Scranton Central HS 1958 Yearbook (Scranton, PA) - Full Access

knev. e\·er went there. rough and rowdy gam~ from Ea t ide High had taken over Perry' a th ir head– quarter. •· o what?" figur d Tom. "Maybe I'll meet om bod· who will really appreciate me.' Tom et out down th treet in the direction of P rry' . Half the di tance to the drug tor , he topped and thought, ·'\\'h) go th re? For that matter. wh} g-o any– \vhere? My acti,·itie don't matter to anyon . .My parent don't car . What I hould do i get away and join the N a\ y. That's for me! I'd be on my o,,n, my own bo ! ' The. e thought and many more trickled through Tom' mind a he aimle . ly wander d up and down the treet . planning. Very late that night. Tom \\alked into hi hou e. threw his coat on the floor (he wa aiming at a chair ) , and headed for th kitchen. when a b llo.., from the Ji,·ing- room fro7e him in hi track . 'a. ually trolling into the living room, Tom aw hi father. very red of face. and hi mother.. obbing and huddled in a chair. Tom, looking di gusted .., ith the whole ituation, area.ticall) in- quir d, '·What p;ive ? Did baby' rattle break? ' Mr. Oti mad a mena ing- tep toward Tom and roared, "Young man, explain your elf! \ here ha,·e you been and what have you b en doing until one o'clock in the morn– ing-? Your moth r ha been a nen·ou wre k. l'\'e been a bit too I nient with you. From now on. you are going to toe the line." Mr. Oti int rruptcd. "Tomm). wh re were you? Your father won't admit it. but he b en ju t a worried a 1.' hocked and till not compre– h nding. Tom looked at hi parent and b gan to mumble, ·I ju t went out. I wa . well, I wa . oh you know. walking around and thinking. That i , I. well. uh. ay. i. the baby a Jeep?" 6 Ghe fl3arrett a/ z'mpofe 8treet T1ud)l Connolly. '58 T HE Barrett of \ impole treet came to entral High chool and la oed a criticial audience in a dramatic debut on March 19, 20. and 21. :om·incing portrayal , along with th fa t moving pace of the pla}. refl cted the killful direction of Mi Jeann Raine). he pian ad,·i ot. The tmy of the Barrett family. a play \Hittcn by Rudolph Be ier. re– vealed a domine ring father who held a lea e on the thoughts. mo,·e– mcnt . and dr am. of each member of the family. Edward Barrett. who failed to under tand hi childr n, regarded their normal attitude and feeling. a. •· inful" and "repul i,e". Becau e of th ' father' ob e.. ion again t marriage. one of the tragi ccne. of the play took place when Henrietta wore ne,·er to ee aptain urtee Cook a,e;ain. or corre pond with him. The action culminates, howen~ r. "hen Elizabeth. 11r. Bar– rett'. fa,·orite daughter. defi her father' authorit} and elope "ith poet Robert Browning. Taking her fir t theatrical fling in the role of Eli;abeth, the leading charact r. Joan D II' Amico thrill d the heart of the audience a the lo\ el) and warm-hearted author. Eli;abeth Barr tt. Poet Robert Browning, debonait and hand orne, a he attempted to dra\\ Elizabeth from her urround– ing, . wa. portrayed by Da,·id pohn. Hi. lm·e for im·a[id Elizabeth prm·ed her tronge t medicine. Number 50 \\'impole trect was "litwally eething with womance" or o cou in Bella eem d to think. Vi.iting the Barrett . Bella Hedle , enacted b} uzanne I o . made the k' ' n ob en·ation that all wa not a it. •emed in the Barrett domain. he declined mentioning it to Un le Ed– 'vard. ince he wa ·all on the ide of "omance and the path of t\\ ue lm e". Her departure with her fiance, "dear Hawy ' wa a wel ome relief. The role of Edward Barrett. pre– . ented reali tically b) John Kane v.. ·a. in keeping with the character of the self- controlled. demanding fathet . Independent Henri tta. played hy ail Dixon, wa a natural on tage. Her incer and unaffected mode ty reach d out and held the audi •nee until th Ia. t line. Th ' moothly-mo' ing play re– cei' ed uch po t-pla) comment. as '\ '1') well don ' . ''almo t profe - ional and "a reall) good play." ther in the all- tar ca t included Patricia Golden a rabcl; Brenda Penner a \\'il on: cott Boreher a D tor .hamber : Da,·id E' an a eta\ iu. : Terrence Burn a epti- mu. : Robert Dinner a. !fred ; Daniel Ro . a harle ; Ri hard ndriole a. Henq; William Da,·i a eorg-e: Da' id Jone a. Do tor Ford-\\'aterlm\: Jame Van Fleet a Henq Be,·an and DaYid ~1cGra'' a Captain urtee .ook. The dog • Pepper played him elf. Il\iPRE I N.._