New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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A IOLANTI-IE O New Trier's opera for Jrhe spring of I947 was lolan'rhe . If was wriH'en by Gilberr and Sullivan, and ir includes many of 'rhe composers' mos? beau- iiful melodies and ca+chies'r +unes. There are a good many leads in lolan+he , and mosl' of The major paris were double and even 'rriple casr, giving us a chance +o show off +he abun- danf musical and dramaiic lalenl' of New Trieriies. Of course, The singing leads are noi' all +ha+ make 'rhe opera. In fad, +he opera is +he mosr infricaie, difiiculr-+o-produce show given here year affer year. Wirhour 'rhe complere cooperalion of +he chorus, numerous crews and commiffees, and fac- ul+y members. ihe recurring success of lhe operas would noi be a sure Thing. Page 24

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The chorus for lolanlhe was chosen from The lirsl opera group, and endured lenglhy rehearsals lo perlecl enlrances, exils, and mass inslead ol mob movemenl. The resull: a well coordinaled chorus duly commended on ils line exlras in The way of fairy dances and complicaled marches. ll The chorus worked hard, The orcheslra worked harder, and, direcled by Mrs. Collon, il poured lorlh musical accompanimenl llhe biggesl parl of an operal lhal was surely higher lhan high school caliber. Mr. l-larper's and lvlr. l'lolland's slage crew de- signed and conslrucled slrong and realislic scenery lor The opera. Any rough lines were skillfully hid- den by lvlr. Jones' lighling crew, which also handled lhe spoils for solo numbers and Those necessary changes from nighl lo day and day lo nighl. The props crew gol all lhe props 'rhere on lime, and The coslume crew loundgappropriale coslunhes lreally vilal propsl lor all lhd.aCl'ors.i We musl' nol lorgel' 'rhe make-up crew. ln 'lolanlhe'f beards and wigs and wings are plenlilul and hard fro pu+ on. Then lhere is lhe slandard llll rosy-cheeked, dark-eyed look lo be applied lo lhe' chorus 'sad leads. lvliss Slanwood direcled lhese lhree crews as well as direcling dramalics. All in all, il is plain lo see lhal lhe opera could nol go on wilhoul everyone's whole-hearled sup- porl. Nol' only lolanlhe , bul every opera's suc- cess depends on everybody and is lhe produclr of many monlhs of hard work on everybody's parl. ls il worlh il? Ask anyone who has ever been lhere. Ask lvliss Slanwood. Even ask lvlrs. Collon. She lhinks il' is, loo. Page 25