San Marcos High School - Crown and Sceptre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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76 FALL Mystery Comes to San Marcos Barbara Bullard, senior of '79, stepped in at literally the last moment to fill the gap left when Mimi Atkinson moved to Colo- rado. Her excellent performance, despite the short notice, was characteristic of the whole play. 'tAny Number Can Die was the Performing Arts Departments first major production of the year. lt was a spoof on the detective shows of the late 20's and early 3O's. Although it had a number of comical overtones, the play was filled with suspense, and it kept the audience on the edge of its seat either by the eerie sets and special effects, or by the intriguing plot. The impressive sets were designed by director Marjorie Luke, and the sound effects and lighting were executed flawlessly by the stage crew. The action of the play was set in the liv- ing room of Raven's l-lead, an old man- sion on a deserted island off the coast of North Carolina. The plot began with the usual grouping of relatives, employees, and reporters convened to hear the read- ing of the will of eccentric Cedric Russell. The will stated that a large part of the inheritance was left to sweet, innocent Sally Van Ville. The will also provided a list of the other greedy relatives in the order which they would inherit should the previous be deceased. This, of course, set the scene for a series of money-moti- PLAY 2 4 vated murders. Then, just to keep the audience on its toes, a riddle was pro- vided so that the most astute of the rela- tives could get the rest of the inheritance. As the play progressed, many of the peo- ple were looking for the money, and some of them were getting killed. The two detectives, Hannibal Hix and Agatha Win- ters, finally unraveled the case leaving mented With Such words as impressive the reporter, Jack Regent, and Sally to CVVIIIIGVN FOFUGYD Qfade A DGFTOVVTI find the money and romance. ance Cl3arbara Bullardj and a comedic Any Number Can Die was WQII touch nothing less than perfect CKim reviewed. The play itself was described Anderson and D3Vld 31391495 All ln all as Ha top-Caliber thriller Wewgpreggjj the play was an excellent whodunit right and individual actors were comple- down the line 1A 3

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French Night Scrapbook On a Saturday night in October, our cafeteria was transformed into Le Cafe Saint Marks. The Occasion was the per- forming arts annual ethnic night. This year's audiences were entertained right and left by can-can girls, French mimes, and singing peasants. Performances started even before the meal. Mime troupe did a repertoire of their street mimes, then, as people entered they were welcomed by the music of the orchestra. Throughout the evening, the madrigals sang, Larry Mason sang, and members of the orchestra played flute solos. The highlight of the evening came when Orchesis performed an authentic French can-can. Altogether it was an enjoyable evening for all. Providing that long hours of tedious hard rehearsal really do pay off, the Drama club put on a fantastic show this year. Titled Scrapbook, the show was a musical review through the decades. It boasted songs from such shows as Annie, Grease, Hair, and many others. Highlights ofthe show were Cady Huffman, singing and dancing in the song The Music and the Mirror, and the whole cast's rousing rendition of Let the Sun Shine. Squeezing a whole show into three weeks of rehearsal wasn't easy, but as one reviewer put it, lf this is any indication of what the San Marcos' drama department has to offer, we're in for a great year. 3