comments on the situation. It has obviously been too much for the Headmistress. She has, since the beginning of the Act, been sequestered in her office, seeing nobody, and having a lovely, quiet time pressing flowers and arranging them in an album. She is at peace. Helen, too, has found her dear if slightly reluctant Charles, and even manages to get him to sing with her on matters of the heart. But it is all too late. The Fifth and Sixth have been arming themselves from mail order catalogues. and even the Headmistress' perennial optimism, seems tentative to say the least, just prior to the outbreak of full scale, all-school, hell-bent-for-leather War. But adolescent passions are often subject to sudden change, and the surprise visit of a school inspector instantly galvanises the faculty and students into at least the semblance of a calm, peaceful, hardworking educational institution. The Sixth Form graduates and life goes on. And that does seem to be the glory of such a place: that in spite of everything—the heartrending, overwhelming odds—they do, always and ever, go on. CAST: Administration: Julia Faysle, Headmistress of Morrissey Hall Elizabeth Wilkins, Secretary Staff: Foresta Studley Teresa Winkle Mrs. Delmonde Miss Newton Mr. Weybum, Groundskeeper Sixth Form Students: Carswell Vickers Boody Dale Dickerson Haverfield Fifth Form Students: Alice Helen Frances Angela Marjorie Mary Visitors: Richard Tidewell Charles Hill Mr. Osgood The action takes place at the present time in the Morrissey Hall School for Girls in England. MUSICAL NUMBERTS ACT I • Overture: At the Fair from Country Suite by Desmond Gorss arranged and conducted for the Morrissey Hall Concert Orchestra by Evelyn Potts, Director of Music. • Promenade - Company • Proud, Erstwhile, Upright, Fair - Julia Faysle, Foresta Studley, Elizabeth Wilkins • Elizabeth's Song - Elizabeth Wilkins • Way Back When - Julia Faysle, Foresta Studley • Lost - The Sixth Form • Morning - Mrs. Delmonde, Dancing Class • The Letter - Helen, Charles Hill, Company • Oh Sun - Marjorie (St. George), Angela (Dragon), Helen, Frances, Mary (Dryads), Mrs. Delmonde • Give Me That Key - Julia Faysle, Helen, Elizabeth Wilkins • Duet - Elizabeth Wilkins, Richard Tidewell, Company ACT 2 • Interlude and Gallop - Orchestra, Students • You Will Know When the Time Has Arrived - Teresa Winkle, Carswell, Fifth and Sixth Forms • You Would Say - Helen, Charles Hill, Fifth Form • See the Blue - Julia Faysle, Flowers (Girls) • Dance of Resignation - Mrs. Delmonde • Reflection - Julia Faysle • The War (Les Preludes by Franz Liszt.) - Company • Oh, Sun (reprise), The Ending - Company
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