Huntington North High School - Modulus Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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22 The Modulus At The Foot of the Rainboiu HE lilting strains of It ' s the Girl and ' Sweet and Lovely furnished a fitting 3 opening for the 1931 revue, appropriately called the Rainbow Revue. A galaxy of colors marked the costuming of the sixteen girls dressed in pastel shades appearing in this first chorus. Beauty, melody, and rythm ran rampant, and gasps of ah ' s and oh ' s told of the pleasure and thrills enjoyed by the audience from the striking effect. Words are inadequate to describe the beautiful setting, such as is seldom seen in a high school production. A low stairway, leading to a landing about four feet from the base in the middle of the back stage, was the center of at- traction. This was topped by a huge rainbow in the center of which gold curtains parted to admit the representative girls of the colonial, empire. late nineteenth century, and modern periods. The stage scenery was the product of Mr. Michael aided by his Mechanical Drawing class, and was declared to be the most elaborate ever to be devised for the High School. The sixteen girls in the first chorus were Zelma Hillegas, Mary Jeanette Willson, Jane Foote, Eloise Hannon, Martha Toopes, Helen Lenwell, Dorothy Hartwig, Berenice Brenn, June Rarick, Jean Adams, Wanda Smith, Vir- ginia Branyan, Lillian Jay, Virginia Bunce, Mar- alyn Dimond, and Julia Hartman. The eight girls, who charmingly costumed, brought out the theme that It ' s the Girl in every period, were Dorothy Steele, Betty Ashley, Margaret Baker, Dorothy Kitt, Dorothy Martin, Dorothy Bell, Margery Grayston, and Peg Mehring. Following this, a riot was narrowly averted as Wanda Pinkerton appealingly sang, Come to Me. Next came the strains of Marche Mili- taire, by Schubert, requiring eight hands for execution on the piano. Since Huntington High School could not boast of an eight handed player, the next best was Florence Dunkin, Louise Her- man, Mary Goodin, and Mary Snyder. Then Bea Lesh, quite candidly by her singing and dancing, advised us that You Can ' t Stop Me from Loving You. As the spotlight was turned, a lone figure on the stage was seen Travelin ' to the foot of the rainbow, presumably searching for the pot of gold; and judging from the quality of his sing- ing, Glenn Rickert may reach that much sought- for treasure. What were the secrets told underneath those gayly colored umbrellas? There are various ways of writing love letters, but Mary Kithcart, Melvin Swain, Mary Farmer, and William All- man seemed to think writing Love Letters in the Sand On the Beach with You the latest, while eight girls attired in beach pajamas, exe- cuted a charming dance. Everybody likes a little black-face comedy, so Robert Feigel and James Clabaugh showed us what they could do under burnt cork in a smile- provoking sketch before the oleo. (Continued on page 32 ) REVUE

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The Modulus 21 oiiiiiiiH jayraiKuiiiiiiiHiKiiii m m. % ZWWMWWWWWMMWMWWWWWWWMWMWWMMMWWMWWCM ' nominees Mary Farmer, Dorothy Hannon, Wilma Lobdell, and Mary Jeanette Willson were nominees in the Rainbow Revue contest.

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The Modulus 23 (1) and (31 Orchestra. (2) Sweet and Lovely chorus. (4) Specialty acts. (51 Lewis Kimmel (Si Marine Hoke, (71 John Spahr. (8) ' It ' s the Girl chorus. (91 On the Beach with You chorus. (10) Banjo duo. (11) Rumba Chorus. (12) Boys ' .no. (13) Stage hands.