Parkersburg High School - Parhischan Yearbook (Parkersburg, WV)

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Senior Play-Our Town Standing: Mrs. Merrill. Jim Vliite, Pat Armstrong, Alberta Davis. Joyce Cassis, Sharon Frame, Bill Bond, Calvin Hoffman, Mike Bolston, Joe Cunnnins. XVilber Richards. Baymond Combs, Ray Dawkins. Ed Norman, Jim Sadie. Paul Pierce. Sitting: Darrance Crawford. Bob Laughery.Pat Beekner, Shirley Parsons. Betty Mt-Cauley. Barbara XYilley, Joanne Bryan, Biehard Murphy. Fred Albright, Tony Falk. As we go to press this year. we are looking forward in eager anticipation to the presentation of the annual Senior Play. The way in which the every-day lives of common people are woven into an engrossing story is remarkable. YVe feel certain that everyone will like the presentation on which the curtain never opens or closes. The cast: Stage Manager, Jim YVhite, Dr. Gibbs, Mike Bolston, Joe Crowell, Hay Dawkins, Howie Newsome. Ed Norman, Mrs. Gibbs, Betty McCauley, Mrs. YVebb, Patricia Beckner, George Gibbs. Bob Laughery, Bebecca Gibbs, Joanne Bryan, XVally W'ebb, Milford Dowler, Professor YVillard, Bichard Murphy, Mr. VVebb, Fred Albright, Simon Stimson, Joe Cummons, Mrs. Soames, Joyce Cassis, Constable Vllarren, Bill Bond, Si Crowell, Paul Pierce, Sam Crag, Jim Sadie, Joe Stoddard, Bobert Cunningham, Emily Webb, Darrance Crawford, Man in the Audience and First Dead Man, Tony Falk, Baseball Players, Bay- mond Combs. Speed Gant. WVilber Richards, NVoman in the Balcony, Shirley Parsons, Barbara XVilley, First and Second Dead YVomen, Sharon Frame, Alberta Davis, Farmer McCarthy, Calvin Hoffman. Choir: Gertrude Sullivan, Joe Ann Pahl, Carlyn Schauwecker, Billy Lou Bigelow, Joann Bobinson, Bob Congleton. Harvey YVhite, Bob Lowers, Helen Gerwig- Prompters: Kay Martin, Delores Summerville, Student Director: Patricia Armstrong, Make-up: Donna Bailey, chairman. Barbara Vioofter, Property: Judy Young, chairman, Alyee Beed, Publicity: Ann Troy, chairman. 176

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Pat transforms Jerry into another Al Jolson for his rendition of Mummy

