Rowland High School - Saga Yearbook (Rowland Heights, CA)

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Members of rhe Doncing Ensemble during Mome ' s rour of New York nighr life The cosr end crew of Mome Jeon Swift (Mome) ond Russell Jolley (Poirick) leorn the lotesf donee croze 192 Mome ri i 1 i % w jum w j l

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2 on the Town come ro Rowland in February ro film rhe onimo- rion work done in Mr. Mosrer ' s onnimiorion dosses for o segment of rhe show. The people from rhe show interviewed Mr. Aney end Mr. Mosrers ond rhen fillmed some of rhe srudenr ' s work. -

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Two Floppers, Down Leomons ond Somonrho Drool ' i erjoy Mame ' s porty Jim Durl horr is helped off wirh his coor JIM BUPvKHART SAVES THE SHOW Mome, rhe srory of the zony onrics of on Gunr who becomes responsible for her nephew during rhe Roaring 20 ' s, dooced ond song irs woy ocross the new sroge focilines in rhe gym for four nights of pocked oudiences m May 1981 Jeon Swift, who portrayed rhe chorocter Mome. wQs olmosr o one woman show who pulled the rest of the cost behind her OS she went from one predicomenr ro onorher. olwoys. however, coming out on top Even rhe loss of her wig or one performance failed ro domper her ordor, and she quickly ducked behind the cur tain, donned o new one, and continued on her way Her nephew, ployed by fXussell Jolley, gave a touching perfor monce of rhe noive child thrust Into the center of rhe fun loving, avont gorde life style of Mome ond her friends, where o deep love between rhe two emerged The mosr touching scene in rhe plot was rhe duet My Desr Girl, when he is token Qwoy from her in order ro receive o proper educorion While Mome moy hove corned the show, Jim Dorkhorf soved the show come obvious rhot Dorryl Tidwell would nor be oble to perform in his mole leod role of Oeouregord Jockson Pickett Durn side At this rime Jim volunteered his ser vices, quid- ly learned his lines and his songs, ond stepped inro the role, perform ing in on extremely professionol manner The show wos oble to go on. The rest of rhe cost also turned in fine performonces. Suson Georiety ond Pom Morales, who ployed the role of Agnes Gooch, did o fine portroyol of the moid who goes out to find life Revo Curron, rhe jealous Southern Delle; Donno Morio Hornson, rhe bosom friend of Mome: Liso Schreffler, rhe intended morherinlow, also ocred their porrs to perfection In oil, rhe show was o tremendous success. Mome wos the second major musicol production pur on by rhe combined ef forrs of the music ond dromo deport- ments Congrotulotions ore in order to the faculty and porents of the group thot worked hord ond supported the cost in their endeavor. Speciol congrorulorions ore extended to Mr Contonzoro, music director; Sondro Gurney, choreogropher, ond Mr. Jordon, director of the show Vhotever this group decides ro stoge in the future, they will hove o difficult time besnng the rolling, rolicking. funloving, zohy ontics of Mome Mome 190