Lafayette High School - Marquis Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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4 l XJ- ,fd Ili A 5' , I !mi zii': Q ' , 'nu zlfsafllfs 1 2 . 'Q + 5 4' 1 li ' , in 5 ' . ' ,tt qu na 1!7 N f:' EB il V '1 lj 'Yao' N .D 'Q I A common scene in George Washington Slept Here is shown as Mr. Prescott nd Annabelle Fuller argue over land ownership. During a dress rehearsal Mr. Gardner and some crew members review the play Geor e 8 Washington Slept Here to make sure everything is right for opening night. Mrs. Ethyl Chauvenet played by Elaine Thomas, appears to be shocked after seeing '5 her nephew Elwood talk to Harvey, his invisible rabbit. ff- l Charlse lson, Angel Curry, Mark Eblen, and Christie Fugate are captured in a l' :, scene rom Harvey. Q Left: ln the midst of moving, Mr. Kimber walks in adding to Annabelle's head- 1 li aches and asks for additional house supplies. if V .1-' 1533235 t Katie, played by Shellie Snyder, voices her opinion to the Fullers about the con- dition of their house. Left: The cast members of Harvey are shown expressing great concern as they focus on the clock in a characterization exercise. W 'L 499 Plays f 21

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.Wu N ...- lx. i 1 M w rl, 'more sliows gin expression ol shock as she gho lt.-nummil Darrell Douglas, Bfcll Morris,1md Missy Morris irc llic picture ol llairvcy lo fr harlsc lson, Rodney Fcaths i ' Shown pulling up the sd mr lltlrwp CfSlllllU,L1lldR41IlSlUIli'I. T l 1 if You are limited by the script, so I look at the appearance of the actors, their person- alities and intelligence, how they move, and their speaking abilities. If there is no problem in finding characters, as in Har- vey, I usually have a double cast. The spring play, George Washington Slept Here, was also a comedy which was presented equally as well as Harvey. It took place in a farmhouse in Pennsylvania which was supposedly the house in which George Washington slept. lt was later announced that Benedict Arnold had slept there instead of Washington. Comical situ- ations developed as the city family tried to adapt to country living, and the fact that there was no water was no help to Anna- belle's terrible headaches. She never real- ized how much she liked living in the old place until Mr. Prescott tried to force them to move out so that he could buy the prop- erty. The Fullers then had to rely on their wealthy uncle who was actually not rich at all, to give them the five thousand dollars needed to pay off their debts so that they could keep their house. The play came to an end when the entire family sat happily drinking and Uncle Stanley had tricked Mr. Prescott into believing that they had the money and could now keep their house. Although each presentation called for an average of 250-300 hours of practice, and there came times when props and furniture were hard to get, the casts remained organ- ized and both plays went over smoothly. As long as Lafayette continues to receive stu- dents with such acting abilities, it is certain that Bob Gardner will continue to direct promising plays in the future. 20 f Plays 4 4 2 gs, F 1 . f ?'C,.,.A' fa ia i ef sfrf yy . W. A 27, , lb 11

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22 f Band nd the Band layed :gg To the average Lafayette student, the marching band is nothing more than a group of people who march around on the football field at halftime. To the band members and their parents it is much more. Every experience gained is as unique and individual as every member. To the parents it is three years of raising money so their children will have uniforms and be able to participate in the various contests. To raise the money they sell cook- books and fruit and often enough use their own money. The band members usually gain their first experiences at band camp during the summer. Here they are put through the usual entrance rites of the elder band mem- bers and get their first taste of the chaper- ones' discipline. Midnight marches and beanies are all part of the fun. On the seri- ous side are practice and long hard hours of work on the performance. This year there were also other things to be learned. They had a new director, Mr. William Raxdaleg and they found out each director has his own method of practice and type of performance. So it was not only learning for the new band members, but the old ones as well. There were long practices after school and on weekends before the season began. But when it did Lafayette got to see another great show from our own Pride of the Bluegrass. Their first contest was in Cambell Co., where they took 2nd place. In the I.ion's contest they once again took 2nd. Before the contest three year veteran Walter Palmer remarked, It's been hard readjust- ing. I don't expect a superb year, but we'll hold our own. They did. The band's top performance was given As they announce the winners at Murfeesboro, Field Commander Dawn Adams looks on with hope of a championship. Trumpeter Will Stambaugh works on the perform- ance during pre-contest practice at Murfeesboro. Apprehension about inspection causes Susan Durrs to give one last blast of hair spray. - I I' V l l l t tl l l l A i S r i l UQ 3 '5'-in if