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

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0 0 What a Life Henry Aldrich and his mischief-minded friends cavorted through typical adolescent antics in the Tucson High auditorium, March 20 and 21. The scene was set for the annual senior play, and this year's choice was What a Life by Clifford Goldsmith. Lloyd Roberts, a newcomer to Tucson High and head of the dramatic department, directed the cast. John Newburn portrayed Henry Aldrich, a nice boy from an average town who somehow, innocently or otherwise, gets himself into trouble. The sympathetic girlfriend, Barbara Pearson, was depicted by Billie Wharton. Miss Shea, secretary to Mr. Bradley, the school principal, was played by Jane Mclntosh, a Thespian, Mr. Nelson, the assistant principal, by Dick Bishop, a teacher, by Bob Hartman, Bill, a student, by Jack Armstrong, and Miss Eggleston, a teacher, by Colleen Mahoney. Mr. Vecehitto, a parent, was enacted by Craig Smith, Gertie, a student, by Ann Hutchinson and Shirley Shykofsky, Mr. Bradley, the principal, by Arney Serbin, Miss Wheeler, a teacher, by Jean Soulvie, Thespian, George Bigelow, a student, by Harvey Slate, Mrs. Aldrich, Henry's mother, by Shirley Arter, Mr. Ferguson, from Police Headquarters, by Reed Abel, a Thespian, and Mary, a student, by Clara Mae Franke. Josephine Starker played Miss Johnson, a physical education teacher, Constance Ross, Miss Pike, also a teacher. Mary Kay Ellingston was directorial assistant. X9 A 182

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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

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