West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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The Scarlet and Gray 1933 Dramatic History of the Senior Class In 1929 the curtain rose on a cast of dramatists, unutterably stage-frightened. It was our first appearance in the Theater of Secondary Education, and we were sorely in want of rehearsal. The audience showed not the slightest vestige of compassion toward us when we missed our cues or failed to know our lines. How well we recall those interminable parts of hic, haec, hoc ! The second act, however, went along much more smoothly. We players were less stage-conscious and, in our own estimation, deserve to be credited with an epoch in the history of dramatics. For strange reasons, the honor was not forth- coming and we labored on with what might yet become a world-renowned masterpiece. We now settled to the development of the plot rather than the playing. By this time the dramatis personae had sufl9ered some rather drastic changes, and with these alterations in the cast, Chuck Reiley took the starring role in this, the third act of our tragic comedy. The fourth and last act be-gan with a flourish of chemistry books and a vigor- ous pretense of studying. Of course this could not last long, so soon the entire company was dancing under bright streamers and dim lights at the Senior party. Perhaps the audience is a little astonished to hear muffled gasps from back stage, as the director becomes faint upon realizing that the actors are repeating parts which the playwright would never have imagined, even in his wildest dreams. Our drama waxes to a climax as the dashing senior hero, Mark Wolf, comes to the front. ln accordance with the proper manner, we all live happily ever after and our play is a dazzling success! We bow ourselves off the stage amid thunderous applause, bouquets, and congratulations. Back in the dressing rooms we hesitate a moment before a mirror, just a little reluctant to remove our make-up and resign our roles. HELEN RAMSEY. Page Tcvsl:-e