Mariposa Gazette, May 14, 1931 Front Page SENIOR CLASS OF MARIPOSA HIGH TO GIVE PLAY "The Green Dragon Emerald," a mystery play in three acts, will be given by the Senior Class at the high school at 8:oo o'clock Friday night, May 15th. The story is suggeste by an ancient Chinese legend. A certain Manchu Emperor, learning of his young wife's unfaithfulness, ordered a Mah Jong set made with the Green Dragon tile hollow. In the hollow he placed a beautiful emerald, poisoned with an instantly deadly poison, and then invited his wife to a game of Mah Jong. He pre- sented her with the jewel, this caus- ing her instant death. The Ap- parition of the Unfaithful Wife re- turned to haunt the Palace, bring- ing death to anyone whom she could forrce to take the Green Dragon tile for a third time. Our play opens with the reap- pearance of the ghostly Mah Jong set in a cabinent in the home of Milford Ashley, a wealthy Amer- ican, living in Peking. The master mind criminal is Sang Wu, a brilliant Chinese, who was educated at Yale University, U. S. He gets a powerful influence over Corinne Ashley. She later dis- appears on the eve of a Kuomintang riot. Robert Valentine, finace' of Cor- inne, unites with her father to search for her, but to no avail. they are unceasingly harassed by the con- stant occurances of most unusual events. The characters are printed in the order of their appearance. Cast Robert Valentine....Joe Sovulewski Corinne Ashley..............Ruth Ellis Ty Lee........................Glenn Moss Sam Wentworth........Frank James Milford Ashley..........Adrian Quick Mammy..................Dorothy Beery San Wu.....................Roy Jastram The Apparition............Ralph Hern Sui San.................Eulalla Johnson Ah Ming...................Eleanor Saimi Colonel Leighton......Pete Thomson Dr. James Willis........Walter Argall Budda........................Alvin Nelson Wong, evil servant....................??? Time: Present Place: Peking, China Every member of the Senior Class has a part in the play. The seniors and their play director, Miss McCombs, have been rehearsing long hours to make this play a suc- cess. the Chinese costumes worn by Roy Jastram are all real Chinese costumes and cost one hundred dol- lars. Everyone is urged to lend their support to help the Seniors. Prices are fifty cents for adults and twenty-five cents for all school pupils.