Russellville High School - Climax Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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.wx C 'i ,af 7' AJP 1 A CXXX, e , 4 ZR J 5 i J' NF ii I. The orchestra tunes up, house lights dim, curtains raise, and the spotlight picks up Dolly Levi, matchmaker extraordinaire, played by Linda Phillips. Thorton Wilder's play The Matchmakeri' was the basis for RHS's first musical production, Hello, Dol- ly, presented January 25-29 at Gardner auditorium. The extravaganza was to involve speaking and vo- cal solo roles, chorus roles, dancing roles, and, of course, orchestra parts. With cast selected, rehearsals began. More rehears- als. And more rehearsals - every afternoon and even- ing until . . . opening night. The plan behind s'Hello, Dolly was to promote student participation in a school-sponsored activity, and that it did with approximately 100 people in- t volved in the production - students, teachers, speech and drama departments, music department, art de- partment, and journalism department, as well as many ' helping hands of assistance from the community. Mr. Dan Raines directed the production. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Irby choreographed and assisted in cast- ing the dance roles. Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Shepherd managed the musical part of the play. .Anand 6 7 4 Q.: w-' K A i xe.'x , 0' 'A 'V' 'T' z r. Q3 2: f K v I V I T 1 T' sb 3 V' f iv a ' K X .W ,ir if ff f .612 r 1 i I Wi 1-' 4 'G I4 5 it V 1 .4 fa' ? .f , . f . s sf , i 'Hello, Dolly!'fl9

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L ' S 1 lJMrs. Shepherd demonstrates the Yonkers March in play rehears- al. 2JMark Hagemeier fBarnaby2. Marc Turner IHoracc Vander- gelderj, and James Foster fCorneIiusj sing lt Takes a Woman . 3JWaiters Thom Gilbert, Kirt Mosley, Brad Burdette, Junior Bur- dette, Linda Phillips IDoIlyj, Chris English, John Terry, Gordon Tackett, and Jay Edmonson sing Hello, Dolly! , 4JMr. Shepherd directs orchestra practice. 5jLiz Ward flrcnc Molloyl sings Rib- bons Down My Back in the Hat Shop. 6JLinda Phillips puts make- up on before opening night. 7JDolly says, Oh, but you are charm- ing, look at you now, to Vandergelder. Y.. U - ' - - 7' v ,L 1 A . f 'fa T .. . -M - - ' A , l M Ti Iiiir,f2 L . 1 J' a 3: ' 1 ' ' if ls, . -BW V - U XIX V 1 H g .. .... Q N 7 l8f'Hcllo, Dolly!'

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