Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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Juco Play Starts Season tor Grads Left to right: Harry Mclierracher, Sanford Best, Junior Shea, Danny B0lJt91'0, Pesgi 0z2.'1'9U, Wayne Thomas, Henry Ford, John Shea, Lola Mae Stocking, Raymond Billings, William Guthrie. By Vera Adams Opening the coliege commencement season, the annual junior college play was presented in the junior high school auditorium, Friday, April 28. That Three Wise Fools, Austin Strong's New York stage hit of a decade ago, still has drawing power, was demonstrated by the crowds which as- sembled to see the production under the direction of Miss Pauline Sleeth, English and speech in- structor. In the cast were many old favorites of the col- lege audience, and they told with sympathy and talent the story of the three crusty bachelors loyal to their one romantic adventure. Henry Ford, William Guthrie, and Harry Mc- Kerracker carried the heavy parts of the three wise fools, the financier, the physician, and the judge, and did it very neatly and with distinction, thank you. There was just a bit of evidence the boys knew what they were about. Danny Bottero, the Frontenac Flash, was at his scintillating best as the villain of the piece, and William Shea, as the butlmg, was darned near convincing-till he snig- gere . Love interest of this Udrammer of the age was one Lola May Stocking, whose fame had already srread afaixand the successful suitor was of course the inimitable Raymond Billings, the season's pre- mier glamor-boyx Their work was convincing too -showed practice. Peggi Ogren was long-suffering land neat-lookingl as the worried housekeeper for the strange trio of octogenarians, and Sanford Best demonstrated that he can tote a mean brief- case when it's necessary. Of course, with a criminal, a monied man, and a beautiful girl around, there would just have to be some police protection, and that was adequately provided by none other than the mighty Clancy Wayne Thomas and ''Bili-the-Burgomeister'' Pos. And then that fellow-conspirator that Post teams with--they're Poison together or apart- appeared as a menial of some sort, and oh, yea! -that other Shea would sneak in. John was the Sherlock of the piece. But no kiddin', it was a swell show. Assisting were Emma Gotschal, Bette Brenz, and George Sisson, students, and a student or- chestra trained and directed by A. E. San Romani. Page 1