Blairstown High School - Comet Yearbook (Blairstown, MO)

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THE COMET JUNIOR PLAY Back fRow: Hunter, Wise, Martin, H. Woods, Gallihugh Front 'Row: Davis, Horne, Neihart, U. Woods, Newman, Orr The junior class of '37-'38 presented a four-act comedy, Romance In a Boarding House by James C. Parker, on Saturday evening, April 2, in the Blairstown Presbyterian church. They were were assisted by seven underclassmen and coached by Mr. Shelton S. Abney, Jr. CAST Mrs. Smith ........ Helen Woods Owner of the Gibson boarding house Mr. Smith ...,... Raymond Newman Her husband who dislikes Wearing shoes Mary Ann ........ Wilma Neihardt Their attractive daughter Mr. Throttlebutton ...... Elmer Lee Orr Aristocrat from New York Mrs. Throttlebutton ..... Mary Ruth Hunter His Wife ' Mortimer ........ Ralph Martin Their son who loves Mary Ann Duke of Sussex ....... Dickie Davis Nobleman Mrs. Benson ...... Mary Elizabeth Wise Boarder who is hard of hearing Miss McGillicuddy . . . . . Martha Gallihugh Another boarder and a maiden lady B. HES. 11 PAGE 41 38

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f- . .. - THE COMET SENIOR PLAY fBack Row: Hopkins, Atkins, fB'rown, Wise, Gallihugh Front Row: A. jenkins, F. Farnsworth, WC. jenkins, G. Farnsworth, martin The Road to the City was presented by the senior class with the assistance of four underclassmen, Saturday night, May 14, at the Blairstown Presbyterian Church, under the direction of Supt. V. W. Welch. T HE CAST Robert Darnall ....... Maxon Brown a straightforward doctor, who is in love with Jet Sanderson ....... Mildred Jenkins the young daughter of Mrs. Sanderson ....... Geneva Wise a widowed mother, who wants her daughter to marry Richard James ...... William Gallihugh a wealthy man from the city, who is a diamond thief who Works with Lilly Morton ...... Margaret Lee Atkins a very gushy, insincere, jealous, and suspicious character who plays the part of Richard's sister so they can persuade John James ....... William Hopkins Richard's invalid father, to make his will in their favor but are prevented from doing so by , X Xxya...-Z.. r 3 Duke ......... Fay Farnsworth a detective, and Robert. Toto Lee ........ Rowena Martin a lively, mischievous girl, is very much in love with Jud Judkins . . . L .... Gilbert Farnsworth a good country boy. Marie . ...... Annabelle Jenkins is Jet's French maid. PAGE 40 M 'x vol B. H. S. i ,urfxhkx X X M, , W S 1 9 xX X WXXX N i' ll '

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PAGE 42 19 44 THE COMET ON E-ACT PLAY 1 , ,fb ' - , Pt? l . , ., .. rl wwf 4' v V, -.. 'ww el... u f ,, VFP 1... .' fwllfifr Jill... '-4.......L... -J 1 011, Martin, Hunter, Gallihugh SOD Qast Jim Barnes . . William Gallihugh Sally Barnes . . . Mary Ruth Hunter Tessie Barnes . . Rowena Martin Carl Carlson ..... Elmer Lee Orr Sally Barnes came from Indiana to share the hazards of home- steading in the western prairies with her husband, Jim Barnes. 'Seventeen years of breaking the sod and making a living against tremendous odds have not provided enough money to replace the sod house. Sally has never adjusted herself to the western environment and has planned that her daughter, Tessie, should never pass through the same experiences. She has saved her egg money since the death of her two small boys, twelve years earlier, to send Tessie to Indiana to be schooled. Jim Barnes, who would like to have part of her two ' hundred dollars to buy a sod buster, consents to the plan to send their daughter to the eastern school. At that point Tessie and Carl Carlson, a neighbor boy enter and announce their marriage. Though Sally's fondest hopes are blasted, her good nature causes her to bless the union and turn over the money to Jim to get the sod buster, and to use the balance to buy Tessie and Carl a Wedding present. This one-act drama was given at the Clinton auditorium on Friday night, March 11, as Blairstown's entry in the one-act play festival. Mary Ruth Hunter was chosen from Sod to be a mem- ber of the all-star staff. The play was again presented at the Blairs- town Presbyterian Church, Friday night, March 18. A an ll 3 Q-' XX 'X ii X 'P B. H. S. U M 'ina .xx --V 7 J