Manistique High School - Kidinedamawin Yearbook (Manistique, MI)

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THE SENIOR PLAY The Senior Play, The Real Thing, was given ,May 20th, under the di- rection of Miss Ardnt, and Mrs. Eriksen, who assisted in selecting the characters. Mrs. de Reister, formerly Sal Saunders and her niece Aurora Saun- ders arrive in New York at the Gran-d Hotel to wait for her husband Mr. Mortimer de Reister, who had proumised to meet them there, Mrs. de Reister is very hungry, so she has Aurora ring for the waiter. When the waiter appears both become sofmewhat confused as this is their first experience of this kind. Finally Mrs. de Reister tells the waiter firmly to bring, one hundred of those shelled-oyster thing-um-bobs, and some ginger ale. ' Jim Duffy the shover comes in and recognizes Mrs. de Reister and Aurora as old acquaintances. He tells them of his experience as a chau- ffeur and assures them that he is the best shover what ever came down the pike. He says, I kin run over more dogs and start more runaways than any other bloke on this ranch and that's straight. While Sal Saunders and Jim are talking over matters, Madge, a head- strong, willful daughter of Mr. de Reister and her brother Clifford come to the hotel. They are disgusted to think that their father would marry such a woman, A worthy soul for they are afraid that Harold Struthers will give them up when he learns of it. Just at this time Harold appears on the scene. Madge and Clifford try at once to make him go away, for he musn't see these people. But Harold catches sight of Aurora and goes to her quickly for she is a friend of his. Then he introduces Mrs. de Reister as Sal Saunders the Ari- zona Angel. This surprises Madge to hear that Harold is acquainted with this woman whom they have scorned. It was the night that Dorothy was to make her debut. She pleads with her father to permit her to wear her diamonds but he refuses. Then Dorothy asks Jim to take them out of the safe for her. He decides to take them but Dick Murphy has gotten there first and Jim takes only the empty boxes. , Mr. de Reister discovers that he has lost everything, that his valuable papers have been stolen and that he is bankrupt. He is ashamed to tell his wife but when she learns of it she suggests that they go back to Ari- zona and lead a simple life and she invites Madge to come with them. She accepts the invitation and they live very happy there. But one day, Mr. de Reister receives a telegram that his papers have been found and his wealth is again restored. Jim and Suzette were sus- pected of having stolen the papers as they had eloped to Chicago on the night of the robbery. They all return to New York and live happily in their Fifth Avenue home. Each character in the play showed much ability and from the first word to the last there were no dull moments. The rjctors were gorgeously ap- parelled in costumes fitting their parts. Vivacity, ludicrous situations and clever acting marked the production.

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Mrs. John Mortimer de Miss Aurora Saunders Waiter - - - Jim Duffy fchauiferl Miss Madge de Reister Mr. Clifford de Reister Harold Struthers - Miss Dorothy de Reister Mr. de Reister - Suzette - Dick Murphy THE REAL THING Cast of Characters Reister - - Inez Cota - Angela Hart Ferdinand Gorsche William Marin Abba Thompson - Earl Seller Lauritz Drevdahl - Ruth Bundy Thomas Seller Margaret Petersen Elmer Christensen

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THE FRENCH PLAY The French Play La Paudre Aux Yeax was given February 1, in the High School Auditorium under the direction. of Miss Arndt. This play was appreciated. It was the first play ever presented in a foreign langu- age by a class of M. H. S. Cast of Characters Monsieur Malingar, Medicine Jacob Andary Blanche, Femme de Malingar - Mary Newton Emmeline, Fille de Malinger - Laura Chandanais Monsieur Ratinais, ancien confiseur - Earl Seller Constance, Femme de Ratinais - - Mary Lindenthal Fredric, son fils, avocat - - - Lloyd MacPhai1 Robert, oncle de Constance, Marchan de bois - - Edwin Long Les autres personnages, Florence Peterson, Ida Quinlan, Ferd Gorsche