Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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CAST Stage Manager . . . Emily Webb ..... George Gibbs. . . . Dr. Gibbs. Mrs. Gibbs .... Mr. Webb. Mrs. Webb. Wally Webb .... Rebecca Gibbs . . . Mrs. Soames. . . . Simon Stimson . . . Howie Newsome . . Joe Cromwell . . . Woman in the Balcony Professor Willard . Constable Warren. . Si Cromwell. . . . Andy Amey . . Cynthia Ogle . . John Nichols .... Don Iliff . . Gloria Pace . . . Henry Lain Felicia Pasiemiak . . . Glenn Hill . . Anita Phares . . . Judy Yates . John Livengood . George Herbst . . .Wayne Metz . Jeralyn Smith . George Herbst . . .Wayne Metz .Jerry Anderson Student directors: Jan Nassau and Nancy Milako- vic. People of the town and choir: Jean Abraham, Pam Anthony , Nancy Abraham , Andrea Black, Berna- dine Braun, Margie Schultz, Charlene Kozora, Ju¬ dy Stuhlmacher. Fluttering eyelids and grease paint are just a few of the trials of make-up artist, Teresa Nichols. Above, she applies grease paint to Andrea Black ' s face. 31 sin m si m fJI Gloria Pace (Mrs. Gibbs) orders three of milk and two of cream from George Herbst (Howie New- some. ) Wayne Metz, (Con¬ stable Warren) gre¬ ets George Herbst (Howie Newsome), as Cynthia Ogle (E- m i 1 y) watches the people she knew as a little girl. In the background are peo¬ ple in their graves.

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Andy Amey: Stage Manager Otw Tftwtt ’ Our Town was written by Thorton Wilder and is a dual surprise to all students and parents. It shows realism (every day life) without the use of any scenery. The setting of the story is a small town, Grovers Corners, New Hampshire. The time is the early 1900 ' s. The main character is the stage manager. He is a person who can easily move into the past, present, or future with just a tip of his hat or a puff of his pipe. The first act carries the viewer into the Gibb and Webb households. The audience is taken through an entire day in the life of these simple people. This act is entitled ’’Daily Life. ” The second act is ’’Love and Marriage.” This concerns itself with the love affair of George and Emily. The act ends with a beautiful wedding scene. The bride and groom each show anx¬ iety before the wedding, but abundant happiness follows. The final act leads the audience to a cemetery on the hill overlooking Grovers Corners. Em¬ ily enters and takes her place in the cemetery after her death at the age of twenty. The urge comes on and Emily goes once again into living. The situation was remorseful. Live people didn ' t really enjoy life while they lived it. With tears in her eyes, she returns to her grave and says her last words, Live people don’t understand, do they? Cynthia Ogle (Emily) hangs her head in shame after telling John Nichols (George) that he’s conceited.

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Dave Clinton per¬ forms the Boar ' s Tooth Ceremonial Dance. ' ' Couik Pcucijjbc; • The Lowell High choir presented the Roger and Hammerstein musical, South Pacific, on April 29 and 30. South Pacific proved to be an over¬ whelming success. It was received by record-breaking crowds on both nights. The production was based upon the romance between Ensign Nellie For- bush and plantation owner, Emile De Becque. The action of the play oc¬ curs on two South Pacific islands during World War H. The charming, comical Nellie, played by Linda Slankard, danced and sang her way into the hearts of each member of the audience. Linda ex¬ erted an ease on stage which gave her professional appeal. Dennis Smith, portraying the handsome Emile, actually thrilled his lis¬ teners with his interpretation of Some Enchanted Evening. His children, Ngana and Jerome, were cute as could be when singing the trite French melody, Dites-Moi. Lt. Cable ' s appearance on the island added a counter plot to the story. Almost as if struck by a star, he fell in love with a charming native girl, Liat. Her mother, Bloody Mary, gave the musical an extra touch of hu¬ mor and beauty, with her lovely songs, Bali Hi and Happy Talk. Love won in the South Pacific. As the curtain closed, Emile returned from a dangerous mission to find Nellie longingly awaiting him. Mr. Frederick and student directors, Jan Roberts and Cynthia Bruck- man, helped to make these two nights enchanted evenings. Beauty and tenderness are captured in this scene as Emile (Dennis Smith) directs Ngana (Gaye Olsen) and Jerome (Glenn Olsen) in singing. Bright-eyed Nellie (Linda Slankard) wat¬ ches.