Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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Vfti4la 4 PlaiferA The curtain's gone down on another year for the Midland Players. But who of the cast, crew or audience will forget such things as these: The heroism of Mrs. Crochet, and the antics of her family, as she schemed for a home in “The Great Big Doorstep”— The incredible selfishness of Regina Giddens and the conniving Hubbards, and the ruthlessness with which they treated their gentler relatives, in The Little Foxes — The subtlety of the late Sir James Barrie's sketch- ing of characters, and the delightful manner in which they came alive, in Dear Brutus”— The back-breaking, brain-tiring efforts of the di- rectors before the major productions— The conscientious contributions of the Players and their first-year associates, the Puppets, in re- hearsal and actual production, in book-holding, set-building, prop-hunting, ticket-selling, costume- pressing and spotlight-wielding— The popcorn, the coffee, the doughnuts, the fun— These items recall but a few of the memories which workers in Midland's show business can oack away with their souvenir programs. These items are reminiscent, it can also be said, of per- haps one of the best years in the history of Mid- land's dramatics organization. Scenes from the comedy. Tho Great Big Doorstep : Above. Mrs. Crochet (Helen Bleuel) em- braces brother-in-law Dewey (Paul Kuen- ning) as the twins (ShirLee Boggs and Doris Pabian) and Mr. Crochet (Kon Hartz- heim) stand by. Below, Topal (Margarot Sancha) do- livers an ultimatum to Mr. and Mrs. Crochet. Dramatic moments from “The Littlo Foxes”: At left, crafty Bon Hubbard (Clinton Nelson, center) questions nophow Leo (Robert Kochor) about stolon bonds, while Leo's father. Oscar Hubbard (Jim Soiifert), listens. At right, ruthless Regina Giddens (Donna Splinter) is more concerned about the bonds than about her husband's health in this conversation with tho invalid Horaco Giddens (Elvin Bumgarner). Page

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“A cheerleaders this year were (loft to right) Virginia Vanco. Lois Stigilc. Ruth Berg- feldcr and Les Shepard. 7wakau k Lending support from the male members of the student body were the lusty-voiced Tomahawks who could be identified by their white sweaters with orange and black emblems. The T-Hawks were kept busy chartering buses and securing transportation for those Warrior supporters who followed the teams to out-of-town games. Another project in which they were en- gaged along with the Warriorettes was the selling of miniature footballs and orange and black pompoms. Spring plans included a joint Warriorette-Tomahawk picnic. Guiding the T-Hawks this year were Wel- don Meyer, president; Jim Seiffert, vice- president; Ken Hartzheim, secretary; Ed McMullen, treasurer; Dick Boyd, sergeant- at-arms; and Jack McCall and Erik Bye, reporters. Sponsor was Clinton J. Muller, college business manager. Front row (left to right): McCall, Lydcrs, Rinde, McGath, McMullen. Moyor. Second row: Youngquist, Seiffert, Shepard, Hartzhoim, Levy. Third row: Boyd. Youngcrman, Bye. Sponsor Muller. Page 73

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 Front row (loft to right): Splinter, Hieronymus, Vance, Sancha. Hobel, Stoltonborg, S. Luidahl. Seiffcrt. Sponsor Tillery, Pflucgor. Second row: Masongarb, Hayden, Koch. Petersen, Weichenthal. D. Liudahl, Albers, Schmidt, Storjohann. Moyer. Bcrgfeldor, Robbins. McCall. Third row: Rathkamp, Vosseler. Hartzheim, Heller, Bumgarner, Kuenning, Grier. Arthur. Kochor. Hartman, Ash, Vollmer. Levy. Voss. Co-sponsors again this year were Mrs. Sara Hawkinson, the Players' founder in 1925 who re- turned to Midland the second term after a semes- ter's leave of absence, and Miss Mabel Tillery, who has been director or co-director of five major plays in her two years on the faculty. The Players gave a trio of three-act plays in 1947-43. First, on Oct. 23-24, was a comedy. The Great Big Doorstep. In the cast were Helen Bleuel, Ken Hartzheim, Jeanette Hobel, Margaret Sancha, Betty Boothe. ShirLee Boggs, Doris Pabian Jack McCall, Hugo Rathkamp, Virginia Vance. Paul Kuenning and Gene Vosseler. Miss Tillery directed. Miss Tillery also directed The Little Foxes, given March 4-5. The cast included Donna Splinter, Jim Seiffert, Clinton Nelson, Margaret Sancha, Elvin Bumgarner, Betty Boothe, Robert Kocher, Wil- ford Thieme, Dorothy Masongarb and Edgar Menzies. Jack McCall was assistant director. Mrs. Hawkinson and Miss Tillery collaborated on Dear Brutus, presented May 6-7 as the Play- ers' 68th major production. Appearing in the Barrie fantasy were Ruth Bergfelder, Janice Petersen, Vir- ainia Vance. Carol Munson. Sylvia Hawkinson, Dolores Mikkelsen, Jack McCall, Howard Mickel, Paul Kuenning, Frank Wright and Gene Vosseler. Sidney Ash was stage manager for all major plays. The Players held monthly meetings, at which one-act plays were given. Jim Seiffert. recipient of the year's Most Valuable Player award, was president of the group. Margaret Stoltenberg was vice-president and Shirley Liudahl. secretary. Donna Splinter received the Best Acting award for the year, and Virginia Vance and Clinton Nel- son were named best Puppet actress and actor. In May a Midland chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, national honorary dramatics fraternity, was in- stalled, with Miss Tillery and Mrs. Hawkinson as co-sponsors. Charter members are Ruth Bergfelder, Helen Bleuel. Doris Eckert, Jack McCall, Jim Seif- fert and Donna Splinter. Work nights liko this preceded all major Player productions. Clock- wise from upstage: Ken Hartzheim, Ken Henke ns, ShirLee Boggs. Harlan Grier, Donna Liudahl, Joanette Han- son. Director Mabel Tillery, Noel Vetter, Shirley Liudahl and Jim Younqquist. Under construction was the Foxes sot. Page 75 A