all concerned. Miss Helen McCormick assisted in directing. The boys 7 and girls’ chorus classes sang. Leads were taken by Bette Pittock, Lee Mantz, Jr , William Ruther, Nancy Pratt, Stirling LeRoux, Jack DeMaris, Keith Griffiths, Sherwood Palmer, Doug Lemmel, Aline Reynolds, Marian Taylor, Pauline Prutsman, Dorothy Fuller, Lois Lane, Alberta Garrett, John Sutherland, Howard Dix and Robert Jones. Pace Thirty