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1 THE SElTIOfi CJaUSS. HI5T0BT Tho history of the cl?,ss of 1939 is s6 drr,m*’tic nncL colorful it rosomblos a piny. Tho piny hr.s four r.cts v;ith throe Cill ‘brief infcormissions, Tho play vias writton hy tho actors as they played thoir parts» undor tho 4irootion of I.tr. Daiiyus, tho principal and c bend of c'pr.blo assistants* tho. fr.culty. The sconos nil t^.ico pl^'cc in tho high school building* in corridors, class rooms » fiuditorium and r.sccmfaly hrll. Act ono shcMS tho r.rrivr.1 of cl*'.ss in tho hr11 of loerning, Thoir timidity f.nd curious mistakes furnish somo bright coracdy momonts. Thorc is rr,pidly. rising action nnd Villir.n gr^'durlly puts in r.n r,ppor.rf,nco» Ho is cnll Study r.nd is of nlGEmlng sizo nnd proportions. It is ovidont that ho will intarforo s^'dly with tho onjoymont r.nd loisuro of tho rotors now ):no\vn r.s Froahmon* j At tho closo of tho ret# trrgody sooms imminent, rg there is r, .dosporr.tc r.ffrir- fi mentr.l crisis cror.tod by Study's brother Villp.in,rbc-''min’'tions.Tho Froslimon vjin* Tlio curtnin of the first net f',lls on tho rojoicing Froshmon. Aftor rn inter mission of thq, months tho pl".y is r.-rin rosumod. Act II shows tho snrac pocplc in the srtno plrcoi but thoy r.ro now Icnown Sophomoros# ow^no to nn ''dv'ncc in rr.nk. A touch of pr.thos is found in the rbscnco of sovo^rr.l of tho cr.st who ’.vero so dis- fiblod in tho oncountor with erst Study’s r,lly» Ixnrainr.-fiions # thr.t thoy wore unrble to rppof^.r in tho socond -‘ct. Thore nro plons'-.nt divertisoaonto in tho shnpo of drncos* ccnc.jrts rnd br,nquots Tho mombors of tho cr.st h^.vo r.chiovod r. ch'^rm r.nd incipient love rffnirs rro noticed. Tho nnmo of study cr.sts r. -oloor.1 over the brightness nnd more time is spent thnn bofcre in propr.mtion rgrinst the enemy. Tho notion continues to rise till the end of the act when wo r,i;^r,in hr.ve inc.vitnblo strUi5(V;lo rnt’ the crisis,brought r.bout by lixr.nin'-'tions. But rgrin the clrss wins. iuiothcr three months of intermission r.nd we ctr.i^j'gGr in for Act III. Aigiln the snmo people in fcho 5rr*o plrce* which or,y m*',lce the plry soundnonotnous to you* but I nssxH'o you it is not. Tho actors r.ro so changod that or.ch act sooms like r.n intiiroly now pl^.y. They are called Juniors. Thoir positions nnd their pride h;'vo both>.dvr.ncod but there remains tho hnuntdng drer.d of study, tho Villain. Tho director allows'the nctors much more freedom than thoy ^lavo previously enjoyed r.nd this act is a very cheerful bno. ‘ There ora many distinguished students; also many viho carao 4n in tho first act with enthusiasm and high hopes R"vo yarriod of tho struggled and loft tho cr.st in serrch of positions offering speedy romunorrtion and loss brrin fag. ‘..o miss them but rerlizo that thoy may be entirely justified in their withdrr,-,vl. Before tho curtrin falls* there is tho dro'^.dod but cert-in ccnflictt Study's omnissrry.' JJxnmin'tion* is dofertod rg;>.in* but this time more drr.stically th^'n ever before* perhrpjj because those who fell by tho way before wore loss vigorous fighters and still more probably bocauso tho survivors profited by thoir sad fate. Again an intermission of three months with both audience and actors greatly on joy it perhaps because they realize there is but one- moro act to follow. There is an atmosphere of goyoty thrt oven tho thought of study c'-innot com pletely dispel. Act IV arrives at last and is wrrmly receivodi B2r this time tho actors are so matured so at orse* so changed for the bot-^er ..thct thoy are difficult to recognize. seem to view with rose colored spectacles tho scono that so soon will vanish. It looks impossibly attractive. V.’o havo grown gonf of all tho cast, somo of whom wo regarded with anything but favor as tho curt'.in rose on tho first ret of tho queer play. Ivon that arch-villain, study, seems loss formid- r.blo." The actors are on good terms with him. There is somo changes in action. Tftero is more comedy and there are some
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