Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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Christmas Called for Intense concentration can be seen on the faces of the choir as they presented a Christmas Sonata. The drum section represented the band in giving Mr. Wanless various Christmas skiing gifts. The lobby was decorated to fit the occasion. 14

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Fashions and Ghosts Ghosts appeared on the high school scene last April 1968 when the annual three act play was pre- sented. Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit concerned itself with seances, ouija boards, and winsome, devilish spirits. The play's plot revolved around the unfortunate return of Charles Condomine's dead wife, Elvira, during a seance conducted by Madame Arcati. Charles has, since Elvira's death, remarried, and Elvira jealously tries to kill him so that he can be with her forever in the afterworld. However, she makes an error, and it is Charles' second wife, Ruth, who is murdered. Madame Arcati's desperate attempts to remove Elvira from Charles' life only succeed in materializing Ruth. Charles now has two bickering spirits on his hands, and he must find a way to rid himself of both. The cast of Blithe Spirit included Gene Bodoh as Charles, Luanna Logan as Ruth, Carol Gannon as Elvira, the ghost. Family friends, Dr. and Mrs. Brad- man, were played by Ric Smetak and Faye Fremming. )udy Olson portrayed Madame Arcati, while Edith, the maid, was played by Linda Schwartz. Mrs. Nebel directed the play, and Diane Audorff served as student director. The three act play Blithe Spirit was a situation comedy, much of it concerned with discussion about the afterworld and ghosts.

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Music The Choral and Band Christmas Concert held on December 15 was quite a success. The Band started the concert with overture: Fanfare and Capricio; The Minstrel Boy; Lara's Theme, from Dr. Zhivago; Three Miniature Classics; La Fiesta Mexicana, featuring a French Horn solo; Prelude to Xmas; and Them Basses. The Chorus' beginning selections were Extol the Name of Cod Our Lord, followed by the Guiding Star Carol, sung in Norwegian and How Brightly Shines the Morning Star. This featured trumpet, bassoon, and organ accompaniment. The Madrigals intervened with their presentation of Lo How A Rose; luhilate Deo, a Latin Madrigal; Pat A Pan; esus, esus Rest Your Head, (arranged by Mr. Frost) and Deck the Halls. The Chorus ended with their final numbers: We've Been a While A Wandering, and La Veine La Vieja, sung in Spanish. Mr. Frost directs the )r. High chorus in their Christmas program. Carol Shaw acted as a narrator in the Jr. High program. 15