Washington Irving High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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16 MEMOIRS OF 1934 N,-XTIUNA I, THESVIANS SENIOR IIRABIATIU ULUF3

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fa MEMOIRS OF 1934 17 BMC FLA ,, of NATIONAL N Tassvuws SFIGNIC Iflllikf I1I.ACK l I.ABlIN1l0 6'THlE BLACK FLAMLNGO9' On February 15, the National Thespians presented f'The Black Flamingo , a three-act melodrama. The action of the play was centered around an old inn located in the north of France during the rev- olution. All the actors and actresses wore costumes of the period, and special lighting and effects all com- bined to make it one of the best amateur performances ever given in this school, according to the critics. Special praise should be given to Miss Bauer, the director of the Thespians, for her unlimited patience and hard work. Credit should also be given to the army of stage hands, carpenters, electri- cians, prop men, scene painters, and others without whose assistance no play could be properly pre- sented. All in all, 1934 was a good year for dl'llllLltlfZS in Vvashington Irving. THE NATIONAL THESPLANS---Troupe 226 The National Thespians. the highest honorary society for high school dramatics, was organized in NVashington Irving by Miss Lillie Mae Hauer in 1932. Membership in this club is obtained through good work in some field of dramatics. The main aims of the society are: to develop a spirit of active and intelligent interest in dramatics among high school boys and girlsg to assist directors and students in the selection and presentation of worth-while high school plays and endeavor to facilitate inttny of the problems connected with rehearsals and general stage worltg to provide a suitable reward t'or ex- cellence attained in high school dramatics and to at-.tuaint directors and students with the general prog- ress made in dramatics among other high schools and to encourage the exchange of ideas among thc various members of the society. The club meets at least once every month, and new members are taken in twice during the year. SENIOR DRAMATLC CLUB The Senior Dramatic Club was organized this year under the leadership of Miss Grace Albright. At the first meeting the club elected the following oflic-ers: .lim Long, presidentg Elaine Matheny. vice-presidentg Ruth Myer, secretaryg and Mary Jean DeCamp, treasurer. Under the capable direction of Miss Albright the club presented The Three Grace.s for the benefit of the Hilltop fund. Later in the year Miss Albright coached the senior class play, a comedy on American family life, Skidding.