Pittsfield High School - Saukee Yearbook (Pittsfield, IL)

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 You'll never get my key! Wlilv FVi t tyu ttxrfl As their first project of the year the National Thespian Society produced and presented the Broadway hit Pajama Game. Expenses and profits were split between the Thespian Society and the band. This was the first time at P.H.S. for a play that was open to all students. The turnout at tryouts was very good. Work on the play started immediately with a reading rehearsal. Then came singing, dancing, and acting rehearsals. Because of the way the play was written there were a great number of scene changes required. This was done by chorus members who doubled as stage hands. The final rehearsals were during and after Christmas vacation. As January 31 came around, the play was shaping up well; a controversy arose over certain parts of the play, but rehearsals went ahead on schedule. January 31 finally arrived; until curtain time the cast had not seen or heard how large the audience was. The opening night audience was the largest ever seen at any play—but the Saturday night audience was even larger.

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Cast sings riotous 7V,2 cent-finale song. Thespians Cam Ct ash Success Scene 2 of act 1 ends with fast paced Racing with the Clock scene. Babe and Sid look over Pop's stamp album.

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’Ein, zwie, drei ..says Professor Vernon Hines in his world famous knife throwing act. POjCtfvtfo CUM CctSfc 37 Directed by Jon Robb Musical direction by Paul Rosene Dances Staged by Marcia Hillebrenner Hines Prez Joe . Stanley Ballinger Mike Boren Charles Warner Hasler Ronnie Johnson Sid - Jim Robinson Gladys Nancy Watson Mabel Cherryll Gaffney 1st Helper Spencer Mink 2nd Helper Craig Findley Charlie John Pennock Babe ... Gloria Grigsby Mae Miki Irving Brenda Kristy Berry Poops ie Marcia Hammitt Max ... Steve Harry Pop Carl Seymour Steam Heat dancers Shirley Bauer Nancy King and Nancy Knapp Sandra Zimmerman Wanda Franklin Susan Sloan Mary Lindsay Jeff Emrick Vickie Wombles Mike McGann Diana Jeffries Dan Hayden Karen Dennison Bob Groom Sharon Voelker Joe Hoover Patty Haun Norman Shaw Connie Moody Earl Peters Beverly Baughman 10