Grand Ledge Academy - Ledge Lore Yearbook (Grand Ledge, MI)

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John Fitzgerald as Edward Wales, Jo Ann Flint as Mary Eastwood, Jane Peters as Helen Trent, Edward Bouck as Braddish Trent, Arch Kane as Howard Standish, Raymond McConnell as Philip Mason, Doris Burnett as Elizabeth Erskine, Joan Rogers as Grace Standish, Mary Alexander as Madame Rosalie la Grange, Dick Hodge as Tim Donohue, Carl Galvin as Sergeant Dunn, Duane Goodsell as Doolan. The assistant director was Geraldine Conner, with Jeanne Bills as business manager. T of 1 940-'4 1 On May 5 the annual Thespian Banquet was held, at which time eight new members were honored with awards received from the National Thespian Dramatics Society. Those initiated were Jerry Anderson, Mary Alexander, Edward Bouck, Maxine Kingsley, Kendall Smith, Jo Ann Flint, Lorraine Morris, and John Fitzgerald. We wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to our faculty critics, Miss Fuller and Miss Gass. We are also grateful for the helpful assistance given by the art department, the music depart- ment, and the commercial department. Twenty-fi ve

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Dramatics Again the Dramatics Club pulled down high honors for a wonderful year. Under the direction of Miss Frances Winters, a new, but capable di- rector, the club maintained its high degree of acting and the two productions which were pre- sented during the year, went over with a pro- fessional touch, and were greeted with enthusiasm by our audiences. The play chosen for our fall production was Early to Bed-Early to Rise , a comedy in three acts by Wm. F. Davidson. It dealt with a family living in a Chicago apartment just off the El. The cast of characters was: Jeanne Bills as Abbie Fuller, Jerry Anderson as Dr-amatics Club Bobby Fuller, Betty Ann Felzke as Marion Fuller, John Fitzgerald as Everett Fuller, Maude Alice Graham as Spanky Minuti, Edward Bouck as Jim Griggs, Marjorie Workinger as Patsy Fuller, Geraldine Conner as Daisy Fairfax, Dick Hodge at Otto Kirschmeier, Raymond McConnell as Mr. Conkle, and Mary Alexander as Laura Mont- gomery. Maxine Kingsley acted as assistant di- rector, and Louis Merritt as business manager. Our spring play was, The Thirteenth Chair , a mystery in three acts by Bayard Veiller. The cast included Lorraine Morris as Helen O'Neil, John Klingensmith as Will Crosby, Mildred Milks as Mrs. Crosby, Louis Merritt as Mr. Crosby, Fourth RowfM. Kingsley, J. Rogers, R. McConnell, M. Ginter, D. Burnett, G. Calder, C. Houuh, H. Jones, B. Long, M. Marshall, D. Church, J. Fitzgerald, A. Funtukis, K. Smith. R. Johnson. Third Row---L. Morris, M. A. Graham. B. Niles, B. A. Felzke, D. M. Watson. V. White, M. Guild. M. Biergans, J. Klingensmith, D. Crossette, E. Jenks, M. Bigfurd. Second Row--J. Flint, M. Milks, R. Imhoff, A. Deuel, D. Hodge, J. Peters, L. Mvrritt, E. Bouck, V. Haddix, W. Patterson, A. Edgar, Miss Winters 1Directorl. Fiist Row-D. Dick, G. Conner, B. Kingsley, J. Bills, P. Clark, M. Alexander, M. Workinger, J. Anderson, N. Baxter, J. Briggs, D. Iiams. Twenty-four

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