North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Nj Q' YOU CAN'T DO THAT- The Brewster sisters argue with .Ionthan over which corpse is to be buried in the cellar. 'f f 11546 , 5' . ,'iix'iwf plan! i 1621! McDonaldl. Ms. Witherspoon CLee Herringj witness the signing. Z SIGN HERE PLEASE- Martha Brewster fLara Crosbyj signs the papers to send herself to a mental hospital, to be with Teddy, as Mortimer and WHAT'S GOING ON- Wondering about the activities of the others, Mor- timer fKy Kargj stands protectively in front of his bride to be, Elaine. fAnna Plays Tower 86

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Old maids 6 . , . rsenic, Old Lace Claim 12 lives' their nephew first play of year also claims I2 UWELCOME! Would you like an elderberry jam cookie or a glass of apple cider? , was the greeting from the Brewster ,sisters as the all school cast production, Arsenic and Old Lace began. The perfor- -mance was given on November 14 and 16. I was a little apprehensive about play- ing an older person. I enjoyed the part of Abby Brewster. She's the kind of old lady I'd like to grow up to be, said Brockie Harvey, senior. The sisters killed 12 old, unfortunate, lonesome people by way of the perfect mix- ture of arsenic, cyanide, and strictnine. They put this mixture into their elderberry wine and used the wine as a celebration drink with their new renter. Everytime the old women murdered another one of their victims they would tell Teddy iChris Con- nerl, who thougt he was President Teddy Roosevelt, There has been another yellow fever victim and we need another lock dug in Panama. Teddy would then go to the cellar and dig a trench in which to bury the corpse. The twist of this play that was written by .Ioseph Kesselring in 1940, was when the upsycopathic killer nephew JonathanlMatt Conradl and his accomplice, Dr. Einstien QT ed .lonesj showed up at the house. Meanwhile, the other nephew, Mortimer Brewster iKy Kargj who had proposed mar- riage to Elaine Harper lAnna McDonaldj, found the body of Mr. Hoskins. He asked his aunts about the dead man, showed his aunts the body, and broke his engagement to Elaine. Mortimer thought that mental il- lness was inherited after he found out that his aunts were crazy. Later, when the police arrived to take away Jonathan, Dr. Einstein sneaked away unnoticed. The two sisters would not let the Happydale Mental Hospital take Teddy, unless they could go also. They did not want to be separated from him. The sisters signed the committment papers and got their way, but before they left they told Mortimer the truth about his family. He was adopted. When he heard this, he turned to Elaine and shouted Elaine did you hear? we can get married, I 'm a bastard! - Cheryl Smith ,ff 'W' .4-9' THE TORTURE SCENE- Anticipating Mortimer's pain, Jonathon and Dr. Einstein iT ed Jonesl wait for the first screams of agony from Mortimer, LETS HAVE A TALK- Reverend Dr. Harper lBill Welchj and Abby Brewster fBrockie Harveyl discuss the upcoming marriage of the two lovebirds, Mortimer and Elaine, as Teddy fChris Connerl reads the paper, ENJOYING IT FOR NOW- Hearing the news of the newly dug grave Jonathon's fMatt Conradl cynical laughter reveals his devilish personalityf Plays Tower 86

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UNDER CONTROL- Refusing to become angered, Donna Baker plays the part of Karen Nash who has just learned of the affair between her husband and his secretary. WHAT'S THIS- Mrs. Nash fDonna Bakery looks on suspiciously as her husband and his secretary played by Ted Jones and Denise Minter go over some important papers. I I ' 44 11 ,. T 4 Q, 7 Plaza Suite Tower 86