Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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Becoming a woman of sixty with the help of greasepaint, eyebrow pencil, and Mrs. Donna Carner is senior Vicky Bartlett. The last little mouse in the trap ... says senior John Knight to sophomore Gina Heussncr as he attempts to strangle her in the climax of the fall play. 22 Drama Portfolio

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I ngulfed b the newspaper clippings and campaign material published, junior Tom Crawford expresses disbelief at the volume of campaigning that goes into an election. ELECTION DAY! This junior participates in the mock election held on November 2. 1982. Politics 21

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Mousetrap Baits Viewers In London, The Mousetrap ran for thirty years and featured over 420 actors. In Pekin, The Mousetrap ran for three days and featured eleven actors. However, since Pekin is not measured by London professional theatre standards, Pekin’s Mousetrap was still a success. It is a murder mystery penned by Dame Agatha Christie; because it is still on its original run in London, it is obviously one of her best. As the houselights dimmed, the first sound the audience heard was a bloodcurdling scream, followed by the song “Three Blind Mice.” Then as the stage lit up, a radio announcer with a British accent began, “According to Scotland Yard officials, the crime took place at twenty-four Culver Street, Paddington ...” Whodunnit? Was it the childish, neurotic Christopher Wren, portrayed by Terry Bonnctte and Brian Gansmann? Or was the masculine Miss Casewcll, played by Dana Rush and Julie Carnegie, lying when she claimed innocence? Did Major Metcalf, brought to life by Todd Vignassi, know more than he was saying? Or was the innocent Mollie Ralston, portrayed by Gina Hcussncr, less innocent than she seemed? Was Giles Ralston, Rick Taylor, actually out in the country, or could he have been in the vicinity of twenty-four Culver Street? Wras the haughty Mrs. Boyle, played by Vicky Bartlett, a prospective victim or a prospective killer? How was the mysterious Mr. Paravicini (Jeff Schumm) involved? Detective Sergeant Trotter, enacted by John Knight, had to consider all those questions. Furthermore, his only clue was the nursery rhyme “Three Blind Mice.” The ending is pure Christie — surprise after surprise. In fact, only five percent of the audience polled at intermission had figured out the identity of the killer. That's the skill of Agatha Christie — she keeps the audience sniffing at the wrong cheese. A tired (.iles Ralston (Rick Taylor) listens to Mrs Boyle i Janice Bartley) compain about the cold trip to the guest house. Drama Portfolio 23