Northstar Chorus Annual Show, 1987

Story Synopsis:   This small northern Minnesota village is the home of Bachman's Flour Mill, which has been around for 105 years.  In fact, it was the very first building in the town.  Adeline Bachman and her daughter, Maggie Mae, are the only surviving Bachman's Life was peaceful until Big Sid Davenport started building a huge flour mill in the town.  This would obviously shut down the Bachman mill.  Consulting the town attorney, O.C. Cash, Adeline fought to keep her mill alive.  She finally found a clause in the original building permit that did not allow any competing mills to be built.  but she didn't find this out until the very day the mill was to open.  Tempers flare as these Flour Merchants discuss the options in front of the townsfolk during the Annual Apple and Prune Festival.

Title:                  Lake Woe is Me

Author:              John Barrett

Location:          I. A. O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine

Date:                February 7, 1987

Headliner(s):    The Roadrunners

                           The 139th Street Quartet

Other Quartets: Cheerful Earful

                            Night Howls

                            Northern Comfort

                            New Harmony

                            Rain  'N' Shine

Characters:        Myron Sweiback            John Barrett

                            Mayor Jorge Flatimor      Max Parks

                            Big Sid Davenport           Bob Delamatre

                            Russell Davenport            Paul Arneberg      

                            Adeline Bachman            Diane Arndt

                            Maggie Mae Bachman     Susan Barrett

                            O.C. Cash                        Mark Gilstad        

Chorus Songs:    Mississippi Mud

                            Dear Hearts and Gentle People

                            Sweet Adeline

                            I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

                            Daddy, You've Been a Mother to Me

                            When Pa Was Courtin' Ma

                            There'll be some changes made

                            Get me to the Church on Time

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                            "Finale"

Memorable Lines from Show:

Myron Zweiback: The ceremony is part of the Annual Apple and Prune festival, which a very moving experience....runs all week...the whole town trots out to see it...

Mayor Flatimor: And now, let the caldiberous events begin!