Show Harbach Production Enters Final Rehearsals Casting for the play Straw written by Otto Harbach and Jerome Kern was completed according to an announcement by who is directing the The play scheduled for May 20 and 21 to replace the opera Bartered has been postponed until May 28 and May The setting is the West Point military academy in pre-Civil war days and concerns a romance between the colonel's daughter and two of the academy Ned Williams is cast as Hay who comes from an aristocratic Southern family and finds himself too good for the Straw played by John is a farmer from Illinois who cannot adapt himself to the cadet The cast is as Russell as Mort Alice Ruth as Nancy Virginia as Barrie Cadet Karl Cadet Winifred Peggy Millie Romola Miss Miss Merrill John Bud ALgene Susan Ned Bob Cecelia Linda Gordon Spec Private Fred-ric Senator Burke George Frances Colonel Dantzel Betsy Frank Bennie June George Dee Gene Acting as stage manager will be Marian Davis who will be assisted by Barbara Wright and Afton Karl Gunn will manage the Betty Jo costume will be I y Ruth Rosemary Emma Lou and Ruth Student publicity manager is Claire Jorgensen and assistant Joyce Tickets will go on sale Monday at the Kingsbury hall ticket announced Miss |