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Show cene 76 CLASSIFIEDS -- FEATURES PAUL HARVEY WEEKS TV GUIDE -- THURSDAY, MARCH 18. 1976 -- WIVES ire pictured in thia Preaton High musical The King And I set this weekend. Stacie Rasmussen (Lady Tiang) gives instructions to wife,. Kaye Beckstead. THE KINGS ROYAL . reheinil scene from the 'The King And S' Preston High School will present the popular musical, The King And I," tonight, Friday and Saturday in the Preston High School auditorium. Marked by a final dress rehearsal Monday, the opera will be presented to the ' Cast in the leading role of the king is Ervin Rawlings,, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Rawlings of Fairview. The lead role of Anna will be shared by Teri Tanner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen The King and I is said to be one of the most appealing, tender and completely delightful musicals by the collaborators, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammers tein II. It was first produced on Broadway in 1951. The King and I is based on Margaret linr" ""wl , . Annais and. the King of Sam. It the story.rOf. Anna Leonowens, . . Tanner -- Friday and Saturday night performances set for 8 p.m. will be for the public. Reserved seat tickets were still available Tuesday at 82. General admission seats will be sold at the door for $1.50. The production will mark the cumulation of a joint effort by several departments in the high school. The art, journalism, home economics, music and drama . departments will all assit in making the effort truly an production. Directed by music department head, Carl Hoffmann, and speech and drama deol partment director, Delmar Derricott, the production will feature a cast of hun-- . dreds including scores of elementary-school-age- youngsters. d . attractive This she was to do through exposure to Western culture. In the beginning, Anna and the King are mutually hostile. She resents his paralyzing ego; he is angered by her indifference to flattery and her dogmataic adherence to the Occidental code. As the story unfolds through a series of poignant and affecting episodes enhanced by an integrated musical score, Anna and the King cone to an understanding of each other. Whitney, and Other leading actors mid-Victori- an English widow, who came to Bangkok at the request of the King of Siam to tutor his children (67 of them) and mellow his court (including his palace full of wives). of Dawn Lee Workman, daugh- ter of -- Mr,-and MrsDon. Workman of Treasureton. . in- n. clude Debra Lee Jepsen, cast as Tuptim; Kelly Nash, cast as Lun Tha, and Guy also sharing ' Hollingsworth the role of Lun Tha; Lady Tiang, shared by Stacie Rasmussen and Sheila Barrington; Sir Edward Ramsey, played by Arnel Baird; Prince Chululengkorn, taken ' by Ricky Porter. Others in the cast are Kevin Rawlings as Captain Orton; Tony Abrams as Louis Leonowens; David Tanner as the interpreter; Keith Cole as the Krala-hom- e. Spencer Talbot is cast as Phra royal children and dancers. Many other students are involved in lighting, set designing, costume design, publicity, and programs. Such popular musical hits as I Whistle A Happy Hello Young Lov1X106, Getting To Know ers, You, and We Kiss In The Shadows, are included. Accompanists for the two hour production and one-haare Tomie Jean Steadman, Lisa Gilbert, Una Larsen and Kayla Hippert Alack. Also in the cast are scores of royal wives, favored royal wives, palace guards, Bud- dist priests, royal favored, lf THE KRALAIIOME, played by Keith Cole1 .(right) bears ward to Sir Edward Ramsey (played by Arnel Baird, left) and Anna (played by Teri Tanner) during the Preston High School musical The King And 1. TUPTIM, played by Debbie Jepsen (right) turns away from Lady Thlang (Stacie Rasmussen) during dress rehearsal for Preston High School's musical The King And I set. lb's weekend. , . ERVIN RAWLINGS (the king) and Anna (Dawn Ue Workman) go through a comic scene Preston High School musical The King And I" set for this weekend. . v,ofu the |