Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 21, DeMotte, Jasper County, 22 April 1949 — “ME AND MY SHADOW” TO BE PRESENTED [ARTICLE]

“ME AND MY SHADOW” TO BE PRESENTED

(By Bruce Abbott)

The Junior play “Me and My Shadow” will be presented April 29 at 8 o’clock. The cast consists of four boys and six girls. They are as follows: Samuel Lewis, the father with a solir disposition and an unmanageable temper, is played by Jim Coffer. Beverly Lewis, an unsympathetic little girl is played by Marcella Nuss. , Kate Lewis, the mother, who is a peacemaker ** between quarrels, is played by Dorothy Schoonveld. Harry Jordan, a successful looking man, is played by Stanley Cheever. Julie Lewis, pretty in a rather wispy manner, is played by Edna DeFries. Velma Gordon, who lacks in appeal for opposite sex, is played by Annette Knip. Will Warren, rather good looking, is played by Kenneth Heimlich. Gramma Lewis, father oldfashioned, is played by Josephine Vander Ploeg. Don Farley, manly looking fellow, is played by Russell Hunter. Alice Merrill, 20 years old, whose manner is a trifle too hard is played by Esther Nannenga. Story of the Play Somewhere there may be a funnier ,a merrier, a more entertaining play than this madcap new farce by Bruce Abbott—but if there is, we haven’s heard about it. Can you imagine the laughs ir s a sjtuatipn where a young man pretends to be one of twins, and then, when he is called on to produce the non-existent twin, has to pretend there are two of him when there is really only one ? Well, that’s what happens to Will Warren, our young hero, and the ridiculous lengths he is forced to in order to make good his deception provide some of the most hilarious scenes ever written into a play. * - Will is a young pilot sent to Colesville by Allstate Airlines to find a site for an airfield. Now, the logical plot of land for this purpose is owned by Samuel Lewis; but Samuel is a tyrant with a fearful temper who hates planes and pilots and will have nothing to do with them. Will meets Julie Lewis, Samuel’s lovely young daughter, and they- are attracted to each other. Julie agrees to help Will get her father’s land, telling him they want it for a plant nursery; but just w r hen they are about to put his over, Will is recognized as a pilot by Samuel’s business acquaintance. Will tells Samuel it is a mistake; that it is his twin brother who is the pilot; Samuel, skeptical, says he will believe it w r hen he sees the tw r o of them together. From this point, complications—and laughs-—pile up thick and fast, and the momentum never slackens until the final uproarious climax is reached. Miscellaneous assignments are as follows: Announcer—Dorothy Bormann. Prompter—Mart Boer. Make-up—Evelyn Hansen. Stage Hands—Bob Nannenga and Paul Henrichs. Lighting and Sound Effects— Paul DeVries and George Becker. Tickets—Mary Peterson. Properties—Marty Hoffman and Walter Terpstra. Seating Manager—Harry Kaper. Ushers Dorothy Bormann, Hansen,"Bob JCefty, Mart Boer, Marty Hoffman and Walter

Terpstra. Advertising Dorothy Bormann, Bob Kelly, Marty Hoffman and Evelyn Hansen. Let’s all keep April 2Tq in mind and all come to the Junior play.