Lutheran High School - Paw Prints Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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■ be 3 Riding high on their earlier success, Mas- quers plunged into a fantastic vision of Winnie-the-Pooh . They ' d use every gim- mick of ornamentation they could muster. Tryouts were held and ordinary students fitted themselves into their roles as the humorous creatures in A. A. Milne ' s story. Frustrating nights after school practicing kept the play moving along on schedule. Blowing up a rough little model into a 10 foot stage set was no easy feat. As always has to happen, the cut wood pieces were way too short to be nailed in place. Stretch- ing burlap over the frame and painting trees ate up more time than was available. With a lot of improvisation baggy jump- suits were tailored for each character. Surprise! The first one that was tried on fit really well — until the figure sat down and split out the back seam. Several Saturdays were taken up smear- ing make-up across the animal characters ' faces and scrawling lines and embellish- ments over the pasty mess. Somehow there had to be more precision. The week before the Three Encounters one of the stars had unceremoniously broken his foot capering about on senior square. All looked safe and sane in the be- ginning of the week before Winnie-the- Pooh ' s grand debut. Well, halfway into the last week Jerry Cole (the illustrious Pooh bear) was laid up in the hospital with a her- nia. The initial performance was simply postponed. Finally the masterpiece ap- peared — long overdue but well worth the wait and the worry.

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bciV 1 Painful arguments were well dramatized by Annette Ythier. about to leave her husband be- cause of her Jewish background. Debbie Hoppe plays one of her friends attempting to discourage her. And here he is! The illustrious Leader! When Mr. Martin finally sent him out so his admirers could get a glimpse of him, their jaws dropped at seeing their idol in the flesh — and without a head. The first time a one-act play was when Masquers presented Three Encounters. I left home early to avoid race-track traffic on the way to Faith, Morning- side, but got caught in an unforeseen horde of teeny- boppers in a honking ooze towards the Forum. When I arrived, the firsl play was already in progress The Happy Journey b Thornton Wilder involved a family ' s drive to their rela- tive ' s house emphasizing the whinings ana Pickerings along the way. Rumor had it that the nex ' play, Bertolt Brecht ' s The Jewish Wife was the best of the three presentations. But the last encounter, The Leader by Eugene logusco, most captivated and de- lighted me. The Masquer ' s polished stagery was an unexpected bolt out of the blue for those of us who ' d come to the pro- duction not expecting a pre- sentation of acute dramatic value. All oi me Taste All of me Time All Lutheran High ' s most noticable putting off and last-minute confusion seems to cul- minate in a chaotic nimbus enveloping Mr. Richard Martin. His harried busyness reflects primarily his intense involvement with Mas- quers club and production of plays. While teaching a full load of Communications classes he ' s also been saddled with CSF advisorship and the responsibility of being English de- partment chairman. Reflect on that the next time you see him yawning and rubbing his eyes while he ' s lecturing. I feel exceptionally creative under pres- sure. he remarks and admits that he ' d never get a thing done if the pressure to do it was gone. Creativity just sort of happens with- out regard for the situation or circumstances. Besides the obvious creation occunng in the arty type classes, he perceives the forming of students ' characteristics and habits here at LHS. Individuals are being helped along to develop and lifestyles are being created. Optimistically Mr. Martin observes the ac- tivities of this school year. For the t..st time I ' m more satisfied with my classes. Things in general are better this year. People are thinking more positively and it doesn ' t seem so hopeless any more.

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V I think yours could have been a little bit more snug, Miss Reinboth muses as she tugs at Jerry Cole ' s costume for Pooh . 2 Pulling up have to ta shirt before Pulling up an arm, Jerry discovers that he ' l take off the costume and take off hi: urt before he can see if it fits Go slowly, concentrate, don ' t move a muscle! Miss Reinboth adds the finishing touches to give Allen Reyburn a rabbit ' s face. At Saturday morning make-up workshops half- painted faces gaze into mirrors or scan the kleenei -littered table for a stick of color. It ' s better when your feet can come out at the bottom of the legs. Miss Reinboth decides to make the hem a little bigger. Pounding the set ' s frame together was Steve Hilpert ' s big headache all during the month before the production of Winnie-the Pooh. Combining refined acting with the ultimate in visual enhancements, Wmnie-the-Pooh ' s first public appearance gained It a spellbound following of charmed students and their parents.