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Show Delta High School Opera, "Gypsy Rover" Presented A gay production of the "Gypsy Rover" was given last week by talented singers from the Delta high school music department. Per formances were given on Wednesday Wednes-day and Thursday nights before large audiences. Memebrs of the cast were excellent excel-lent in their roles and numbers by the chorus were effective. The costuming cos-tuming was well done for the gypsy gyp-sy camp scene and the formal scenes that followed. Danvers from the chorus provided color as gypsy gyp-sy dancers and fairies. Rob, the gypsy rover, and Lady Constance, his true love, were the leading roles, sung Wednesday night by Stanley Black and Tharla I Larson. On Thursday night Kent Prestwich and Marilyn Callister sang those parts. All were exceptionally excep-tionally fine. Other love affairs in the story were Zara, belle of the camp, sung by Carolyn Callister, and Sinfo, j gypsy lad, played by Joe Bishop, and Nina, Constance's sister, sung by Bonnie Black, and her suitor Capt. Jerome, by Carl Oliver. Clever comedy was supplied by Joe Bishop, Lloyd Warner as Mar-to, Mar-to, gypsy leader, and Reed Banker as Lord Craven, unlucky suitor to Lady Constance. Dick Clark played the titled father, Keith Mortensen was the song publisher, and Keith Black was Sir Toby Lyon, singing the solo about Basso Profundo in, the closing scene. Evan Christensen directed with LuDean Day as student assistant. Darlene McCullough was accompanist accom-panist for the opera. Stage directors direc-tors were Don Broderlck, Roberta Nielson.Niland Willden and Ronnie Kirk, and provided the attractive stage settings. |