A veteran of Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theater will lend his acting expertise to the upcoming Otterbein College Theatre production of The Mbd Who Came to Dinner.

Guest professional actor John High will play the role of the cantankerous Sheri­dan Whiteside in the classic American comedy by George Kaufman and Moss Hart, set for Feb. 9-12 at 8:15 p.m. in Cowan Hall.

High has played more than 1000 performances as the girTs father in the original still-running, off-Broadway production of The Fantas- ticks. He made his Broad­way debut shortly after his graduation from Stanford University in 1946’s Lute Song starring Mary Martin and Yul Brynner.

High’s regional theater credits include the roles of Col. Gillweather in Some­thing's Afoot at the Virginia Museum Theatre in Rich­mond, the head waiter in She Loves Me at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut,

* and David Bliss in Hay . Fever at the Nassau Reper­

tory Theatre.

Among his dinner theater credits are Pellinore in Cam- elot, Max in The Sound of MusiCy Jussac in Can-Cany Jasha/Gendal in Once More With Feeling with Cyd Char- isse, and Victor in Private Lives with Jeanne Crain.

For summer musical the­aters he has portrayed Col.

'' Pickering \Tt My Fair Lady with Edward Mulhare, Ja­cob Woodling in Paint Your Wagon with Howard Keel and Lord Brockhurst in The Boy Friend with Vivian Blaine. Road tours have in­cluded portrayals of Ma­dame Lucy in Irene with Jane Powell, Joseph Cham­berlain in The Right Honou­rable Gentleman with Edward Mulhare and Pros- pcro in The Tempest.

Last year, High appeared as the narrator and Father

Suger in the New York pro­duction of a new play about Abelard and Heloise, Divine Fire. During the summer he played Matthew Harrison Brady in the American Stage Festival’s production of In­herit the Wind and them ap­peared off-Broadway as the Marquis de Vincelli in The Classic Theatre’s production of a newly-discovered fa^ {v| by the Austrian play^^t " Johann Nestroy. H'.' - *

Tickets arethe Cowan Hall box crffice, 890-3028, from M:30 p.m.. weekdays. .

John High is guest | artist at Otterbein i

John High will portray Sheridan Whiteside in the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart play, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Feb. 9 - 12 at 8:15 p.m. in Cowan Hall.

A veteran of Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatre. John High has among his many credits over 1000 performances as the Girl’s Father in the original, still-running, off-Broadway production, “The Fantas- ticks.”

He brings to his role as Sheridan Whiteside the ex­perience gained from play­ing dozens of roles through­out a distinguished career.

With typical Kaufman- Hart wit, the story revolves around famed critic and radio orator Sheridan

Whiteside whose slip in the ice on the doorstep ot an Ohio family results in a highly disruptive six-week convalescence.

High made his Broadway debut shortly after his grad­uation from Stanford Uni­versity in 1946’s “Lute Song,” starring Mary Martin and Yul Brynner.

His regional theatre cre­dits include the roles of Col. Gillweather in “Something’s Afoot” at the Virginia Museum Theatre in Rich­mond, the Head Waiter in “She Loves Me” at the Good- speed Opera House in Con­necticut, and David Bliss in “Hay Fever” at the Nassau Repertorv Theatre.

For summer musical theatres he has portrayed Col. Pickering in “My Fair Lady” with Edward Mul- hare, Jacob Wooaling in “Paint Your Wagon” with

Howard Keel, and Lord Brockhurst in “The Boy Friend^’ with Vivian Blaine.

Road tours have included portrayals of Madame Lucy in “Irene” with Jane Powell, Joseph Chamberlain in “The Right Honourable Gentle­man” with Edward Muihare, i and Prospero in “The Temp­est.” ,

*—Last year, High appeared* as the Narrator and Father Suger in the New York pro­duction of a new play about Abelard and Heloise, “Di­vine Fire.”

