Tremont High School - Echo Yearbook (Tremont, IL)

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f6The Importance 0 Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde In Oscar Wilde's most famous play, THE IM- PORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, he sets an ex- cellent example ofa comedy of manners. He ridi- cules the sentimentality, manners, customs, and values of high society in Victorian England for any- wherej. The leads in the Drama Club's production of this play were played by Al Unsicker, Holly Grimm, John Renner, and Beth Odle. Bunbury is a permanent invalid who provides Algernon Moncrieff, alias Earnest, an opportunity for journeying to the country homes of his numerous lady friends. On the other hand, Mr. Jack Worthing, also alias Earnest, has invented a wicked younger brother so that he has an excuse for going to town, supposedly to rescue his nonexistent brother, but really to visit his lady friends. The hilarious result of their imaginations almost causes them to remain bachelors until they learn The Importance of Being Earnest. This page sponsored by BONNIE'S TREMONT CAFE

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66She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith The version of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER presented by the Drama Club this year is a one-act cutofthe original five-act play by Goldsmith. Writ- ten in the Victorian Age, this play is truly a com- edy of manners which presents a picture of its age and criticizes gently by making riduculous the man- ners and customs of the age. 'The leads in our pro- duction of the play were done by Sherry Getz, Bill Beutel, and Mike Koch. The plot is taken from actual experience in the author's life. As a young man, Goldsmith wan- dered into a village one evening. absent-mindedly asked to be directed to the best house, meaning an inn, and was directed, by a prankster, to a fine country manor house in the vicinity. There he or- dered the squire about and otherwise acted the part of a patronizing, arrogant, certified guest at an inn. This page sponsored by TAZEWELL COUNTY NATIONAL BANK of DELAVAN

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Go settle your problems in THAT office! 24-hours from now the curtain g06 s up. Are you ready? 660ur Miss Brooksg' The Tremont High School Chorus Or- ganization, under the direction of Mr. Cluts and Mrs. Hutton, presented atwo-act mu- sical, Our Miss Brooks. Debbie Tyler and Chuck Mitchell had the lead roles of Miss Brooks and Hugo Longacre. The high school show band, directed by Mr. Cluts, provided the music for the production. Our Miss Brooks is the story of a high school English teacher trying to direct a high school revue. She comes into direct conflict with a handsome coach, Hugo Long- acre, over the use of the gymnasium. which houses both the stage and the basketball court. While waltzing her way through var- ious disasters, Miss Brooks manages to thoroughly plague and pester Hugo Longacre and also Mr. Wadsworth, the school princi- pal Cplayed by Bill Beutelj. In the end, Mr. Longacre subtly proposes to Miss Brooks who happily accepts. r . , f ' , . ,,-,- Q, ww-was we f w' . if-QT' T - fr, J fr 1. ,..,. -g ,. lilg ., . - - - K r ' ' - ffl'f'jy fffifliisiliigiis - ' .. . f 1 z Ef:fT?ift5P2-S fi- . f i- ' ' . 5-ff. 'I f K H ,. -1, - wi is iiii y 4 s,.. if . s, ,fp Q B . -K , K .,r.,... --,--, L- i - fmgif gi: f ji t U i , ,.k K., ..,, A i-,g r , -'-' :K,SiBi.g32sFsi'is2?'rf1f1. X- : K F' s T R Qf,.rrrs,f..,.s,Up,.s,,s'6.r..,f.ssr.... ...... , f Love's The Shortest Distance. . You re pretty cynical for a school teacher u . I4 8 The grand finale-- BROADWAY. B