| Show Park City High Hig School Musical Department Presents Mocking Bird On Wednesday Feb 13 at the I Park City High School auditorium I the successful Broadway musical The Mocking Bird was presented present ed by the High School Music Department De Be- under the direction of W. W Grant Peel The performance was well Veil well attended and the audience audience audi audi- ence enjoyed the lilting music and the gay dances of The Mocking Mock Mock- ing lag Bird Sue Fisher cast in the title role of The Mocking Bird gave a lire and emotional l performance perform perform- ance in he her het attempt attempt to keep the French French of the the w World from into th the hands bands of Spain The The Mocking B Bird disguised ed as Manon Delange but who in reality was Countess Antointte cousin of Louis V was equally delightful as the mad-cap mad Manon anon and the countess There were several lovely solos assigned assign assign- ed the Mocking Bird and Sue Fisher was very effective in presenting presenting pre pre- them Musical Treat One of the outstanding musical treats of the evening were the duets sang Bang by Sue Fisher and Edward Fraughton who played the part of Bob This young Joung Virginian persuaded the pirate LaFarge to assist the French In keeping their beloved New Orleans from becoming the I property of Spain Edward was convincing as the romantic dashing dashing dash dash- ing Bob Dob belY and In his wooing Booing of ot Manon with several I beautiful love songs the songs the audience was vas won over as effectively as the little cassette Riley Draper as the pompous and arrogant Governor Was as completely duped by the clever Manon and Bob Riley did a fine fins Job of Impersonating impersonating the self important Governor His exaggerated characterization characterization char char- gave the role more humor than it ordinarily would have bave had De Deaun un Ryan nyan was cast as the flirtatious Yvette Fine Voice David Loertscher as Eugene de torme forme aide of Governor woo on the fickle heart of the gay Yvette ette with his swashbuckling Mr lr and outstanding voice The romantic mantle love affair of ot this young Couple sent Bent many Jn In the audience to dreaming of their own past loves Joves The disgruntled and cantankerous ous oue Grandpre was well Portrayed by Billy Reed need who finOr fin flu any Or let settled tied for the heart of the themore themore more Inore mature and sedate Mar Mar- Wise Celse when Eugene won the love lovec c or of Yvette Billy did some fine tine acting when he be fell in a de dead d faint aint on oa finding out his bit abductor was as as the fierce pirate LaFarge Gary Mason took the part of LaFarge Marge and gave a commendable commend commend- able W Performance Gary Oary Is JI only a tresh treshman penman an to Oo 0 we can look forward jo to several leveral more years of enter enter- from this capable young actor Good Com Comedy y Carol Johnson was well cast tn in the w somewhat vague role role le of ot the Marquise Ller Zany matter Vatter wetness lent a delightful sense sen sf e. l comedy to the production Carol col played plaTed the role rolel of the irresistible rascal Chloe an old family servant Carol was quite adept in bamboozling the sick love Maxime out of his silver when she would tell his fortune and the outcome of his ill fated love affair with Yvette Her solo number was thoroughly enjoyed I The light hearted antics of Chole and Pierre played by Richand Richard Rich Rich- ard and Henning afforded many laughs for tor the audience Dashing Villian The villian of the musical Don Aurelio was was was' portrayed by Marvin Wright as an n arrogant nt dashing Spanish capt captain ln was quite a success It made little difference that the Frenchmen o of New Orleans th thoroughly roughly out outwitted wit out witted wit wit- ted and routed his army the audience audience au au- au was entranced ed with his bravado Bonnie Lopez as the glamorous Countess Bellaire and Donna Frantz Mildred Averett Barbara Workman as beautiful colonial girls added to the Vivacity of the musical l. l Paul Olsen was cast as Captain Beloit compatriot of Don Aurelio Paul handled this minor part very well The Immigrant Girls the Riga Riga- doon couples the soldiers the sailors and the chorus were well trained and added to the Illusion of the Eighteenth Century setting of ot the musical Well ell Directed I Mr Ir Peel the director of ot the production Is to be complimented compliment compliment- ed on offering the people of Park City such a happy and 10 lovely evenings evening's evenings evening's evenings evening's eve eve- ning's entertainment Barbara Wilson the accompanist is Is' Is Isa a graduate of the class of 56 66 The ballerina dance presented by Iby Carol Kidder was a a lovely I thing of action and grace Those behind the scenes who make the success of ot a musical comedy possible were Speech director Mr D. D Milliner dance director Mrs Nan stage and scenery Jack Street and Bruce Druce flair tickets Judy Martinez Mar Mar- program Mary Collins and Nancy McKissick makeup Greta Muir and Nan costumes Alice LindquIst E E. n. n |
