Divine Child High School - Clarion Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Look to Broadway, Angel Look out Broadway, because some would say that the performance of Look Homeward, Angel was good enough to have opened there. This year's fall play was a Pulitzer Prize winner by Ketti Frings, based on the novel by Thomas Wolfe; it earned some of its own awards, too. Kristen DiFranco was named best lead actress by the Dear- born Press and Guide. Sparks seem to fly when Ben and his mother Eliza get together on stage. Each one had an opinion about how one should spend his her life. The touching-yet humor- ous story of a boy's strug- gle to experience love and realize his dreams gave life to the stage this past No- vember. The common days of his family's life were depicted with hu- morous characterizations. Eugene didn't live an easy life; his mother even took in boarders at their home, which she called Dixieland. The play was humorous, but it offered lessons in real life, too. Eu- gene was told by his brother, Ben, not to give up on his dreams, because he was the only person who could make them come true. Ben offered this advice to us as well. □ by: K. Duffy WO Cant Bob S wider Eliza Cant Kristan DiFranco Eugene Cant Jim Roggenbeck Ben Cant Michael Hay Luke Cant Jeff Flannery Helen Cant Barton Hugh Barton Amy Kidwell Michael Millington Will Pentland Jeff Pegg Mrs. Marie Fatty” Pert Dr. Maguire Christie Hamilton Laura James Linda Baughman Madame Ehzbeth Sue Collis Tarkington, Soaks Baker left Beuchelaere THE BOARDERS: John Sterbenz Nicole Mentley Michelle Whalen Heather Brukley Jim Censlak Lon Twehues EXTRA BOARDERS: Melissa Marroso Karen Wood Jessica Firek Becki Turner Directed by: K. Pritchard Baring their feelings for each oth- er are Laura and Eugene. Al- though they feared that people would disapprove of their age difference, with Laura being 23 and Eugene only 17, they contin- ued to see each other

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 I know just the verse,” says Eu- gene to Madame Elizbeth. She had come to Mr Cant 's marble shop for a headstone because he had always been nice to her and her girls. Photos by: Craines 14 Fall Play 20,000 dollars is the amount on the check from the bank to W O. Cant for his marble shop. Eliza had plans for the money but WO. soon let her know that he had his own plans for the money. Sharing a beer and a laugh are good buddies Fatty and Ben. Ben's relationship with Fatty had always been a sore spot between his mother and him.

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Sitting this dance out are sopho- mores Jennifer Hynes and Jennifer David. Refreshments were pro- vided for the couples in the small gym. Enveloped in the music and the atmosphere are seniors Jennifer Wimsatt and Jim Roggenbeck Instead of a band, couples danced to the music of a dee-jay 16 Sadies Dance