THE PEACOCK SEASON played two nights to S.R.O. and near capacity and one night to ˝ full house...

We had now passed number 13 and to our astonishment we had well over 350 students trying out for some 45 parts with a technical staff of 40.

Rehearsals began as usual with fall-outs and placements, but to a green cast who probably never heard of a Thunder show, it was hard, but Mr. "D" rounded out the cast to what critics said was the best show in over the past five years.

Scenery and costumes were second only to the cast and with the tremendous sets made at the Klein and the colorful costumes executed by Madge Neary, Campus Thunder again hit an all-time high in the eyes of the populace of Bridgeport:

The Program Committee again made a handsome profit which was turned over for the cast party held at Mary Journey's Inn until the wee hours of the morning. From there the entire cast went over to the Brideport Motor Inn for a breakfast snack until 10:00 the following A.M. Another first for the Thunder show. According to all this should be a new tradition.

Thunder music makers again did another outstanding score on the twenty-off lively numbers. From the minute the overture began to the "Peacock Season" right through "A Lady's Fan", "Cinderalice" and "Something to Live For", the audience was captivated by the score and music from the pens of past song writers along with Gus Meyers and Adelaine Meath. Credits to Stage Manager John Reed for the seventh consecutive year, Gerry Greenstein as Technical Director, and Doris Newman as Business Manager.

The choregraphy again outstanding by Judy Blair for the fourth year.

Fifi is Back....

Yes, after a leave of three years, Fifi arrived back from Paris under the disguise of John Scu!!y -- what more can we say for the Thunderettes! The Genie was Ken Byers. Leads were Roberta Leoffler, Ed Brackman and Beverly Kaufman.

Sime Neary executed the tremendous cake walk dance sequence in "The Tuxedo Stride". Other top scenes were "Tuxedo Park", "Cinderalice, The 3 Steeds and the finale, The Four Hundred Ball.

The plot involves the show girl who marries a very wealthy society man who ups and dies. We see our heroine in a triangle with another, for the last invitation to the 400 of American Society. The co-plot shows the son of the heroine, bitter enemy in love with an Indian girl, completely out of his class, until they find out she is from royalty.

All turns out fine when another person drops out of the 400 thus leaving two vacancies for the ~eroine and her arch enemy, now friends.

The finale of Act One is the longest scene in the history of any Thunder edition, lasting 29 minutes.

Original songs featured in this edition by Sime Neary, Hart Martin, Bill Pura and Edward Marfial were:

• "At the Music Hall"
• "Where's the Groom?" "Idiosyncrasies (of love)" "Tuxedo Park"
• "A Lady's Fan"
• "A Widow's Lament"
• "Don't Want to be Blue"
• "A Hundred Million Frenchmen"
• "Moon Over Rome"
• "A Monkey's Tail"
• "Indian Chant"
• "Petite Mam'selle"
• "You Can't Hold a Good Love Down"
• "Cinderalice"
• "Wuhtohtimoin"
• "In the Near By Distant Future"
• "The Meek Ones Know" "Peacock Season"
• "The Tuxedo Stride"
• "The Four Hundred Ball"
• "The Peacock Walk"
• "Romulus and Remus"

CAST

THUNDERETTES..........Gordon Cassano, Raymond Cordani, Louis Haber, Peter Hertz, Joseph Loconto, Robert Mayer, Paul Rashap, Bob Verna, and John Scully as FIFI.

"You Can't Hold a Good Love Down" (Martin-Ahlberg) Jawea
"CinderAlice" (Pura-Marfiak)..........Fairy Godmother and Company
"Wuhtohtimoin" (Martin-Ahlberg)..........Jawea
"In the Nearby Distant Future" (Martin-Ahlberg)....... Heavenly and Jawea

