Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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ALL-SCHOOL PLAY Taking a final curtain call is the entire cast of “Stage Door,” the 1957 DHS All-School Play. Judy Whicker helps her date. Bill Hannan, straighten his tic as Dick Housman and Tom Vanderslice wait for their dates. Diana Kent and Dotti Wilbur, backstage crew members, provide Donna Peterson with the neces- sary props as she prepares to make an entrance. 25

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Bob Tucckes and Patsy McCormick argue about future plans as Richard Geifman looks on in a scene from the All-School Play. After weeks of intensive preparation by cast and crew, the 1957 All-School Play, “Stage Door,” was presented on the evenings of Friday, Novem- ber 1, and Saturday, November 2. Mrs. Mae Elma Tornquist, dramatics coach, and Andrew Metzger, student director, supervised the production of this three-act comedy by George S. Kaufmann. The play centered around a boarding house for aspiring young actresses and dealt pri- marily with the rise of Terry Randall to stardom. Patsy McCormick as Terry Randall and Bob Tueckcs as Keith Burgess headed the cast of thirty characters. Other prominent parts and their play- ers were David Kingsley, Richard Geifman; Judith Canfield, Judy Wilson; Mrs. Orcutt, Karen Richardson; Little Mary, Ora Mae Sorenson; and Jean Maitland, Mary Lee Miller and Pat Hemping. Successful actress Pat Hemping becomes the center of attention as site poses for a publicity picture after returning home to the boarding house-. 24

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26 Proudly displaying the “Oscars' they won at the winter Play Festival are Judy Wilson, best actress; Margaret Roush, best director; and Andrew Metzger, best actor. Cold cream and cold feet are characteristic of pre-performance make-up sessions.