Avondale High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Avondale, CO)

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mn non EENIGR CLASS PLAY . fCon'tD J 'Those who were not in the cast did much in making our amy a success. Helen Terwilliger and Frank Asbury were stage man- agersg Ethel Tezak, Cora Algien, Viola Armijo as publicityman- agersg and Willie Rael as property manager. The playvas under the direction of Miss Hirleman. The proceeds from the play were used for sneak day and the gift for the school. A . Juwmoa crass PLAY e A Among the highlltes of our Senior year wastme Junior class play, UA Ready Made Fam1ly,N which was-given by the Juniorsand Seniors on November 5, 1959. This was a three act farce- ' by- Jay Tobias. The play took place in thg.house-of the widow Mrs. Agnes Martyn. She met an old sweetheart while vac,t1on1ng at the beach. They became engaged and planned to marry. Both had children at home, two in one household and three in the other, Neither told the other of the children at home. When the chile dren learned of the marriage they plan to upset the matrlmonkd apple cart by acting up. One had fits, another talkedbabyudh one was a holy terror, one was a kleptomaniac, and the last one was forever talking about her appendicitus scar. All in all it was a queer mixup. Agnes Martyn, a widow who suppose supposeily lost all she had in the stock market, was played by Helen Terwilliger. 'l v Laurence Allen portrayed Henry Turner, a wealthy widower. He came out to his sweetheart's house only to find a mass of fits, baby talk, and a holy terror. Bob Martyn, Agnes' son, was a frightful sight when hecame forth with one fit after another. Wendell Terwilliger played this part very well, - - Marllee, Agnes' daughter, continually prattled baby talk. Doris Ann Nesslage kept the crowd laughing this. t Gracie Martyn, her youngest child was a perfect little holy terror. Ruby Rathbun generously acted the part of Gracie. Sammle Turner, a kleptomaniac, forever keptthe mmonegroes on the go. Junior Buffington turned out to be an excellentSwn Ethel Tezak, as Doris Turner, raved about her operation - to Agnes, and simply bored her until she was ready to give up the idea of marrying Henry Turner. Begonia Washington, who was Mrs. Martyn's negro house maid was always on the lookout for spooks and ghosts. La Veta Robemm acted the part of a negro very well. , Gamilll Tuttollmondo, also a negro acted the part of Nico- demun Pipp, a handy man about the house of Mrs. Martyn.He kept the audience laughing with his clever little tricks. ' A large crowd attended the play, the proceeds of whickxwere used for the Junior Glass Prom. ellg lg: . ' X g:lv 2 S Fifi egg 5 . .-...i.i+ ' 15 fivf3 ' V s --

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d 'JEFIR BIIUK THE semen PLAY The senior class presented a mystery play, The Phantom Bells,' March 29, 1940 which was a great success. The play centered around a house that had been'deserted for years, in the walls of which mysterious bells were heard to tinkle People disappeared and returned apparently dead and then came back to life, also mysterious footprints ended in ,the middle of the'room as if the owner had suddenly sprouted. wings, and flown away. Laura Rhodes and her step-mother arrived at nThe House of+BellsW acting upon instructions from Laura's father, who had been in Europe and was to meat the 'women at the haunted house. The two women were frightened by the mysterious happen- ings when Ned Dennison, Mr. Rhodes' lawyer, appeared with Sl0,000, saying that Mark Rhodes. instructed him through a telephone call to do so. A detective came on the scene say- ing that Mark Rhodes was dead and that some one else had made the telephone calls. Things happened onaafter another. The final end was quite a surprise and left the audience gasping. The detective was really Mark Rhodes who disguised as one to see how far his relatives would go to get his money. Victor Lavelle, Mrs. Rhodes' brother, was sent to prison, because he was in on the scheme with his sister to obtain Mark Rhodes' money. Mrs. Rhodes was forced to leave the country so Mark Rhodes could get a divorce on the grounds of desertion. The portrayal of Mrs. Rhodes by Lorraine Blanchard was excellent. She was not a bad sort at heart, but easily led. Laura Rhodes, the heroine of the play, is played by nLa Veta Roberts, who has a vast amount of courage and loyalty. Laura's sweetheart and the ideal young man of the. play was played by Wendell Tervilllger under the name of Jack Page The villain, acted by Camille ,Tuttoilmondo was a typi- cal man of the world who would go any length to get his way. Laurence Allen acts like a detective under the name of Joseph Kennedy, but has another side to his character. which is the husband of Jean Rhodes. Q s Harriet, played by Ruby Rathbun, is the comedian of the play. She was the type who was even afraid of her own shadow ' James Buffington, a thin, weak-looking man of thirty, is a cripple and is known as Darrel Garson. ' Lela Sayles, the trained nurse, is very business-like at first but later she is entirely feminine. This part is play- ed by Ethel Germ. The family lawyer, played by Junior Huffington,-is known asiNed Dennison. He is very business-like and comes to the po nt. , Miriam Booth, Ned's secretary, a small little thing who keeps her ears open and her mouth shut, is played by Mayme Asbury. CGon' tl T s . 1 up , lll , f esW' as E X Tl- f v li ILE ,

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can nun HAVE YOU HEARD THIS ONE? Grannyz' WYou are not real when you use paint and'powderff and lipstick, my ch1ld.U I ' - Senior Girl: nAnd what were you when you wore bustles, Granny?n h A 2 - . . -- A senior boy and his mother were looking over some auto-. mobiles with the idea of purchasing one for the boy as a grad- uation gift. The salesman was enumerating-the good points ef. a current model. , - Q Q VNow this car does very well on gas consumption, Madam.l UQh, that ls a minor matter with us. You see, he parks . most of the time. Don't you son?U ' A ' The Student'S Alibi Gan't study ln the fall--- Gotta play football,- Can't study in the w1nter--- Gotta play basketball:- Can't study in the spring-- o Gotta a girl. ' . - ' s , Uwell, Bobby, what do you think of your new tcscnsrew - nOh, ho's all right, only first he says that two and two- make four, and then he changes his mind and tells us that three and one make four.U , -' -- Frank: UHow old is Mr. Wood?N ' L. ' ' .L Camille: WDcn't know, but everybody was overcome by the heat from the candles on his last birthday eake.W I i '. ' 4 Mary: nHow long did it take you to dress this morn1ng?N Wetherford: Bout half an hour.U Mary: UOnly took me ten minutes.n Wethcrford: UI washed.n Laurence Allen never can keephseatcd in his chair. We under who he Is falling for. o l .r Lady: UAre you sure this cleaner is Qoodfn Salesman: Uwhy lady, the other day we used it on a copy of Wwhizbangu and when we get through we had the 'Blue.and White Spotlight'n. Wendell: UHave you get any sears on you?u QC1garsJ ' Laurence: UNO, but I got a eigarette.n- ' nfih I 2 Yll.lll'l - ss ' Bda' agua' :'E 5K' SYhl.-...il.- ' ...............Ulr f