Peter Pan and Nutcracker are Christmas delights Many children were delighted last December when El Cerrito students presented the musical Peter Panw, based on the classic by James Barrie. The audiences, composed mostly of children, were captivated by Peter Pan fAdele Longj and his boys, and held spellbound by Captain Hook CMark Rogersj and the spirited pirates. When, in the middle of the show, Peter asks all the chil- dren to clap if they believed in fairies, there was an encouraging round ofapplause. Though the show had a few rough edges, it was a commendable performance by the entire-stu- dent directed and-produced cast. The official name ofthis student group is Opera Les Enfantsf' The group also presented the play 'glnherit the Wind earlier in the year. There was another show presented last De- cember. Mrs. Grunseth's Modern Dance II class- es performed the Nutcracker Suite while the Orchestra provide the music. Jeanne Hazemota and Joan Plant perform their part of Dance II's Nutcracker The final curtain closes on the dance program created by the students. 36 Peter Pan fAdele Long? sings with the orphan boys.
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t 1 V ,A., , . Glenda Galbert and Sheree Ross rehearse a scene from The Death Of Bessie Smith. The Death of Bessie Smith is performed by Grenade El Cerrito black students demonstrated their theatrical abilities in the play, THE DEATH OF BESSIE SMITH. The students, Julius Bat- iste, Glenda Galbert, Howard Hall, Mike Mar- tin, Vickki Robinson, Floyd Smith, Sheree Ross, and Greg Williams are all members of Grenade. Formed two years ago, Grenade is composed of black students who perform black plays. THE DEATH OF BESSIE SMITH is about a black blues singer, Bessie Smith, who dies be- cause she is denied treatment in a white hospital. Grenade performed the play, not only at El Cer- rito, but also at Kennedy High School. Julius Batiste played the father of the blues singer
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