Redwood Falls High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Redwood Falls, MN)

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ACTIVITIES

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JUNIOR CLASS PLAY Players Prove Price Is Less By The Dozen Seated, left to right: Pauline Niemann, Jane Hewitt, Jay Hom- bacher, Glenn Tersteeg, Gordon Green, Bernard Morley. Below: top, Animal member of cast gets his r«Wa Make up crew goes to work. Bot- tom. Mrs. Gilbreth and four fair daughters. Standing: Mary Winter, Janet Kohler, Carleton Bjerke, George Sundem, Dianne Wothe, Toni Kickul, Mr. Hanna, Thomas Helgeson, Gary Otto, Twiyla Egle, Robert Tryon. Selecting Cheaper By the Dozen as the play to be given by the juniors was a job Mr. Hanna undertook a few weeks after school began. The class of '57 is proud to be his first play cast. Casting a play with sixteen characters is no small task. There were approximately fifteen boys and sixty-five girls who tried out. Although only a small number could be in the play itself, the successful production could never have reached its fame without the cooperation of every member of the committees. Even those who weren't assigned a particular job sold tickets and helped when called upon. Grind, work, grind, were the thoughts, words, and actions of the characters for the next six weeks. Re- hearsals all had a definite purpose. After one or two readings and two business rehearsals the act was mem- orized. Stage managers, understudies, and bit players viewed each practice. There were shouts of louder! react, work on that side play! heard for weeks. The most cooperative member of the crew was Penny, the family dog, belonging to Mary Winter. Even though she came on assembly call when we didn't want her, she be- came a real pro. Days were being crossed off the calendar at a surprising rate of speed. Nine practices, eight seven, six, five, .... The finishing touches were being put on. The first dress rehearsal was the frosting on the cake. Then tragedy struck! One of our main characters, Del Hopp, came down with the mumps. Doctors tried ev- ery miracle drug, but nothing would cure him by matinee time. Everyone was sick at heart and Mr. Hanna was at his wits ends. To the rescue came Gary Otto, a quick understudy who learned his lines in three days. He cer- tainly saved the day for the juniors. Turning his job as sound effects man over to Glenna Bengtson, Gary filled in admirably in the second lead role. Here's hoping this event didn't give Mr. Hanna too many ulcers. Cheaper by the Dozen will long be remembered as the rollicking story of a big happy family. 30