The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-13
Teen-Age
Taller

Paint : snesred buckets wsgs
cleared away, ladders were Sakes
down, tired painting hands rested.
splashed dungarees and blue jeans
were tossed aside for more ap'
propriate dress. furniture was
Strengthened. and all was ready!
The heavy valvet curtains N the
Minis auditorium parted On the
two act sentimental comedy,
pride and Prejudice, Saturday
night as the seniors presented
heir annual class play. And about
two hours later, amidst thunder
Gus applause, the curtains swished
together on q most success
full presentation!
Those in the cast, all twenty
six of you characters, as vel as
the directors and committees, de-
serve a great big round OF ap-
plause for such excellent work.!
We out in the audience really Ell
joyed 1t!
AS multi eoloufed streamefs OF
crepe paper blew wildly from the
long train OF ears passing through
the city streets, a large part OF
the population around about were
reminded about the Senior play.
About fifteen a paraded Fri
day afternoon, crammed and pack
ed with supporting MINIS
students; leaning out windows hol.
Ieriag time. place, and why all
the noise; excitedly blowing
horns, waving long colorful paper
streamers and brightly paint
cd signs as they passed bystand-
ers.
This gala affair was led by our
majorettes, Betty Walter, Marllyn
Costello, Betty Delk Parker, Emily
Sue Smith, and Deidra Eagle, who
stepped saueily before the ROTC
band.
Following closely were three
eonvertibles with some OF the SEN
ior play cast members In full cos
tune and some of the MINIS bellies
perched on the backs and sides OF
the cars.
Billy McEachern headed the line
Of cars, his automobile filled by
Betty Davis; Edna Matthes, who
played Lady Catherine De Bourgh
in the play; Neal Patrick; Mar
tn Holton; Sara Kay Jordan; and
Princess Stellings.
Behind Billy came Peggy Johns
ton, as Mary Claire Bates, Flora
McIver, 10 Anne Snead, Mickie
Harris, and Allen Lanier, who car
ried n of the leads as Mr.. Ben
net, sat around the sides.
Gaily shouting and waving their
tall black hats from Ebe Godwin's
convertible were Bobby Mckenzie,
who was Mr.. Bingley; Bobby Will
son, who acted as MI. Darcy;
Frank Bradley, who played the
part of MI. Collins; Jimmy
Browne, as Mr.. Wickham; and
Betty Yopp. who was chosen to
play the part of Charlotte Lucas.
Jean Cross, who played the part
OF Lydia, a Bennett daughter, fol-
lowed these three ear as Cooter
Lewis, Diane Costello, Betty Anne
Russell, Nancy Winningham, Kath-
ryn Hunter, and l gave forth with
I'LL advertisements by waving
posters, steamers, hollering and
honking.
Two of the cars especially cap
tured the eye - those of Carl
Williams and Nellie Barlow.
Popped between the decor
atoms strung from bumper : to-
bumper on Carl Williams car
were three southern belles-strict-
ly from way back! These original
decorations, sometimes sitting pla-
cidly but most of the time wildly
jumping about on the front fend-
ers, were Bunny Gaskins, Bobbie
Trulove, and Nancy Grub. These
three characters were dressed hill
billi-ly from head-to-toe as num-
erous small plaits. each adorned
c~oloreully by a ribbon at the end,
dropped over Gotten prints, from
which peeked white lace and
bright red pantaloons! To top it
off - or rather to finish it up
the gals had audaciously tied per-
ky p~olka-dotted bows on n Of
their bares toes! My, but what
sights they made!
The other attraction, contrap-
tio-, Or something. . 4 think it's
called Cleo. . was practically
indescribably decorated! Nellie
and some others buckled down,
and Cleo" adorned q new cos-
tune as she was ornamerted from
hub-cap to hub-cap and from the
water cap TO the tire spokes on
the rear! But she indeed present
ed a thrilling picture!! She
Cleo, that is - carried a bump
er-to-bumper banner reaching over
her straight black top. And Of
course, she was holding up her
load Of packages and packages of
crepe paper as well as the bounc-
ing teenagers. Yep. Cleo really
looked attractive, Nellie!
Another laugh-winner was Don
Piver's large a pulling Eddie
Bell on a wee tricycle. and though
Don drove as slowly as possible,
the wheels Of the small tricycle.
kept spinning around!
More cars that were colorfully
decorated and making up the gay
parade were Bonnie Burns;
Sonny Blalock's; Donal Ben
Nets; John Harman's; Prentiss
Sutton's, and still others.
Another publicity stunt happen
I'd Friday morning in the MINIS