Cumberland High School - Milestone Yearbook (Cumberland, IA)

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-L4-I V 1-sb-l BOUTH RN MUSICALE At the request of the community, a second soutnern muslcal was written for and produced by the choir on March 27, and 28, 1947 A breath of the Old South was brought to the capacity crowds by an unusual stage setting on a plantation lawn, with a blue starllt sky, a white plllared veranda and broad steps, plus Magnolia boughs and Spanlsh moss imported from Louisiana The first act, '0h, What A Beautiful Morning' centered around the return home of a southern girl CEleanor McCurdyJ, who had married a Yankee ll-Zldon Porterl, to attend the Golden Wedding Anniversary of her parents, a South ern Colonel and his wife, played by Dale Weber and Mavis Porter The daughter, Alloe KDorothy Steffenj showed the southern belles that it ls not always necessary to be helpless to attract men In the second act, 'It's A Grand Night For S1ng1ng,' after some misunderstanding the south ern cousins, Katherine and Lucy Clargaret McLaren and Lorraine Smlthb got their own beaux KLloyd Smith and Lloyd Worthington! back again and Alice ac quired a southern man CBruce Howell! Elnora Johnston and Ivan Porter took the parts of the bride and groom as they looked on their wedding day Out standing dramatic work was done by Joan McConnell and Eleanor McCurdy Com edy was added by David Wolford and Lols Hyndman, as Uncle Joe and Mammy, and their plcanlns, Junior Tlbken and Carolyn Kemp Geneva Porter and Margery Fletcher were outs twins, and Shirley Pop was the tiny slster Sololsts were Joan McConnell, Dorothy Steffen, Mrs Saville, Lloyd Smlth, Lloyd Worth lngton, Bruce Howell, and David Wolford Favorite songs were 'Cindy' 'Syeet- rearts', 'Kathryn's Weddlng'Day', 'Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet', 'Shortnln' Brea-d : and 'Carry Me Back To Old Vlrginny' I' A 'V' ' . -- C 5 . ,lx 11, L Irs - 4 ' Ag S o' f .A n- 1 ' . I' in ' ' -4 . V 5 ' xx J if s':.4.l',.3'-'l' -1 ,y if 2 A is M A W A , - s i- 'I 4 . ' ' , 1 'x 4 ' L. P 'ii b i 5 M L V ' 1 , ff1 ls Q . an A. 1, !I TP X w , .rt -,1 ' ' ' ' .r I f A J J I ffl I I ' . I