MacLennan, of Trinity United Church. Another new event in the church hall was the young people’s drama presentation. The BYPU staged their first of a series of plays; a comedy called, Oh, Promise Me, that played to a number of full houses, where tickets were sold for 25 cents each. These were times before professional a acts on television all but ended the ' appreciation ofgoodlocaltalent,and g; g these young Baptist Youth players i g; were good! Their other shows of note i

would be, Tell it To the Marines, in

1946 (which drew rave reviews in The .._,. Guardian) and You Said It, a year later ,

in 1947. All were well attended hits in BaptistPlailreor; Performing CharIOttemwn' A number Of What Fhe JudyDavidson, BarryBugden,ManeMcMurtry&SidBurhoe. local newspapers called, ”blossoming Mamammmcwmion

stars” emerged, and five females had

leading roles in all three shows; Grace Crosby, Margaret MacEwen, Margaret Ballem, Ruth Tarbush and Marguerite Brehaut. There were male leads in each drama but

only these female leads were there for every production.

Charlottetown Baptist Trail Rangers (c. 1945) Back: Ken Burns, Bob Vatcher, HaroldJones, Byron Howlett (leader), Maurice Brehaut, Edgar/ones, Keith Brehaut Front: George Ward, Lorne Good, B/ois Manuel, Ernie Macllay, ond Oakes, Bill Madannell, Jim MacNei/l

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