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Show HIGH SCHOOL OPERA PLANNED DEC. 18TH Pecember the eighteenth is the date scheduled for the high school's sch-ool's musical comedy, "Jerry of Jerico Road." A dude ranch in the west is the setting for this year's production. produc-tion. The plot of the story concerns con-cerns a certain young lady, Ger-aldine Ger-aldine Bank, who, after having smatihwl the front of a police station sta-tion with her aunt's automobile, runs away to the tourist camp. This ranch is especially noted for i!? unusual mystery. The story of the opera is receiving receiv-ing the most careful attention. Thirty-two boys and girls are used in the chorus. They have been selected from the glee clubs, under the direction of Mr. Clement Clem-ent Crapo. Special dancing numbers num-bers feature Indians, cowboys, inasquernders, and ghosts. The dancingng is under the direction ;f Miss Marion Russell. The characters are as follows : Gcraldine Bank .. Marjorie Earl John Drayton .. Kenneth Harker Uncle Pete . . . William Erickson Alan O'Pay .... J. P- Caulfield Cornelius Bean ... John Pobson Amos Bank Sarah Strand Minii rf. . Ruth Gresham Hunter Sharon Black The dramatic scenes of the play are under the direction of Miss Helen Candland. The stage setting for the first act depicts-a. tourist ranch, the background of which is the old Zendal Rock. Mr. J. M. Wood-house Wood-house superintending the scenery construcMon aiuf Miss ' Berniee Blackburn has charge of the stage decoration. Indian costumes, ghost costumes, cos-tumes, tourist, costumes, and masquerade mas-querade costumes add' color tto the ensemble. A complete, orchestra will accompany the songs in the operetta. |