Roger Bacon High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Bonmen of Grand Fenwiek invade New lurk C'l'I-it THESPIANS STORM STAGE WITH TWO COMEDY HITS On the evenings of December 3,-1, and Sth. the Roger Bacon Drama Guild pre- sented a delightful two-act comedy, The fllouxe Tha! Roared. lt is the story of the Grand Duchy of Fenwick, ruled by the Duchess Glorianna, who declares war on the United States so that her country can receive foreign aid after certain defeat. To the surprise of everyone, the attack upon New York City succeeds, led by Tully Bascom, and the United States surrenders when the bowmen of Fenwick capture a weapon capable of destroying half the world. The idealistic Tully demands that all na- tions stop their petty feuding. lf they do not, he will set off the weapong but his plan is foiled. The United States, however, promises to send aid immediately, and Tully soon marries Glorianna. I refuse Ia be a part of Ihis crazy scheme. Mike DeBurger, Elaine Baer, Falher Ermin, Jim Clark, and Sandy Stuck review lines.

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ACTION IS LOUDER THAN WORDS Yeah- yeah- yeah ! Dances after the game allracl large cro wds. A re they square-dancing? 1 N f. x ,K , 'x ,tx , x 1 . ix' 5 ' 'Av v .1

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Debbie Schulte waitsfor her cue to come on stage. Tim Bennet helps Elaine Baer with her lines. The Roger Bacon Drama Guild presented its second perlormance ol' the year, the comedy-farce Books and Crooks, on April 1.2.3. Books and Crooks is the imaginative story ol' a large metropolitan high school that is taken over lor a day by two notorious and very nervous bankrobbers. Raymond The Prol Nichols and his sidekick have just robbed a suburban bank. Alter their getaway car had stalled and the police had blocked olT the neighborhood, the two robbers. com- pletely unnoticed, sought the school across from the bank as their last refuge. Coincidentally, Nichols is the exact double ol' Principal Arnold Henley, and around this lact revolves the main action ol' the play. Sale from the police dragnet, The Prof' holds Henley captive for the rest ol' the day and assumes the duties ol' the principal. The principals changed personality and benevolent habits so startle the nervous school secretary, Miss Hamilton, that she thinks she is losing her mind. Nichols creates a new image lor the eccentric Mr. Henley, at times ballling his stalT with showers ol' kindness while other times generously pardoning offensive students: he even promises to outfit the school band with new uniforms and instruments. A sharp-eyed student. Larry Malone. at last becomes suspicious ol' the principals generosity and forgetlulness. He exposes the crook and his accomplice and rescues the prisoner Henley from the closet. ln the end Principal Henley learns he must change his attitude and from that day on prolesses that a principal must be under- standing as well as firm. e ,,,, iivf Whafs that on yourface, Dan? Principal Henley discusses school finances with bank president Burkholder.