The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-04-11
SUMMER DRAMA
NAMES LOCAL
CAST MEMBERS
Ninety-one Roanoke Island
ers Have Chance For
Lost Colony Roles
By AYCoCK BROWN

Ninety-one names of Roanoke
Island residents have been retain
ed by Lost Colony officials to re-
ceive first consideration for roles
in the famous symphonic drama
when it opens at Waterside Thea
tire on June % for its 18th season,
according to General Manager Will
liam Hardy. Along with Director
Samuel Selden, Hardy had visited
the island on Friday night, March
%, to conduct tryouts for the var
ious roles.
At least Is of the principal roles
will be played by islanders, it was
pointed out, and many of these
have been members of the cast for
one or more previous seasons. Two
of the oldest actors have been as
sured of parts in the play again
this year. They are, Capt. Wescott,
age 81, who has played the role of
colonist or Indian for 10 of the IL
seasons the show has been present
ed and Mrs. Mary Mann Evans, a
colonist woman of many years with
the drama.
| Principals Retained
First consideration for principal
roles are the following islanders:
Louise Bubble" Wescott, Manteo's
wife; Johnny Booth, Manteo's son:
Robert Midget, first soldier;
Woodson Fearing or Ed Midget,
second soldier; Wally McCown and
Leigh Hassell, Jr., John Cage and
/ carpenter; Natalie Etheridge or
Sue McCown, as spinner in fishnet
scene; Ruth Flowers, as meal
grinder; Marjalene Thomas, as
| Margaret Lawrence; Wade Nixon.
courtier; Roy Gray, Jr., messen-
ger; Edwin Midget, as George
Howe; Johnny Booth or Bobby
Tugwell as George Howe, Jr.; Billy
Brown, as Thomas Archard; Grace
/ Davis, as Agona and Wally Nc
Gown as Landlord or Mark Ben
nett.
Since a few persons from the
: tisiand were unable to attend the
casting on March 90, we may have
TO add later one or two names to
the list or rearrange names al
READY on the list" said Hardy.
The final selection and assign
5 ment of Island actors will be made
: after meeting of all candidates
in the School gymnasium on June
5 g."
: Minor Roles
J, islanders who applied for other
roles in the show and who will be
n given first consideration follow:
q Indian Maidens: Sally Afford.
+ Louise (Bubblesl Wescott, Annie
n Laurie Kee, Pat Baum, Marie Eth
eridge, Donna Mann.
: Indian Youths: Lloyd Walker,
/ Harry johnson, Carlyle Davis, J.
e D. Simpson, Danny Mann, Roy Da-
d Wis, Jr., James Stillman.
d Indian Men: Robert Williams.
o Lloyd Walker, Cliff Topping, Har-
h ry Johnson, Danny Mann, Walter
: Gregory.
v Heralds: Thelma Williams, Ma
: bel Jean Basnight, Helen Baum.
Doris Modlin, Donna Mann, Sarah
+ Afford, Janice Gibbs.
: Flower girls: Sylvia Cox, Betty
: Dee Ward and Loree Lee Ward.
h Pages: Mabel Jean Basnight.
e Doris Modlin, Helen Balm and
: Ruby Greet.
: -in-Waiting: Ruth Flow
e ers, Edna Dowdy, Sally Afford.
e Sue McCown, jamie Etheridpe.
: Betty Rae Sanderlin.
{ Milkmaid Dancers: Betty Skin
r ner, Tracy Midget, Marie Ether
ldge, Sara Afford, Betsy Midget,
Pat Baum, Carol Ann Allen. Annie
Laurie Kee, Lois Sears and Donna
Mann.
T Colonist Women: Carrie Still
man, Maggie Mitchell, Mary Mann
Evans, and Louise Knight.
= Colonist Men: Danny Mann. John
Wescott, Roy Gray, Jr., Ray
q Flowers, Harry johnson, George
!, Wescott, Wade Nixon, Cliff Ton
ping, Steve Basnight, Walter Greg
DRY, Lloyd Walker, Robert viii
> liams, and Richard Bell.
i Colonist Children: Patty Long.
9 Nancy Basnight, Susie Warren.
: Betty Ruth Flowers, Della Bas-.
!, night and Sylvia Cox.
From the foregoing list the is
land actors who will have roles in
). The Lost Colony this year will be
chosen. In addition to the actors
from the island, there will be many
!, other jobs for local persons such
as ushers, parking lot attendants.
concession stand operators, and