Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-29

carrying rnuskees with shining bayo
nets attached: q the company march
ed npon the stage there was such .
realism about It all that many minds
ran back TO the day when the fathers
Of some Of these boys donned their
countrc's uniform and carried musk
ct, not for I'D EVENING" entertainment
but because they heard their country, Z
cry for need. The DR. was very well
executed and the chorus tnev sang
was very much enjoyed, As tnese
boys were OF duty for the day tn, :.
decided to HAYS picnic and who ever
heard of soldier or sailor boys being
neglectful Of the fair, and soon in
some unacconntable way the stage
was filled with pretty girls, simply and
daintily gOwned. and in short time
boys and girls blended their voices IN
acouple of pretty songs. Miss Flnley's
clear young soprano voice then led q
gay chorus. The obligsto sang by
Miss Finley was transposed and to
some extent rewritten by Mrs Hill to
better suit the voice Of the singer.
And now upon the stage appear q very
Did man and an old woman who tell
their tale of woe in voice of song aud
however hard the world may have
treated them it certainly had not rob
bed them OF clear, youthful quality OF
song notes.
It is said in common life these char
acters answer to the name of Edith
Amen and Will Harmon, but if this ia
so, their appearance last night was
very deceiving. Suddenly without the
slightest warning three policemen put
In their appearance, aud no wonder
the whole house broke into q thunder
OF greetings Earl Beagle with newly
dyed and flowing mustache wearing a
ring with diamond setting which
would cause the KohinoY to pale with
envy and with his spank new suit
would have found way to the heart Of
any girl who had any such an organ IN
in her anatomy. Ed Alexander was
80 completely transformed INTO a
freshly shaver newly imported son of
the "0uld Sod" that his mother would
have been willing tn deny his identity
and take oath she had
never laid her eyes upon him
before. But Alex MORE certainly
deserved u cake that is if hayseed con ;
stables, ever are treated to- that article
We who had known Alex before he
had assumed the ardnons duties of
the police force realized his way mus,
have been rough in deed to have turn
I'd his raven INTO such shock of
sandy, his appearance told that when
duty called he hal always been on
hand and Judging from the condition
ut his uniform most Of his work mus,
have led him through brush and hriar
and over many muddy road.
The singing of these brave d. ( nders
of the peace may have at times been
little out of key but they fully con-
WINGED the audience of their willing
ness to use their biliies upon the
slightest OCCASION Miss Edith Amen
Who had lard aside her masquerade
now proposed TO plead her own case
in words OF song. and although she
was pronounced ~ very mischievons
thing" by all the company, she won
her way to their good gracss by her
beauty and pretty song.
| Act ILL., is = lunching scene during
which the policemen seem to ge,
most of the eatxbles while the men,
bers of the Merry Company seem cOn
tent to look iuto the eyes Of their
companions and feast upon what they
discover there. During the feast the
Mandolin Club composed 0f Earl
Beagle (with his diamond rine) Viii,
Harmon and Oscar Carter 80 pleased
the audience they were heartily en-
cored. This was followed by the
Harmony Club composed of Hugh
Cook. Oscar Carter, Will Harmon ana
Joe LaDue who being called upon for
a song Dy the merry picnic company
sang y medley of ch0ruses from pop
ular airs being arranged by the boys
themselves. They responded to an
encore and had they yielded to the
desire of the audience they would
have been kept singing till midnight
No feature of the entertainments gave
more satisfaotion thar the singing Of
this club, and the public hope Oft. n
to greet them in the future.
4 Act Nv. which follows the lnnch
ing scene was composed entirely by
Mrs Hills and added by her to the OF.
iginel drama. The lntrlcAta
OF tho grand ma'~N ~ ~. 'g cure,
which w. IN 1nis 6ceu'
ere so we'll executed ny ~,
company we're revolved by Mrs Hill
, Tho cadet chorus in this scene wa
very fine and elicited sounds Of ap-
plause from the audience A rrettS
, song and chorus was given by Charlie
Rainbow and the entire company
, The Lullaby snno during she Secon'
Act by Miss May Finley must no