During the summer he played Matthew Harrison Brady in the American Stage Festival’s production of “Inherit the Wind” and then appeared off-Broadway as the Marquis de Vincelli in The Classic Theatre’s pro­duction of a newly-discover­ed farce by the Austrian playwright Johann Nestroy.

Tickets to “The Man Who Came to Dinner” are avail­able at the Cowan Hall box office, 1-4:30 p.m., week­days.

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Registration is open through March 15 for ex- i hibitors in the Westerville South Instrumental Boos­ters Antique Sale March 26,10 a.m. - 6 p.m., in the South gym.

Persons interested in re- j serving a space in the sale j are asked to contact Mary j Kay Hamby, 354 Seminole, ; for crafts, and Larry Thax- i ton, 132 Crowles. for anti- j ques. >

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Sheridan Whiteside in the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart play, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Feb.9 - 12 at 8:15 p.m. in Cowan Hall.

Written in 19.19 by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, the play was a sTiiash hit in its first production, running for 21 months on llroadway.

“It’s a wonderful comedy.” said Dr. Charles Dodrill,Ot t('rbein’s director of Ihealri' and director of this production. "It’s easily oni* of tin* best construcleil pi,ays in AnuTican theatre*. Fach piece fits into the* next.”

The* story re'volves around noted critic, l(*(’lurer, wit, and radio orator Sheridan Whiteside*, whose annual lecture tour is cut short when he slips on the eloor step of the Stanley family home in Ohio. His highly disruptive presence as he recovers causes the house­hold to be in a continuous uproar as get well gifts of ce)ckroaches and penguins arrive, convicts and Chine*se students are invited for

will portray ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’lunch, and a stream of assorted colorful visitors parades through.

“The play has an enor­mous cast--30 people-and rerpiires some rather elabor at(* props,” Dr. Dodrill said. “I’m very f*xcit(‘d about working with this fascinat ing pi(*c(*. W(* an* going to do it as a period piece and keep all the ’.3()s references.”

The roles of the long- suffering Stanleys will be taken by Don Frvin and Carol (Jifb'U, while 'Todd Ue.'igan arnl J’l ai y Jorjc's will play th(*ir children.

Susan Diol will play Maggie, Whitesides’ long­time secretary, who falls in love with n(*wspaperman H(*rl Jefferson, played by Brent Erdy. The temptress Lorraine, who is call(*(l uf>on by Whitesides to break up this alliance, will be played by Bethany Bohall.

Dr. Bradley, a would be author, and Miss Preen, a maligned nurse, will be played by Gary Scott and Nancy Wacker. A. Victor Jones and Tonye Patano will

play household staff mem bers.

Playwright Beverly Carl ton will be played by Craig Icsman and the mysterious aunt Harriett Stanley will be play(*d by Allison Dixon. Banjo, one of Whitesides’ Hollywood friends, will be played by Giovanni Moscar^ dino.

Other roh*s in tin* f)lay will be taken by Mary Kate Doerres, Beth Stinson. Les Ef)stein, James Fippin, Mike Blankenship. Stev(* Saly(*r, Uog(*r ’Packet tc*, D.avid l)(* Coomaii, Bn'ut White, I.arry Sherwood, CarlyU* Owens, J(‘ffr(*y Kin, David (’aldw ell, and Todd Frec'man.

A veteran of Broadway, off Broadway and regional theatre, John High has among his many credits over 1000 performances as the Girl’s F’ather in the original, still running, off Ilroadway production, “The Fantas- ticks.”

High made his Broadway debut shortly after his grad­uation from Stanford Uni­versity in 194G’s “Lute

Song,” starring Mary Martin and Vul Brynner.

Last year. High appeared as the Narrator and Father

Suger in the New York pro duct ion of a new play about Abelard and Heloise, “Di­vine f’ire.”

Tickets are avaikblg at the Cowan Hall bo> office from 1 to 4:30 p.m! week­days.

Dinner guestBrent Erdy, playing newspaperman Bert Jefferson, argues with the Irascible Sheridan

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