The midland journal., 1942-05-29
BETTY LOU, THE DREAM GIRL

On Friday n1gnC, may 10,
comic operetta entitled Betty Lou,
The Dream Girl" was successfully
presented by the Rising Sun High
School Glee Club in the auditorium
of that school.
The story of the operetta was
very engaging. Betty Lou, the hero
inc, was being forced by her step
mother into meeting rich old men
in order to marry them and regain
the lost fortune of the Pendlet0ns.
Betty Lou, who finds this distaste-
full, objects and upon the arrival
of the latest prospect, Worthington
masquerades as a little girl, and
in this way thwarted her mothers
lplans.
Tony, Betty Louis brother, and
his wife, Lola, have also decided to
do something about the money sit
uation, but in a decidedly different
manner. Lola advertises in maga-
zine that a late Meta Crabtree has
left jewels hidden in secret draw
er and intimates that the piece of
furniture it is left in is now in the
possession of Mrs. Pendleton, who
bought a considerable amount of
Meta Crabtree's furniture. This is
false but is only to persuade people
into buying the Pendleton furni-
ture in the hopes of finding in some
piece of it the secret drawer and
the jewels.
Worthington Brooks has read this
advertisement and this is the reason
he is posing as wealthy at the PEN
dleton home-in the hopes of steal
ing the jewels. His sweetheart,
Annie, the maid is unwillingly help
ing him in these undertakings.
Betty Lou and Brooks find the sec
ret drawer and Brooks is disap-
pointed to find it contains nothing
but scrap of paper. He examines
the paper and finds 1t is deed to
a railroad grant. He resolves to
steal it when Betty Lou is not
around.
AS for Betty Lou herself, she finds
out that her plans for being little
girl are not as gratifying when she
falls in love with Tonys friend,
Robert Sherwood. Bob has long
been in love with Betty LOUIS pic
ture but is too bashful to think Of
telling her so. Betty Lou, still as a
little girl, tells him how he should
make love to Betty Lou. Bob says
he would but he has no money and
can not find the deed to the railroad
grant which belongs to him and
would make him rich if found. Betty
Lou decided to show Bob the grant
but upon opening the drawer finds
it empty.
That night there is masquerae
ball and Betty Lou, changed again
to her old self, sitting in the living
room sees Brooks and Annie trying
to steal the railroad deed out of the
cabinet which really has two draw
ers. Suddenly two other men enter
the picture. There is scuff1e- Annie
switches on the lights to reveal
Betty Lou holding a pirates pistol
belonging to one of the masquer-
aders. She unmasks the men and
senteces each to something. Annie
and Brooks are to "go straight and
get married. The unknown man, Mr..
Lane, she sentences to buy the cab
met, which was already his inten-
| tion because of his love for Meta
Crabtree. To the other, Robert
Sherwood, she reveals her identity,
gives him his railroad grant and
commands him to kiss her. Needless
to say, the play ends happily for all
/ hox
money from the Mr.. Lanes check.
Annie and Brooks are married, and
Bob and Betty Lou are engaged.
The lyrics in the operetta, con-
sisting of solos, duets, quartets and
chorus parts were in themselves
entertaining and gratifying to the
audience and added great deal to
the play.
At the end of the second act gift
was given to one without whom the
operetta would not have been pos
sible, Miss Wiseman, the leader
and friend of all in the Glee Club.
She was presented with a bouquet of
flowers and lovely piece of jewelry
by the president of the Glee Club,
Bill Stuart. Again the club thanks
her for her help.
Although a success socially the
gas situation did not lend toward a
financial success. The receipts only
amounted to $4,000.
This presentation might be con-
sidered precedent as there has
been no operetta given in this school
since 1882. At least, we all hope it
is a precedent which will last.
by Marie Gambil1