No Space Like Home - Glen School 1962 - Pictures below!
Write-up by Rick Flannery, more below.... |
Click on an image to see the slide show and larger views - Please e-mail Margaret at mmyatt01757 at yahoo dot com to identify people. For example, I would say, "picture #58 looks like Marie Daly, Bob Daly,, Bob Daly, Sr. (is that right?), Sam (Earl) Silvers, Janet Silvers, maybe at Hank's wedding? Identities will be added to the larger picture you see when you click on it. Clear as mud? |
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| In 1962, the Space Age came to Glen School in the
form of a musical titled "No Space Like Home". The show was produced
by none other than Muriel Henckler. It was an entirely original musical
that was performed by Mr. Linden, several VERY talented teachers and
a ton of parents. The above cover to the program was designed by Else
Ege. As Scene 1 opens we find Mr. Linden sitting in his Glen School office. From there we leave earth for Planet Pluto. After a performance on Pluto, we travel to Mars. On Mars we find there is an all-important "United Meeting of the Planets" that must be attended to before taking off for Venus for more relaxing fare - a fashion show! Then its off to the moon for a mysterious visit to Eduardo's Hideaway (incidently Eduardo is played by Henry Henckler who had more jobs in this production than anyone!) Then its off to another show on Neptune before we all return to Mr. Linden's office for the finale! Whew! While I don't remember the show, I definitely remember sitting in the audience watching my dad Fred Flannery. He was one of the singers along with my future 3rd grade teacher Amy Beattie! Probably the best part of this entire production was that every single parent who had a kid(s) attending Glen School was there that night - in the audience, had donated money, helped with refreshments, performed, helped behind the scenes, made puppets, designed and printed the program, the script - you name it and one or both of our parents was involved! Any young parents out there - take note - participate in your kids education! Its a win-win situation for everybody - the friendships, the school, the interaction with teachers - like everything we did at Glen School it was priceless! We are actively searching for movies, slides or photos of this night so if anyone has anything - PLEASE contact us! So far we have 2 people that might have something so I'm hoping when they get the time to search we'll get lucky! How great would it be to find these photos and see your mom or dad? My sincerest thanks to Else Ege for supplying the photos of the program which really help to make this story! I hate spelling names wrong so if there's a name that needs to be corrected please advise! Any parents that were part of this classic show please email me (cmad@ntpLx.net) with memories! Here's the list of credits followed by a list of patrons (names are spelled as they appeared - I will correct if I know the right spelling): PRODUCED by Muriel Henckler DIRECTED by Mary Jane Crescas STAGE MANAGER - Deenie Smith SCENERY CONSTRUCTION - Alan Weschler MUSICAL DIRECTOR - Bob Whittemore PIANISTS - Don Engle and Dan Hazen CHOREOGRAPHER - Jeanne Stanley-Brown SCRIPT COMMITTEE Dick Kreuger, Ted Shumeyko, Dennie Smith, Ronnie Schenk, Bonnie Ferrannie, Gerry Carr STAGE CREW Dennie Smith, Gloria Tamborelli, Jeanne Stanley-Brown, Alan Weschler, Irv Kaplan SET DESIGNERS Arlene Van Der Wege, Else Ege, Ruth Potdevin, Irving Kaplan WARDROBE Barbara Brown, Gerry Carr PROPS June Duvall, Betty Lord, Sandy Wagner LIGHTING Jim Brown, George McFall SOUND EFFECTS Henry Henckler PUBLICITY Marina Worthington, Dot McLaren, Else Ege, Sandy Wagner, Sue Shumeyko MAKE-UP Emily Petrucci PROMPTER Evadna Knies WAYS & MEANS and HOSPITALITY Ronnie Schenk, Helen Werbeck, Kay Kelly, Eleanor Brierley PUPPETS Gini Brevoort HOUSE Clo Davis, Jean Lavery, Helen LaFiura, June Cunneen, Audrey Neandross, Marion McDaniel ACTORS & ACTRESSES Bill Carr as Al Sycamore Bonnie Ferrannie as Miss Carson Charlotte Nash as Miss Rambler Ken deGruchy as Gunther McNapp Ray DeGraw as Wally Spotts Marina Worthington as Zsa Zsa Cadwallader Jack Flynn as Bert Steele Dick Krueger as Harry Steele Sue Shumeyko as Pandora Ted Shumeyko as Plutonus Ray Bennett as Rbadamanthus Vic Crescas as Mercurio Art Linden as Mars Sandy Wagner as Venus Bill McLaren as Mercury Sylvia McCormick as Saturn Pete Gauharou as Jupiter Anita Bennett as Pluto Katie Samson as Earth John Voorhis as Uranus Gloria Tamberelli as Neptune Deenie Smith as Fashion Commentator June Cunneen, Jan Ludwig, Audrey Neandross & Janet Voorhis as Models Amy Beattie as First Moon Girl Barbara Zink as Second Moon Girl Henry Henckler as Eduardo Sue Shumeyko as Nightclub Singer Muriel Henckler & Sue Shumeyko as Two Swells Marjorie Stockstill as First Neptunian Helen Werbeck as Second Neptunian Irma Sabin as First Contestant Beth Deane as Second Contestant Bud Van Der Wege as Ned Browler Jim Corcoran as Zack Whaley Janet Voorhis as Applause Girl DANCING CHORUS INCLUDED: Jean deGruchy, Pat Mercer, Sylvia McCormick, Jessie Signorile, Jeanne Stanley-Brown, Gloria Tamborelli, Ginni Terhune SINGING CHORUS INCLUDED: Amy Beattie, Anita Bennett, Fred Flannery, Henry Henckler, Dor Krueger, Clo Davis, Irma Sabin, Ronnie Schenk, Katie Samson, Gloria Stewart, Peg Rogers, Roy Teasley, Sandy Wagner, Barbara Zink USHERS WERE: Henry Henckler, Dennis LaFiura, Laurie McDaniel, Duffy Smith SPECIAL THANKS TO: Agnes Larsen - For Her Assistance Sam Silvers - For Printing the Script Jill Davison - Soft Shoe Arrangement Dot McLaren - Posters Leif Neandross - Material for Scenes Howard Schenk - Space Prop Bill Turnbull - Popcorn Machine & Popcorn |