Mercy High School - Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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senior play USHERETTES J. Bekker, C. Gannon, j. Bishop, and D. Becerra graciously escorted spectators to their places before the successful senior play, Friday evening, March 6. 106 ELIZABETH ARDEN SALON J. Barber, F. Makowski. P. Comerford, J. Moriarty, S. Goeas, and J. Orengo, Arden assistants: prepare A, Gibson, B, Furlong, J. Arata. C. Reilly, and M. O'Ncill for theatrical debut in A Cat Har Nirzti' Riordan auditorium, There just never was a family quite as enjoyably absurd as the Allens. They provided a laugh a minute, and a few in between. They become involved in wild antics: Butterflies are unloosed, the telephone disappears, Mrs. Allen receives a tooth for a hat, and Mr. Allen sells his business. Somehow, everything straightens out by the final curtaing and Mr, Allen discovers that, like a cat, he has more than one life. MORNIN'S BRIGHT . . . GET UP! Mr. Allen CMike Walterl demonstrates the family's efficient rising plan for Reporter Lynn Kirk. Here, Myrtle, CB. Furlongj clangs pot-cover bell as Mrs. Allen Cjeanne Arataj, hastens to the toothbrush routine - to begin when Betsy Ann QCarolyn Reillyj finishes - while Chester CTom O'DonnellJ does his push-ups.

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drama Need more be said about the dramatists, and Miss Corcoran, than is reflected in this reprint of Mercycrest, December 19? They combined talents on November 17 to skillfully present X: several scenes from well- 5' 'j known plays. On a small stage with no impressive Map 1 A' X settings, they acted out V A fu .4 5 up W p their roles - leaving Ogg gx ? J 5 . . 'Bbq . 'L . themselves excited, their - '- ,Q 4 teacher elated, and their l ' ' S audience stunned with 5' je: E- 1 , :M i g , gy' 1,1 V' - K their excellent perform- '1 f r ' L ' A ance. K ' D 'f f wa- a M 4 .V 1 J vi 'I K' H. i ' ' iz. , If f Y M 2 X , NOVEMBER SUNSHINE Ends Phyllis MacKay and Carol Duke re- viewing stage directions for their next play scene from a play selected by them. CAREER ANGELS Delia Becerra, Pat Lundy, and Kay Dowd meet for dress rehearsal for the November 17 as- sembly. MORTIMER GASPS at Aunt Martha's benign expression as he realizes the irrational antics of his maiden aunts in this scene from Arsenic and Old Lare, directed by Sylvia Goeas. Morti- mer fBarbara Furlongj played oppo- site Maureen O'Shaughnessy CAunt Marthaj and Anne Gibson fAunt Abbyj. 3

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bf s ,W 1 fa, ,ss CAPABLE CREW Carol Harris, joan O'Donnell, Barbara Sherman, Kathy Cervelli, Sue Kalmar, Bet- tyann Rice, Diva Mercurio, Gail Schaadt, and Kathie johnston. VC'ithout help of these off-stage stars, the play would not have been such a howling success. EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK It's about time, as Hilda Cfiale Hiettj, Myrtle, Mrs. Clark fGinny Owenj, Mrs. Allen, and Betsy Ann witness return of their wandering telephone. MR. ALLEN'S retort, Who's firing you - ..- I'm giving you the night L off! so amazes Myrtle that she faints, while Dr. . Tuttle CMike O'Neillj x gawl-cs intently. CLEVER 2 A ' DESIGNERS Carolyn . Sorriva and Fran jaekle Q. -4 . X ' ' ' admire finished copies of program. BYE, BYE I SUGAR PLUM- take care of yourself-hear? says Honey Chile CAnne . . Gibsonj to astonished Chester as Miss Kirk stands by disapprov- ingly. SHOULD CHESTER COME IN from right? asks Director Miss Colleen Corcoran of Asst. Director Barbara Hart, as they discuss dress rehearsal staging. lt' at I JANE CLARK KBBIDR- dine Klekaczj practically owned Allen's telephone! 7