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Show Junior High Opera Pleases Public Much favorable comment was heard at the three presentations of "The Sunbonnet Girl", presented by the Junior high school music de-1 partment, Wednesday afternoon and night and Thursday afternoon the Senior high school. The production pro-duction wTas given with a smoothness smooth-ness and finish not usually found in operettas for young people of this age, and talent which completely com-pletely surprised many in the community com-munity was displayed. It would be difficult to pay tribute trib-ute to any one character without including all the leads as each portrayed por-trayed his or her role charmingly and creditably. Miss Margaret uuniuey as am-bonnet am-bonnet Sue" around whom the plot pivoted, gave a sweet characterization characteriza-tion of her part. She and the leading lead-ing male character, Harland Rus-son Rus-son as "Bob Coleman," the city chap, quite won the audience with their vocal numbers. These leads were given admirable support by the cast of characters including Jean Parker as "Mrs. Coleman," Zola Grant as "Evalina Scrooge"; Merlin MeGrew as "Reuben Mc-Spavin"; Mc-Spavin"; Madeline Robinson as "Miracle Meadows"; Virginia Shel-iley Shel-iley as "Barbara Coleman"; Donna Lous Davis as "Luella Lumpton"; Phil Harrington as "Jerry Jackson"; Mildred Anderson as "Mrs. Scrooge" Mack Cunninglham as "The Constable"; Con-stable"; Affra McNiel as "Mrs. Meadows"; Wayne C. Booth as as "Hiram Meadows"; James McAllister as "Abijah Scrooge", and Evelyn Peck as "Sadie Simpkins". To Mildred Anderson, in her impersonation im-personation of the shrewish "Mrs. Scrooge"; to Merlin MeGrew as the country bumpkin; to James McAllister Mc-Allister as "Abijah Scrooge", and to Mark Cunningham in his portrayal por-trayal of the village "constabule" go special honor for the comedy injected in-jected into the production. The chorus of girls and boys in the first scene, attired in gingham aprons and sunbonnets and over-, alls gave a pretty background for the leading characters. In the second act all were dressed in party style. K. J. Bird, the director, is to be highly commended for the success of the operetta, along with Miss Ruth Chipman, stage director and Miss Mary Basinger, dance director. direc-tor. The work of putting over a production involving a large cast of this type is not the easiest and the patience and untiring efforts of the directors was reflected in the splendid manner in which the performance per-formance was given. o |