Wayne Township High School - Embers Yearbook (Mountain View, NJ)

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I load fo we you I 11113 wen en 1 man 66D0wn in The Valleyv The narralor, lim Klein, xfrziwx his guifar ax lu' .wfx ilu' Xl'l'I1t' am! fhe mood. Kurt Weill's melodramatic folk operetta, Down in the Valleyv, filled the musical portion of the program. Thomas Bouche, unscrupulous real estate broker, held a mortgage on the Parsons' home. He invited young jenny to the Shadow Creek dance. Jenny, however. went with her lover, Brack Weaver. That night, midst the gaiety and laughter of a square dance, a heated argument arose which resulted in the murder of Thomas Bouche. The dramatic climax came as Brack, who had been sentenced to die, escaped from prison to spend his last few hours with Jenny. Throughout the production, the audience had the pleasure of listening to the score of inspirational ballads, moving love songs, and soft background music of the chorus. Brack Weaver ' lennze Parrom Tbomaf Boucbe ' A. Smith ...,.. . ....,... E, Likman C. Townsend Leader ........ . .... - ........... .... ...... J . Klein Preacber ........ -. . ..... - ..... J. Klein Guard ,,..... ....... ..... ...... A . F ullard Peter: ................... Iermieir Father Faculty Director Accomparzirt ....... assisted by I. Breckenridge and M. Breur Chorus ........ - ................... -.. Wayne High School Choir ........,......... B. Modes Mr. Robert Escort .... . ....... - ........ Miss Barbara Weiss

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66The Valiant The Valiant, a one-net drama by Hol- worthy Hall and Robert Middlemass, was presented by the Senior Class on November 30 and December 1, along with a comedy and a musical. The scene opened in a prison oiiiee, where the warden and a priest tried in Vain to have a convicted man, Dyke, reveal his true identity. Josephine, a small town girl, came to see Dyke with the hope that he would prove to be her brother whom she had not seen in ten years. In order to save his family from public shame, Dyke withheld the truth from his sister, Josephine and walked silently to his execution, thus pay- ing his debt to society. The seniors of '57 will never forget the serious, emotional, and tragic mood set by The Valiant . Warden Holi .,.....,....,........ ,.....,........,.,................. N . Myers Farber Daly, :he prison chaplain .,.......... R. Gtassi Dan, the jailer ....,.........,.............,..,..,..... ...... F . Lorentz jamer Dyke, the prisoner ...,,.. ........,..... H . Potter Wilton, an attendant ....,.........., .......... W . Lambert ,lofephine Parir, the girl .........,.........,...,... S, Rountree Faculiy Director ...........,.................. Mr. Carl Ordway assisted by Miss Dorothy Fulboam Studen! Director ,, ,....,...... ..,......,.....,........,,....,........ I vf. Karl 111111115 Dvvkr' W xm1l1'm'i'il to ilii' foniglvl. H. Potter S is.X wt X Rememlier, Szu' must look liler' a small town girl. Difk and len freate the prof lighting efecl I know Ibis lmyls noi your l1r0llJfr. 5, Roumfee, N, Myers Thi, zfalianf nenfr lash' of ilealli, buf om'r'. N. Myers, H. Potter, R. Gtassi

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At drtss reheartal Roland qrzns zuzth tht ltnoulezlqt that thzre ulll hr only fzc o mort nlghft ulnn ln mutt Stand ln Sly says, Wi e come now to hed G- Hahn B- M0565 66The Tamin of the Shrewv Petrucuo, Roland tarnes the Shrew, Betty, at last. x Scenes from The Taming of the Shrew' provided the comic element of the program. The guitar-strumming minstrel singer, followed by an introductory prologue de- scribing the scenes, set the mood for Shake- speare. Petruccio, a swaggering and determined gentleman from Verona, vowed to have Katherine to his wifen. Katherine, how- ever, the wild and temperamental daughter of a wealthy gentleman of Padua, was not quite so willing to yield to him. After num- erous threats, blows, and flying flower pots, Petruccio scored his triumph as supreme ruler over Katherine. In the final banquet scene, Kate, denouncing the lack of obedi- ence in women, shocked the assembled guests with her complete change of heart. Minstrel .................. ........................ J . Klein Prologue ........,............ ......... T . Della Penna Christopher Sly .......... ................ B . Modes Servant ......................... ....... M . Knieps Servant ...........,..,..,....,,. .,,....... A . Moore Lord, Vincentio .......,...................................,,......... J. Roesch Pa e ...........,..,................ . ...............,..................... G. Hahn g .........., . Messenger, Nathaniel, Haherrlafher J. Di Napoli Fools ...............,............,..,............. P. Ernerick, G. Sutcliffe Bianca ................. ............... , .....,................. L . Urquhart Katharina ......... ...t ........,...........,........ B. Cronk Baptista ,........ ...,...... L . Truskoff Grernio ....... ........... A . Dilatush Petruacio ........ .......... R . Weinmann Hortensio ................... .........,. D . Munson Grumio ................,............ .....,.. J . Schmidt Peter, Bionalello .,...... ........ E . Ruzicka Tailor .........,..,........,..... .......... H . Potter Lueentio ....,.......,..,...... ........., R . Grassi Widow' ..,.......................... ............. K . Tulenko Guest at banquet .......... ............,.......... J . jenkinson Faculty Director .. ....... ....,.. M iss Lois Stenrnan Student Director ....,.. ..,........,....... P . Hickman if 'iff- t K The exjneiixizr Broadway rox- tmne gives Dart' Munson, ax Hortensio, that stately look.