Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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Thrills and Chills of Opening Night Opening night for the Rogers and Hammerstem musical, SOUTH PACIFIC, was a matinee, but the excitement and tension was typical of a first performance Elementary and high school students were entertained and amazed by the production put on by their peers. Directing the musical, David Warlick )lished vocal numbers and scenes to chieve the overall professional effect. I working on the musical were Mrs. Burdette, Mrs. Kay Sanford, Jackie Crov , Mrs. Mary Jim B( J2j , Mrs. Jerry Gordon, Miss Julie Gordon, and Mrs, Charlotte SOUTH PACIFIC CAST FRONT ROW, Charles Hawkins, Elizabeth Sherrer, Tracy Lyda, Kelly McMillan, Susan Kelley, Sara Gibbons, Lisa Kealon, Cindy Keith, and Denise Presley SEC- OND ROW, Jennifer Gordon and Betsy Lowry THIRD ROW, Edith Cheney, John Huie, Susan Faust, Eric Sanders, Chip Faust, Tom Head Emily Bentley, Mark Ridings, Max Blalock Donna Jants, Cynthia Hartley, Tern White, and Laura Norris FOURTH ROW, Jerry Fausz, Geofi Smith. Bill Wilson, Chad Bottcher, Neal Cornel- ius, Ted Murphree. Steve King, John Gordon and Norman Bellew Langner Students running the lights, sound, and scene changes did an excellent job, making the performance run smoothly. Taken from James A. Michener ' s TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, the plot of the story, although enhanced by humor, had a strongly social-con- scious message The prejudices of a down-home American navy nurse, Nellie Forbush, were analyzed when she fell in love with a debonair french- man, Emile de Becque, whose expo- sed past including his two native chil- dren, complicated their relationship Hilarious Luther Billis, who was always up to something, was the leader of a bunch of sailors longing for female companionship The strong, Tonki- nese character of Bloody Mary sold grass skirts and other souvenirs to the sailors to send home to their sweet- hearts, but her main goal was arrang- ing a marriage for her beautiful native daughter, Liat Her perfect choice was the brave young lieutenant, Joseph Cable The climax of the story was the very emotional scene when Joe ' s heroic death was announced, and Emile was still missing. All this took place amidst the scenery and events of World War II in the South Pacific islands.

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The exuberant opening number Cotton Blossom Is perlormed by chorus of beaus, mincing misses, and contestants B 1 1 H m 1 m 1 Outstanding talent Is displayed by Mark Ridings and Pam Logan as they sing Only Make Believe ' Dana Woodard and Tom Head perlorm showstopper, Life Upon The Wicked Stage. Jennifer Harrelson and Ben Botlcher serenade one another with Why Do I Love You Tim Lasseter, olaying tne part of Captain Andy, introduces the class beauties 37

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g the Thanksgiving show Lulher Billis steals the show as Honey Bun Nurses and Nellie Wash That Man Right Out Of Their Hair ' tries selling shrunken human to Seaman Brien She iins that the only way to keep isloshlikhum Dites-Moe is the nursery song of Ngana and Jerome Chad Bottcher and Jerry Fauz dream of the smooth and wavey fram of a dame , 5 ' W.J . Cable sings Younger Than Spnngtime to his TonKoniese love. Liat