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Set of this year's Drama Club was most ambitious ever undertaken. E. William Akerlund, advised by Mr. Jacques E. LeSrand, headed stage crew.
the wardlaw dramatic club
presents
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's
Inherit The IFind a play in 3 acts
WARDLAW COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Inman Avenue
Edison New Jersey
Great Year for Drama Club
Inherit the Wind, dramatization of the 1925 Scopes “monkey trial,” was this year’s annual February production by the Wardlaw Drama Club. The vehicle was a successful and effective choice.
The play, former Broadway hit and later popu lar movie by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, was certainly the most ambitious of the club’s presentations. It included a cast of over 50 perform
ers. Leading roles were played by John A. Syvertsen, club president; Bruce A. Shear; Miss Susan (Holly) Delanoy, Hartridge freshman; Ernest G. Cole, club vice president; Peter H. Sanders; and David B. Allen.
Mr. Max J. Munzel and Mr. Alexander Mc- Dougall directed the play. Mr. Jacques E. LeGrand was in charge of the stage crew, which E. William Akerlund headed.
“I have mixed emotions,” declared Syvertsen after the performance. “I have always wanted to play Drummond. I enjoyed doing it, but I regret that this is the last time I’ll appear on a Wardlaw stage.”
Mr. Alexander McDougall, co-director (right), makes re hearsal point with INHERIT THE WIND players, Pearson (left) and Shear (center). Parchois is peering over Shear's shoulder.
Akerlund, Cole, Sanders, and Syvertsen were members of this June’s graduating class.
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