Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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South Pacific A Musical by Richard Rogers and scar Hammerstien Northwest Production Directed by Miss Phylts Walters Suzanns Marmance Neltie Forbush Fred Taylor Emile de Beque Konme Hornsby Bloody Mary John Carlile Lt Joseph Cabie Gaylene Hurt ia Hubert Fryman Luther Billls Cliff Bennett Commander Harbnson Kevm Huston Colonel Brackett Bob Hahn Henry HA 44 wv, -Af, 96 any parents would have appreciated their sons get- ting haircuts-any kind of haircuts. This hope became reality for parents whose sons were in the cast of South Pacific, Northwest's spring musical. Striving to, make the play as authentic as possible, the boys had their hair cut in burrs, similiar to those required by U.S. Army regulations of the l940's. South Pacific took place on two small islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War ll, and revolved around the battles that were fought there and the im- pressions they left on four people's lives. Two love af- fairs developed during the course of the story. One in- volved Nellie Forbush, an American nurse and Emil de Beque, a native French planter of the islandsf the other concerned Lieutenant Cable, a United States Marine of- ficer and Liat, a beautiful native girl. The underlying. theme of the play as a whole dealt primarily with racial preiudice. Efforts to obtain genuine costumes and properties were also made. Uniforms for the soldiers were ac- quired from the Naval Armory as well as a number of other sources. The scenery created some difficulty, how- ever, as students enrolled in stagecraft were asked to. construct a mountain with a real waterfall. i The pit orchestra performed Rogers and Ham-i merstein's musical sore at both presentations of South Pacific March 24 and 25 in Northwest's auditorium.

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A mummy case may be a strange Christmas present, but it was only one of the many unusual gifts that were delivered to the Stanley residence in the Pioneer Play- ers' fall production of Moss Hart and George Kauf- man's three-act comedy, The Man Who Came to Din- ner. The play was focused on a famous author of the late 1930's who, confined to a wheelchair, managed to disrupt the lives of the entire Stanley houshold. Miss Phyllis Walters, English teacher, directed the play with Hubert Fryman, senior, portraying the lead character, Sheridan Whiteside. Also appearing in maior roles were Laura Huber, iunior, as Maggie Cutler, and Chris Galloway, senior, as Bert Jefferson. Members of Pioneer Players ioined with stage man- ager Jared Jamison, senior, and the stagecraft class to prepare the sets. A technique used for the first time, scrumbling, which involved dipping a cloth in paint and rolling it onto a hard surface, simulated wallpaper for the Stanley home. A wheelchair borrowed from the Civic Theatre and a mummy case made by the stage- craft class also added realistic touches to the set. The single performance of The Man Who Came to Dinner was presented in Northwest's auditorium No- vember 19, 1971. 95

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laj Nellie and Ngana flisa Frymanj exchange warm greeting' much fo Emil's approval. lb, Bloddy Mary and Liaf per- form Happy Talk for Lieu- fenanf Cable's enjoyment lcj Commander Hafrbison relays curf orders fo enlisfed men Ueff Riggs and Frank Taylorj ldj Nafive dancers lRene Mormance and James Whifej perform a tribal ceremonial. lej Lufher Billis dances up a sform as Nellie Forbush helps him pracfice for the island's upcoming Thanksgiving show. 97