Zanesville High School - Comus Yearbok (Zanesville, OH)

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Nancy Brown, as Bloody Mary, and Gary Bowles, cast as the sardonic Luther Bills, discuss the purchase of a grass skirt in a scene from South Pacific . At extreme left is Kay Williams, Mary's assistant. Backing up Billis are Bob Baird as the professor, Roger Fields, Stewpot, and John Allen, radio operator. Mmwd fjfeaaiei Gaawcl Ronnie Wilson, center, who portrays the role of Emile de Becque, is flanked by two native chil- dren, Ngana, portrayed by Cynthia Sidwell, left. White Cottage school. and Jerome. played by David Adams, Roosevelt junior high. 'aujfn Performing arts department, combining tal- ents of vocal and instrumental music and dramatics classes. presented two successful performances of the Rodgers and Hammer- stein musical South Pacific on February l and 2. The cast of 65 depicted 25 colorful scenes backed by a beautiful musical score. Ronnie Wilson played the part of the French planter made famous on Broadway by Ezio Pinza, and Melanie Boal, as Ensign Nellie Forbush, was the ZHS Mary Martin. General director was Mr. Fawcett.

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'fn ' 'zyfzaofzufz Mrs. Bonifant, dramatics coach, rehearses a tense scene from the play. At left. Jill Youmans, cast in a leading role, registers horror as Richard Rogovin and Dave Morton move the fateful pic- ture, and Richard Bainter looks on, helpless to stop the chain of murders. Based on the Agatha Christie novel, the mystery drama Ten Little Indians , pro- duced on November 16, provided an evening of blood-curdling suspense. Scene of the play was a summer home located on Indian Island in Devon, England, where ten Indian statu- ettes on the mantel all Hgure in gruesome lffacfel Siege Dramatic students at ZHS study all phases of play production. includ- ing costuming. make-up and staging. Shown here, exhibiting a model of stage setting for Ten Little Indians. are cast members lleft to right! Terry Timson, Don Mann, and Jill Youmans with Mrs. Bonifant, murder cases. The plot, concerning the slay- ing of guests at the house party, is contrived to fit the details of a familiar nursery rhyme with just enough variation to keep the audi- ence guessing. Left alive at the final cur- tain were ZHS actors Jill Youmans and Terry Timson.

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