Show The King and I N Performed Here Enjoyed by Audience Wendell Gowthorpe Bowthorpe Grand County High School dramatic coach made his hla first show pre-show apology to an audience before the curtain went up Thursday on The King and I at the Helen M. M Knight Auditorium Mr is Js to be commended for permitting his students at the expense of ol his own production to ben ben- benefit benefit from the experience of participating in professional theatrics as a member of the cast of The Greatest Story Ever Told while while It was being filmed fUmed here Nevertheless despite the lack of perfection Usually prevalent prevalent prevalent pre pre- valent In Bowthorpe's productions productions productions The King and I had many outstanding qualities Paul Johnson was superb in his role as the hardheaded hardhearted king of Slam He barked his way through the part which seemed made for his stage personality Johnson added the Yul Bryner touch to the high school production This student actor has shown I great promise all during the term In various plays but this is the first time he has had hada hadn a n chance to prove his ability He lie took advantage of the op op- As the English school teacher teach teach- er who braved odds to teach civilization the Siamese children Gayle Carter rates many cheers for her professional professional professional handling of the long and difficult role She has a lovely voice and sang the fa familiar fa fa- tunes like a vet There were too many outstandIng outstanding out outstanding out out- standing cast members to name but Sam Florence again managed a delightful bit of 01 upstaging and stole his brief scene as Sir Edward the mon mon- English lord A freshman fresh man this year this lad will be worth watching during the next few lew years The chorus particularly the I male group and the beautiful blue and lavendar stage set tings combined to make the show easy to watch All AU in all all It would have been sad If The King and I had been abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- without being pro pro- |