Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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dfage foofhghfd olramafize acfing ambifionri , V The drnmatics coach, Mr. Goldstein, talks to his players before the per- formance, reviewing cues and special memoranda. Concentration shows on their faces as they listen to his last-minute instructions and encouragement. ! An introduction by Joan Olson to prominent pro- ducer Richard Ogur brings profitable results for Terry Randall when she later wins his love and W, rises to fame. One hundred nineteen

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There are few minutes in an amateur thespians busy life of work to sit and dream, but when they are found, reflection fades reality to a blur. Betsy Mitchell, as Pat Devine, hopefully performs her bouncy dance routine for Dr. Randall, played by Robert Morris, believing he is a producer. However, she discovers he is only her roommates father. One hundred eighteen Amateur thespians experience the thrill of the theatre as the curtain goes up on Cody's dramatic presentations. Each hopeful ingenue nervously anticipates the big moment when all the weeks of memorizing lines and rehearsing scenes will un- fold behind the footlights as a finished production. Now the last-minute cast conferences and care- fully outlined prompt book begin to pay off as each actor fits naturally into the general perform- ance routine, picking up his cues automatically. And with the realistic touch of stage make-up and costumes, the excitement of opening night captures the whole cast. Only when the curtain descended on the thrill- ing performances of both Stage Door and The Importance of Being Earnest, and the applause of a delighted audience rang in the ears of each performer, was there time to sit and reflect with tender sentiment on their evening's performance.

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Robert Morris, as Earnest, takes a classic 18th Century pose and gets down on his knees to propose to Gwendolen, played by Laura Engle on Friday night. Lady Bracknell always has her watch- ful eyes on Gwendolen, played by Gayle James on Thursday night, and unconsciously interrupts a flirtation preceeding the proposal. After looking them over, Andrea Davidson, as Lady Bracknell doesnt seem to think Marlene Baard, as Cecily, a good match for her nephew Algernon, or John Worthington a proper husband for her daughter Gwen dolen although everyone has earnestly tried to change her mind One hundred twenty