Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-04

Among the articles of real pioneer
days that will be used i'll the page
ant is an old-time saddle, belonging
to Miss Lucille Boyce, sister OF Mrs.
Ira Aten. The saddle is being re-
paired and will add an authentic
note to the properties.
Splendid publicity for The Des-
ert Calls" appeared in Sundays
issue of the San Diego Union, five
full length costume portraits OF dill
ferenJ characters in the play being
printed under the caption, Cast, OF
400 to Present Imperial Valley
Pageant"
Those pictured included Kenneth
Randall of Hollywood, one OF the
three professionals from outside the
valley who will take part, in the
role Of Father Francisco Garce6, the
first white man to enviSion the con-
quering Of Imperial Valley by man;
Miss Marjorie CaSs Of Ell Centro,
wearing the costume in which She
will appear as passenger on the But
terrified stage; Roland Nerbovig,
basso SoloiSt, who will sing the role
Of Capt. Antonio Castillo; Mrs. G.
(. BoydStun of BraWley, as wife OF
] the Alcalde, governor of Tubac; ana
Mrs. Wendell Schell of BraWley IN
! the Spanish role OF Felicia de Ia
Rosa
C n c.
the pageant, having published q long
article which included complete
synopsis OF the drama a few days
before.
Several pictures, as we'll as a num-
Der OF stories, have appeared in the
Los Angeles Times and other coas
papers.
The action Of the drama, 1.-The
Desert Calls is based on real his
tory, and covers period from 1863,
when as far as is known the first
white man gazed on Imperial VAL
/ ley, to 1915, the date set for the
/ prophetic last act. A prologue, set
in prehistoric times, will precede
act I, and will depict mans strug-
! gle against the desert in alegorical
| form.
! Continuing the list of those whu
/ Will take parts in The Desert
Calls other than those included
in the large group scenes, are the
| following
DR.. Wozencraft, a scientist, w. S
Cummings, Westmorland; station
/ agent, D. H. Cheseman, Brawley
Mrs. Butterfield, Ethelyn Jone Ver-
! beck, Westmorland; her daughter
Norma Haner, WeStmorland; a stage
! passp,lg ger, Marjorie Cass, Ell Centre;
stage driver, Jack Goodwin, West
morland
! Mr.. c. r. lockwood, Louis Strick-
I land, FL Centre; Mr.. C. N. Perry
! Jim Poe. Westmorland; China
man, Carl Johnson, Westmorland; a
Mexican singer, Frank Dearmore,
8rawley; MI. Heber, Jack Polzine
FL Centre; w. Y. Heffernan, Bill
/ Treat, FL Centre; MI. Beatty, Du-
lord Pure, Ell Centre; messenger, r.
n. Best, Seeley: Rev. Jones, w. l..
| Cook, Westmorland; Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Cook; Sing Lew, a Chinese
convert, Dick Erickson, Ell Centre;
housewife, Mrs. Paul Robinson,
BraWley.
w. F, Holt, NJ. M. Sweeney, Holt
vile; three pioneers, Chris West
gard, Brawley, Henry c. Kohns,
BraWley; T. r. Robinson, Seeley;
Bill, the driver, G. BARLEY Smith,
Brawley; tumblers, Frank Enrlcos
ana Ozie Johnson, Westmorland;
fiddler, Noble Crawford, Westmor-
land; clog dancer, B. H. Martin
WeStmOrland.
Mr.. Hartman, president OF the
/ Southern Pacific, A. Muse, Brawley;
Mr.. Corey, an engineer, Jack Keeu,
81 Centre; toastmaster, Hugh Os-
borne. El Ccntro.
Cast of characters for The
Desert Calls" which opens at the
1alr grounds next Thursday night
and will be repeated Friday. Sat-
urday and Sunday nights, vii! in
clude in the opening episodes tic
IoI!oWlng Imperial Valley residents
, CllSted here in the order of theiI
appearance):
Figure of Strength, j. w. USery
Brawley: Indian Brave, Ven G
Ray. Ell Centro: Indian Woman
Thelma Ray, FL Centre: Indian
boys. Jack Cameron, FL Centre:
William and Robert Hui. Imperial.
Indian girl, Frances Golsh, Imper-
ial
Senior Andrade, the story-teller
Jeffrey Williams, Hollywood; Car
men Andrade, his grand daughter
Bonnie Jean Dunham, BraWley
Paul Spring, young lawyer, Rus
sell Lewis. Ell Centro
Indian chief, c. Kearney Ander-
son, Brawley; medicine man, E
McEvoy, Brawley; Padre Francisco
Garces, Franciscan. Kenneth