Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Qrdinary school a':','s lad thrngs l1U1CQi5ff.Iii7 Ln tnezn that '.-,' erent so ordinary li this 'gear s 'uniar play' lWriat or Life, a Henry Aldrgcii stor 'A.' '.-:as presented February ll. Alter Henry, played by lohn Wald, discov- ered that Qie was in love with the junior class Dresident, Barbara Pearson, played by Nancy Brookrnan, he even cribbed from George Bige- lows paper so that he could take her to the spring dance, When a detective found Henrys locker lull of shoes, all for the lett foot, suspicion was aroused, and Henry was accused ol stealing The comedy carrie to an end, after he was proved innocent, when he borrowed thirty cents from Barbara, for cartare, and took her to the dance. Props must be secured and Sarah Wright. student director, is instructed to do so by Iames Hawker, director, while the set of the lunior Play is planned. Juniors Ask What C1 Life? Ahh-I'll belt you one, says detective lohn Kinsella, to the culprit ot the lunior Play, Ion Noland, as the cast looks on. Left to right are: 'Washington ludy Mills, Eberle, Funk, Brookrnan, Landis, D. Holmes, M. Roberts, A, Flohr, Lighty, Whitworth, La-hee, Bell, Noland, Kinsella, Mc- Minn, Fowble, Mishler, Hein, Wold, Vance, Brandni, Reineke, Mannies, 'ffl TO Lfvilfh it poi H F0 Ltr,

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Threatening the mis- er. lon Noland, who dares to steal his girl friend, Kay Fuqua, is David Moore, hero of Babes in Toyland. Meda Funk keeps the script handy for prompt- ing as rehearsal pro- gresses. The slyness of the vil- lain, Barnaby, is cap- tured by lames Hawker, dialogue director, as Iames Noble, musical director, and Mike Da- vidson, student director, enycy his performance Choir in Toyland Fairy tales no longer remained tics tional when the music department prev sented ' Babes in Toyland as this years operetta given April l5 and l6. The setting of the musical play is in Mother Goose Land with the leads be- ing Barnaby, played by Ion Noland, Contrary Mary, Kay Fuqua, and Alan, portrayed by Dave Moore. The plot thickens as Alan and his sister are thought to be lost at sea and are finally found in Toyland. Contrary to practice, the show was presented on Friday and Saturday, It was received by a capacity crowd, lames Noble directed the musical score throughout the operetta, lames lnla'.f.'l4er was in charge ot dialogue, and Michael Davidson served as student director.

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Seniors Show Gross Is Greener The premier showing of The Grass Thats Greenerj' was presented by the seniors March 24 and 25, The three-act farce was written and directed by Hal O. Kesler. This is the fourth three-act play Mr. Kesler has released for publication. George Burchram, played by lames Dice, ran for election as mayor, and the campaign involved him with some strange but rather interesting people -the Ladies of Candleoosa, who presented him with a medal and a pair of comedy gangsters, who stole the medal and tried to blackmail George with it. Things took a turn for the better though when Harley, the fifteen-year-old son, played by lack Davidson, and Farley, his companion, Norman Under- wood got the medal back againfthrough the use of an old vaudeville routine, and 'llessief' an armchair with a personality, Suzie Mavity, as Teenie, Harley and Farley's friend, outgrew her youlhfui ways when Farley asked her to a dance. Loral, Georges sixteen-year-old daughter, played by Marthann Weinke, discovered 'llove several times durf ing the course of the play. George obtained the office of mayor, and the Ladies of Candleoosa wel! comed him into the new office with incense and a mystic ceremony. Sally Chittum was the student director. Senior play cast is shown left to right: Chittum, Mr, Kesler, I. Davidson, Mavity, Under wood, Oury, D. Cole, Derbyshire, I, Dice, Money, Pugsley, Moore, Garrison, Weinke, Brock S. Hoeppner, and Mr. Hawker.