Altona Collegiate - Green and Gold Yearbook (Altona, Manitoba Canada)

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' iyA 9 rAool ' Siee ui with instructions to “beg, borrow or steal” any items of clothing that even vaguely resembled Japanese wearing apparel. The last few days before the performances were really hectic. The auditorium became a beehive of activity as willing clubbers swarmed over the stage, setting up footlights, repairing the curtains, changing the wings and erecting the sets. The houselights dimmed and the curtains parted on the Glee Club’s very first presen¬ tation of The Mikado.” It was a tense moment. For almost two hours the per¬ formers had chatted and fussed nervously in their dressing rooms, while they waited for their make-up to be applied or changed into their costumes. The air had been charged with electrictiy . and nerves were getting frayed. But now the opening bars of the overture were ringing out into the packed auditorium and the show was on! The cast played to capacity audiences for three nights, March 16, 17, 18, netting over three-hundred and fifty dollars. In addition, they performed a benefit show a fourth night, the proceeds of which went to the Altona Volunteer Fire Brigade. The audiences were wonderfully receptive and tired Glee Clubbers went home still stunned and hardly believing that it could be true. “They loved it” they would whisper in excited, incredulous tones, and their eyes would shine with the warm glow that comes with the satisfaction of having done a good job. With the production and presentation of “The Mikado” a musical milestone has been reached. With hard work and a willingness to strive toward new achievements, it can be surpassed. 33

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