Madison High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Madison, OH)

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Tho operetta, The Tea House of Sing I.o, given by eighth grade pupils, March 11 and lb, v ?as one of the most colorful entertainments ever p d itrr.1. Although this operetta is a difficult one even for an older , everybody agreed that ir solo numbers, chorus, num- bers, speaking parts, sconic effects and costumes this was well above what could be expected from an eighth grade group. The solo :jid chorus numbers v ore under the super- vision of ell; the speaking parts were directed by Miss Stump. The production committee consisted of Mark Baker, Stage Mgr.; Hazel Hochstetter, properties; Beatrice .'.'ilson, costumes; 0. C. Ice, electrician; Anna Parks, special effects; E. «;. Beer and Grace Colvin, scenery. The entire scene of the operetta i3 laid in the tea house of Sing Lo. His dislike for modern advertising, in spite of the poor business of his tea house, furnishes the major part of the theme. Bert McKee, an electric sign sales- man is mistaken by Sing Lo for the new American consul. He takes advantage of his mistaken identity and sells the tea house owner a sign. Previous to this McKee had made a bargain with J. Mortimer Maxwell that if he could sell Sing Lo the idea of modern advertising, the marriage between Bert and Max- well 1s daughter, June, would promptly be celebrated. Cast: June Maxwell, Mary LeMasterc; Bert McKee, Lver Ron • J. Mortimer Maxwell, Kenneth Jerew; Mrs. Max- well, Esther Shackleford; the American consul, Hubert Goer- lich; Sing Lo, Frederick Hoch; Ah Mee, Jane Wires; So Hi, Esther Hanawalt; No Pan, William Hagan. Chorus: Sopranos: Ruth Carrier, Ruth Swope, Yvonne Cory, Mary J. Houseworth, Vivian Albert, Lucille Haskell, Marlowe Witt; Altos: J nis Jones, Maxine Camp, Betty J. Loib, Juanita Lyon, Dorothy Jean Elliott, Ruth Martin, V illiam Leo, Virgil Goer, . rgan Parker; Baritones: Clyde Smith, Eugene Price, Junior Powell, Dona Westertfelt, Walter Ruzzo, Burl Pollbck, George Vail.

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NINTH GRADE GIRLS SCHOOL OFFICERS President Vice Pres. Sec’y- Treasurer Maurice Whucum John Warner Muriel Wise Donald Quaintancc NINTH GRADE BOYS