Indianola Junior High School - Echo Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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H. M. S. PINAFORE H. M. S. Pinafore-Ah. 'Twas a grand musical comedy that only the genius of Gilbert and Sullivan could create by their excellent team- work, Now read on! Due to the fact that Gilbert and Sullivan decided never to publish the orchestrations because they had no copyright protection, they put them in a vault in a London bank ftheir present locationl. Thus, many times the orchestrations used in the operas were very shoddy and shabby. They were not the real thing. Recently, the D'Oyle Carte Company came to New York City and gave several of Gilbert and Sullivan's operas. This company had hand-written copies of the scores, taken from the vault manuscripts. They presented The Mikado, Ruddigore, The Yoeman of the Guard, Pi-nafore, The Govwloliers, and others exactly as they were originally produced. In this way the Gilbert and Sullivan operas have been re-born and an increased interest in them is rapidly sweeping the country. No longer will the public put up with the shoddy orchestra- tions. They want the Gilbert and Sullivan musical comedies presented as in the Savoy Theatre days where the operas were produced in Gilbert and Sullivan's own time. Now to continue with my story. Indianola Junior High is not content to present any show unless it is one of the very best. Con- sequently-Hi M. S. Pinafore, one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most suc- cessful creations, was chosen by Miss Ross and her music department. This operetta was presented with a true Gilbert and Sullivan air- a light, breezy, and delicate musical comedy that was not only refresh- ing, but very amusing. X This operetta' sometimes called The Lass Who Loved a Sailor, is a typical Shiver-my-timbers yarn of the sea and tars of the British Navy. It also pokes fun at the British method of appointing a civilian as ruler of the Queen's Navie, who has worked up to this position by washing windows, cleaning floors, and polishing up the handle on the big front door. Now, last but not least, we must give our most excellent cast a big hand. On the opposite page are pictures of the participants in their costumes. In the portholes are snaps of the girls who were in the Sister's, Cousin's, and Aunt's Chorus-oh! They were saucy maidens -those girls who chimed in with We are his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts, to Beecher Thornton's queries. By the way, Beecher Thornton was cast as the high and mighty admiral, Sir Joseph Porter. K. C. B.g Janice Merrill. the Indianola Catbird QI read recently that the catbircl was way ahead of the Nightingale as far as song was concernedj received the part of Josephine, the Captain's daughter. and one side of the love interest in the operetta. while Byron Corbin filled the role of Captain Corcoran. Doris Toothaker made a tremendous hit as Butter- cup and Willis Wardlow, the sailor, was the other side .of the love affair. He is seen on the upper deck with the most charming villain, Dick Deadeye, better known as Bob Starbuck, and on the main deck Captain Corcoran and Littlel Buttercup are having a tete-a-tete. In the lower picture a snap of the whole group is seen. It was snapped by Miss Kyle, the Indianola photographer. after the performance. -Judith Zemer.

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Hi? ll Were King May twenty-fourth and all is still, The minds of our audience with beauty we fill, As gracious Katherine, The Rose of the play, CJanice Merrill has her part to sayb Comes on the stage all hearts to hold Leading Francois that Jack Yankee bold. Ah! That King, a dream, a star, Bill Livingston does that part without mar Tristan L' Hermite, that valet sleek, Is played by Corbin, that nine A so meekf?J Dan Hixenbaugh, witty and dramatically sublime, Does his part in 4-4 time, Noel Le J olys needs no introduction, He's Bob Watts in this production. Tears and joy, beauty and hate, Seal Huguette's terrible fate, Doris Toothaker by Thibaut is slain, Floyd Nixon, the villian, the cause of her pain. Gracious, kindly Mother Villion By Anna Jane Bierstedt, fair as the dawn, And the sly queen, full of deceit, Portrayed by Miss Hanger, can't be beat. The rest of the cast We laud and praise High in dramatics we hope they'll raise From queen to rogue, they did their part, With eloquent gesture, right from the start. To Miss Ross and Company goes some laud Also the orchestra we do applaud, To Miss Kilbourne, our witty teacher-friend, The cast of the play with low bows bend. The Masque Shoppe clothed them from head to toes And they looked grand enough, Heaven knows, We thank our parents, our friends and such, For their kind help contributed much. -CAROL LEE SITTLER, SA.