Display car for musical at Mechanicsburg High School requested

[Wildcat Prod]

We are looking for a 1920's vintage car for display at our upcoming musical. The show, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," takes place in 1923 and we would like someone to display a car in our lobby for Friday through Sunday, April 11-13th. If you can help us call Dave Shoemaker at Mechanicsburg High School 691-4500 ext 3235 for more information.

[Wildcat Prod]

We are looking for a 1920's vintage car for display at our upcoming musical. The show, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," takes place in 1923 and we would like someone to display a car in our lobby for Friday through Sunday, April 11-13th. If you can help us call Dave Shoemaker at Mechanicsburg High School 691-4500 ext 3235 for more information.

[rocketraider]

You'd be surprised at the press something like this can generate, for both the show and yourself. Not to mention it puts old cars in a POSITIVE light, even to people who are generally anti-old-car.

Several years back, a local Little Theater group did a masterful production of "Driving Miss Daisy". Now, in the original stage play, Miss Daisy Werthan owned Oldsmobiles, not Cadillacs, and the producers wanted to stay true to the stage play. I was able to get 1948, 1954 and 1967 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight sedan owners to bring their cars as props. For the Saturday night performance, those owners drove the cast to the theater in the cars and dropped them at the front entrance in costume, complete with Hollywood style red carpet grand entrance.

My old HS English teacher played Miss Daisy, and when I opened the car door for her, her comment to me was "Leave it to you..."