Monsignor Bonner High School - Bon Aire Yearbook (Drexel Hill, PA)

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LI'L ABNER ln thc tradition that is Bonner. this years musical was magnih- cent. It was conducted with dedication and dcsire hy all those asso- ciated with the stage production, Lil Ahner. Starring in the lead role was HGolden Throat????l' Nlike Sapsis as Li'l Ahncr with Margie Sharpe portraying that luscious hlonde. Daisy Mae. Marla McCann was thc shows greatest asset in the character of Earthquake MeGoon, the scratehinl, smelly villain of the jet set of Dogpatch. Tom Nicholas was the every popular hflar- ryin' Sam and lhlamlny and Pappy Yolgum were plavecl by Boh Graeci and Marylou McNulty, not in that order. Roh Kelly was galliant as the Policeman with his transworld sidehurns. The chorus is supposed to he the hest part olf any musical and this ycarls was sensational. Congratulations is extended to the entire cast and special mention is given to hlr. l,eih. the conductor. Mike Sapsis and Kathy Palmer .l lenllvers of tlze Cast Right: Evil-Eye Fleagle stuns three helpless secretaries as he begins to throw his famous whammy. Below: Dogpatchers listen in awe as they are congratulated for being the only town in the whole country worth being hlown off the map to save Las Vegas gambling. BAREE ww X my s 'Il ...A Above: Frank Madormo as Available Iones seems to be dickering over the price to stop Abner in the Sadie Hawkins Day race.

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Above: Crowds surround Dr. Finsdale with things that might make Dogpath necessary after all. To their dismay, their town was still worthy of the atomic bomb. Above: The greatest 'lunveilingu to ever hit Dogpath was Stupifyin' Jones, the only person capable of stopping a fear-crazed man in full flight on 'Sadie Hawkins Day. Below: Despite what this may look like, it is really an experiment in physics to determine the gravita- tional force of attraction between two bodies.

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STAGE CREW Above: Responsible for coordinating the Stage Crew to the development of the Hnal product are Qleft to rightD Mark Heavener, Assistant Stage Managerg Mike McKenzie, Stage Nlanagerg and Tom Kelly, Ground Crew Chief. Below: Tom Kelly directs one of his ground crew members in constructing the General Store for Li'l Abner. Alaove: Without the work of the Electrical Crew, many of Bonner's plays would have ended up in the dark. Shown here are fleft to rightD Steve Brent, Ed Quinn, Electrical Chief, Paul West, John Hyland, Clarence Comisky, and Rich Hartfield. f'All of the world's a stagcf' There arenyt any people more familiar with the stage and its affiliations than the Stage Crew. Because of their unending dedication, the members of the crew have seen the rise of many successful produc- tions. Not only are their efforts shown in productions at Bonner and Prendie, but much free time is also devoted to the planning of social events. The show must go on, and always does, no matter when, where, or how. Michael McKenzie Stage Manager