Newcomerstown High School - Newcosean Yearbook (Newcomerstown, OH)

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Cold Feet Spur Comica During Act I, Paul shows displeasure in Corie’s Overwhelmed by Corie's match-making, Mrs. Banks and his new apartment. sits down to try and get ahold of herself. Before evening out, Victor Velasco offers Mrs. Bank’s his unique gnoche dish as an appetizer. Barefoot in the Park, the annual fall play was presented at the Middle School auditorium on November 19 and 20 by the Newcomerstown High School Players. With the help of cooperating prop and stage crews, the comedy, written by Neil Simon, was the first of two all-school play productions. It was directed by Mr. Richard Smith with Jack Addy assisting. Food and drink give Corie a marvelous impression of life. 16

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Red Heads sport with referee. Good Guy pushes forward only to lose. Donkeys are famed for stubbornness. Richard Smith vainly coaxes his mount on. Daring Faculty Transcends Opponents The faculty got their season off to an exciting start with a 65-63 victory over the Good Guys from radio station WHLO, Akron-Canton. In their next encounter the faculty again came out on top by beating the seniors in the annual Booster Club Donkey Basketball game by a score of 46-38. Ernie Art established a new Donkey ball record by scoring 18 points to better the old record of 16 set in 1964. The faculty ended their season by losing to an all girl team the, Red Heads, by a score of 61-59. The faculty's feminine counterpart were paid professionals brought to Newcomerstown by the Student Council for a money making project. In a donkey basketball game, more skill is needed moving die beasts than sinking the ball. 15

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Situations After evening of exotic food and drink, Paul and his mother-in-law console each other. The telephone repairman is very puzzled by the sudden gloom between Corie and Paul. Night of wrangling leads to talk of divorce. Curtain call assembles Lee Russel and Anthony Lenzo for final bow. In order of their appearance, cast members were: Corie Bratterportrayed by Jean Benson; telephone repair man, John Duhamel; delivery man, Lee Russel; Paul Bratter, Jim Abbuhl;Mrs. Banks(Corie'smother), Sharon Cramlet; Victor Velasco, Anthony Lenzo. The play evolved around a newly married couple, Corie and Paul Bratter, as they adjusted to life in an old high rent apartment that Corie has chosen for them. Even worse, she arranged a date for her upstairs neighbor with her mother, whose character could be described as out of circulation. This led to a night on the town, which ended in near divorce when Paul refused Corie a walk 'Barefoot in the Park. 17