

The Happy Haunting Ground
LeRoma Greth
Suspense, murder and crackling humor.
It combines all the elements necessary for an auspicious production: action, gun play, intrigue and a touch of the supernatural in a picturesque setting-a long-deserted stagecoach station on the Arizona-Mexican border.
It was once the scene of a violent Indian Massacre, and ever since that day it has the reputation of being haunted.
But during a wild sandstorm a busload of tourists seek shelter there, not knowing of its evil history.
It seems every night at midnight, a haunted stagecoach gallops by, and whoever looks upon it, dies.
Two men do look and die during the course of the play; but courageous Matt Walters (the likeable lead) proves in the end that there is a good logical explanation for everything.
The play abounds in colorful and amusing characters: among them are Cleo Patra, a hard-boiled showgirl; Petunia Potter, an old maid; Septimus Jepson, a dry-as dust professor; Pocanti, and Indian Maiden; Lolita, a Mexican cow-girl, and Old Bones, an old-time Prospector.
| Character |
|---|
| MR ELMER BERRY a small town businessman. |
| BESSIE his wife. |
| MILLIE their eighteen year-old daughter. |
| MANUEL LOPEZ Mexican bus driver. |
| MISS PETUNIA POTTER an old maid. |
| MATT WALTERS a mysterious young man. |
| CLEO PATRA a night club entertainer. |
| OLD BONES a prospector of the Old West. |
| POCANTI an Indian squaw. |
| SEPTIMUS JEPSON an archeologist. |
| LOLITA a Mexican cow-girl. |
Ghost Road is a play written by Bill Johnson and published by Samuel French .
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