Dickens Day, Buffalo Central High, 1912

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To me, this presentation on the 100th anniversary of Dickens' birth seems incredibly ambitious. Sketches from David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Pickwick Papers, A Christmas Carol, with a dance or two thrown in. Dickens, who was also a famous actor, would have loved it. My grandfather, Paul Nolan was the stage manager. My friend Barbara Sicherman's dad, Jacob, played Ebenezer Scrooge. A hundred years later, Dickens is still beyond category.

Comments

[Isabella Bannerman]

This is a great artifact. I wonder if that High School still exists, and if they would want to have this program. I also wonder where it was printed, and if that company still exists.

[Greg Frederickson]

This is a real thrill to see something that my grandfather had participated in. Kudos to the students of Central High for staging something so ambitious, with opportunities for so many students to take part. And thank you, Jim, for sharing it with us!

[Jim Nolan]

Thanks, Greg, glad you liked it! The Class of 1912 lives, too!