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Date: April 20, 1917Description: Minstrel Show, Surry High School

MMN #67557

MINSTREL SHOW

given by

Students of

Surry High School

Friday evening, April 20, ‘17Town Hall, Surry

Accompanist, Mrs. E. L. Linscott

PART I Scene, A Garden Party

1. Opening Chorus Entire Company 2. End Song-Back Home in Tennessee Hutchison Gasper3. Ballad-Forgotten Ruth Swett 4. End Song-Dixie Alexander CandageBallad-I wonder how the Old Folks are at Home Myra LordEnd Song-Darktown is out to night Lloyd Treworgy Ballad-Mother Machree Amy Jordan Dancing the Jelly Roll Messrs. Jellison, Clark, Gasper, Treworgy Ballad-In the garden of my heart Doris Kane Finale-My own United States Entire Company

Interlocutor, E. L. Linscott

END MEN

Tambos Bones Howard Jellison Lloyd Treworgy Hutchison Gasper Newton Clark George Wardwell Alexander Candage

PART II

“BLACKVILLE JUSTICE”

Cast of Characters

Daff I. Dill-Judge pro tem Lloyd Treworgy

Con M. Along-A shyster lawyer Howard Jellison

Rope M. Inn-A shyster lawyer Alexander Candage

Wood B. Tuff-A sheep stealer George Wardwell

Holdem Upp-A highway robber Newton Clark

Little Phil-Steals for Mother’s sake Merrill Carter

Officer Pynch-Not one of the finest Elmer Closson

Miss Ella Gance-An actress Doris Kane

Miss Lightfinger-A shop lifter Newton Clark

Con D. Rockafellow-Who steals railroads Hutchison Gasper

Jury

Guy Jordan

Claude Carter

Carlton Carlisle

Arthur Fullerton

Willie Fullerton

Harry Curtis

At Tables

Doris Kane Amy Jordan Myra Lord Ruth Swett Julia Treworgy Annie Swett Marion Lord Ruth Gasper Evelyn Carter

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In Circle

Marion Haynes Ethel Morgan Madeline Kavanaugh Edith Moon Naomi Clough Mabel Kane Abbie Trundy Marion Carter Elmer Closson Guy Jordan Merrill Carter