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

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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.

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