Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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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.

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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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I ' m in love with a wonderful guy, sing the girls in South Pacific. Ngana.Gaye Olsen Jerome.Glenn Olsen Henrietta.Gwen Olsen Ensign Nellie Forbush .... Linda Slankard Emile de Becque.Dennis Smith Bloody Mary.Jeanne Abraham Stewpot.Phil Slaman Luther Billis.George Miller Professor.Dan Karlsson Lt. Joseph Cable..Wes Hildebrandt Capt. George Brackett.Bob Hatch Commdr. William Harbison . . Rodney Schoon Quale.Steve Wilson Johnson. Jim Tindall O ' Brien.Ed Jerzyk McCaffrey.John Cox Steeves.Ralph Sondgeroth Jerome.Tony Wilkas Mary Fitzgerald . .Janet Parrish Charlene Kozora . Janice Sanders Mary Gunnerson Ensign Lisa Marshall. Ensign Connie Manelli . Ensign Janet McGregor. Ensign Bessie Noonan . Ensign Pamela Whitmore Ensign Rita Adams.Lindy Bailey Ensign Sue Yalger.Nancy Milakovic Ensign Betty Pitt.Connie Foley Ensign Cora Mac Rae.Cindy Jahnke Ensign Dinah Murphy.Jeralyn Smith Liat.Brenda Lee Lt. Buzzy Adams.John Billings Li ' l Abner.Dave Clinton The poor, lonely sailors of the South Pacific. What they need is some dames! Ensign Nellie Forbush (Linda Slankard) sings about her honey, George Miller. It ' s no joke! That ' s George. Bloody Mary (Jeanne Abraham) gives a firm, you buy look at Captain Brack¬ ett (Bob Hatch). The pals surveying the grass skirts are Luther Billis (George Miller), and Lt. Cable (Wes Hildebrandt). On the right is Commander Harbison (Rodney Schoon).