Winnetonka High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Eliza's dream of a better llfe emerges in Wouldn't It Be Loverlyf' Below, Alfred P. Doolittle lectures his common neighbors on the essence of A Little Bit of Luck.

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l 1,-if The news of Eliza Doolittle's good fortune spreads fast among her friends and family at Tottenham Court. Winnetonka Stages All School Musical To pass Eliza Doolittle off as a Duchess at the Embassy Ball, Pro- fessor Henry Higgins had to exert an enormous amount of time and energy. Producing such an elaborate mu- sical as My Fair Lady took hours of planning and co-operation between the seven directors and students, and a desire to make Winnetonka's first musical an unforgettable one. With a cast that exceeded 400 students, the production became what it was labeled-an all-school musical. Four sellout crowds watched Profes- sor Higgins torture Eliza while he taught her how to act and talk like a lady. They saw Freddy Eynsford Hill profess his love for the Doolittle girl and Colonel Hugh Pickering watch in amusement while Higgins struggled to win their wager. 18 Student Life Professor Higgins shows his irritation at the thought of helping Eliza gain some manners. 5 , 1. In ,Q J if ff., '92 ,L i. K .42 A ' in YQ 0 f , . if 1i4lf '.'s?5 i ,, 5 5 can if ' A ai' , sw? T Colonel loryj rej 4

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gli I 4 l qnsunu-S-M .,, vs- I tl-h -- x Qiflfif M '? :Sw s A 3 LR-if X 'Q M Fair Lad The production, under the direc- tion of Miss Nancy Bock, Miss Bar- bara Fields, Miss Davonda Hill, Mr. Steve Lenhert, Mr. Tom Schiller, Mrs. Therese Searle, and Mr. Ric- hard Weymuth had many twists in its plot. It involved Eliza Doolittle and the quest for a better life, Pro- fessor Higgins who refused to admit his feelings for the Cockney girl, the eccentricity of Colonel Pickering when he made the unusual wager with Higgins, and Alfred P. Doolittle whose good fortune presented more problems than his poverty did. The above was the finished product. The art department which turned out the elaborate set, the pit orches- tra which mastered the musical scores, and the stage crews who made the back stage work evolve like clock- work, deserve recognition in each of their supporting areas. All of these aspects combined, made Winnetonka's first musical not a fair one but a great one. 20 Student Life Excitement mounts for the start of the Ascot Races. Displa is Talent at Its Best A , , yr H vf i 6 76 r 7 0 f 4 ,Y a W fff' f of 566 f M2 VA Colonel Pickering tries to calm a ruffled Eliza in the opening ofthe musical. 6 s Harm and I Henry protef