Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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The Music Man Brings Bruce Brooke as Harold Hill, and Janice Tonelli as ROP, Aeschilman HS Ma ?euU5 Washburn: and M9-Vie Marion Parco. Baitinger as Ethel Toffelmier. When Harold Hill, played by Bruce Brooke, arrived in River City, lowa, he convinced the townspeople of their need for a boys' band. Just before sneaking out of town with the money that was collected to buy instruments, Harold realized that he was in love with the local librarian, Marion Paroo, played by Janice Tonelli. Haroldls intended plot was discovered, but he succeeded in assembling a band with the instruments that came on the t'Wells Fargo Wagon? Jyme Rafter as Eulalie Mackencknie Shinn, and Ed Linda Bouliflg HS ZHDCCIH Sfliflfl, and Gres Bennett 35 Richards as Mavor Shinn. TOITIIHY DJIIHS- 132

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FIRST WINTER FORMAL: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Caroling angels and a sleigh filled with presents were among the many points of interest at the dance. A rocking chair for tired chaperones N sta d t b f th f' l ' n s emp y e ore e trep ace as three stockings hang from the mantel awaiting the arrival of Christmas. Couples gather in the re freshment room for punch and Christmas cookies while the band takes a break. 131

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River City To Joliet l Marie Baitinger, Roberta Hylka, Jyme Rafter, Linda Spires, and Karen McAlister comprise Mrs. Shinns dance group. Ya got trouble! The River City folk listen intently as Harold rlilill explains how a band would keep their boys out of the pool a s. The quartet, Mike Bolos, Jeff Davis, Howard Raddatz, and Theo Polley, makes up the body of the River City school board. Meredith Wilson, author, composer, and lyricist of l'The Music Man, was born in Iowa, where the musical comedy takes place, His wife, half French and half Rus- sian, encouraged him to write it. She wanted him to use the typewriter and the piano simultaneously. Another reason why he wrote, this musical comedy was because he had collected a trunk full of songs through his years as a song writer, and they had never quite been appre- ciated. This seemed like a perfect opportunity to use them, so he wrote t'The Music Manf' Adding to the great success of the Operetta were Howard Manthei as Constable Locke, Sue Richards as Mrs. Paroo, Ina Powell as Gracie Shinn, Marie Baitinger, and Ron Aeschliman. 133