Smithfield High School - Shield Yearbook (Smithfield, NC)

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GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES SENIOR PLAY 1959 Anita Loos ' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , a delightful comedy of the Roaring 20 ' s, was presented by twenty- seven members of the Class of ' 59. John Allen worked out the musical arrangement for the play, and Emily Faulk, Edward Davidian, Dewey Lawson, and Butch Johnson made up the orchestra. Dorothy (Nancy Lassiter) is amused at Aunt Dolly ' s (Jackie Bridges) free thinking as she expresses her views to her niece Lorelei Lee, whom gentlemen prefer (Mary Nell Lee). Mr. Lee, Lorelei ' s father, (Wayne Williams), lays down the law to Henry Spoffard, III, (Kenneth Woodard) in saying, And no grandchildren of mine are going hungry. Mrs. Spoffard (Nancy Dance), very rich, is concerned about her son ' s marrying an extortionist. Lorelei tries to convince her of her innocence.

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FRESHMEN ARE IMPORTANT TOO October was the month . . . Betty Abell and Mary Ann Honeycutt planned the Freshman Dance. . . . The theme, Welcome to S. H. S. Nursery was unique, we thought, and the fresh- men thought so too. . . . The seniors spared no time, energy, or talent in entertainment of our new Above . . . the mantel in the Legion Hut. Then came refreshments and everybody entered into this phase of the evening ' s entertainment. Mothers, teachers, and students helped out at the refreshment bar. [ 18 ]

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NIGHT OF JANUARY 16 JUNIOR PLAY 1959 BELOW: Mrs. E. V. Wilkins directed. ABOVE: Mrs. Faulkner (Kay Bridgers) faces Karen Andre (Penny Adams), whom she believes murdered her husband, as the attentive Judge Heath (Bob Barbour) and the court stenographer (Mary Ann Britt) v atch. Unusual and unique was the courtroom drama, Night of January 16 . The juniors created a true-to-life story of the murder of Bjorn Faulkner and gave the audience the opportunity of seeing this play in the tense atmosphere of a real courtroom — the Johnston County Courthouse. The jurors were chosen from the audience and the surprise verdict rendered was not guilty. LEFT: As the two lawyers (Marc Wallace, left, and Brack Wilson) watch, Larry Regan (Ed Boyette) tells Karen that Faulkner is dead.