Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-31
APOLLO CLUB A
HIT At DDORA
Home Talent Organization In
Comic Opera Appears Before
Large Audience
PRESENTS "FAkIRs" AT WlsNER
Mrs. Fannie Wilkins Ryan Greatly
Strengthens Cast, and Completely
Captures the Audience = Sixty in
the Presenting Company Accompan-
led by Seventy five Friends.

The Apollo Club, in 1.-The Fakirs,
at the Wisner opera house, Eldora'
Wednesday night. A special train out
of this city, bearing sixty members OF
the company and seventy-fve friends
to witness the performance. reached
Eldora at o'clock Mrs. Fannie Will
kins Ryan, of Des Moines greatly
strengthened the cast, and completely
captured the audience. The opera was
changed considerably, ard those VINO
witnessed the Eldora performance de-
clare it to have eclipsed in many ways
the initial production given here.
Upon their arrival at Eldora all
available carriages, buses and other
conveyances were secured to take the
visitors to the industrial school. Some
Of the party were guests at the school
and others of friends in Eldora. A
large numper OF the officers Of the
school attended the opera, and several
theater parties We're given. Miss lsa-
bel Patterson. sister of MIR. c. r. Fat
terson, manager and conductor of the
Apollo Club, is connected with the in
dustrial school as an instructor.
The IRIS Eldora correspondent tells
of the presentation of The Faklrs' at
the Wisner as follows:
'.Eldora May 31.-The Apollo Club,
of Marshalltown, in THE Fakirs," was
greeted by crowded house last night,
the main floor, boxes, as we'll as gall
lery, being filled. The Crescent Man
dolin Club gave excellent music be-
fore the play and between the acts.
C. E. Patterson with the attractive
Florodora girls, gave the opera good
start. Mrs. Fannie Wilkins Ryan COM
pletely charmed the audience, and
gracefully responded to the enthusiastic
Wood and Mr.. Patterson blended beau
tifully in their duet, and Miss Wood,
with the rose chorus was heartily en-
cored. Mr.. Heitshu and chorus were
good in Hiram Crew. The Jap stunt
was very cleverly acted, while the au-
dience was fairly carried away with
little Isabel Wiseman.
Mrs. Marion Mckay was amusing in
her character song in costume, and
in her duet with Mr.. Roy Roberts SO
pleased the audience that the pair
was recalled for the second time. Mrs.
Whitehead, DR.. A. c. Conaway and
MIR. Patterson responded to hearty
encore to the 'Jack-o'lantern Girl
Mrs. Grace Clark DeGraff captivated
the. music lovers of the audience, and
her clear and perfect soprano voice
filled the entire house with it's beau
tiful tones. In duet with Mrs. Ryan,
the contralto, the audience was
charmed.
Mr. +. Aubrey Smith gave very
fiae solo number with chorus accom-
paniment.
MIR. Patterson seemed to be a neces-
sary part of every number. He pos
sesses beautiful tenor voice, and his
numbers were given without fault. AS
manager he deserves much credit for
the enterprise manifested in organizing
and training such an organization.
'tMr. Ralph M. Hix was perfect az
the accompanist.
Many expressive words of praise for
the entertainment We're heard at the
conclusion of the opera
Have Fast Trip Home.
The members of "The Fakirs" and
the others who went on the trip had
a fast ride home. The special train
pulled into the union station here thir-
ty-two minutes after it left Eldora,
making the run of twenty-nine miles
at a rate Of about mile a minute.
The train stopped but once, at Clifford,
for water This stop consumed sew
eral minutes. John Trip pulled the
train, with engine No. SO. Walter
Robinson was his fireman, and Ed
Hayes, conductor, had charge of the