Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

Page 37 text:

thi' Questioning James Conover, Grant Matthews makes his decision to fight the machine. Nick Yalich operates stage lights for the play. ipzggk.. ,W M Wm.. we-W Q-ww, V-.vc ,ww -...M ,W W. .. em., m,a,mq, ., .Mum , H., Standing with her husband, Mary ,Matthews delivers a savage verbal attach against James Conover.

Page 36 text:

Make-up is applied to Bill O'Rourke. '46 ELECTION PROVIDES BACKDROP FOR PLAY hould a candidate come from smoke-filled rooms or be chosen on his own merits? Which is better: honor or expediency? Approaching issues visible in the 1968 election, State of the Union, written in 1946, delves into the problems of machine politics versus indi- vidual modes of expression. Written by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, State of the Union, presented by Thespians, posed sev- eral problems for the producer, Mr. Homer Paris. Furniture of the 1940's era was virtually impossible to find for scenery. Settings were reduced to a stylized minimum in order to cut down on time between acts. After two days of try-outs in which strong competition for girls' parts was evident, the role of Grant Mat- thews, a politically motivated businessman, was given to Dave Melanson, that of James Conover, a party boss, to Charlie Orsak, Spike McNanus, a liaison be- tween Matthews and Conover, to Houston Branch, Mary Matthews, Grant's wife, to Bette Blasing, and Kay Throndyke, Grant's paramour, to Mary Griest. Political reality is McNanus's forte. Kay Thofndyke is Gfanf-9 0lherw0m1w.

Page 38 text:

As the Christmas performance comes to a conclusion, the entire Last is featured in the glory of the Yuletzde festivities CHOIRS ECHO NOTES OF LITTLEST ANGEL'S JOYS nce upon a time -- many years ago as time is calculated by men but only yesterday in the Ce- lestial Calendar of Heaven -there was, in Paradise, a most miserable, thoroughly unhappy and utterly de- iected cherub who was known throughout Heaven as 'The Littlest Angel'. . Following the ten-year-old tradition of Christmas at Wasson, the drama and music departments once more performed The Littlest Angel. lVlr. and lVlrs. Paris, along with Bette Blazing, jointly directed the play, and Jon Hughes was the production manager. The role of the littlest angel was portrayed by Gail Barnes, and the narration was done by Lynn Ceuleers. The program featured several vocal numbers, which were done by the Sophomore Intermediate and the Girls' Mixed choirs, under the direction of lVlr. John Bearzi. Songs that were performed included Who Was Born, Hear the Bells, Lullaby lVly Jesus, and Christmas Nightingale. With the assistance of Bette Blazing, Bob Crosson dons his costume