The Somerset reporter., 1902-11-20
High School AIfustreIs

Considering misty, dissgreeable
evening with unpleasant travelling. AUG
another drawing card u unusual merit.
that Of Creatore with his tail hand at
Waterville with special train thereto,
the audience that greeted the Skowhe-
gan high school upon the presentati n
OF their minstrel entertainment. Friday
evening last, WAS most surprising to
those participating as we'll as their many
friends. The body Of the hall was com
pletely filled and the gallery contained a
fair sized number. A similar entertain
ment was given two years ago under the
direction of Mr.. and Mr.. L. J. Roden-
baugh OF Boston, who conducted this
one and the pronounced success II PROV
ed to be, was in large measure respon.
sible for like result on this occasion.
The programme was composed of two
parts, and at the rising of the curtain In
the first part the fun began. Arranged
on the stage 10 three rows OF raised seats
was the chorus OF over forty "coons"
dressed In their gayest with Mr.. Roden-
baugh, the interlocuter, seated in the
center. To the music of Kendal's Or
chestra, the six end men, Joe Goodrich,
Frank Walker and Ralph Bailey, with
bones, and Arthur Merchant, Floyd Nye
and Edland Savage, with tambos, APP
peared upon the stage In their gorgeous
costumes that could not fail to provoke
mirth, and took their places. Iuter-
spersinR the programme OF the first part
were large number of Jokes, new and
up-to-date, many of the hits being local,
cracked by the end men, causing much
merriment to the audience. The pro.
gramme of the first part was as follows:
Grand Medley Overture Our School Days"
..,,...;...;' .'.'....'.......... Entire Chorus
I'm gotn' to live anyhow till die"
....'.....'. 49,. ......Frank Walker
"Bloomin' Lie. ......................
Miss Bessie Allen and Miss Minnie Brown
Susie Anna ..:;.......... Arthur Merchant
my Tiger Lily" ......,............
49,, 49,. Miss Arana Bussey and Floyd Nye
IL m unlucky"' :.:.......... .....Joe Goodrich
....''',..., ....,... .......... Entire Chorus
Part two opened with swell song
and dance, "An innocent young maid"
three couples, Frank Walker and Minnie
Brown, Arthur Wood and Lila Howes,
and Ralph Bailey and Bessie Allen, TAX.
ing part, the number terminating in
cake walk. After being recalled and
quietness had again been resumed, one
of our young sOloists, Miss Jessie Mad
docks, whose sweet voice had been heard
on many occasions, rendered In her same
pleasing manner my Blushn' Rosie Il
fancy chorus of nine young ladies ae-
comparing her. In all their movements
they were graceful and the feet highly
pleasing. The warm applause of each
number was convincing proof that it had
merit, and with good grace encores were
responded to. The evenings entertain
ment was concluded with the latest ab-
surdity, "Enlisting in the Philippines"
q farce that took we'll, the following
being the cast of characters:
Cyrus Green. from slabtown Joe Goodrich
Hans ADheuser Pilsner Wurtzenburger
hol DLsu JT'..,.....',;.;'. Floyd Nye
Mike O'Shaughnessy, Bulgarian........
.......... ............... Arthur Merchant
Percy Harold Hooper Hooper End 49,.
6OlAnu savage
Bolter, Percy's Frank Walker
News Boy ...::.................. Donald Burrill
Sergeant Drill ......,.............. Guy French
Lieutenant Mustard. ........L. j. Rodenbsugh
The treasury of the high school was
enriched about 800 by this treat which
the pupils after much thorough drill
wereiable tc so successfully place before
their friends, besides establishing a rep
utation of AL quality az royal enter
tainers.