The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-03-26
YpsiLanH Schools TO GiUe PZdus

Those who enjoy stage produc-
tions will have a full calendar this
week in Ypsilanti schools. Senior
class of Ypsilanti High School will
present their annual play and
members OF the junior and senior
classes at Roosevelt High School
will present a series OF one act pro-
dIctions.
The Senior Class OF Ypsilanti
High School. under the direction
OF Miss Mary Parrish, will present
a three.act comedy, Best Foot For
ward, Thursday and Friday eve
nings. at Sis p, IN.
The story of this play is center
/ ed at WinSoch Prep School where
the boys are making preparations
to receive their girls who are COM
ing for the annual prom. One
young man. in contrast with the
Z others. is far from happy. His
difficulty Is that a month previously
he had met Gale JOY, a motion pic
ture actress, and, carried away by
an attraction for her. wrote and in
vited her to accompany him TO the
party. Then the question arose
as to what to do about his home
town friend. Helen. who is also
invited. SO he writes Helen that
he has an attack OF the grippe and
will not be able to attend the dance.
However when both Gale and
Helen arrive for that important
ovont -. ~, ,,pIy,ot{ops ha.ap,a daanar
and deeper. A happy solution Ia
found which saves the youth from
being expelled from school
The cast for this production is:
Dutch Miller, William Elliott;
Hunk Hoyt, Carl Willoughby;
Sstchel Meyer, George Helvey;
Chuck Green. Robert Rauker; Dr.
Reeber. Charles Lurkins; Old Grad.
John Williams: Minerva. jeanne
Backus: Ethel. Sally Snead; Miss
Delaware Water Gap. Mona Rice;
The Blind Date. Maxine Laidlsw,
Bud Hooper. Arthur Kramer; Pro
fessor Lloyd. Richard Friend; Gale
Joy. June Campbell: Jack Hsgger-
ty. John Manikas; Chester Billings.
James Bell: Helen Schlessinger.
Marjorie Bell; and Miss Smith,
Marilyn Hines.
Group Arranged
Members OF the senior and junior
classes OF the speech department
OF Roosevelt High School will pre-.
sent a group of one-act plays in
the school auditorium. Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. The pr
grams. which will include music by
the High School orchestra. under
the direction OF William d. Fitch,
will begin at 7:45.
The plays, in the order Of their
presentation. will be "Oh. say,
Can You Sing; "Figureheads"
Pot Boiler. and "T,.e Neighbors"
The cast for oh. Say. Can You
Sing" will he composed Of: Char
lotte Golczynskk Dolores Lappinen
as Mrs Mrs. Blodgett; Ronald
| Jones as Tom; Janice Allison.
Franziska lsbell as Miss Dobbs:
Teckla Person. Pearl Holmes as
Lucy; Bailey Smith. Alden Park er
as Danny: Peggy Alexander. Helen
SteigeTwalt as Betty.
Jean Simpson and Vida Runyon
will give the prologue OF Figure
heads" The cast will be: Barbara
Warner Sylvia Richardson as Prin-
cess Felicia: Donald Noonchester.
Richard Bostwright a. Prince OF
Domdometer: Josephine Kirtley,
Mary Stewart as Gertruda: Jerry
Gooding. Robert I;allowell as
guards; Roberta Lauer. Ruben
Nolf as Musicians.
The for Pot Boiler" will
be: James Bell as Sud: Jack Min.
zey as Mr.. lnkwell, David
Hertler a. Mr.. Ruler: George
Bloom as Mr. Ivory. jeanne Lob
bestael and Joan Thompson as Mrs.
Pencil, Marlou Miller as Miss Ivory,
Carol Climer as Miss wouldby.
The cast Tor "The Neighbors" in.
elude Msrilyn Bassett. Ruth Hal
lowell as Grandma; Donna Mae
Hoover. Mary Rockefeller as Mis-
Diantha Abel; Bruce Poster vii
liam Wilcox as Ezra Williams:
Arthar Gibbs. Clark Poster as
Peter: Beverly Brown. Joan Small
idge as liner; Rosemary Bell. Janice
! Geddis as Mis- Flmira Moran:
Mary Lou Stevens. Gwen Sesmsns
a. Mis- Trot: vinceil Appl and Ann
McDermott as Mis- Garry Els
worth.