Arnold H. McLeod's Sunny of Sunnyside Play, June 1987

Moncton's Arnold H. McLeod Elementary School presents Sunny of Sunnyside, June 1087

*Contents from program*

Story of the Plot
Time: Summer
Place: The Children's Home at Sunnyside

Sunny, the lovable little orphan girl, is the prime favourite of the other orphans at the Sunnyside Home. Returning from the hospital where she has been recovering from injuries received in saving the life of another orphan, she finds her mates excited over the news that a wealthy patroness of the home, Mrs. Raleigh, is planning to adopt one of the girl orphans as a companion for her niece, Eileen. No one knows who will be chosen, but each girl hopes it will be herself.

Sunny, however, putting aside all thoughts of self, finds plenty to do settling disputes among the orphans, reassuring Paul, the new boy, who is afraid that his tough big brother, Slim, will drag him away from the home and compel him to steal, and trying to comfort Jimmy, the crippled orphan, whose one absorbing passion in life is to be cured of his lameness. Bitterly disappointed over the failure of Mrs. Raleigh to send him to a doctor, Jimmy steals her purse containing a large sum of money. In a moment of belated remorse, he confesses the theft to Sunny, who, to shield him, sturdily shoulders the guilt herself, thereby imperiling her chances of adoption.

The purse, stolen in turn from its hiding place by Amos, finds its way into the hands of the bullying Slim, who is prowling around outside the home looking for Paul. Slim's effort to kidnap the terrified younger brother is bravely thwarted by Sunny, who thereby gets kidnapped herself. Her escape from her captor and her success in clearing her name, recovering the twice-stolen money, and finding herself a real home with Mrs. Raleigh and Eileen, complete the stirring cycle of her adventures.
Characters (In the order in which they speak first)

Billie: The tomboy orphan
Leila: The prettiest and vainest orphan
Reddy: The tough guy
Amos: Leila's brother
Heck: One of Reddy's gang
Phil: The fat boy, on a diet
Pauline: Very much the fine lady
Betty: The pet of the Sunnyside Orphans
Rosa: A fiery daughter of Italy
Theodora and Leonora: The Quinn Twins
Nan: A helper at Sunnyside
Sunny: The favourite of all the children
Paul: The new boy at Sunnyside
Horace: The bookworm
Doris: Excitable orphan girl
Harriet: A very lively orphan
Jimmy: The crippled orphan
Eileen: Niece of the rich Mrs. Raleigh, patroness
Tim: Another of Reddy's gang
Slim: Paul's older brother, a ne'er do-well
Jane: Another orphan
Tina: Another Orphan

Musical Numbers

Act I:
1. Overture: Instrumental
2. "It's Playtime At Sunnyside: Opening Chorus
3. "We Never Could Agree": Billie, Leila, and Chorus
4. "Hello, Sunny, Hello": Chorus
5. "If We Are Gentle And Kind": Sunny
6. "The Bookworm": Jane and Chorus
7. "Home": Sunny and Eileen
8. "The Dark Deed" (Incidental Music): Instrumental
9. "It's Terrible To Be Twins": Leonora and Theodora
10. "Mother, Are You Looking Down?": Sunny
11. "Who's Afraid?": Billie
12. "We Want Sunny": Chorus and Finale

Act II:

13. "We Cannot Play When Sunny Is Away": Opening Chorus
14. "If You're a Real, Live Boy": Reddy, Heck, Tim and Chorus
15. "It's Terrible To Be Twins": Leonora and Theodora
16. "One Little Word": Eileen
17. "Faithful and True": Chorus
18. "Leapfrog Is The Stuff" (Action Song): Chorus
19. "We'll Be Friends Forever": Sunny and Eileen
20. "We'll Give Three Cheers For Sunny": Chorus and Finale

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