Evening star., 1928-03-18
TECH OPERA CLUB
PLANS SPRING PLAY
Students to Present dolly
Warden" oh March 80
and 81.

The Tech Opera Club of Mckinley
Technical High School is applying the
| finishing touches to Dolly Warden.
! the 1928 Spring play which will be
given March 30 and 81 at the Central
High School auditorium. The leading
| roles are being taken by Elizabeth Chick
as Dolly Warden, and Harry SChon-
krank as Richard Bellville, an English
army officer. Hired period costumes will
be worn. as the year of the play is
1880. Dancing. sword play and catchy
music are features of this opera by
Julian Edwards. which presents a
fascinating picture of frolicksome youth
in the days of the frivolous French
court of Louis XIV. known in England
as the worldly age of Queen Anne.
Dolly Warden" is one of the most
charming comic operas. 1t had long
run in New York and on tour with the
popular Lulu CHASER in the title role.
Gives Many Opcrcttas.
Tech is the only local school that
gives standard comic operas. Its most
successful productions during the past
Is years of existence of its Opera Club
included the "Mikado," Wizard of the
Nile" Robin Hood" Pirates of PEN
zance," San Toy" "Iolanthc." Chimes
Of Normandy" "Gondoliers" and Pima
lore
Dolly Warden" will be the last Tech
production at Central High School and
the faculty committee is determined to
make 1t surpaSS all previous productions
A large chorus is being trained by Miss
Florence Keene. Miss Rhoda Watkins
and Miss jeanette Cavanaugh are d.
recting the stage and Dore Walten is
perfecting the work of the orchestra
Mr.. Walten is widely known as a
vlolincellist and he has had many years
OF experience in the orchestras of
prominent opera companies
j. E. Lamb and J. E. Zearfoss are
directing the building and painting OF
the elaborate stage settings. The
the period OF 1880 are being furnished
by an expert costumer.
The general organization Of Tech
High School honored the members of
the boys and girls basket ball teams
at the assembly Wednesday b. award
ing circle and minor rs. Those re-
ceiving circle rs were: Louis Berger.
Thomas Rooney. Daniel Galotta. John
Forney, Jack Goldblatt. Paul Brown and
William Hussey. manager. Minor rs
went to Fred LawlesS. James McLara-
han. Jules Sorrell, William Mitchell
Wills Denver and Thomas Wilson.
assistant manager.
Girls Get Letters.
The girls receiving the minor Ts for
basket ball we're: Mary Chill, Catherine
English, Catherine H!gdon. Louise
Prescott. Dorothy Lane. Catherine
WaSsman, Lucinda TofToli, Bessie
Buchanan and Hattie Stryker. Numerals
awarded TO girls for creditable showing
in basket ball we're received by Miriam
Moss and Helen Ranish, %
BY the decision of the military COM
mittee. after lengthy discussion. a new
company OF cadets has been formed
from the February recruits, bringing
the number Of Tech companies up TO
six. Robert j. Copeland OF Company c
has been appointed to command the
new unit, which is designated as Com
pany +. The lieutenants have not yet
been named. as additional officers are
required not only for Company r. but
also for Company G. making a total of
four changes to be effected The
sergeants and corporals are to be select
ed as soon as possible and the new unit
completely organized when the comp!i-
cations surrounding the appointments
Of the officers are cleared up.