Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Mask, Wig Stages ' Side -Splitting ' Comedy Measuring Mr. De Pinna (Kenneth Huston) in heads is artist-playwright Penelope Sycamore (Mary Ella Beeman) in Mask n ' Wig ' s You Can ' t Take It With You. You Can ' t Take It With You, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, was the three-act play pre- sented by Mask ' n ' Wig, Manual ' s drama club, on October 17. The play takes place in the home of the Vanderhofs where each person is an individual. Penny Sycamore (Mary Ella Beeman) is a play writer, Essie (Sandy Robison) thinks she is a great ballet dancer, Essie ' s husband, Ed (Agris Peter- sons) plays the xylophone and writes socialistic propaganda, and Paul Sycamore (Fred Kortepeter) has a firecracker factory in the Vanderhof base- ment. Director of the play was Mrs. Mildred Has- kens, club sponsor. Student director was Jo Anne Spears. To publicize the play, the You Can ' t Take It With You Treasure Hunt and a Love Dream Candy Contest were staged by the club. Clues to the whereabouts of the Treasure were broadcast each morning on station WMHS. Play tickethold- ers were invited to a dance in the cafeteria after the performance where a disc jockey was on hand to play records for dancing. Mask ' n ' Wig members also produced a one-act play, Spreading the News, on April 1 . Two other one-act plays were presented that night: Jacob Comes Home by the Thespians, and The Affected Young Ladies by the Manual faculty. Dinner is served, says Bheba ( Mary Winstead). Beady for the meal are Grandpa Vanderhof (Dave Switzer), Tony Kirby (Charles Shade), Paul Sycamore ( Fred Kortepeter ) , Olga Katrina (Winnie Manwaring), and Penny Sycamore (Mary Ella Beeman). 16

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Kiwanis Award Honors Band Manual ' s top-rated Redskin Marching Band won the Kiwanis Most Outstanding Football Band award for the sixth consecutive year; Manual ' s band has won this top award every year since the program started in 1954. Manual was also selected for the award, Most Outstanding School Spirit and Cheerleading — and this for the third time. Our cheerleaders were awarded small gold mega- phones which they wear on chains around their necks. The band, decked out in sharp crimson and blue uniforms, performed many intricate routines during half-time shows at football games. They also earned a first-division rating at the Indiana Schools Music Association Marching Contest. They were the only band to receive a perfect score from every judge. The marching band becomes a concert band in the winter. It was awarded a first-division rating at the Indiana High School Music Association Contest, April 2. Indian Mascots Sue Hawley and Nicky Ferris added color to the cheer squad. Sue became a virtual Manual trade- mark because she seemed to fascinate photographers. Redskin Band is participating in a parade in downtown Indianapolis. In December the band greeted Santa and marched in the Downtown Merchant ' s Association ' s Christmas Parade that officially opened the season. 15

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Musicians Produce ' Beautiful Dreamer ' Beautiful Dreamer, by Julian Gray, was the operetta presented by the Manual Choir on Novem- ber 20. Covering the life of Stephen Foster, the story opens in a modern Louisiana ball room. Ste- phen Foster ' s music is being played with one diff- erence — it has been jived up considerably. The second act reverts to Stephen Foster ' s time, the early 1800 ' s; and it shows this famous song writer composing many of his well-known melodies. Cast members sang a total of twenty-three songs. The fact that each of the two acts had seven scenes kept the stage crew busy. The role of Stephen Foster was portrayed by Stephen Brownlee. Stephen ' s mother was Evelyn Lowe; Mr. and Mrs. Covington were Bob Wetzel and Linda Shaw. Others having leading parts were Agris Petersons, Janis Small, Thelma Dick, and Rex Anderson. Other members of the Choir made up the choruses. The orchestra, directed by Miss Margaret Warner, provided the instrumental back- ground for the famous songs and melodies. Our orchestra, directed by Miss Margaret Warner, moved to the Pit to accompany singers in the operetta. Jane McDowell ( Thelma Dick ) receives information about the death of Stephen Foster from Melbourne La Belle ( Rex Anderson). The scene takes place in a night club where friends of Foster often gathered. 17