Sibley and Sheldon Casts Join Rock Raids in Performances
(1929)

  Youthful actors, representing three schools—Sheldon, Sibley and Rock rapids, presented three one-act plays at the high school auditorium here on Monday evening of this week. Three entirely different types of plays were given, adding greatly to the interest in the program, and every cast won an equal share of praise for its excellent work.

 Sibley was the first to take the “boards.” Their cast presented “Owin’ to Maggie” by J. J. Trent. Members of the Sibley cast were:

Robert Whiteing Drummond . . . . . . . . Emil Turnbull

Richard Dolorton . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .  Russell Pell

Miss Sophronisba Bird . . . . . . . Margeret De Bloom

Miss Sylvia Bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Louise Wibbena

Miss Edith Hardy . . . . . . . . . . .    Virginia Garberson

Maggie McGinnis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Orva Peters

James T. Coyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Leon Polley

The Connolly Baby . . . . . . . . . .   Shirley Ann Polley

  Sheldon was second on the program giving for their play “The Confessional.” Those taking part in this production were:

Evie Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janice Vander Meide

Martha Baldwin, mother . . . . .  Marguerite Donohue

John Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Peterson

Robert Baldwin, the father . . . . . . . . . . Howard Wolf

Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wilmar Ellerbroek

Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucile Keller

  Rock Rapids was last with “The Pot Boilers” by Alice Gertenberg Those who made up the cast of this play were:

Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   William West

Sud, the playwright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loran Hunter

Miss Wouldby, the novice . . . . . . . . Abbie Moreland

Miss Ivory, the heroine. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Esther Lloyd

Mrs. Pencil  the vampire . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alice Rohde

Mr. Ruler, the hero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clair Ross

Mr. Inkwell, the villain . . . . . . . . . . Richard Allbright

Mr. Ivory the father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth Miller

  Last evening the same cast which represented Rock Rapids, appeared in a similar triangular performance at Sheldon, and on Thursday of next week, another cast recruited from the local school will take place in a similar program at Sibley.

  Members of this second cast of “The Pot Boilers” are:

Sud, playwright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Gerald Getman

Miss Wouldby, the novice . . . . . . . Marjorie McGuire

Miss Ivory, the heroine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clara (  )ran

Mr. Ruler, the hero . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Raoul Escallier

Mr. Inkwell, the villain . . . . . . . . . . . . Floris De(  )ger

Mr. Ivory, the father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claude Nichols

Mrs. Pencil, the vampire . . . . . . . . . Marguerite Moon

Stagehand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clyde Bird