Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Artist-in Residence Christopher Coucill as movie director Mack Sennett with Lori Moore as Mabel. The fallen Mabel (Lori Moore) with her shady mentor William Desmond Taylor (Karl Van Tam- mmga). Liz DeVette as Lottie sings Tap Your Troubles Away. photos by Tom Ronner Mack (Christopher Coucill) con- ducts studio business from the bath. 27 T

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 Hack Habel The stars of the silent screen set the stage for Mack and Mabel, the musical fall produc- tion of the Hope College Thea- tre. Working with a story of ris- ing to stardom and falling ung racefully from it the show offered the cast many opportu- nities for growth. Through the Artist in-Resi- dence program Christopher Coucill. a professional actor working in New York, joined the cast. Chris was great com mented Liz DeVette. who played Lottie Ames, as both a critic and as comic relief. Mabel, a girl working in a del- icatessen who is whisked to the top of movie stardom by direc- tor Mack Sennett was played by Junior Lori Moore. Along with' DeVette. Moore was a nominee for the Irene Ryan Competition, an annual award presented through the Ameri- can College Theatre Festival. January of 1980 brought the cast (including Coucill) back together to take Mack and Mabel to Akron Ohio for the regional American College The- atre Festival. Such an opportu- nity was very rewarding, com mented director Donald Finn as entrance in the ACTF brings national attention to quality theatre at small colleges like Hope. J. Lehman Lon Moore is held aloft during the song Look What Happened to Mabel. Mack a nd Mabel Eddie, the Watchman Michael Mr Fatten Mack Sennett Christopher Coucill Lottie Ames Elizabeth M DeVette Ella Sonia Ann Olsen Charlie Charles R. Bell Wally Jamie Huggins Ar.dy Kevin Bailey (-rank Wyman Russell Maitland Mabel Normand Lori Mccre Mr. Fox Arthur D. Brown Mr. Kleiman Marvin Frederick Hinga Iris, the Wardrobe Mistress Kathleen McGory William Desmond Taylor Karl Van Tommmqa Phyllis Foster Ardis Kelsey 26 Macl Sennett (Christopher Coonoll) frames Wally (Jamie Hoggins) In an imaginary movie still

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SHC STOOPS TO CONQUGR The wit of British playwright Oliver Goldsmith brought She Stoops to Conquer, a comedy of manners, to the stage early in the 18th century. In the spring of 1980, She Stoops came to Hope as the second major production of the theatre season. The story of how the feminine wiles of young Kate Hardcastle. played by Senior Michelle Martin, corner Marlow her suitor too shy to be straightforward with a lady, who was played by Chuck Bell, the play was directed by John Tammi. One of the most entertaining aspects of She Stoops To Conquer, noted Tammi is how the story revolving around Kate the title charac- ter. is woven with several other comic plots. In the instance of this Hope production, the old the- atre adage, the show must go on never rang truer. Chuck Bell, the lead actor, became too ill to perform for the third performance. March 25. Refusing to opt for closing the show early. Tammi and the theatre staff contacted William Shanks, a student from Wayne State University in Detroit. Shanks had played Marlow in a recent production of She Stoops To Conquer. I was cleaning my apartment at the time he called Shanks remarked. Less than 10 hours before curtain, he agreed to fly to Holland and replace Bell in the Hope production. She Stoops To Conquer was also a significant achievement for Junior Jon Hondorp. The entire set was designed by Hondorp. whose artistic work and attention to the actual construction meant full time work in addition to being a student. — J. Lehman Actor to the rescue William Shanks prepares for his impromptu Hope College premi ere. 28