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Operetta -The Gypsy Rover The Gypsy Rover, a romantic musical comedy, was presented Thursday and Friday, March 29 and 30, by the vocal department of Parkersburg High School, under the direction of Mrs. Helen Huston assisted by Mrs. Isabel Wilson, Mrs. Grace-Marie Merrill, Miss Betty Smith, Miss Eleanor Johnston, Mr. Frank Gelber, Miss Marian Layton, Mrs. Virginia Hood and Mrs. Edna Tallman. CAST OF CHARACTERS Rob, the Gypsy Rover fthe lost Sir Gilbert Howej-Bernard Stutler, Bob Congleton, Sinfo, Gypsy lad in love with Zara- Ed Nesselroade, Michael Rolston, Meg, an old gypsy woman, Rob's foster mother-Norma McCullough, Bernice Lemley, Marto, Megis husband-Lew Yeager, Jim Sadie, Zara, the belle of the gypsy camp-Macel McDermott, Beverly Greathouse, Lord Craven, an English fop-Mark Sehauwecker, Jay Wildtg Lady Constance, daughter of Sir Geo. Martendale-Pauline Ward, Gertrude Sullivan: Sir George Martendale, an English country gentleman-Gene Foutz, Dave Robbins, Nina, Sir Georgeis second daughter-Carolyn Ramey, Betty Jo Thorne, Captain Jerome, Captain in the English army-Fred Gwynn, Larry Phillips, Sir Toby Lyon, a society butterfly--John Dye, Jeri Stalnaker, Sir Francis McCorkle, a song publisher-Tom Montoya, Jim McMillion, Lackey-David McKain. Gypsy Children-Janice Craig, Jenny Sue Dailey, Joan Harbin, Laurence Hamilton, Floyd Leach, David McKain. Fairy Dancers-Marilyn Grow, Lee Joy Creel, Mary Chalfant, Ruth Bumgardner, Donna Evans, Ruth Ann Rardin. Cupid and Butterfly Dancers-Carlyn Schauwecker, Janet Paulus. Specialty Dancers--Diane Wittred, Jeri Stalnaker. Chorus-Ann Alexander, Jean Ashcraft, Janet Bell, Bea Burge, Josephine Calendine, Gloria Corey, Donna Dawkins, Barbara McCutcheon, Barbara Gates, Barbara Hewitt, Rose Marie Horner, Patricia Hyre, Margie Johnson, Suzanne Johnson, Charlotte Leary, Marilyn Leavitt, Bonnie Lyons, Martha O,Dell, Millicent Philips, Sally Somerville, Sue Starling, Jackie Taylor, Mary Lohr Varner, Carol Sue Watkins, Sonia Wilson, Suzanne Sammons, Donna Lemley, Helen Alton, Joan Kemp, Jo Ette Drummond, Kathryn McKinney, Bill Adams, Louis Buekalew, Emmett Bucklew, David Clark, Christy Kaltenecker, Fred Mehl, Stanford Wells, Bruce White, Tom Tate, Wayne Wills, Raymond Keller, Bill Skarry, Joe Mayes, Ticker Winn, Larry Kaltenecker, Nigal Miller, Arnie Falk, Jerry Hunter, Toni Long, Hilma Robbins. Orchestra: Violins--Betty Ann Criss Cconcertmasterl, Gary VVigal, Karen Morey, Patty Harding, Robert Beckett, Anita Gruesser, Dana Reese, Mirajane Peterman, Myra Kyle, Rebecca Rhodes, Rhea Mae Bissell, George Dukas, Martha Green iprincipalj, Gus Angelos, Edward Bumgarner, Elizabeth Fordyce, Clara James, Leah AHolder, James Newberry, James Vincent, John Goudy, Francis Angelos, Rita Mowery. Bass-Forrest Cunninghamfprincipalj, James Cunningham. Violas-Norma Jean Selkirk Cprincipall, Eloise Johnson, June Dodrill, Rita Russell. Celli-Patty Vincent Cprineipalj, Jo-Ann Criss, Marcia Latimer, Verna Rose Coney, Anna Dukas, Patty MeDiHitt, Nancy Davis. Piano-Patty Hoffman, Sue Leach. Flutes-Jenny Showalter, Francis Griffith, Jeanie Yunker. Clarinets-Shirley Parsons, Emily Morey. Saxophones-Shirley Myer, Bill Somerville. Bassoon-Judy Wetzel. Horns-Betty Rake, Nancy Koons, Walter Morgan. Trumpets-Dollie Pitman, Don Moore, Dorothy Blankenship, Marjorie Ann Buckalew. Trombones- Kent Wigal, Clarence Wingrove, Fred Vaughan. Tuba- Charles South. Tympani--Larry Hawkins. Percussion-Marcia Faris, Larry Goudy, Becky Denning. Accompanists-Barbara Flinn, Barbara Wells. Stage Crew and Lights-Robert Pryee fmanagerl, Lester Anderson, Joe Watts, Joe Brown, Richard Holmes, Russell Holbert, NVayne Wills, Bob Newhouse. Scenery Artists-Rita Modesitt, Esther Cain, Pattie Vincent, Peggy Milhoan. Make- Up-Kay Martin and Judy Young Ceo-chairmenj, Mary Richards, Nancy Mercer, Betty McCauley, Pat Armstrong, Barbara Woofter, Alberta Davis, Jack Riddle, Everett Smith, Donna Norman, Patricia Beckner, Donna Bailey, Sharon Frame, Shirley Reynolds, Nanette Napier, Helen Gerwig, Fred Albright, Bob Jones, Jo Ann Pahl, Rita Modesitt, Bob Patterson, Darrance Crawford, Barbara Willey, Kay Lydick, Delores Somerville, Nancy Bell, Richard McPherson. 177