Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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Mr. David surveys his realm. Little Theatre Forced to find new quarters for dramatic productions, Jenkin David soon set to work transforming the speech room above the gym into a bona fide little theatre. A partition was removed and benches from the Bell Road Barn playhouse were installed; soon, the atmosphere was created by posters on the walls and theatrical drapes. The little theatre has proved to be a great success; the entire atmosphere is one of informality and close¬ ness between the actors on the stage and the audience.

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Que en and attendants reign over the soccer game Harvest Festival This year ' s Harvest Festival (October 27, 28, 29), State Fair, saw the innovation of a separate coronation of the Queen, Miss Nona Lynn, preceding one of the finest variety shows ever produced for the event. Saturday morning dawned clear and cold and cold and cold. The parade this year, besides the club floats and Mr. Cormier ' s German band,’ contained representatives of off-campus groups—the Park Hill High School band, the Parkville chapter of the American Legion, and Parkville Rotary. The float contest (this year the floats were on the theme an original booth one could see at a State Fair ) was judged by Parkville business people and representatives from local high schools. The cold drove many to shelter during the soccer game, but our players stayed on the field and emerged victorious. The Merry- go-round dance Saturday night featured Don Accurro ' s Band, with the Park Singers providing entertainment. As with any event, the success of it is determined by the in¬ ventiveness, ingenuity, and hard work of the people producing it. The success of this event is a result of the thought and work of Matt Campbell, Karen Peters, Dave Axon, George Stewart, Gwynn Lyon, Walt Halliday, A1 Larson, Karen Curtis, Rudy Manthei, and the dozens of other people who contributed to it. Won ' t anybody smile? 15

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Great Scenes In this production of An Evening of Great Scenes, two innovations at Park were presented—the four well- chosen scenes from Shakespeare ' s Othello , Sheridan ' s The Rivals , Rostand ' s Cyrano de Bergerac , and Shakes- P eare ' s The Taming of the Shrew that were performed by the Park Players, as well as the idea of studio theater. The latter was made near compulsory by the absence of Alumni Hall. The evening in Jenkin David ' s renovated Little Theater was indeed impressive. In Othello , Ollie Harris handled the title role with Lora Lynn Kehr, Jim Moore, Grace Torrance, and Ed Thuma completing the cast. Bob Tolan and Janie David were the stars of The Taming of the Shrew , while Barry Simpson and Ginny Sikso gave fine support. The Rivals featured Margaret Petter as the popular Mrs. Malaprop. The remainder of the cast included Sam Pendleton, Lois Sheppard, Sweet Long, Bob White, and Nancy Skinner. Art Draper as Cyrano de Bergerac performed the highlights from Rostand ' s play with able support from Sunee Storms, Bob Richardson, Dave Axon, and Jerry Plummer. The night was a real treat for the Park audiences and the efforts of Mr. David and the Park Players were cer¬ tainly appreciated. From Othello i Cyrano . . . who never told his love until too late From Taming of the Shrew