La Marque High School - Cougar Yearbook (La Marque, TX)

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Only ten minutes until curtain time. Richard James (Jack), Tony Ford (detective), Karl Hammerschmidt (villain), Darryl Smith (Nellie ' s father), Debra Balli (Nellie ' mother), Marilyn Foreman (Nellie), Cathy Cadriel (Nellie ' s sister), Johnny Praylor (Monty Moran), Patricia Stewart (Sadie Mae). ' The Dogooder (Kathy McEnulty) tries to convert everyone in the bar as Kelly Lewis protests. The Regulars ... at the Dan Fogarty ' s Honky tonk Saloon.

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Melodrama: boos, hisses cheers, laughs The audience cheered as the hero. Jack, knocked out the evil villain. They blushed madly as Jack grabbed Nellie to kiss her. They laughed hysterically as the drunk in the bar tried to dance with the bar girls. Adrift in New York , a comedy melodrama, was the LM players first show. Jack Meriwell, the hometown hero, was played by Richard James. Marilyn Foreman portrayed the in- nocent heroine, Nellie Weston. The evil villain, Francis Desmond, was played by Karl Hammerschmidt. The audience sat on the edge of their seats in the last act as the detective pulled out a pair of handcuffs. They cheered as he spun around and snapped them on Desmond. The curtain closed and the cast went to get out of costume and make-up. Later that evening, at the cast party, the talk was about the auditions for the next play, of course! Marilyn Foreman (Nellie) is startled by the villain Karl Hammerschmidt. Ladies of the evening prepare for their night show. Jennifer Brouillard (Old Mag) takes another swig from her bottle. 82 Organizations

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Zany Initiates provide laughs Initiation for Thespians was a sight to see. It was a week of zany activities that each member had to pass in order to receive points to be accepted as an official member of the Thespians organization. One of the activities was an opposite dress-up day - When the girls supposedly didn ' t wear make-up and the guys did. Other costume days brought out a variety of sights such as hippies, hobos, and vikings. During the week, Thespians initiates had to recite on cue the oath they took in order to Ijecome a member. Final initiation took place during the Thespians banquet candle light ceremony. Richard James, president; Marilyn Foreman, vice-president; Jenny Brouil- lard, judge. Marilyn Foreman, La Wanda Walker, Jenny Brouillard, Tony Ford, CharleneJordon, Cathy Romeo, Rhonda Robinson, MarshaCrawford, Kathy McEnulty, Tonya Mathews, Peggy Mitchell, Mark Miranda, Rita Martinez, Debra Balli, Lisa Salinas, LaTisha Arceneaux, Franza Dobbins, Cathy Cadriel, Lisa Devereaux, Mary Arensman, Andrea Brown, Patricia Stewart, Carol Jones, Kenneth Hogan, Bobby Haynes, Richard James, Richard Rygaard, Richard Irving, Cathy Denman, Lache Luke, Cynthia Yoakum, Kelly Lewis. Eric Beaton on opposite dress-up day. Organizations Mary Arensman recites the Thespians pledge. Richard Rygaard as a Viking during Initiation.