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Show II. II. S. Opera Performed To Hearty Applause Four large audiences thrilled to the singing and the acting of the Hinckley High School students in ! their presentation of their annual operetta, "The Belle of Bagdad", j which was directed by Ladd Cropper, Crop-per, with May G. Cropper as accompanist. ac-companist. . Some members of the cast were doubled in parts, giving two opportunities op-portunities to each cast for performances per-formances With colorful oriental costumes, this operetta was a gala panorama j of color. Beautiful oriental dances, directed by Betty Jane Roper enhanced en-hanced the performances, and comedy com-edy dances and songs brought peals of laughter from the onlookers. onlook-ers. At the various performances, different dif-ferent numbers were encored, the outstanding ones being Lola Wright, singing her solo, "Dreams Will Come True Some Day", Wil-mer Wil-mer Woodbury, singing "Sailing Home", and Lester Hepworth and Virginia McDonald in the comedy I parts. Yet all the supporting roles i were well done and all songs were '. greatly appreciated. i Esther Knight and Bonnie Whick- er on the sola dances were unusually unusu-ally gracefull and expressive. I There were seven solos in the opera, four duets, two trios, three quartets, plus the chorus numbers. |