Scene 1: BOARD ROOM OF TIlE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

"The Meek Ones Know Their Way Around" (Pura-Marfiak) Heavenly

Scene 2: ALONG A WALK AT TUXEDO PARK

"A Monkey's Tail" (Pura-Marfiak) Tuxedo Board ofGovernors

Scene 3: TUXEDO HOME OF MRS. SCHERMERHORN

Scene 4: THE TUXEDO HOTEL BALLROOM

"The Peacock Season" (Pura-Marfiak) Heavenly, Luke, Mrs. Fosdick and Company
"Tim Peacock ~Walk" (Neary) Thunderettes
"Indian Chant" (Martin-Ahlberg) Jawea
Reprise: "The Peacock Season" (Pura-Marfiak) Cleaning Woman
"A Hundred Million Frenchmen" (Martin-Ahlberg)…….Mrs. Fosdick and Company
"The Tuxedo Stride" Neary) Luke, Heavenly and Company
"Something to Live For" (Marfiak-Ahlberg) Christopher and Jawea

Scene 5: ALONG A WALK AT TUXEDO PARK

Scene 6: TERRACE AT MRS. SCHERMERHORN'S HOME

"Romulus and Remus" (Marfiak-Ahlberg)……Thunderettes
"Moon Over Rome" (Neary) ……………….. Thunderettes
Scene 7: ALONG A ~ALK AT TUXEDO PARK

Reprise: "You Can't Hold a Good Love Down" (Martin-Ahlberg) ……Christopher and Jawea

Scene 8: OUTSIDE THlE HOTEL

"The Four Hundred Ball" (Puro-Marfiak) Heavenly and Company

FINALE………………………………………………………Entire Company

THE PEACOCK SEASON, played two nights to S.R.O. and near capacity and one night to 5- full house... We had now passed number 13 and to our astonishment we had well over 350 students trying out for some 45 parts with a technical staff of 40.

Rehearsals began as usual with fall-outs and placements, but to a green cast who probably never heard of a Thunder show, it was hard, but Mr. "D" rounded out the cast to what critics said was the bett show in over the past five years.

Scenery and costumes were second only to the cast and with the tremendous sets made at the Klein and the colorful costumes executed by Madge Neary, Campus Thunder again hit an all-time high in the eyes of the populace of Bridgeport,

The Program Committee again made a handsome profit which was turned over for the cast party held at Mary Journey's Inn until the wee hours of the morning. From there the entire cast went over to the Bridgeport Motor Inn for a breakfast snack until 10:00 the following A.M. Another first for the Thunder show. According to all this should be a new tradition.

Thunder music makers again did another outstanding score on the twenty-off lively numbers. From the minute the overture began to the "Peacock Season" right through "A Lady's Fan", "Cinderalice" and "Something to Live For", the audience was captivated by the score and music from the pens of past song writers along with Gus Meters and Adelaine Heath. Credits to Stage Manager John Reed for the seventh consecutive year, Gerry Greenstein as Technical Director, and Doris Newman as Business Manager.

The choregraphy again outstanding by Judy Blair for the fourth year

Fifi is Back

Yes, after a leave of three years, Fifi arrived back from Paris under the disguise of John Scully ~ what -T:cr3 can vja say for the Thunderettes! Ths Genie was Ken Byers. Leads were Roberta Leoffler, Ed Erackman and Beverly Kaufman.

Sime Neary executed the tremendous cake walk dance sequence in "The Tuxedo Stride". Other top scenes were "Tuxedo Park", "Cinderalice, The 3 Steeds and the finale, The Four Hundred Ball.

Plot involves the show girl who marries a very wealthy society man who ups and dies. We see our heroine in a triangle with another, for'the last invitation to the 400 of American Society. The co-plot shows the son of the heroine, bitter enemy in love with an Indian girl, completely out of his class, until they find out she is from royalty.

All turns out fine when another person drops out of the 400 thus leaving two vacancies for the Heroine and her arch enemy, now friends.

The finale of Act One is the longest scene in the history of any Thunder edition, lasting 29 minutes.

"Petite Mam'selle"
"You Can't Hold a "Cinderalice"
"Wuhtoh.ti.io in'"
"In the Near By Distant Future"
"The Meek Ones Know"
"Peacock Season"
"The Tuxedo Stride"
"The Four Hundred"
"The Peacock Walk"
"Romulus and Remus "At the Music Hall"
"Where's the Groom?"
"Idiosyncrasies (of love)"
"Tuxedo Park"
"A Lady's Fan"
"A Widow's Lament"
"Donit Want to be Blue"
"A Hundred Million Frenchmen"
"Moon Over Rome"
"A Monkey's Tail"
"Indian Chant"

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