Signal News, 1958 May 15

              Page Four
"Girls Will
Be Girls"
On March 25, 1958, the S.M.S.
choir presented the two act op­eretta
“Girls Will Be Girls." The
case included: Pat Leighton, Jan­ice
Hearn, Tinker Kaplan, Sharon
Siegesmund, Perry Chappell, Eliza­beth
Wooleyhan, Mary Ann Mac-
Neal, Helen Dawson, Myrna King,
Gail Leon, Doris Dickerson, and
Pat Koeseth.
The story is light and full of
fun with just a slight bit of sus­pense
to add color. At a smart
seaside resort hotel, Bess Bran­don
is the hair-dresser and mani­curist
and her girl-friend, Gracie
Greene is the cashier. The social
mentor not only of the hotel but
of the resort is the wealthy and
austere Mrs. Stewart Wentworth,
whose only son, Kenneth, visits
his mother from time to time.
Kenneth and Bess meet and
fall desperately in love. The in­dignation
of the haughty Mrs.
Wentworth knows no bounds
when she hears that her son has
fallen for a “working person,” for
Mrs. Wentworth has made plans
to have Kenneth wed June De­light,
a wealthy, baby-faced deb­utante
who is spending the sum­mer
with her prospective mother-in-
law.
Mrs. Wentworth threatens to
cut off her son without a cent
if he continues to see Bess and
she warns Bess not to see Ken­neth.
The independent Bess and
her friend Gracie, laugh at the
imperious matron, which enrages
Mrs. Wentworth to such an ex­tent
that she has the two girls
discharged.
Miss Belle Seymour runs the
Seymour Dress Shop in the hotel
(See column 3 & 4)
What do you think of Sack
dresses?
D. Norris—I don’t.
N. Cook—I think they’re pretty
good.
D. Hamilton—They look like a fat
woman on a warpath.
Janice—I like ’em!
Shorty—Fine, if you’re built like
50 lbs. of wheat.
D. Hardman—They’re all right, if
you want to carry potatoes or some­thing.
P. Collins—Good for girls who
don’t have a figure.
Joe Gough—Any girl who wears
them admits that she hasn’t got a
figure.
Mr. Yarborough—That’s outside of
my field. I’d better not stick my
neck out.
Ted White—I like most of them.
Joan B.—They’ll pass.
Wayne—All right for girls who
have something they want to hide.
Connie—It’s not what I think—it’s
what Fred thinks.
Lyl—I like ’em ... Only wish men
did!
Judy P.—It all depends on how
you want to look.
Dick Greig—They are typical of
the Chaotic times of today, because
of the insecurity of today, we tend
to resort to happier times, just as
men’s Ivy League suits are similar
to the styles worn at the turn of
the century. The Chemise is quite
similar to the mode of dress vt orn
by feminine faps of the twenties. I
actually think they are very charm­ing,
if you can wear one. But on
the other hand
Mr. Greeson—Love ’em to death.
Love ’em. If I were a girl, I’d
wear one, I would.
Ernie—Well, I don’t like them, it
hides the figure.
Mr. Tawney—They’re for people
who are embarrassed!
M.J.—They’re neat if you’re fat.
Lili— or skinny.
Dick Mahone—Keeps you guessing.
Johnny Madel—You just don’t
know what’s what.
Bucky—I don’t see the sense in
buying a sack to hide a bog.
Julius—I have nothing to say
about it. (They’re too expensive.)
C. H. M. A. Ball
Saturday, April 19, found a group
of Sem-Fems clad in their party
finery and bound for Charlotte Hall
Military Academy. The occasion was
the formal Military Ball, sponsored
by the Key Society for the Cadets
and their dates. The Ball featured
music by Ralph Butler and the
Rhythm Makers, under decorations
of red, white and blue.
The highlight of the evening was
the presentation of the Company
Princesses and the crowning of the
Queen of the Military Ball. Ths
Seminary’s Peach Leighton was the
Princess from Company “ C.”
The Burmuda
Hop
February, April 26, found the
walls of the gym smoker covered
with travel posters, as the A.A.
presented the annual “Bermuda
Hop."
The dance featured all the
latest hit records and also one
of the Phys. Ed. class favorites,
“The Horra."
Refreshments consisting of
doughnuts and pastry were served
to the Bermuda clad guys and
gals later on in the evening.
Everyone seemed to have a
good time at this ‘strictly casual”
dance and many thinks to Miss
Hilliard and her committee mem­bers
for an evening of fun.
“Girls will be Girls"
Continued
building and as she is about to
be married, she seeks to sell her
establishment. Bess and Gracie
have a little money saved and as
Belle likes both girls, she takes
this money as down payment and
sells them the shop on easy terms.
It is a flourishing business and
Bess and Gracie see no obstacles
ahead. But they have reckoned
without the vindictive Mrs. Went­worth
who practically boycotts
the place by spreading malicious
rumors about the two girls. Their
shop is deserted.
To add to their troubles, they
buy at a great bargain, bolts of
silk and lace and exquisite lin­gerie
from a supposed traveling
saleswoman who turns out to be
a notorious kleptomaniac known
Day-Hop Frolic
On Saturday, April 5, the newly
formed Day-Hop Association pre­sented
a “ Casual Hop” in the gym
smoker.
Decorations were abundant in tli2
crowded room, and many multi­colored
balloons hung from the ceil­ing
lying in wait for souvenir hunt-* 4
ers. Crepe paper streamers were
in abundance, lining the door and
windows. *
Music for dancing was furnished
by Ralph Butler and the Rhythm
Makers, the most popular combo in
this area. All will agree that the
band was terrific with the rock ’n
roll numbers dragging even the
chaperones cut to the dance floor! „
Refreshments in the form cf de­licious
punch and home-made cook-^
ies (donated by Day-Hop mamas;
were hungrily devoured by the large
crowd. Many thanks to Maurice,,
Erly, Flo Tsirigotis, Pam Buccelli,
Shorty Dean and all of the other
committee members who worked so
hard to make this dance such a
well attended event.
as Light-Fingered Lil. Bess and
Gracie are ari’ested for receivingr
and selling stolen goods.
But their innocence is event­ually
established and they tri­umph
over Mrs. Wentworth, for
Kenneth has taken Bess’ advice
and gone to work so as not to be
dependent on his mother’s bounty.
At the finish, it is a foregone con­clusion
that Bess and Kenny will
marry.
Since the first performance, the
girls have gone to Leonardtown
High School, C.H.M.S., and ar</
planning another trip.
Everyone agrees that the choir
did a great job and we hope to
see another success next year.
ST. MARY’S CITY, MARYLAND Thursday, May 15, 1958
Sacks?