La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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Cordy shocks her family anti Angie with the news that site is calling off her engagement. There is doubt in Livingston's mind as to the reason for Angie and Tony fighting. In his private ring, he taught the art to each child, including Cordy, played by Ruth Hacker. Cordy was very proficient with a terrific left hook which she was constantly using to flatten her younger brother Liv, played by Bob McCarty. Her elder brother Tony (Tom Malone), however, had the job of bruising her beaus when they came to call. Many, such as Charlie Taylor (Dennis Mai- ysiak), never came back. Cordy's father was always arguing with her Aunt Mary (Joan Fredericks) and her Cousin Lucy (Rosalie Piasecki) on the subject of sending Cordy to school. Finally, Cordy convinced him she wanted to go. Cordy was unhappy away from her normal life and returned home with a guest—her fiance and also the son of a multimillionaire. Angie (Jim Miller) was not approved of, for he was too rich. In spite of many problems, the plans for a wedding were continued. These problems included the misplacing of Angies family's invita- tions, which angered his family. At a dinner party Angie displayed his knowledge of ju- jitsu and received his first admiration from Mr. Biddle. In the confusion Angie carried Cordy off to marry her. » W ' 4

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Alligator , boxing, and million off dollar — Alligators, boxing, and millions of dollars were the main characteristics of the 1959 spring play The Happiest Millionaire . Mr. Munson and two student directors, Mary Pow- ers and Sue Hargrave, were in charge of the production, which was staged April 16 and 17, 1959. The play was suggested by My Philadel- phia Father by Cordelia Drcxcl Biddle. The Anthony J. Drexel Biddle family was rich; to be exact, they had one million dollars. Because of their unusual traits, this wealth was used in eccentric ways. Such things as live alligators, a boxing ring and Bible classes were all spoken of in one breath. Anthony J. Biddle, as por- trayed by Joe Ford, was the founder of the Drexel Biddle Bible classes. He was outdone by no one in any of his undertakings and was ac- customed to being ruler and master of all. All, that is, except Mrs. Biddle, played by Sharon Herzig. She could stop any raging campaign her husband started by merely sitting and ig- noring the whole matter in complete silence. Papa's enthusiasm was not directed completely at religion, but also encompassed the manly arts, boxing being the finest in his opinion. Mrs. Duke and Mrs. Riddle seem quite disturbed by the discussion between Mr. Biddle and Angie. Cast members of “The Happiest Millionaire” pose in their colorful costumes typical of the early I900’s.

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Everyone anxiously awaits another dancing exhibition from Popo (Ron Wolf) and Charlotte (Shicla Terry). We Presented the Slack Jlawngc The French Revolution provided the background for the fall play, The Black Flamingo , given on No- vember 19 and 21, 1959- Three student directors as- sisted Miss Kellogg; they were: Karen Hunr, Sue Hoehne, and Joyce Guglielmetti. The Black Flamingo , an old inn close to the Austrian Border, was haunted by a demon who lived in its huge fireplace. The demon’s eerie, wailing vio- lin screeches (supplied by Susan Messman) terrified the innkeeper, Felipe Bodier (Tom Malone), his wife Nicole (Llani Gripe), and the housemaid, Clo- tilde (Pat Dunifon). On the first night of the revo- lution Bodiers friend Bourien (Dick Panagos) ar- rived to plot with Bodier the theft of the valuables of the aristocrats headed toward the inn. In the course of the evening the raging storm brought to the inn a young army officer, Francois De Lussac (Mike Feltman), Trigaud (James Miller), a wandering minstrel, and a priest accompanying a group of aristocrats. Count Eugene De Lussac (Tom Holm), and his daughters, Diana (Barb Kaminski) and Charlotte (Sheila Terry) were following Fran- cois, who they believed was helping Marie Antoinette by smuggling her diamond necklace out of France. As the travelers were sitting down for supper the priest (Bob McCarty) disclosed that he was Count Cagliostro, an exiled nobleman. He and Trigaud be- came enemies when it was learned that both men were searching for the queen's diamonds. Clotilde was swept off her feet by an elegant fop, Clotildc, the maul (Pat Dunifon), tempts the appetite of Popo (Ron Wolf) with a sumptuous roast pig.