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On May 27, 1993, the premier performance of a melodrama
at the newly-constructed Denman and Mary Mallory Kountze Memorial Theatre
was conducted. Located centrally inside Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, the melodrama
"Curse You, Jack Dalton" was performed for a packed audience of specially invited guests.   The cast of "Curse You, Jack Dalton" by Wilbur Braun
Mrs. Dalton...........Jennifer Walker
Anna Alvarado.........Cecilia M. Gibb
Bertha Blair..........Shannon Marple
Jack Dalton.............Monty Stoakes
Egbert Van Horn.......Patrick Harder
Richard Blair...........Dean Houser
Eloise Dalton...........Nancy Stohlman   Staff
Producer/Director.......John Burkhart
Associate Director..........Cec Gibb
Music Director..........Linda Laessle
Set Design..............Tom Curtright
Costume Design...........Rick Swaink
Properties................Cec Gibb
Light Design...........Tom Curtright
Understudy................Becky Lowe     In "Curse You, Jack Dalton" social mainstay Donna Dalton (Jennifer Walker)
and evil Anna Alvarado (Cecilia Gibb) are plotting to have Anna marry Donna's son Jack.   After the inaugeral, two other plays, "He Ain't Done Right by Nell" and "Her Fatal Beauty" 
were performed in repertory with "Dalton" all summer.   The cast of "He Ain't Done Right By Nell
by Wilbur Braun
Granny Perkins.........Jennifer Walker
Laura Perkins...........Shannon Marple
Hilton Hays..............Dean Houser
Vera Carleton..........Cecilia M. Gibb
Nell Perkins...........Nancy Stohlman
Jack Logan...........Patrick T. Harder
Burkett Carleton........Monty Stoakes     In "He Ain't Done Right By Nell" heiress Vera Carlton (Cecilia Gibb)
catches villain Hilton Hays (Dean Houser) with his pants down.   The cast of "Her Fatal Beauty"
by Wilbur Braun
Terry Maple.............Cecilia M. Gibb
Mr. Redfern...........Patrick T. Harder
Courtenay Kenilworth..Monty Stoakes
Lucy Manville..........Cecilia M. Gibb
Noble Humdinger...........Dean Houser
Milly Blossom...........Jennifer Walker
Mrs. Humdinger.......Nancy Stohlman
Victoria Manning.....Shannon Marple     In "Her Fatal Beauty" Mrs. Alberta Humdinger (Nancy Stohlman) visits Mr. Redfern
(Patrick Harder) with her friend Victoria Manning (Shannon Marple).   Additional Pictures     In "Curse You, Jack Dalton" Villain Egbert Van Horn (Patrick Harder)
is engaged in a confrontation with hero Jack Dalton (Monty Stoakes)
while a shocked heroine Bertha Blair (Shannon Marple looks on.     Scene from "Curse You, Jack Dalton". Left to right, Eloise Dalton (Nancy Stohlman)
Donna Dalton, Anna Alvarado, Egbert Van Horn, Bertha Blair,
Richard Blair (Dean Houser) and Jack Dalton.     Left to right, Lolly Perkins (Shannon Marple),
Granny Perkins (Jennifer Walker), heroine Nell Perkins
(Nancy Stohlman), Burkett Carleton (Monty Stoakes)     Granny Perkins gets advice from Hilton Hays
while hero Jack Logan (Patrick Harder) pretends not to hear.     Heroine Milly Blossom (Jennifer Walker) and hero
Noble Humdinger (Dean Houser) face danger together.     Left to right, Lucy Manville (Cecilia Gibb),
Victoria Manning, Alberta Humdinger, Mr. Redfern,
villain Courtenay Kenilworth (Monty Stoakes) Milly Blossom, and Noble Humdinger.