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Show The tantalizing music of Jerome Kern's Roberta was previewed for weeks as student participants hummed the catchy tunes they were rehearsing. This ambitious production at the Ogden High School Auditorium on March 1, 3, 4, and 5 gathered the talents of several departments and many students in a performance which impressed all. Heber Jentzsch and Joan Van Wagoner displayed excellent voices in the leading roles of John and Stephanie. The problems and misunderstandings of their love evoked some very pleasant music and, in the style of most good musicals, culminated in a happy ending. The capers of Darlene Perkins as Scharwenka and the comedy of James Anderson as Huckleberry Haines also were truly admirable. Some of the high spots were the shadowy background chorus "Yesterdays" at the death of Roberta ( professional name for Aunt Minnie, Parisian dress designer aunt of John); the style show, featuring a dance orchestra on stage and several specialty numbers; and the final scene at a Russian restaurant where Stephanie disclosed her true position as a Russian princess although she had been helping John in the dress shop his aunt had left him. The parts taken by the supporting players, the chorus, the dancers, the models, the orchestra, and the dance band measured up to the quality of the entire popular comedy. Special credit goes to Mr. Glenn Hanson, producer of the musical work; Delmar Dickson, orchestra director; Mr. E. Carl Green, drama director; and the entire behind-the-scenes production staff. |