Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Talents At Lambs ing rendition of that ever popular clas- sic, llKing Tut . and we took a nostal- gic trip to Niagara Falls. HNiagara Falls?! Slowly I turn, inch by inch, step by step, ..7 Throughout this spectacular array of scenes. Mr. Freitag gonged his way through his duties as master of cere- monies, and furnished the audience with side aches that served as sure testimony that our eminent Herr Frei- tag is an original act in himself. All in all, the 1978 llHams and Lambs'l was a terrific success, and El- ston students and faculty can only hope that in future years the talent show will be maintained in the same great tradition. u.tawwmgwmtzgsimwwwcw m. - , lies in state after a dramatic finish Upper Right; Mr, Santana makes a dummy out of Jay Jackson Lower Right; Debbie Dolen presents her verSIon of ttBad Bad Leroy Brown, On Location l9

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Unsuspected Discovered Hams in After another lazy year without enough acts to put on a talent show, Elston students came together, sharing their outstanding abilities in a giorious extravaganza of talent called iiHams and Lambs. On the evening of May 25, 1978, the curtain opened to reveal many unusual and extremely entertain- ing acts which instantly won the ap- proval ot the audience. The 1978 acts ranged from the seri- ous and dramatic to the hilariously in- sane. Among others, Cheryl Kruger sang ttSend in the Clowns, Debbie Dolan offered her version of HBad Bad Leroy Brown, a collection of alien- iooking beings made use of their musi- cal faculties to supply us with a swing- Upper Left; Cheryl Kruger performs the classuc ballad 'iSend in the Clowns . Lower Loft; Mr, Freitag, in his moment of glory, gives Chuck Barris of the Gong Show , a little competition. Center; Michael Jackson 18 On Location

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Stellar Production Draws Raves The audience was bursting with laughter and holding onto their sides as the cast of See How They Run scampered over the stage. Under the direction of the Holdcrafts, the actors portrayed their parts in such a way not soon to be forgotten. It was a fast- paced, hilarious comedy with scene after scene of side-splitting hysterics. Will the real Mr. Toop please stand up? seemed to be the theme of the play. Jodie Taub, playing Penelope Toop. was probably responsible for the frenzy. As a fun-Ioving girl, Pene- lope began the antics by replaying a knock-out scene that she had starred in as an actress before her marriage. Tim Geleske, actually a soldier visiting his old friend Penelope, masqueraded as vicar Toop in order to not be caught in a theatre which was off limits to en- listed men. Devon Williams, a Russian spy, stole Mr. Toop's clothes and pro- ceeded to hold Penelope at gunpoint until she swore to uphold his story that he was her real husbandDean Williams, in the role of Penelope's uncle the bishop, arrived in town just in time to find a man in his underwear chasing a vicar about the house. This scantily- clad man was Mark Jones. the real Mr. Toop. Needless to say, the bishop and Mr. Toop had never met. In the midst of this chaotic scene, Jim Keating, an- other vicar, hurried in to keep an ap- pointment with Mr. Toop. He, too. was caught up into the confusion. During this excitement, Robert Hawks as Ser- geant Towers, appeared to interrogate the whole lot, while he searched for the Russian. The Sergeant was, of course, baffled by the four vicars. Meanwhile, throughout the entire play. Debbie Reason, as Ida the maid, was seen stuffing Miss Skillon, Patrice Devero. into the closet in order to hide her drunkenness and stifle her rude re- marks. Because of the difficult timing, and action required. this play is seldom chosen as a high school production. But the impossible reversed itself and the show was phenomenal.