Northstar Chorus Annual Show, 1999

Story Synopsis:   Tucked away in the little town of Pinnacle, Alaska, a lonely bar owner sends a telegram off to her sister in New York City.  One small typo in the telegram has a dramatic effect on the message, and on the little town as dozens of gold miners descend on the area and start to seek their fortune.  The miners dig, pan and blast their way through the hills without an ounce of luck.  But the local law smells trouble and is out to dig up the dirt and reveal the plot!  Peggy and Katie work hard to help the miners succeed while diverting the attention of the law.  Will the miners strike it rich in the gold mines, or will they get the shaft?

Show Title:          The Alaskan G^Cold Rush -- or--Yukon Take it with You

Author:               John Barrett

Location:          Benson Great Hall, Bethel College

Date:                March 6, 1999  3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Headliner(s):   Bank Street

Other Quartets: Harmony's Inn

                            Northstar Dusters

                            Vintage Years

                            Tune By Four

                            JAQ

                            Mint Condition

                            SPATS

                            Northland Gold

Characters:        Gabby Haze        Thurston Anderson

                            Katie Banks        Mollie Anderson

                            Peggy Banks        Susan Valois

                            Yukon Jack        John Barrett

                            Miner                Dave Boyd

Chorus Songs:    I'm Sitting on Top of the World 

                            Old Man River

                            Down Among the Sugarcane

                            Yesterday

                            Wonderful One

                            Peg O' My Heart

                            When I'm 64

                            I'll Fly Away

                            -------

                            Tie Me to Your Apron Strings Again

                            Time Was

                            Minnesota Medley

                            Irish Blessing

Memorable Lines from Show:

Doc: This drink has a smoky barbecue flavor...what is it?

Bartender:    It's a hickory dacquari, Doc!

Peggy: Weren't you scared when the bear charged?

Yukon Jack: I almost had a Kodiak arrest, but I wrapped some bacon around a stick of dynamite and tossed it towards the giant bear....he chomped down on it so hard, he blew himself to Grizzly atoms.