Portland High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Portland, MI)

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SENIOR PLAY “DESPERATE AMBROSE” L. Meyers, R. Roberts, E. Tower, B. Stewart, J. Hanley, D. Lange, Mr. Lee, B. Eddy, L. Swarthout, B. Moyer, R. Lehman, J. Stewart, D. Mauren, D. Willemin, B. Schrauben, R. Pung. JUNIOR PLAY “THE DARLING BRATS” Cynthia Darling, who supports her young orphan sisters and brothers, is greatly per- turbed because Aunt Agatha, a comely young widow, lavishes expensive gifts upon them and is spoiling them rotten. Cynthia determines to get Agatha’s influence away from the Darling children (who, by the way, are far from darling — they are perfect Ititle hellions!) by marrying her off to Cynthia’s boss, Appleton Crabb, an erascible old bachelor. Agatha is romantically interested in John Henry Judd, an impoverished cow- boy-rancher, with whom she corresponds but hasn’t seen since childhood. Tess also is determined her aunt shall marry the wealthy Crabb, and she inveigles Spike, her boy friend, to masquerade as Judd and cut such wild western capers that Agatha’s infatu- ation for Judd is instantly squashed! But young Hank and Babs are equally determined Aunt Agatha shall marry the cowboy, because they are crazy to live on his Arizona ranch. The tricks these two brats play upon Crabb and Agatha in order to make them hate each other kept the audience screaming with mirth. They gave Crabb a synthetic case of “B.O.” by hiding Limburger cheese upon his person. They touched Agatha up with “Fun Fest Itching Liquid’ and made Crabb believe she has the seven-year itch. How Agatha, with the assistance of handsome Jack, the gardener, turned the tables on Tess, Hank and Babs provided the audience with such a festival of laughter that it will be long remembered at Portland High.