Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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SOME ENCHANTED EVENING a song which forms part of the overture to South Pacific described well the atmosphere on opening night as Mr Childers leads the pit orchestra while silhouetted by a spotlight. LOVELOFKN gentlemen David Young and Steve Elkins sing about their problems with their respective Some Enchanted Evening. . Keeping up a reputation for tradi- tional high-quality musicals, the drama and music departments teamed up to present South Pacific in mid-February. A clicking combination of singing, dancing, orchestration, and unique characterization made South Pacific a great follow-up to HOK- lahoma and HGuys and Dollsf' popular MHS musical of the past two years. As always, much ofthe credit went to Mrs. Paul Flippin, director, who was joined by Mr. Gary Childers, or- chestra director, and Ms. Valerie Sllvinsky, technical director. Vocal directors were Mr. John Robinson

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J-I dai for yesterdax B-Bopping, swinging pony-tails, and bobby socks re-appeared at MHS for a day's review of those fabulous '50's. Leader of the Pack, Bobby Eskew, and Miss Teen Angel, Tricia King, were elected according to most originality in dress and voted on by the student body. Car contest entries were judged on year, make and appearance. The winner, receiving a first place ribbon and a can of Turtle Car Wax, was Joe Calvin. Also, a dance contest, sponsored by the senior class, was held during the hour long assembly. First place couple, winning a can of Dr. Scholl's Foot Powder and a large pizza from Crystal's Pizza and Spaghetti, was David Young and Kathy Oberste. Second place was won by Shawn Chatska and Dara Moore. Third was won by Jim Johnson and Kelle Good. A mini-disco, '5O's style, was set-up and run by Paul Rose and Lane Miller throughout the assembly. It was a great aid in enthusiasm and participation. Students were thanked for supporting class fund-raising projects, and asked to keep up the good work. Until next year, the days of the '50's were again laid to rest. 39

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,slit I J i MAKING PLANS for the set design is a very important part of any production. Ms. Valerie Slivinsky discusses plans with Bill Nobles and Jessie Gilmore. PALM TREES AND SEASHORES formed the background for South Pacific, and Bobby Spear puts finishing details on a palm tree. GLOPl No one likes to wear stage 'Zeal XV -in 4 4 ' . , 1 'fy lap is sf I . 1 Ll-,A ' espn-.,..'a ,f J ' 1 f L V . NOTHIN' Like A DAME. The other are agree ft with Drav-.:fSe!t's statement that There is abso- lb Q' lutely nodule' like theeggmetof a dame. makeup, but Robert Shell musters a smile for make-up crew member Kim Hunt and Ms. Dorothy Dowler, and dances were choreographed by Mr. Michael James. Almost 200 students were involved in the production, including those from drama, music, and stagecraft classes. Many long hours of set building, rehearsals, costume mak- ing, more rehearsals, learning dance steps, and still more rehearsals be- came standard bill of fare. Though hours were long and strenuous, when the curtain rose on opening night, Thursday, February 16, cast and crew forget about them, and put everything they had into presenting a perfect performance. Lead characters Emile de Becque and Nellie Forbush were played by Steve Elkins and Kathy Pratt. Perhaps the real stars of the show, however, were Bloody Mary, played by Ellen Ward, and Luther Billis, played by Tony Hollingsworth. Steengy Peeg-Steeker bellowed Bloody Mary, the original Fuller- brush lady, to a GI who refused to buy one ofthe grass skirts,shrunken heads, or other such paraphernalia that she peddled. Enterprising Luther Billis had many ideas for making money, such as imitating and selling Bloody Mary's goods, a laundry service, and a shower service. Money was not the only thing on Billis' mind, as he ad- mitted inthe song There is Nothin' Like a Dame. Other memorable tunes included an all-girl song and dance entitled l'm Gonna Wash That Man Bight Outa My Hair, Nellie's solo named Fm in Love with a Wonderful Guy, and Lt. Joe Cable song to Liat, called Younger Than Springtimefl HSouth Pacific ran three con- secutive nights to large and en- thusiastic audiences. The MHS Mus- ical tradition is a long one, and one that would appear to be difficult to carry on, yet 'iSouth Pacific has become another notch in the belt. 41