Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
OPERETTA TOBE
GIVEN BY MUSIC
DEPARTMENT
g Jerry OF JericO Road
With Many New Voices
To Be Heard In ImpOr-
tant Roles.

Jerry of JericO Road" Where
have l heard that name before? Oh,
yes. That is the name of the Oper-
eta that will be given by the MEM
bers of the Glee Club in about two
weeks. This is the third yearly play
that has been given by the music
department and it is expected that it
will be a greater success than either
of the other two. 1t has been given
by schools in Wilmington and has
been the object of praise by the aud
fences.
And now we see the names of the
ones who will act as the characters
in this play for old Milford High.
Uncle Pete, an old time Western
er, Gerald Wilson.
Alan O'Day, young owner of Feu-
dal Rock Ranch, Townsend Parvis.
Geraldine Bank, known as Jerry,
Violet Green.
John Drayton, Alan's cousin,
Charles Schellhouse.
Mimi, a flapper, olivia Kirby.
Dora, MINIS cousin, Blanche
Ruzicka.
Cornelius Bean, from Boston. Ar
thur Walls.
Amos Bank, an easterner, Ponder
Morgan.
Lettice Bank, his wife. Irene Will
liams.
Sandy Bank, his daughter, Virginia
Simpson.
Hunter, a detective, George Whit
zen.
Chorus of tourists, cowboys.
ghosts, masqueraders, etc.
This play is in two acts-the first
taking place on Alan O'Day's ranch,
which he has turned into tOurists's
camp, in the summer time. The Sec
ond act takes place one day later in
the same place which has been dis
ordered by storm.
Romance, law, discovery and mys-
terry all cooperate in the making OF
the story or theme. In the first place
Alan O'Day desires to marry Sandy
Bank, who refuses, because her mo-
ther consents only on account of
O'Day's money. In an effort to forget
Sandy, Alan goes out West to change
his ranch into a tourists's camp.
Lettice Bank, Sandy's mother.
takes all her belongings and follows
O'Day. She tells her friends that she
must go west in order to restore her
health. They settle near Alan's
on a piece of land which
turns out to be very valuable be-
cause of oil. This property is owned
by Geraldine Bank, niece, who has
fed from the police and hired out as
a helper to Alan O'Day, in order to
disclose the fact that she is the one
hat smashed into the police station
with her aunt's automobile.
John Drayton, Alan's cousin, hires
Hunter, a detective, to help him get
Ierry's land, which he knows is rich
in oil. Hunter tries to get it for him
self and is discharged.
Meanwhile John and Jerry have
formed an attachment for each other
but now Jerry is led to think that
John and Mimi are trying in an unr
lerhand way to get her land. She
leaves. The next morning it is dis
covered that Jerry, Sandy, and Hun
er have disappeared; also a Mr..
Bean from Boston.
Later Sandy returns and tells that
Hunter, thinking she was Jerry, for
led her into his car. When he found
lis mistake out he put her out and
OllOwed Mr.. Bean from Boston.
When Jerry and Mr.. Bean return
he announces that she has offered
o sell him her land if oil is found
efore the papers arrive. If this does
ot happen, she will sell it to Hum
er.
Later Jerry learns that a gusher
,as found on her land and capped
her decision to sell and
hat in some way Hunter knows it.
She also finds that John and Mimi
re married and have been trying to
elp her instead of going against
er.
She asks her pardon from John.
Ian and Sandy forgive and forget,
nd all ends happily.
Ponder Morgan 'SS