William Henry Harrison High School - Legend Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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In two desperate final attempts to get the heroin, first Mike and then Roat threaten Susy's life. Ietime the police arrive on the scene, the over. With all three con men dead, Susy has 30f wits between Susy and Roat is already won. Schoql LifeH9

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Fall play grips audiences with thrilling mystery of suspense, homicide Suspense gripped spectators in the auditorium- on the nights of Nov. 3 and 4 when the Drama Department presented the fall play HWait Until Dark. Unlike the comedies done in the past three falls, Wait Until Dark'f was a mystery thriller. The central character in the play was a blind woman named Susy Hendrix, whose life was threatened by three desperate con men. Susy and her husband, Sam, had in their possessiOn a doll, which tunknown t0 themJ was stuffed with heroin. The con men planned to get the doll from Susy while Sam was out of town, but the plan did . not go smoothly once Susy figured out their game. The play reached its Climax during a tense and dramatic battle of wits between Susy and Roat, the ringleader of the con men', in which Susy was eventually the victor. , Miss Lenore Cupp directed the production, assisted by Student Director Elizabeth Miley. CAST tin order of appearance Mike Talman ................ Daniel Kincaid Sgt. Carlino ...................... Steve Tron Harry Roat, Jr ................... Rob Fleming Lisa . ., .......... .. .......... Elizabeth Miley Susy Hendrix .................. Lisa Schauss Sam Hendrix ................ Robert Adelman Gloria ...................... Gayle Overfield Policemen ...... Brent Raibley, David Davoust Disguised as Harry Roat, Jr., the ringleader of the three con men and his accomplice, Mike Talman, try to trick Susy into giving them the heroin-stuffed doll. 18lSchool Life When Susy accuses Gloria of stealing the doll, Gloria throws everything in sight to the floor as she furiously denies it.

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Diary of Anne Frank' presented in April; play tells story of Jewish plight during war 1'...In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. So ended the play about the persecution of the Jewish people during World War II, as seen through the eyes of the 15 year-old Anne Frank. The Diary of Anne Frank was presented in the auditorium on Apr. 25 and 26. The play chronicled the two years that Annets family and their friends, the Van Daans, spent in hiding from the Nazis. Living with the two families in the unused upper floors of Mr. Frank's Office building, Anne was forced to grow Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan have another argument on the subject of his smoking habits. Mrs. Frank gets caught up in the middle of a struggle between Peter and Anne. 20lSchool Life up quickly in an often tense and stifling atmosphere. Yet she discovered a lot of lifeis beauty in those two years and wrote of it in her diary, which was later published and then adapted to the stage. After the hiding place was raided by the Gestapo, all the inhabitants, save Mr. Frank, died in concentration camps. But in the forms of her diary and the play, Anne Frank's hopes and ideals have lived on. Mr. Faril Ward directed the spring pro- duction, while Miss Lenore Cupp was technical director in charge of set, props, and crews. The cast enjoys an off-beat moment during Mr. CAST tin order of appearancei Mr. Frank ................... Robert! Miep .......................... San: Mrs. Van Daan ................ Suzie Mr. Van Daan .................... St Peter Van Daan .................. Anc Mrs. Frank ................... Marga Margot Frank ............... Jennifer Anne Frank ................... Ange Mr. Kraler ................... Brent Mr. Dussel .................... TimE Ward's stage instructions.