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Show Thody, Young, Isgreen, Atwood, Tolton, Burgess, Hammond, Anderson, Ross, BadgerFRESHMAN DRAMA"THAT FERGUSON FAMILY""That Ferguson Family," seventeenth annual Frosh play, was presented this year in the latter part of January under the direction of Miss Marion Redd. The play was an analysis of the love intrigues of a very domestic family dominated by a severe, nagging mother. The difficult characters and situations were possibly a trifle technical for interpretation by Freshmen, yet the enthusiasm of the actors resulted in another good Freshman play.The heaviest role was that of Mertie Ferguson, mother of the "Ferguson Family" and possessor of a tyrannical, dictatorial exterior, but a love-able motherly heart within. Louise Isgreen played this part creditably, making plain the depth of Mertie Ferguson's character. Albert Atwood as her husband Fred, gave a good characterization of a hen-pecked man who asserts himself.Petite Annie Ross as Tavie, and Paul Badger as conceited RupertStriker, succeeded in winning the audience. Garfield Anderson and Florence Hammond worked intelligently.Roma Tolton and Miles Burgess as Laura and Bert Connelly, Alan Thody as Bill Fleming, and Margaret Young as Mrs. Sarah Thorne, were effective in their respective roles.Grant Jensen deserves praise for his management. Credit should also be given to Garfield Anderson and Morris Guss, publicity managers, Joe Williams, scenery artist, Richard Cahoon, Jay Eldredge, and Diran Broun, property men.Pretty tense moment in Freshman Opus137 |