Sparta High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sparta, MI)

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gg. .fr 8 ang? ,QE-1 .r,A l X 7 H Sl Illli PlAY With one year's experiencein acting, we eagerly awaited, November 30 and December 1. These were the dates of our senior play, Meet Me in St. Louis. This was a riotous comedy, which took place in 1904. The play was dramatizedby Perry Clark froma book written by Sally Benson. Mrs. Bernice Sirrine again directed with the help of Bill Rogers. We were really something to behold in our derbys, cut-awaycoats, black stockings, and high-button shoes. The profits lent a helping hand to our growing treasury. The Characters Were: Leonard Andrus . ........ . Mr. Smith Delores Moody . . Mrs. Smith Jacky McKinney . . . . Rose Barbara Blackall . . Esther Mary Anderson . Agnes Barbara Hessel . Tootie Don Stanton . George Fifield Mary Couturier Sharon Lowing Joan Allen . Dick Reed . Ronnie Houk . Janice Miller Bob Powell . Don Kik . .....Lon Grandpa Prophater . Mrs. Waughop . . . Katie . . Ida Boothby . John Shephard . Fred Gregory Lucille Penthard . . Mr. Dodge . .Mr. Duffy

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JU HJR PlAY On March Z3 and 24 the class of '51 nervously gathered at the Sparta School gym to present their first play. It was Stranger in the Night, a mystery comedy in three acts, and written by Paul S. McCoy. Mrs. Bernice Sirrine was our director, and she was assisted by Bill Rogers our student director. The stage was set as a gift shop in the lobby of a hotel with two attractive sisters managing it Janice Miller . Jacky McKinney Leonard Andrus George Fifield. Barbara Hessel Don Stanton. . Mary Anderson Dick Reed . . Delores Moody Ronnie Houk . Sharon Lowing. Ruth Elve . . Frank Stevens . The Characters Were: 18 . . Sylvia Lee . Mable Crane . Grant Terry J. T. Rutledge . Velda Stevens Clifford Newkirk . Nona Pollard . Eddie Beach . Rose Jordan . . Sam Fisk Marcella Bender . Sandra King The Policeman

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