Williamsville High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Williamsville, NY)

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WILLIAMSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DRAMATICS 19294950 A certain wellfknown writer whose name will perhaps never be forgotten falthough what's in a name?j once said: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. I do not profess to know about the world, but I do know that on the stage at our high school the people showed themselves to be most capable players. Of course, behind every play there must be a director, and here the teachers showed themselves to be as capable directors as their pupils were players. At Christmas time a very fine play was composed and directed by Mrs. Lapp. In this the son and daughter returned home from college for the vacation, but instead of remaining home, they immediately were taken to a dance by their friends. How' ever, home desire finally prevailed, and back they came to spend Christmas at home. The main roles were played by Nicoletta Duke, Catherine Coonradt, Eloise Bosworth, Donald Brelos and Robert Baker. Later, a library pageant was given under Miss Wise in which the actors took the parts of characters from various books. Shortly after this, sketches on the same order were given by members of the English II class from The Tale of Two Cities by Dickens. These performances were very realistically acted. During this year an entirely new and novel play was given in the Latin language. Miss Connor, our Latin teacher, wrote and directed this play telling of Caesar's Invasion of Britain., The part of Caesar was ably taken by Emerson Carl, who was supported, as they say, by an all star cast. After the performance, members of the Latin I class sang a group of Latin songs. This Latin program certainly should influence more to the study of this ancient language, This year the foreign languages seemed to prevail, and soon after, on Arbor Day, a German and a French play were presented. The German play was directed by our principal, Mr. Herrington. The scenes were laid in a typical German home, and the play opened by showing the living room of such a home. The mother and daughter were seated at a table sewing, while the son sat at the piano tuning his violin. Soon after, the daughter arose, and going to the mirror started to loosen her hair like the Lorelei who used to lure mariners to destruction. Later the papers brought the news that war had come. The daughter is glad, but the mother sorrow' fully watches her son ugoosefstepping' with all the pride of a general around the room. In the next scene news comes telling of the son's death. Here the play ends with both overcome by grief. The parts were very well enacted, Nicoletta Duke being the daughter, Helen Boss, the mother, and Freadmonde Hohl, the son. The French play followed directly after, and the lightheartedness of this formed a delightful contrast to the one preceding it, which was more serious and tragic. The scene was in a small French cafe during the war. Two American soldiers arrived here. Due to their inability to speak French, or rather, the inability of the French to understand their French, they had a hard time getting something to eat. At last, however, they discovered a servant who could speak English, and they were saved from starvation. Donald Brelos was the innkeeper, Margaret Pfennig was his 28

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WILLIAMSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL wife, Catherine Coonradt and Mary Duke, the maids, Joseph Leonard, the servant, and Robert Baker and Jack Cadman, the American soldiers. Then last, but not least ffor who ever heard of the Seniors being least?j, The Ghost Story by Booth Tarkington, was staged under the able leadership of Mrs. Lapp. This story was about a young man who spent most of his time telling the girl of his dreams that he never had time to be with her alone because the gang was continually dropping in. To most of his statements that he wanted to tell her, she invariably answered, Yes, George? Finally, as his nerve came back to pop the question, the gang dropped in. Poor George was distraught. However, he managed to somehow break the victrola to get time to suggest that they tell ghost stories. Finally they were settled, and the story began. At a very opportune moment she fainted, saying that she would be all right if they would only leave her for a while. George managed to slip back, and this time her Yes, George had no question in it, but what sounded slightly like a sigh of relief. The part of the young gentleman was very skillfully played by Ryan Low, and that of the young lady by Eloise Bosworth. The persistent interrupters were Nicoletta Duke, Ida May Pardee, Mary E. McDonald, Alfred Long, Austin Rist, James Green and Jack Cadman. Like a good deed in a naughty world, dramatics has shed many rays of brightness during the school year. May it continue to shed joy in the years to come. CHARLES WOLF, 31 CRCHESTRA As the 19294930 school year speeds down the home stretch to a victorious finish, we may well hesitate for a few moments to realize the value of good music in the training of the mind, or, in a larger sense, in education. On the athletic field, within the classroom, or along whatever path of life we may later travel, it daily becomes more evident that if we are able to cope with any situation and then to act quickly and concisely, success, will be a goal that we shall likely attain. Surely music is an art that will do much to instigate these desirable qualities for a successful career. . This year's orchestra under the capable direction of Miss Ruth Tayntor, is one of the best W. H. S. has ever had. It consists of Ethel MacGregor as pianistg Richard Cameron, traps, William Williams, xylophoneg Chester Bourne, Melvin Hellert and Ryan Low, saxophonesg Freadmonde Hohl, Charles Wolf, Bernard Huber, Robert Klute, Warren Wolf, Donald Rockwood, Amos Wohlfarth and Arthur Wolf, violins. As the school year rapidly nears an end, so the time until this orchestra will cease to exist, except within our memories, is drawing to a close. Therefore, the members of the faculty and the student body wish to take this opportunity to express their sincere appreciations to Miss Tayntor and the members of the orchestra for their efforts to become bigger and better than ever and for the many excellent prof grams they have given this year. - RYAN Low '30 30