Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Guest star Bill Daily portrays the First Lord of Admiral-ity (in ail his feathers and frill) who is engaged to Josephine, played by Leslie Crowe. Little Miss Buttercup is flanked by the deck hands of the H.M.S. Pinafore. Roanoke opera star Charlene Fisher portrays the scatterbrained Buttercup. A happy ending prevails when Josephine and Ralph aro allowed to get married. The romantic sailor was played by Bobby Buchanan. Choreographer Dr. Pogoen Albig. musical director Dr. Bennett Lentczner. Bill Daily and director Mr. Chuck Hayes discuss plans for a scene during a rehearsal ol H.M.S. Pinafore. H.M.S. Pinafore 17

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Presenting songs, sailors and stars The university’s 1983 guest theatre production last spring was H.M.S. Pinafore. The Gilbert and Sullivan play starred Bill Daily of I Dream Of Jeannie and Bob Newhart Show fame, along with Charlene Fisher of the Roanoke opera. The theatre, music and dance departments cooperatively produced the operetta, backed by an orchestra composed of music faculty and students. Dr. Pegeen Albig, Chairman of the dance department, choreographed the dances. Theatre students labored for six weeks on the elaborate set which was a naval ship. Assistant Professor of Theatre Carl Lefko designed the set, and supervised construction. Costumes were rented from a warehouse in New York. The play was a musical romance with an ironic twist at the end. At the opening of the play, two romances were introduced. First, the captain's daughter Josephine (Leslie Crowe) was in love with a sailor. Ralph (Bobby Buchanan). Josephine's father (Lloyd Zubriss). however, had already arranged a marriage between her and the First Lord of Admirality. played by Bill Daily. A second romance was introduced between the captain and a peddler named Little Buttercup (Charlene Fisher). Class pride stood in the way of the two romances. The action took a surprising turn around when Buttercup confessed that she had raised the two young men, and had accidentally gotten the babies mixed up. Ralph as it turned out was of the upper class, while the captain was not of such fortunate birth. This meant that the two couples were free to marry. What was the fate of our guest star? Well, he married his cousin. Confusing? It wasn’t once the cast superbly brought the story to life.

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 Dancin’ for Jerry’s kids A new location was found for the Muscular Dystrophy Superdance, proving more com-patable with the turn out and the successfulness of the event. The dance marathon was held at the Dedmon Center for the first time March 25 and 26. and lasted 28 hours. Both veterans and beginners put on their tennis shoes and danced the day and night away. With the dancers' enthusiasm and help from people around them, the MDA Superdance was more than a success. Proceeds totaled S8.000. The money, said Janet Sutton. MDA official, will help give Jerry's Kids comfort in the present and hope for the future. Special thanks goes to all the people who helped put the Muscular Dystrophy Association Superdance on its feet. The Inter-Fraternity Council handled this event for the first time, beginning organization as early as December. Dave Wolf. Superdance chairman, said he was trying to make it a bigger event than in the past. and through long hours of hard work his goal was reached. Radford University was very cooperative in donating food for the dancers and maintenance help. Budweiser Light sponsored the Embers Band and donated an assort- ment of large colorful posters. K-92 FM promoted the event with commercials, playing Embers” music and giving out free shirts. The MDA Superdance was a fund raiser and an enormous social event. Since the dance was held in the Dedmon Center, there was a lot of stress to get more people involved.” said Wolf. We hoped that if we had it there, it would draw a bigger crowd. And in the end it proved to be successful. Almost everyone who was involved in the dance last year was back, bringing friends along with them. Dancer or spectator, there was plenty to do. Contests added to the event. Blindfolded girls tried to determine by sense of touch which male had the hairiest chest. A toilet paper wrap' was held and the dancers had to wrap their partners from head to toe in a matter of seconds. The trick to complete coverage was allowing no visibility of the dancer. Added to the fun was an egg throwing” contest and a toothpick lifesavers relay. Exhaustion could be seen on some of the dancers' faces, but as one commented, When you see the kids sitting here watching you work for them, it makes it worth all the effort. Let’s dance. Sue Nicholls and her dance partner twisted, turned and jumped for 28 hours during the MDA Superdance March 25 and 26. 18 MDA Superdance