Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-03
REAL THING
LAST NIGHT
The liuskin Bee Drew Large Aud
lance to See Local
Talent

crowded last evening with represent
alive audience who came to witness the
production of 1.-THE Huskin' Bee" under
the personal direction of Clara Louise
Thompson for the benefit of the free
library and in which participated some
of the best local talent in the city. The
opera house was filled with the fra
GRANGE of rose and many OF the per-
formers were presented with boquets
for their excellent efforts in rendering
their respective parts. The perform
ance given well places. those who part
icipated, in the front ranks OF the local
talent and Miss Thompson is to be con-
graduated on her success in bringing
before the public a group of performers
which has attained a high standard of
excellence.
As the curtain went up the attention
OF the audience was at once rivited on
the popular young people who were TN
u e cast and all through the breezy
farce until the curtain went down on
the last scene the audience was kept in
a continuous uproar The scene opened
in the barn OF Farmer Upland Hays
where a huskin' was in progress and
the opening chorus Everybody is hap
by at the Huslin' bee" was rendered
with spirit and snap that indicated
that the performers were alive to their
parts. c. F. Osmers as Farmer Corn
hopper delighter the audience with a
rendition OF Down where the Wurz-
burger flows" which brought out well
merited applause.
The skirt dance by Ruth Doris and
Marguerite Butler was signal for
thunderous applause and they respond
sed with an encore.
when McClosky Puts on His White
Vest" by Leslie Thompson. who took
the part OF O'Flanigan in the Huskin'.
was rendered In Mr.. Thompsons usual
funny style.
Van w. Hasbrouck's delineation of
the part Of Upland Hay was one of con-
siderable merit and in the song. when
sion for applause which brought out an
encore.
The duet. "Ragtime in the Moon" was
especially pleasing as given by Bertha
Doris and Louise Morrison.
The hey rube dance in which Sam
Anderson. Rodney Small. Geo. eKarns
and Henry Crozier were the entertain-
ers they were compelled to come before
the f0otlights several times.
Mrs. f. J. Boston. as Chlorinda, very
sweetly sang "up In the Cocoanut
Tree"
Anna Eaves. Hattie Palmer. Mary
Eaves, Catharine Fix were the four
young ladies' who delighted the audi-
ence with German fig dance. One OF
the hits Of the evening was the song
and dance step rendered by four little
tots, Elisabeth Kettenbach. Edith
Thompson, Robert Huston and Waldo
Thompson. They sang Has Your
Mother any More Like Yon" and were
compelled to respond with encore.
Miss Clara waldman has an excep-
tionally strong voice and was at her
best last evening and the unique jap
anese speciality which she introduced
singing "Pinky Panky Poo was de-
lightfully interesting.
Miss Waldman closed the perform
ance with 1.-THE Sousa Girl'' which was
sing assisted by the entire cast and
chorus.
The quartet composed OF Hal Beach
Adam Shubert. Wallace Reid and Arth-
ur Campbell rendered several selec-
tons which were enthusiastically re.
ceivsd. One OF the pleasing specialties
were the Twentieth Century Bellies and
Chappies. the characters Of which were
ably portrayed by Bertha Doris, Mabel
Nell. May Alexander. Louise Morrison
Virginia Shearer. Catharine Fix. May
Houston and Georgia Carter.
The hit Of evening was the cake wals
had been heralded az the leading even,
Of the show in the speciality line. Thu
header, Mr.. Ray Hike glided In before
the audience in true cake walk move.
ment and announced the cake walkers
He II an able leader and it was evi.