West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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During the performance of Guys and Dolls these cast members discuss a crap game which will be held later on that night. Senior LeAnn Donovan, portraying Adelaide, and her Hot Box dancers sing and dance about as they express how they feel about men. .....J Thus two characters display their love as they gaze into each others eyes and sing a duet. Musical 19

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The world of C' uys Dolls The flashy lights of Broadway provided the scene of this year's musicalfdinner theater produc- tion of Guys and Dolls. The dinner theater turned out to be more than a big success. There was a buffet line in the lobby and everyone ate in the auditorium, where tables were built over the seats. This was a great way to start off the evening and the food was Heuerj who fell for the biggest gambler Sky Masterson Csenior Mike McDanielj. Also, the lead night club singer Miss Adelaide fsenior Leann Donovanj tried to convince her fiance of fourteen years, Nathan Detroit, Qso- phomore Tom Walljasperj that marriage was vital to her health. In the end, despite interference from a nosey cop and an overbearing mission general, here at West High. In 1972, Guys and Dolls was first put on here. When Mr. Holzworth, director of both productions, was asked why he decided on putting on this musical again, he answered, Some shows bear repeating. Guys and Dolls is one of them. With a cast of over seventy people, there were many hours of practice involved. When asked if it was worth all the hard wor senior Mike McDaniel state There were times when thought we weren't going t make it, but in the end the cas drew together and really pullel it off. This year's production of Guy and Dolls was really a big success. delicious. In the musical, a mission band went about trying to save souls, a group of gamblers sought a place for their crap game, and a night club singer and her girls sang and danced their way into the night. The story centered around the lead missionary, Sarah Brown Csenior Nancy everyone achieved their desires. The gamblers used both an empty mission and the New York sewer system, for their game, the mission band saved some souls, Sky and Sarah were married, and Adelaide finally captured Nathan Detroit. This wasn't the first that these characters have visited the stage Senior Dave Mahl takes a stab at serving the main course at the dinner theater. This pyramid of men shows great expression as they come to the conclusion ol' the musical number. 18 Musical

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One Acts staged Five one-act plays, performed in early December, provided an excellent opportunity for in- coming sophomores and return- ing juniors and seniors to participate in the drama depart- ment and its performances. The first play, Romantic Conspiracy, was directed by senior Nancy Heuer. This one-act play was the typical story of schoolgirls living in a boarding school. The problem arose when Darlene, the sophisticated sen- ior, fsenior Cavita Silvanj was running the risk of being ex- pelled because of her plans for a midnight date with an actor. Mary Martha, came up with the idea to get Darlene to believe that she was sick, so that they could bring in Dr. Harper, the new doctor's assistant, so she would forget about the actor. In the end, Darlene forgot about her date and left happily in the arms of the handsome doctor's assistant. Rope, the second play, was adapted from the short story by Mr. Richard Fehlman, the direc- tor. This story revolved around a man and a woman fjuniors Tim Leary and Becky Squirej who had just moved from the city to the country. There were many frictions between the two but it took a worthless piece of rope, unwittingly brought home by the husband, to bring them all out. Performing third was He Done Her Wrong, or Wedded But No Wife, an old-fashioned melodrama with a confusing plot. Fleetwood Dashaway Csenior Mike McDanielj tried to use all of his villainous charm to attract the extremely rich Alvina Mone- ycracker and persuade her to become his wife. Mrs. Octavia Moneycracker, Alvina's mother, was trying her hardest to match the two, while Linnette Darwood tried her hardest to prevent it. Hyacinth Haven had been mar- Mr. Pau! Hokworth, language arts teacher, applies make-up as he readies himself for his own act. In the play the Rope, junior Tim Leary, the husband, goes to comfort his wife, junior Becky Squire 20 One Acts ried and abandoned by Fleetwood Dashaway. To confuse things further, the gardener, Fitzjohn Aliphant had fallen in love with Hyacinth Haven. Linnette, in her efforts to dispell the match between Fleetwood and Alvina, told Fleetwood that Alvina was pennyless and that her mother, Octavia, was the one with all the money. With that, Fleetwood married Linnette and turned his attentions towards Octavia and also asked her to become his wife. His scheming plans backfire when Hyacinth and Linette announced that they have both been legally wedded to Fleetwood Dashaway. He then shot himself and the characters return to normal with the proposal of marriage by Fitzjohn to Hyacinth. The fourth play, directed by Mr. Michael Cervantes, was Fumed Oak, a one-act play by Noel Coward. This play illustrat- ed the frustrations of a husband, Henry Csophomore Devin Thomp- sonj, who was always being nagged by his mother-in-law Mrs. Rocket and his wife Doris. At first, Henry ignored his wife and mother-in-law while they bantered over the Away his daughter Elsie was brought UP- F3 . . mfwllw' vi