The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-06-25


role of a basket weaver.
Gerd Young returns to The
Lost Colony to play the Dame
Coleman role and Ronald Smith
will be an Artisan. A third role
for Floyd Simmons, the onetime
Olympics decathlon star, will be
that of First Sentinel; Essex will
be played by John Halvorsen,
Second Sentinel by Charles L.
Willard and the Runner by Will
liam Waddell.
Many of the cast members
double in other roles. Indian
maidens will include Sally AL
ford, Janet Gay, Carol Ann
Allen, Patricia Baum, Bunny
Mendelsohn, Virginia Young,
Jean Williams and Lois Zierk;
/ Indian women roles will be play
ed by Helen Baum Jr., Marie
Etheridge, Mary Blanche Meek
ms, Edith Moskowitz, Lois Peter
sen and Janet Wescott.
Indian youths include. Robert
Balance Jr., Davis Balance, Ed
ward Green, Frank Bichrest
Tommy O'Neal, Bob LeCompte,
Montague Pennystone and Billy
Tugwell; Indian men will be
Danny Mann, David Simpson,
Alan Dough, Johnny Etheridge,
Bobby Tugwell and Carlisle
Davis.
Heralds will be 10 Ann Bal
lance and Pattie Long; flower
girls, the twins, Bette Dee and
LOWE Lee Ward; pages Patsy
Gordon and Sylvia Cox.
Milkmaid dancers are Janet
Gay, Marie Etheridge, Bunny
Mendelsohn, Virginia Young
Lois Zierk and Edith Moskowitz
Ladies-inWaiting this year will
be Madge Marshall asd Sarah
Afford. Colonist Women will be
Maggie Mitchell, Annie Laurie
Kee, Carrie Stillman and Anr
Dowdy; colonist men include
Fleetwood Mitchell, Everett
Liverman, Lawrence Swain Jr.
Harry Johnson, Douglas Robin.
son and James Stillman; colonist
children, Roxey Etheridge anc
Gus Etheridge. Roy Gray, Jr.
and Ernest Faust will be Court.
iers.
Nena Williams has charge Of
the Lost Colony Chorus musica
direction this year. Members o.
the chorus include Marjalene
Thomas, Catherine Curry, Mar.
cell Gay, Martha Dooley, Nancy
Frances GREGG, Doris Jear
Swain, Valeria Gwozdecki
Helen Streiff, Ann Wynn Arm
strong, Charles L. Willard, Henry
Hornsby, Ronald Smith, William
Forrest, Harley Strtiff, Thoma:
Are, Hal Furr, Robert Grege
Are, Hal Fur, Robert Gregg
John Halvorsen, Howard Tate
and James Litton. clifton is also
assistant organist). Fred Haley i:
the organist.
Originally directed and nov
! supervised by Samuel Selden
the drama is under the direction
of Clifton Britton. Since early
June he along with John Leh.
man, the Choreographer anc
Nena Williams the musical di
rector have been having siren.
GUS rehearsals in preparation fol
what Richard E. Jordan, genera
manager, believes promises to be
a very successful season. Cos.
stunning the show is under the
direction of Irene Smart Rains
and technical supervision is BY
William I. Long. John Cauble
has charge of properties anc
James Byrd is director of light
ing. Architect and builder of the
theatre and associate manager tt
Jordan is Albert @. Bell. Banker
John H. Long is house manager
and Aycock Brown of the Dare
County Tourist Bureau ha.
charge of news directing anc
public relations.
The Lost Colony staff this yeal
includes: Claude Garren, stage
manager, Elizabeth WEIGH, assis.
tant stage manager; June Graf
supervisor of makup; Joseph
Hall, assistant lighting director
William Casstevens, technica
assistant; William Waddell, as
sistant technical director; Jear
cite Pratt, assistant costumer
Robert Swain, technical assist
ant; Mabel Basnight, box office
manager; Harry Thomas, SOUND
engineer; Mrs. Lennie Tillett
Mrs. Florene Williams ano
James Byrd, costume and make
up assistants and Dorothy Drink
water, company nurse. The con
struction crew includes Clarence
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