"Deer Park Falcon's
Class of

Sr. Play- "Harvey"

Seeing is believing when it comes to this 1950 Jimmy Stewart vehicle, which was adapted from Mary Chase's 1944 Pulitzer-winning play about a lovable lush and his best friend, an invisible 6'3" rabbit. No, we never actually see Harvey (though we get a glimpse of his customized fedora, which has holes cut in the crown for his ears), but we do see his effect on Stewart's Elwood P. Dowd. Because Elwood believes in Harvey -- who's unfailingly thoughtful and generous -- he believes in everyone else. He goes up to strangers in bars, makes friends, buys rounds of drinks -- all because Harvey insists. (And before you write Harvey off as a product of Elwood's besotted imagination, consider that though Elwood is constantly ordering drinks, we never see him actually touch the stuff.) Harvey is everything Elwood wants to be; he gives Elwood the courage to make himself over in Harvey's image. By the end, Elwood and Harvey are rubbing off on those around them -- everyone starts to get kinder, gentler.

But Elwood has to make good on the advice his mother gave him: "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Elwood's response: "For years I was smart; I recommend pleasant." Elwood is always one step ahead of Elwood's sister, Veta Louise , and her daughter, Myrtle Mae , who are hoping to get Elwood confined in the local asylum because his relationship with Harvey is putting a crimp in Myrtle Mae's marriage prospects.

The Class of 1968 has taken this famous classic of Jimmy Stewart's to center stage at the Deer Park High School.. Join us with some pictures from the play with the class of 1968.

(Contributed by Monica Dunphy)


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Cheerleaders (page 1)
Sr. Play - "Harvey" (pages 2-5)
Sr. Prom (page 6)
Sr. Week (pages 7-8)
1968 Irving Awards (pages 9-10)

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