Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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-i xv 9 Xt F c J ' 5 ff QP 61' - rw-f., y . .. ru... au A BODILESS MANNEOUIN GHOULS AROUND with Junior Betty Jackson in a medievai torture chamber at the March of Dimes Haunted House, Drama students from various schools around the district contributed torture chambers, graveyards 1 and other scary sights to a haunted house in order to raise money for the retarded children in our area, The house was opened from October 14 to the 31 in Town and r Country Shopping Center and raised a total of S16,000, Photo by Bill Montgomery. V i 1, t. Spotlight ' AI

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Vik ., . We A.,, .. .,,.. M.. ..,W... f45a'ZdZLt96Lf 14040494 s the main character appears on stage costumed in a black top hat, cape, and curling mustache the audi- ence boos and hisses. This reaction is not an indication of the student's act- ing ability, but is part of the audience participation encouraged in a melo- whence gan leads the townfolk to goodness by reforming Green's accomplice Goldie Hills fDiana Sitterj, and saving the father Joe Morgan fDavid Olivej and young Sample Swihel fPaul Frombergj from drink. In typical melodramatic fashion the drama play. g'Ten Nights in a Barroom, a play performed by the Drama Department on November 19 and 21. included all the characteristics of an l890's musical- comedy melodrama. The story centers around The Sickle and Sheaf Inn, a tavern in the small New England town Cedarville, where alcohol takes its toll on the town's inhabitants. The owner of the tavern and his son fplayed by Mike Red and Jeff Coddingtonj are destroyed by alcohol as well as the young heroine, little Mary Morgan fVictoria Thorn- hillj, who dies from the blow of a whis- key glass. Evil is wrought by the chief villain, Harvey Green fBruce Norrisl, but the saintly spirit of little Mary Mor- .Qs-f..:fwwMw,- rf.,,if..:ss.,iu ,,,,. . ,.., i w. , ,, ,. ,. ,M . actors exaggerated emotions and actions, talked to the audience, and sang about their problems. Music played a key role in the production by foreshadowing events to come. Dark, foreboding notes sounded at the entrance of the villain, while the 'KHere Comes the Bride melody played when Sample Swichel proposed to Mehitable Cartwright CMelissa Hellerj. The songs and sets, two of which were designed by Bruce Norris. all depicted the l890,s. The interior of the inn and the moving waves and rowboat shown in the scene where Joe Morgan rescues Goldie Hills all brought enthu- siastic applause from the audience. -301 - Roberta Diakum t, I I S SMILING BACKSTAGE BEFORE THE BEGIN- NING of TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM, Senior J Rusty Marks prepares to raise the oliocunain fi lor Dorreen Stoller and Senior Melissa Heller wait for the show to begin. Photo by Trent ' Rosenthal. IN THE COMFORT OF THE SICKLE AND SHEAF, . Sam Slade also known as Mike Red, greets Gol- die Hills fDiane Sitterb while Willy Hammond Uoe Corriereb and Harvey Green fBruce Norrisj stand in the background. This was a scene from the play TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM which 5, was presented by the Drama Department on November I9 and 21. Photo by Trent Rosen- thal. Spotlight 43 If SQ 5' -I it for the opening of the show. Behind Rusty, Jun- ng