Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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He is born. thespians present 14th century nativity play All Seniors who took English 7 are familiar with miracle plays. These Elizabethan productions de- picted tamous biblical events. The York Nativity Play, performed by the Thespians for their annual Christmas program, portrays the birth ot Christ. Writ- ten in l34O, it is over six hundred years old and was produced every year tor over three hundred years. Miracle plays often cast wicked characters in comic roles, and thus Herod became a comic egotist. The rough, unsophisticated humor contrasted with the splendor ot the angels and the sensitive presenta- tion of the nativity. In the leading roles Mary was played by Judy Rose, Joseph by Dennis Milne, Stage Manager, Sue Ann Levin, Herod, Bryan Ton, Three Kings, Jim Clements, Dave Niclclas, and Greg Preihs, Shepherds, Pete Hos- kam, Earl Hurst, and Steve Finger. I6

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K 'N 'Fx l want a boyfriend! bawls Karen Brown during Joanie's unannounced slumber party. iuniors throw onions in the stew To live on an island with no road and only a ferry between them and civilization: this was Mrs. Mac- Donald's concept of the ideal life. But Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald CAI Schroeder and Lynn Latourettel were to find life anything but peaceful and ideal. With two boy-crazy teenage daughters lColeen Baker and Judy Longl, the family often found itself fighting loneli- ness, weather, houseguests, each other, and even the plumbers. These humorous episodes of typical family life in not-so-typical surroundings, the true story of the MacDonald family, was heartily ap- plauded. Other leading roles were Howard, Bryan Ton, Roger, Tom Stockwell, Claud, John Jones, Claire, Jody Alex- ander, other parts played by: Sue Van Vlack, Lissa Anderson, Harlene Bud. Dressed to kill, Roger prepares to rid the garden of bees for Ann and Mrs. MacDonald. Mr. MacDonald bemoans his fate as father of two teenage daughters.