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Dece mbe r ' 56 r a i s ed t he cu r t a i n on t h e s a ge "H om e o ft he Br av e . " U nde r t h e ab l e d i r ec t i on of Fa t he r Lanph i e r , Dave Bu r ney in t h e l ead - r o l e , g ave a l ong t o be r em em­ be r ed i n t e r p r e t a t i o n a s "C on ey . " Gr eg Pea r so n p l a yed his bud dy , "F i nch , " Bill Franklin d i d t h e r ough an d r ea dy "S g t . Mi ng o , " Bill Ma ca t ee , t he you ng Ma j o r , Joh n Bow man , t h e c i g a r - che wi ng co r p o r a l , and Tom Fahe r t y , t h e commi s s i onedmed i c . Two pe r f o rm ance s w e r es t a ge d a t theCo l ­ l eg e For W om en aud i t o r i um an d t he G. I . ac t o r s r ece i ved a wa rm ova t j on eac h n i gh t f r om t he l a r ge an d r ecep t i ve aud i en ce s .The Production S t a f f i nc l uded Vic As t o r ga a s S t u den t Directorand Bill Cl emm ons a s S t age M an ag e r , a s s i s t ed by Barry Ryan , J ack Bar- reiro, Earl Rag l an d , JohnMa r k l e y , and Dick Ce r d a . Business Man ag e r w a sCha r l e s Bar­ r ack , Man son Barry w a s Hos t , and Al ex H a r p e rw a s H o u s e M a n a g e r . Me anw h i l e , t h e Ma s que r s s t a r t ed p r e ­ pa r i ng f or wh a t is p l an ned t o b e anan nu a l a f f a i r . . . t he i r first "M a r d i G r a s "da nc e . The da nc e w a s p l a nne d a r o un d t h e co r o na ­ tion o f a "M a r d i Gr a s Q ue en , " who w u l d be chos en f r om r ep r e s e n t a t i ve s o f t h e Dr a ma Gr ou ps o f S an Di ego a n d env i r on s . Af t e r we eks o f p l an n i ng by Cha i rman Cha r l e s Ba r r ac k , a s s i s t ed by Joh n Bow man , Bill Franklin, Da ve Bu r ney , Joh n Ma r k l ey , Ron Hous e , a n d Vic As t o r g a , on Feb r u a r y 22nd t h e da nc e w a s he l d a t t h e Hous e o f Hosp i t a l i t y , Ba l b oa Pa r k . The r ep r e s e n t a ­ tive f r om t he Me r cy Co l l ege o f Nu r s i n g , Ma r i e W ygan t , wh od r e s s ed a s M adam e Butterfly w a s s e l ec t ed a s t he "M a r d i G r a s Queen . "

First Ro w: Da v e Bu r n e y , Tom F a h e r t y . Seco nd R ow: Bill Ma c a t e e , Bil F r a n k l i n .

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