Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Junior melodrama shows old-time hero and villain In spite of unforeseen happen- ings the week before the play, juniors were still able to present Only an Orphan Girl on February 13 and 14. Playing the part of the villain, Arthur Rutherford, Jerry Doty had to make several stunt falls while carrying Nellie, the her- oine. On the Thursday night dress rehearsal, Jerry injured his knee so badly that he was un- able to walk until the Friday night performance. An interesting part of the scen- ery was a sawmill which actually carried Nellie. It was helped along a bit, however, by Randy Nelson and Rich Townsend. If you looked carefully at times you would be able to see hands and legs coming from within it during the play. Only an Orp Cast included Jerry Doty as Arthur Rutherford; Da- vid Sipe as Dick Perkins; Steve Able as Swem Per- kins; Beth Bowers as Nellie; Mel Grove as Ethel Rutherford; Leslie Nye as Mrs. Perkins; Lindsey Gorsuch as Widow Appleby; Jane Crosby as Lucy. The play was directed by Mrs. Michael McDougall. Oleo acts included Deborah Thorne, Victoria Thomp- son, and Marcy Rueff as chorus girls; Cecil Press- ler, Randy Nelson, Rich Townsend and Ben Barnes as the barbershop quartet; Rich Townsend and Carol Colagrossi as a duet. Upper right—Sashaying around the floor like a real chorus girl, Victoria Thompson entertains the audience during an oleo act. Right—Swem Perkins and his wife, believing Nellie took their life savings, force her to leave the protection of their home.

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Upper left—Mrs. Perkins and Lucy unknowingly discuss the past of Nellie while talking about the burned-down orphanage. Above—Dick Perkins must decide: Should he remain loyal to his beloved Nellie or be seduced by the evil stranger, Ethel Rutherford? . SSS ‘ SS =- .