Central Etobicoke High School - Etobian Yearbook (Etobicoke, Ontario Canada)

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VARIETY REVUE The house-lights dimmed-the curtain rang up-the show began! On March 3,4, and 5, Etobicoke Collegiate present- ed Variety Revue. The show, co-produced by Mr. Cairns and Rick Schaeff, and involving nearly 450 Etobians, was a smashing successl Variety Revue was officially opened by the Symphonic Band playing The Queen . The Band continued by heralding the coming of spring with the Thendara Overture . Next, a battered Murray Allison, pushing a wheel- chaired Rick Schaeff, appeared onstage in Another Opening , a parody on Kiss Me Kate . The Junior Girls' Choir provided a pleasant musical interlude as they sang Come Loyal Hearts by White- head, and Handel's Come and Trip it as You Go . Number four on the programme was a flute solo with a beautiful melody by Barry Pullen. June Sheath, E.C.l. 's terrific Blues singer, then sang the popular Stranger in Paradise and You're My Everything . The musical mood was interrupted when the Boys' Gym Team gave a daring display of amazing agility and precision . The Apollos , as they styled themselves, literally had everyone's heart in his throat. Suddenly, the whole auditorium was plunged into darkness while Rick Schaeff and Barbara Martin pre- sented a skit called A Thief in the Night . Robbing a piggy bank is a very serious crime! The lights were switched on to reveal a smartly dressed marching squad of Junior Girls. When they had finished their pivot and routines, another group, attired in gym suits and old fashioned bloomers, took their places. A teacher took his place at the head of the class, and exercises began. The contrast suggested in the Sunshine and Shadows title was evident in the hilarious exercises of by-gone days and our modem type. Back to music with a clarinet quartet including Gord Staples, Bill Holden, Bob Wallace, and DOD Tricker- The boys rendered Marche Miniature and Turkey in the Straw . Bill Cripps followed with a tuba solo entit- led The Mighty Days . lt was a little difficult to see Bill, but you could certainly hear him! The climax of the first act was the Drama Club's presentation of The Voice of the People by Robertson Davies. 'Ron Dodge, as the cocksure, narrow-minded barber Shorty Morton , Cathy Richardson as his colour- less wife, Mary-Jo Cullen as their bratty teen-age daughter, and Joe Suessmuth as the sane and intelligent Sam North, comprised the cast. Both the castand director are to be congratulated for such an excellent and enioyable production . After intermission, the Symphonic Band, under the baton of Mr. Nix, played American Folk Rhapsody , an intriguing combination of old southem folk-songs. Item eleven was a delightful vocal solo by Jean NlacDonald who thrilled the audience with lt's a Most Unusual Day . Jean then teamed up with Merla Lehman to sing At Downing . Next, the Einsteins of the Science Club displayed some electrical phenomena-a repulsion coil and a high frequency induction coil-as well as chemical wonders- an iodine clock and magic writing. Bob Lindsay ex- plained the scientific mysteries to the audience, while the other Beaker Breakers performed the experiments, and Gord Mills had a happy time gumming up the works. Once again music predominated. The Four Quarter Tones gave out with real cool anangements of Ruby , Sweet Georgia Brown , and Hot Toddy . Geoff Lowe and Bob Naylor followed with a skit Life and Liberty , strictly for the jail-birds. lnto the limelight then danced the Senior Girls with a rhythmical medley of dances: Square-Dancing, com- plete with hillbillies, a lively Tango, a Latin-American Rhumba, a Fax Trot ldisplaying some very shapely legs, . Each was worth seeing and remembering. Merla Lehman's versatility was well displayed as she skilfully played two violin solos L'Abeille and Tambourin . The Senior Girls' Choir, in lovely evening dresses contrasted the old-world performance of the Junior Girls with the distinctly modern numbers Yours is My Heart Alone , Make Believe , and Tea for Two , as well as a piece, modem in any age, The Gossips . Finally came the grand finale. The Senior and Junior Girls' Choirs with the Senior Mixed Choir, assembled onstage. ln the pit, Mr. Nix directed the Orchestra and piano while Mr. Strathdee added the rolling tones of the organ to the thrilling Holy City . The swell of this stately music brought E.C.l. 's Variety Revue to an impressive conclusion . COMMITTEES PRINCIPAL-J. E. Durranl ADVERTISING 6' PUBLICITY: M Boyce, J. Carn- bridqe, W. Clark, W. Saunders-Adviser, Mass M. Wilkinson. BUSINESS: M. Leech, E. Norrzs, C Piggott, P. Sin- den, B. YarnellAdviser, Mrs. E. McAllister. COSTUMES: C, Chambers, J. Child, E. Woolley, C. Young-Adviser, Miss F. Terry. DRAMATIC: M. Hansford, G. MacDonald, C. Stone. LIGHTING CREW: J. Mclntyre lCaptoinl, R. Cheyne, G Cottenden, J. Gibbs, P. Gregory, M. McKenzie, J. Moore, E. Parker-Adviser, Mr. H. Steels. MAKE-UP: A. Bond, B. Carter, S, Caslor, C. Cham- berlain, M. Durrorit, B. James, H. Jones, A, Laver, L. MocMichael, H. Martin, M. Massie, D. Mungovan, A. Rodanz, M. Scruton, L. Smith, S. Sukman, M. Topham, H. Van Zant, M. Watson, D. Winter-Adviser, Mrs. J. Coupe. PRODUCERS-Rick Schaeff, R. Cairns PRINTED PROGRAMME: J. Bray, G. Gilpin- Adviser, Miss P. Monkman. SET DESIGN G BUILDING: O. Argalis, L. Cole, P. Follett, B. Gower, D. Mclnnis, P. Ruppell, P. Smith, T. Viklicky, R, Webster, J. Woodburn, R. Young-Adviser, Mr. W. Sloan. , M Foran, . arris, , uc ing, un y, R Morrison, D, Robertson, P. Ruppell, P Smith, J Stubbs, T Viklicky, R. Webster, J Woodburn-Ad' visor, Mr. W. Sloan. STAGE CREW: O Argalis, F. Dicresce W H T L k R L d TICKETS: A. Bannerman, P. Brooks, D. Fordham, C Harris, A Jessap, S. Law, E Leitch, R. Naylor, M, Simmonds, D Steel, N. Stevenson -Adviser, Mr M. Dogg. USHERING: J. Bailey, P. Campbell, W. Meeking, D Randall, R. Stongel, G Waugh, M Weath- erell-Adviser, Mr A. Kitelev. 23

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