Polk High School - Cub Yearbook (Polk, NE)

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Presented By JUNIOR CLASS OF POLK HIGH SCHOOL Cast of Characters Agnes Harwood -Gloria Peterson Stillwell's niece Doris Harwood -Darlene Johnson Carl Emerson -LaVaughn Adelson b Uo ii »3 Vicky Wayne -Phyllis Cramer attractive Helen Freeland -Virginia Myberg John Best- -Kenneth Wilshusen buyer uusun u su—••• ——— Neil arker -Richard Saaley detective stories Vm atterson Vaughn- -Dalo Lindberg agent Ella Tucker -Ratha Creech maid Benny Xing -Donald Wilson Synopsis Setting: The library of the old Stillwell Mansion Act I—An evening in early Spring Act II—Three hours later Act III—The following morning Music between acts: furnished by the Music Dept. Student Managers Phyllis Peterson Margorie Dahlin ro rties Darwin Newton ' ' ' Jack Witte Lighting Glen Kisler Director Miss Andersen Ushers Muriel V arnick, Joyce Jones Dolores Rhode, Gerry Miller Ada Marie Nelson, Duane Newton

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.» pleasant house party and a possible buyer for the old Stilwell estate. That was all Agnes Harwood had expected when she invited sever 1 acquaintances for a week end at the mansion. But what a night of thrills, and chills lay ahead for both guests and hostess’.—a night filled with creeping figures, ghostly threats and n strange voice in the dark; ilrs. Harwood he.3 inherited the mansion from her uncle, the late Albert Stilwell. She and he daughter, Doris Harwood, return from the West Coast to dispose pf the estate» Agnes invites the prospec- tive purchaser to the mansion with the hope that one of them wall buy the property over the week end But Doris receives a letter, warning her that her mother must not sell the mansion. The message is «signed ’'Albert Stilwell,’’ Doris is thoroughly alarmed and wel- comes the unexpected arrival of Neil Parker, a young detective story writer with whom she is in love. Both Neil and Doris are convinced that the old mansion holds a mystery. Neil suggests that the guests play a-game called Murder - ’’ While the lights are cut one of the - guests, who has posed as Vicky Wayne, a young society girl, screams and disappears- In the darkusss a ghostly voice suddenly warns Mr3 Harwood that the mansion must not,be s'old. And into the terrorising situation walks the real Vicky Wayne,1 Thrills and action mount cs Neil attempts to solve the mystery.» ry Each guest appears to have a secret reason for being at the Stilwell mansion. Step by step Neil uncovers the veiled motives of each and at last reveals the amazing secret which has for ye. rs been shrouded in the old house. Each role is an important and outstanding one and offers a wealth of comedy and dramatic characterization. The play is easy to produce, fast-moving nd exciting. Any udience will find in it an evening of chills and laughter.

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V 1 Ii: 'c-ii- ,' v- an v' -i'i ■ u l | l I I 'I3:' rj r r r f inr1 ri j rl i c i- i OM E R JEMOrCCLi.Jd PIu.Y x.pril 12,' 194b One of the most fascinoting and divetting comedies of family life. Mr. Brandon h s attacked -his subjeci; from a new viewpoint and the result is ..n evening of sheer joy in the theater; ell amateur groups will want to uo this pl-y because if of such fine opport- unities for the entire c: st„ The entire action on the play takes piece in the living .room of the Woodruff family. ,.nd what c family, it is) Mother Woodruff just adores going to funerals because she finds them so stimulating and meets so many of her friends, their father loves to go to fires, nothing «lse gives him such keen joy! Junior Woodruff, their son, is of r «oehaniotl bent. Be eon fix anything (rnd does)) and he also gets great Joy'from shooting n rifle Boots,, their daughter, loves to act and is rehearsing a part at the most inopportune times. Amidst '11 this confusion, Aunt Cor; arrives bringing with h§r what turns out to be a pet, and that, too, is of a m st unusual.nature. Jirolene, the Woodruff’s adopted daughter, is practically engaged to K mer Hampton Haywood, who believes in employ- ing high Pressure- s lesmenship methods. Since Homer, a typical go- getter, always kn ,ws more th .n his employer, he never holds a job very long But th t doesn’t bother him—he goes blithely on his way inventing new ways of making ; fortune. Finally young Wrde Wa inright arrives on the scene and falls a victim to Arlene's charms. Whan the self- ssured a’xid confident Homer plunges the entire Woodruff family int. grief, x.rlon» breaks her engagement and v a 3 never to see Homer - g, in. But our in do.- d table hero has sever 1 cards up his sleeve and he proceeds t. pi .y them with the most stunning of comedy effects. The laughs Continuo right up to the final curtain. Many human touches .rd developed during the Course of the three clever acts but the pi y is .no th.t w,s prim rily written for laughing purpose and the curt- ms re ovol.inches of laughter. Easy to prep re . nd present, with smart si yings end smarter situations.