Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Spring Green The curtain rose at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 25, on the first play of the year, Spring Green. Cast from the entire school and adroitly direct- ed by Miss Lillian Cavett, the play was a success from the first rise of the curtain to its last fall on Friday evening. The play is a story about young high school people and their problems, but it also contains an element of romance. Nina Cassel, the charming mother of two teen-age girls, was portrayed by Prina Stanley. Jean' Soulvie played the role of Mrs. Rumble, the acid- tongued, soft-hearted cook. Bob Flood took the part of Mr. Putnam, the peppery grandfather who knits for the Red Cross. Tony Cassel, the aver- age young teen-ager, was played by Freda Marie Peters. Mary Lou Briscoe played the part of Pinkie Ames, the fluttery, boy-crazy blond. Dunk Doyle, the leader of the high-school pack, was portrayed by Richard Bishop on Thursday evening. Jim Bridges appeared in the same role on Friday even- ing. Bing Hotchkiss, the buddy of Dunk and boy friend of Pinkie, was played by Carl Lopez. Venice Lindsey presented the role of Genevieve Jones, the neighborhood pest. Major Todd, Nina Cassel's love interest and a misunderstanding father, was played by Jim Bartlett. On Thursday even- ing Reed Abel appeared as T. Newton Todd, whose only aim in life was to breed super earthworms. Brad Tolson was Newton on Friday. Lila Fae Hopper was Eula Hotchkiss, the ugly duckling of the play. The ab- sent-minded professor, Dr. Luther Blodgett, was presented by Philip Pfeif- fer. Herbert Lahr played the part of Officer Ryan, the blustering small town policeman. Billy, victim of Genevieve, was played by Dick Rykken. 180

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rsenil: and Uld Lace The belated production of the Dramatic Owls' play of the year was given February 13 and 14. Originally scheduled for the end of November, Ar- senic was postponed because of the illness of its original director, James Billingsley, who was replaced by Albert W. Johnson, of radio station KVOA. t'Arsenic and Old Lace is the story of one hectic day in the life of dramatic critic Mortimer Brewster, who is shocked to discover that his maiden aunts, Abby and Martha, are responsible for the condition of one Mr. Hoskins, Hstiffl' in the window seat. It seems that the old ladies con- sider murder as they perform it a sort of charity to Mr. Hoskins and the eleven other homeless, lonely old gentlemen like him who have been their victims. Mortimer feels that he cannot marry his fiance, lovely Elaine Harper, until his aunts explain to him that he is not really their nephew, having been adopted by them when he was a baby. Abby and Martha have a final triumph in despatching a fourteenth victim with a glass of elder- berry wine to which has been added arsenic, strychnine, and Hjust a pinch of cyanidef' Acting honors were carried off by Michael Pistor as Dr. Einstein, Dou- glas Fulton as Teddy, and Martha Stone as Abby Brewster. Others in the cast were Bob Flood as Mortimer Brewster, Harmon Myers, Jonathan, Helen Mclntosh, Elaine Harper, Harvey Slate, Officer O'Hara, Pat Peters, Martha Brewster, Paul Niewold, Mr. Gibbs, Frank Sliva, the Reverend Doctor Harper, Phil Pfeiffer and Tom Fridena, Officers Brophy and Klein, and Eugene Jones, Mr. Witherspoon. Virginia Schreurs was the student directorial assistant. 181