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

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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.

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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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1 :ia i l s, it I 1 Q Surrounded by roses, senior Priscilla Rhodes Expressing his emotions, junior Roger Day por s M 5 1 Q fleftj sang They Were You in Showboat. trayed David Larabee frightj in Sabrina Fair v-st portion of the Showboat',set nears completion in February, as iespians earn additional points required to stay an active member of .e honor group. Boat docks again Reveliers' set workers tried to duplicate the Broadway set for the play, giving an authentic backdrop for the humorous play about a chauffeur's daughter and her effect on an affluent Long Island family. The second production of the year was a variety show entitled Southern Showboatf, It was actually a revival of an old Southside tradition, canceled two years ago be- cause of the difficulty of scheduling around Ramsey's events. It was revived as a joint effort of the choral music and drama departments, and provided its audience with a look at show business in this century. I was so pleasantly surprised, said Mrs. Katherine Sandahl, Southside parent. I went expecting pantomimed songs and dumb skits, and really enjoyed a show full of talent and humorf, Mrs. Sandahl's reactions were typical of the audience for the show, which contained something for everyone. Before each decade, the emcees, John Thiele, senior, and Linda Smith, junior, did a dance typifying that period. They jitterbugged, Charlestoned, disco danced, and even did a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers routine. Other highlights of the show included choral montages by the Johnny Reb Singers from the 20's and 30's and a rendition of the popular Andrew Sisters' hit, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,'i performed by Julie Hendrix, Holly Cameron, and Kelly Easley. Chris Walker and Alan Brents did a 70's dance routine and a skit com- bining a gymnastic routine and the popular robot. The show was brought to a close by Southside's live rock band t'Stealer. 59