Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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ICCIEIBIEIC BBIDECKCOM ' Never lie in your face’ Life is easy on the Natchez Trace, and the people there would W,„ never there and lie in your face ' boasted the characters of the fall musical The Robber Bridegroom. However, a most remarkable and unusual yarn was unraveled during the course of their performances in October. As explained during the opening musical number, their tale is set on the Natchez Trace, one of the most devel- oped areas in Mississippi in the late 17CGs. The southern bluegrass musical revolved around Clement Musgrove (Philip Martin, Matoma sophomore), his wife Salome (Shelly Holle, Atwood junior), his daughter Rosamund (Denise Cole, Great Bend senior) and Jamie Lockhart (David Clark, Oakley senior), alias the Bandit of the Woods, Although the overall theme of the show concerned itself with the dual personality of the main characters, a sec- ond storyline is revealed as the performance progresses. The main plot centered around the Musgrove house- hold and the difficulties Salo- me created for her step- daughter Rosamund, The sub- plot arose when Roasmund was robbed of her clothing by the Bandit of the Woods. The story grew even more complex when Musgrove decides Rosa- mund should be saved by Ja- mie Lockhart; who, unknown to everyone, is a gent and a robber all in one ' The musical comedy was di- rected by Stephen Shapiro, as- sistant professor of communi- cations, with musical direction by Donald Stout, professor of music. Those who attended the performances on October 2 and 3 as well as on October 9 and 10, were left to decide if That’s exactly how it hap- pened, once upon a Natchez Trace, ROSAMUND LONGINGLY DAY- DREAMS about her lover, The Bandit of the Woods, whom she has not seen for several days. UNAWARE OF THE DISAP- PROVING look from Clement Musgrove, wife Salome sings “Marriage Is Riches’ ' to Jamie Lockhart. 26