Davenport High School - Gorilla Yearbook (Davenport, WA)

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First row fleft to rightj, Miles Johnson, Ray Riddle, Bob Luiten, Bill Johnson. Second row, Donna Tess, Joyce Willis, Pat Janett, Mariorie Anderson, Dolores Zellmer, Eleanor King. Third row: Mariorie Pierce, Dolores Dietrich, Donna Harris, Hazel Logsdon, Bernadette Lefevre, Gladys Furgeson. Fourth row, Richard Zellmer, Ermit Holderby, Keith Morgan, Jack Ross, Barney Reagan, Miss lrene Huffman. HEAVEN CAN WAIT Senior Class Play Heaven Can Wait, the comedy-fantasy on which the motion picture Here Comes Mr. Jordan was based, was presented April 24 by the seniors, The audience found this an entertaining and unusual play. Following is the cast, Joe Pendleton, Bill Johnson, Mr. Jordan, Keith Morgan, Messenger 7Ol3, Gladys Furgeson, Julia Farnsworth, Mariorie Anderson, Tony Abbott, Ermit Holderby, Bette Logan, Joyce Willis, Max Levene, Barney Reagan, Mrs. Ames, Ilene McCaffery, Nurse, Donna Harris, Susie, a maid, Eleanor King, Williams, a police inspector, Ray Riddle, First Escort, Mariorie Pierce, Second Escort, Dolores Zellmer, Lefty, Bob Luiten, Doctor, Jack Ross, plainclothesman, Miles Johnson, extras, Betty Badgley, Dolores Dietrich, Pat Janett, Bernadette Lefevre, Hazel Logsdon, Jeanne Overdorf, Richard Zellmer, Donna Tess, Warren Weston, and Dorothy Olsen, This cast included all the seniors. Richard Zellmer and Ray Riddle were stage managers. Make-up was done by the dramatics class under the direction of Miss Rees, and staging, by the shop class under Mr. Lefevre. Miss Huffman directed the play. Mr. Jordan is busy checking in passengers, but is interrupted by the arrival of Messenger 70l3 and Joe, who refuses to admit that he is dead. When Jordan looks up the records, he finds that Joe isn't scheduled to die for 50 years yet. Messenger 70l3 had snotcher him too soon. Therefore, Mr. Jordan sets out to find Joe a body.

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Standing llelt to rightl: Dorothy Olsen, Ted Zier, Warren Smith, Jim Badgley, Lorene McClure, Russell Pankey, Miss Huffman, Keith Morgan, Jeanne Horn, Virgil Johnson, Sitting: Dolores Zellmer, Bill Fisher, Mickey Willis, Barbara Reinhold, Donna Lightner, Theresa Scharft, Marilee Maclin, Craig Lightner. DON'T TAKE MY PENNY All High Play Don't Take My Penny , was presented November l5, as this year's all-high play, This play was a story ot sixteen year old Penny who is walking around with a book on her head and a dreamy look in her eyes preparing herself to play the star in the movie version of a popular novel. The author is searching the country over for his ideal, and Penny iust knows she'll be chosen. What Penny doesn't know is that Sally, the new maid, is a former child star. Also she ignores the talent of her quiet, unseltish older sister, Mavis, who has small parts in radio. Committees assisting with the production included: prompters, Marjorie Pierce and Joyce Willis, stage managers, Richard Zellmer and Lawrence Flood, make-up, speech class with Miss Florence Rees in charge, advertising, Doris Milliken, Carol Kuchenbuch, Jean Stubbs, and Betty Badgley. Q. J. Lefevre's shop class constructed the set. The play, under the direction of Miss Irene Huttman, drew a packed house.

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W Third row: George Schlarff, Bob Buchanan, Velma Conrad, Florence Conrad, ,Janet Olson, Alice Page: Lawrence Flood, John Haynes. Fourth row: Don Brown, Jim Scheibner, Bill Paul, Bill Fisher, Duane Horwege, Pat Hering. BEST FOOT FORWARD An outstanding dramatic performance of Best Foot Forward was presented to an appreciative audience by the Junior Class, February I2 and l3, under the direction of Miss Florence Rees. There were two performances with almost a complete separate cast for each, The casting included, Dutch, Johnny Haynes and Duane Horwege, Hunk, George Schartf, Green, Ronnie Webber and Bob Buchanan, Satchel, Glen Hawley, Dr. Reeber, Bill Paul, Miss Smith, June Frohnhafer and Phyllis Hynes, Minerva, Joanne Turner and Mickey Willis, Ethel, Florence Conrad and Janet Olson, Blind Date, Alice Page and Verle Spilker, Delaware Water Gap, Marie Brodin and Janet McCall, Bud Hooper, Bill Fisher and Russell Pankey, Professor Lloyd, Jim Chase and James Scheibner, Gale Joy, Velma Conrad and Mickey Willis, Jack Hagerty, Don Brown, Helen, Janet McCall and Betty McKerlie, Chester, Pat Hering. This was the first time double casting had been tried here. The story tells of how the boys at Winsocki Prep are making preparation to receive the girls who are coming up for the big annual dance. But Bud Hooper is in a iam! A month ago when he saw a movie starring Gale Joy, he got carried away and wrote her asking her to come to the prom. And she accepts! Uhey don't know how much she needs a publicity breaklj He has written his regular date, Helen, that he is sick and won't be able to go to the dance. But how Bud got deeper and deeper into trouble until a final happy solution saves him from being expelled can be understood only by those who saw the play.