Tonight an Inter Play was scheduled on the calendar. I don't remember the play that we put on in 1959, but I vividly remember the play we performed in 1960; Robin Hood! It was a musical, and I was cast as the villain, the Sheriff of Nottingham. At the time, I thought it was an absolute dramatic tour de force. I even had a solo: "Oh I am The Sheriff of Nottingham Town..." The whole production was made even more memorable, because we also got to perform it for our parents on Parent's Visiting Day (PVD- coming up this weekend!!!) Sandy Forman (The captain of the White Team), played Robin Hood, and Patsy Goldstein (also a Team officer) was Maid Marian. I remember when they sang, "Oh Promise Me" (which I think had been sung by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald), it drew appreciative laughter. It was definitley a watershed moment for me. I still have my script from that year. Unfortunately, no song sheets.-which is too bad. There were some great songs in that show, and our song director got some surprisingly good performances out of us. But, then, Lenore was able to lure some pretty respectable talent as our instructors.
The Song, or Choral Director in 1959 was Miss Dorothy Drake, and she was profiled by Liz Seeley and Judy Jacobs of Bunk 25.
..."Miss Drake is a former student of Radcliffe College, where she was a pupil of the well-known Dr. Wallis Woodworth (Woody), who introduced her to advanced choral work...As a young girl, Miss Drake also studied the cello. After graduating from Radcliffe, she decided to make music her career. Miss Drake is now a teacher at the Chapin School in Manhattan...In view of her past experience, and the excellent recommendation of our violinist, Ann Purcell,we are sure that working with Miss Drake will be a profitable and enjoyable experience."
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