Academy of Our Lady / Spalding Institute - Summa Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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The Importance of Being Earnest -- Cast and Crew Algernon Montcrieff iMike Donovanl Lane the Butler CChris Miller! Jack Worthing CStann Weiblerb Lady Bracknell KLaurel Bergeb Gwendoline Fairfax CCyndi Lemanh Miss Prism CKathleen Schelpl Cecily Cardew QSusie Stickelmaierb Rev. Chausable KKris Whitby! Merriman CBill Grebnerl Worthing's Maid lNatalie Kirnl Producer, Director: Kathleen A. Boehm 16 Domineering stage mother Phyllis Owen lCarrie Heinzenj warns her daughter Jennifer lMissy Warnerj not lo talk back to the owner of the Surf and Sand Playhouse in Babes in Arms. Prod. Mgrs.fProgram: Stann Weibler 81 Kathleen Schelp Ass 't. Director!Stage Mgr.: Jenny Schelp Light Board Operators: Jeff Radke 81 Irene Shea Props: Kathy Boehm Val Kislner Stann Weibler Sound Effects: Marty Fredericksen Running Crew: Irene Shea Jeanne Petit Jenni Morrison Mary Lawless Val Kistner Natalie Kim Amy Kirchgessner A . 1 W Bunny lMicheIle Boosl, Susie lKim Dallavisj, Gus lStann Weiblerj, Ter- ry lJulie Kieferj, and an apprentice lGina Paluskal sing the title song, Babes in Arms. Jack Worthing lStann Weiblerj and Gwendoline Fairfax lCyndi Lemanl gaze into each other's eyes in The lm- poriance of Being Earnest. I I

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Time on Spalding 8t Downtown: hands The lights are much brighter there. You can for- get all your troubles, forget all your cares. So go down- town. Things'll be great when you're downtown . . . Everything's waiting for you. The words from the 1960's song by Petula Clark aren't exactly what come to mind when the average Spalding student thinks of downtown. School, tests, and studying are more likely to be asso- ciated with that section of Peoria. However, class only lasts until 2:20 P.M., and many students find that they have time on their hands. Some have to wait for a city bus, but that's only about half an hour. Others wait for their parents to get off work in order to get a ride home. Wasting time until a late basketball practice begins or until it's time for bingo keep more students down- town. Trying to use their extra time constructively, stu- dents sometimes go to the Peoria Public Library to study. However, an almost equal number go there to talk and look at the latest issues of Vogue and GO. In the winter, everyone goes there to keep warm. During more pleasant weather, students can be seen walking through the courthouse plaza and Ful- ton Plaza, buying a snack at the Nut House, eating ice cream outside World Drug, and browsing in shops in- side the Jefferson Bank building. Peoria's downtown isn't just a backdrop for Spald- ing's social and academic life. For many it is an inte- gral part of their high school years. . W-,J 1 'N V -. .gc X4-X tg- tf- In . T., , 1 M v ' YL Tit S f ...A K ,, ,td W ,J it, -, , .Q., X 4',.1 vf. T12-H P t- ' 4 3, 1 Senior Barb Klein stops near the Renovation work OH Sl- MHI'Y'S Continental Regency on her way to Cathedral began in the spring. meet her ride home.

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A Classic Season: Earnest and Babes At first there was only a bare stage, but as the season con- inued things slowly took shape. Students and teachers iuilt sets, gathered props, and sewed costumes. Actors nemorized cues, lines, and the vords to songs. The crew de- signed the lighting, practiced set changes, and made sure everything ran smoothly. Final- y, on November 8 and 9 and Jlarch 21, 22, and 23, respec- ively, The Importance ofBeing Earnest and Babes in Arms ivere presented to the public in the Academy Theater. Oscar Wild's The Impor- tance of Being Earnest re- volves around the identity of Earnest. Two men, Algernon Montcrieff and Jack Worthing, call themselves Earnest when they propose to two women, Cecily Cardew and Gwendoline Fairfax. Entertaining confusion results when the two women believe they are engaged to the same man. Action in the spring musical, Babes in Arms, takes place at the Surf and Sand Playhouse in E -ik Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The sinister Seymour Fleming is taking over Bunny Bryon's share of the theater. To her rescue come Valentine White, Susie Ward, and the appren- tices who work at the play- house. They want to stage a musical revue to raise money for Bunny to buy Fleming out, but Fleming extends the run of the current show, The Deep North. So, the apprentices have to resort to sabotage and deception to ruin The Deep North, attract the attention ofa Babes in Arms - Cast 81 Crew Press Agent KPaul-David Glorel Terry Thompson lJulie Kieferj Gus Feild CStann Weiblerb Valentine White tFtuss Apicib Susie Ward QKim Dallavish Seymour Fleming tKris Whitbyl Bunny Bryon tMichelIe Boosb Lee Calhoun tBill Grebnerl Jennifer Owen tMissy Warner! Phyllis Owen lCarrie Heinzenb Steve Edwards CJeft Carlson! Apprentices KM. Borin, C. Burton, M. Donovan, T. Dugard, K. Dunniway, R. Gathers, T. Geb- hards, A. Hoff, A. Morris, G. Pa- tClockwise from left! Seniors Stann Weibler, Kathleen Schelp, Fresh- man Bridget Riddell, and Sopho- more Robin Gathers prepare forthe performance of Babes in Arms. Babes in Arms, a musical about put- ting on a musical and a play, has an apprentice lAlan Hoffj building a set on stage. In The Importance of Being Earnest, Algernon Montcrieff tMichaeI Dono- vanj proposes to Cecily Cardew tSu- sie Stickelmaierj. famous drama critic, and save Bunny's playhouse. A musical in the most tradi- tional sense, Babes in Arms had two romantic leads, two comic leads, a villain, as well as the classic songs The Lady ls a Tramp and My Fun- ny Valentine. Classic is a good word to describe the sea- son. The lmportance of Being Earnest, a classic example of British wit, and Babes in Arms, a classic Hollywood musical. luska, B. Riddell, M.K. Riddell. Staging Dir. !Set Design. Kathleen A. Boehm Music Director: Marty Fredericksen Choreographer: Charlene Glore Accompaniast: Brenda Conroy Ass't. Dir. fStage Mgr.: Jenny Schelp Lights: Maggie Dille Spotlight: Jeff Radke Props: Jeanne Petit Make-up: Miss Kathy Boehm Ass't. Chor.: Sharene Glore Running Crew: K. Schelp, J. Schelp, J. Morrison, C. Miller, C. Link. Flute: Val Kistner 17