John R Mott High School - Mir Or Yearbook (Postville, IA)

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Shirley McNally, Gretchen Zieman,Dwight f Charles Hoth. Full Operetta Cast and Choruses I Olaefzeffa 'What an Operetta practice we'll have today-forty-eight out of school again! Day after day the same remark was heard as the date 'for the oper- ettadrew nearer, but what could be done except practice with those who were here. Before long that group grew rather pale-looking lcouldn't, have been the sound of the melodious VPD environment? until the date of the operetta had to be changed. ' ' Eventually though, the vocal department ,did-,present the operetta, The Forest Prince,'7 which proved a success 'despite the handicaps. -The music. of the operetta was from various works ,of Tschaikowfsky. Q The plot was 'laid in Russia during theflatter part of the'Sixteenth Century' A. D. Tatiana, a princess ot Russia, played by Gretchen Zieman, was -'held for ransom by the Cossacks. Although Dmitri, her fiance, Russell Harris, was general of Tsar Mikhail's army, he was too cowardly either to rescue le 76 Tatiana or defend Russia against invading Tartars. Vaslav, chief of the -.9 Cossacks, Dwight Marston, went to the court to get the ransom. The result V. was agreeable to both sides but Vaslav realized he and Tatiana had fallen. in love. They both knew that a princess of Russia just does not marry a . common Cossack. As they were about to part, a startling announcement D-XL .was made which informed them that Vaslav was the son of Tsar Mikhail, Ken Timmerman, long ago captured by the Cossacks. Since he was of royal blood, Tatiana was able to marry him. Other members of the cast were: Sonia, a friendly Cossack girl, Vivian Gsmunclsony Ivan, a friend of Sonia and' Vaslav, Charles Hothp Tatiana's Lady- in-Waiting, Shirley McNally, Ilytch, next in rank under Vaslav, Art Schultz: Mother Vanya, an old Cossack woman, Rosella Opsand: lester, Keith Olson. The accompanist was lean Douglass. i , The operetta cast and chorus were very appreciative of the- patience and --- time that Miss Constance Smeby and Miss Doris Allred put forth in directing it.. Rosella Opsand, Art Schultz, Vivian Osmundson. Marston, Keith Olson, Ken Timmerman, Shir- wood Olson, Rose Marie Meyer, Russell Harris,

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FIRST ROW: Arvid Anderson, Kenneth Schroeder, ' Arlo Hilmer. Don Harris, Dwight Marston, Lloyd Schutte, Bill Mar-ting, Russell Harris, 'Grant Schultz, Keith Olson. SECOND ROW: Keith Kerr, Harold Evert, Jim Koeveni Art Schultz Ken Timmerman gl U I Charles Hoth, Sherwood Olson. Gene Groth, Miss Constance Smeby. Gene Groth, Dwight Marston, Charles Hoth, Art Schultz, Miss Constance Smeby. 0,5 qt.. aut, I- at Whatl No girls? Yes, it is an all-boy glee club with no girls eligible. Thisgchorus represents a group of boys interested in this type of activity. Although actually the boys did not go to any contest they plugged all year on songs' selected by Miss Constance Srneby to give them the necessary background for future work so that next year they will be able to compete in the contest. The several male voices being heard in the operetta, The Forest Prince. were not purely coincidental but were the warbles of this glee club. ' gays Quafztet Four .hearty male voices were heard ringing melodiously throughout the halls of P. H. S. several times during the school year. The voices belonged to none other than the boys' quartet. All four boys returned from last year's quartet, Chuck, Art, Dwight, and Gerie, almost professionals Because of their excellent harmony, no additions or corrections were necessary. J No one, absolutely no one, could ever forget that rythm they put into their numerous performances under the direction of Miss Constance Smeby, with whom they enjoyed working. For their contest numbers the boys chose Mary, Don't You Weep and The Bells of Saint Ma1'y's. A to refs +4 't V: . Q on .SLD

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MADRIGAL GROUP: Virginia Peckham, Charles Hath, Gretchen Zieman, Art Schultz, Jean Douglass, Barbara Abernathy, Ramona Meyer, Gene Groth. T VOCAL SOLOISTS: Charles Hoth, Vivian Appel, Virginia Peckman, Barbara Abernethy, Ra- mona Meyer, Dwight Marston, Vivian Osmund- son, Gretchen Zieman, Rosella Opsand, Art T Schultz, Miss Constance Smeby, PIANO SOLOISTS: Margret Buddenberg, Jean Douglass, Chrystol Olson. usic The voices of four boys and five girls were blended into the madrigal group this year. The group is noted for singing without accompaniment. Sing We and Chant It was their contest number. Metropolitan: here we come! Postville high had quite a number of talented vocal soloists. Those who went to the contest Were: Barbara Aber- nathy, singing, My Heart at Thy Sweet Voicez Vivian Appel, Where E'er you Wall-rg Ramona Meyer, The Swallowf' Rosella Gpsand, Sei-enade: Vivian Osmundson, On Wings of Songf' Virginia Peckham, Ave Maria: Gretchen Zieman, Convais-tug Charles Hoth, Road to Ma-ndalayf' Dwight Marston, The Trumpeterf' Art Schultz, Road To Mandalay. Plink-plank. Who's that plunkin' on the keys--Bach, Beethoven, or Brahms? It's the three piano soloists. All put their heart and soul, and good hard work into their numbers. lean Douglass played Wedding.Day at Troldhaugenf' T Margret Buddenberg, Prelude in C tsharpl Minorf' and Chrystol Olson played Anitra's Dance. -27- CVD A L 1.3 M . I EJ Es-f' we v E3