Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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vo xy 'ii' 'OVW LQAQA H ' rr MMA! s E ' fi? A Q Q S' v ,si v 2'i 5. :F vii ' fi - T' '7':'f 1 houetted on adarkened stage fabovej the Johnny Reb singers practice 'ou've Got to Have an Opening, H one of their numbers in the variety Ew. Sophomore Martha Edwards also participated in Southern Show- t frightj by imitating Liza Minelli with Don't Tell Mama. is :ck stage, Wayne Davis, junior, adds a few finishing touches the new scene shop, a room where the stage crew works to zild all the props and sets. This year Reveliers' had to zild all new props for Sabrina Fair because all of the old les were destroyed at Ramsey. Family problems confront the Larrabees in the production of Sabrina Fair. 'l Maude Larrabee, played by Jan Snider, watches her sons David and Linus discuss the problems of their coincid- ing love lives. David and Linus were played by Roger Day and Chris Walker respectively.

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'f-1 an 5 N l 'X N ,T ,-. L'L j . .Nfil J li fe 4 '-J ' A an 4 'Lg Fa c Nl ffl ,7- L'L j i ,.I ,- Z ll J N I 'JN ffl I 4 Excitement has always been as- sociated with opening night, and November 19 was no exception. It was the first play of the year, Sabrina Fair, and the first dram- atic production in the new auditorium. Built at a cost of nearly one million dollars, the auditorium serves as a theater for the per- forming arts departments of the school. It includes dressing rooms, costume storage, a scene shop, and an advanced light booth. Reportedly, it has the best back- stage light and sound equipment of any high school theatre in Arkansas. The auditorium provided many advantages to both student actors and student set workers. The scene shop allowed the students a place to work and a convenient storage area for tools. The dressing rooms had mirrors for make-up and were a step up from changing in storage rooms. Since the building is on campus, Mr. Bob Davenport, speech in- structor and Revelier sponsor, can take classes to the auditorium for practical experience or practice and Work at his discretion. '4Sabrina Fairv also showed 1 some minor faults in our aud- itorium. John Thiele, senior, remarked, 'tThere,s no sink in the boys, dressing room, and when w cut wood in the scene shop, the ne for an air vent is choking. Despite a slow start in pro- duction, Sabrina Fair,', was an appropriate opening for the auditorium. All new sets and flats were made, since the old ones we: destroyed at Ramsey before they could be moved. fcontinued on page 5 fa.-. X. vi! X S9 1 F 4, 'S it Could the Andrew Sister be returning? Sound the bugles and make way foi Kelly Easley, Holly Cam on and Julie Hendrbc faboue leftj, as they brin back memories of the A1 drew Sisters and their hi Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. New stageflats meant hours of work for Sabrina Fairls backstage crew members Debbie Covey and Mike Beck labove topj. Learning lines took four weeks of after school time for Jo Ann Aten and John Thie seniors, and Chris Walker junior fabovej. Showing emotions, Sabrina Fair f. Ann Atenj tells all to Da KRoger Dayj and Maud Larra bee fJan Sniderj.

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DRAMA fcontinuedj 17 .5 f' .,,1 ' f W b ,X ,MQ The Johnny Rebs Singers labovej anxiously await the rest ofthe group as they prepare for rehearsal of You've Got to Have an Opening, the opening number for Southern Showboat, held February 11 and 12. E 1 M ami As rehearsals come to a close, senior Jo Ann Aten and junior Chris Walker add on the finishing touches for Sabrina Fair. Jo Ann, alias Sabrina Fair- child, looks dreamily on Linus Larrabee, who was played by Chris. Many hours of rehearsal were required for production of Souther, Showboat. Linda Smith, junior, and John Thiele, senior, practicec their parts as erncees, while John French, senior, polished his role as Lucky Larry Larr, the host of Lucky Lady, a spoof on a TV game show. Teri Peerson and Debbie Seward played the lucky la- 58 diesl' in the skit.