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IaHere Friday NightCaptain Applejack” Will Be Elaborate And ExcellentProduction*Commencement festivities will get off to an auspicious start Friday night with the presentation of the senior play, “Captain Applejack,” directed by Mrs. F. N. Henderson. All indications are that the production will be outstanding. The play itself is one of the best ever offered at Western, full of romance, action, and adventure.Mrs. Henderson always sees that her plays are effectively staged. Elaborate settings and effects have been worked out with the aid of Ziegler and Hamilton, F. The costumes will be gorgeous and expensive. The orchestra and glee club will furnish music for the production.One feature of the play will be the use of over $7,000 worth of beautiful oriental rugs, which will be lent for the occasion by Mr. A. T. Peara o| Davenport, Iowa, father of Cadets E. and L. Peara. He is providing from his collection rugs for the stage as well as wall pieces. Few amateur plays can boast of such rich properties.The cast is fast rounding into perfection. Cadet Charles Jackson has the title role of “Captain Applejack,”and he is an actor of skill and ex-\I rperience. The complete cast is, as follows:Lush _____ Paul FisherPoppy Faire _____ Robt. DietrichMrs. Agatha Whatcombe.-Carl Ziegler Ambrose Applejohn. .Charles JacksonAnna Valeska Jerry KadetMrs. Pengard ....... Rowe GriffithHorace Pengard .............Ira MarksIvan Borolsky Sheldon ZuiebackDennet ....................-.....’-.Edgar PearaJohnny Jason......................Carter EllisMembers of the pirate crew: Ed. Hagnauer, William Oldacre, Dan Turner, Jack Dalton, Jim Latham,. Tom Farrell, Sam Gerson, Howard Lee, Franklyn Holton.Executive Staff ^Stage directors—Jimmie English, Carl Ziegler.Lights—-Edgar Peara, Francis Hamilton.Costumes—Russell Meyers, Walter Goez.Properties—J. W. Mueller, Howard Lee.Stage managers — William Oldacre, Leslie Nieewarner, Dan Turner. Asst, stage managers—Arthur McBride, Ed Hagnauer, Douglas Deacon.Prompters—Edgar Fenton, Russell Eaton, Jr.Scenery and decorations—Carl Ziegler, Francis Hamilton, George Crouse, and Mrs. Gould's artclass.
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Alton Western Military Academy Shrapnel
Alton, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 01, 1939
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