Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-24
AT SQUIRREL.
This Is the Closing Day
Of the Fete Week.
Minstrel Show Proves an Un-
qualified Success.
The Launch Races. Last Ball Game
Of Series Today.

| (SpeciaD.-The vaudeville and min
strel given in the Casino Thursday eve
| ming was a grand success and de-
serves the high praise that it has re-
| ceived. An island entertainment was
never more successful and never had
| an audience more pleased. There was
| not q dali number on the program nor
a dull minute in the whole perform
| ance. There was fun, wit, music,
dancing, all the members of the cast
being artists in their special depart
ment which made an excellent and
highly taking entertainment.
David Owen who arrived or the
| Monhegan Express was better than
ever in his monologue and scored
| many happy local jokes and hits. He
| received encore upon encore from the
audience which never tires of his
clever work.
The cowboy dance could not have
been excelled by the natives themselves
and added much spice to the program
because Of its novelty on the Squirrel
stage. The cowboys in the dance
were Lee Briggs, Ralph Sayward, Ed
ward Twombly, Carroll Newell and
Andrew Foss.
Miss Anna Holden and Miss Marion
DOane, old favorites on the Squirrel
stage, executed a pickaninny dance
that won great appreciation from the
audience.
Tie Dutch dance from the Red Mill
" 18th a duet by Miss Bessie Wright
and Miss Dorothy Haley was one of
the pcrttiest numbers on the program.
The dancers were selected from among
the younger Squirrel society and they
did their part in Il manner that has
elected much praise from those pres
cnt. The little Dutch dancers We're
Margaret Oldham, Marion Fisher,
Frances Simpson. Gertrude Emery,
Ruth Wheaton, Mildred Harrington,
Katharine Gruener and Margaret
Gruener
Ray La Woke had baseball
speciality that abounded in fun and
local hits.
Bobby and Duffy Holden did some
tumblirG feats that people many years
their senior might proudly perform.
They were good and performed some
marvellous feats last year but have
greatly improved since last season.
There were two excellent musical
numbers on the vaudeville program. q
piano solo by Mr. Carhart and 4 vocal
selection by Miss Dorothy Haley.
The minstrel was doubly popular be-
cause it was a fine entertainment and
the only one Of its kind to be given
here for several years. A better
minstrel never Travelled on the road
than was given here Thursday eve
ming. The ends. Messrs. Sayward
Newell, Owen and FosS assisted by a
clever interlocutor, Charles Wilson OF
Washington, D. c., kept some fun con-
tinually going. The members of the
chorus were Miss Marion Doane, Miss
blanche Watson. Mrs. Robert Weeks
Miss Mary Badger Miss Eudora Sulli-
van. Miss Laura Thomas, Miss Janctto
Emerson. Mrs. Hapgood, Miss Marie
"a Woke. Miss Edith Pierce, Miss Anna
Holden. Miss Bessie Wright. Miss
Carolyn Wright and Miss Frances
Wright Robert r. Whitehouse was
| stage director and upon Miss Mary
| Clapp dcvolvcs good part Of the
praise Cor the success Of the entertain
mcnt.
The winners at the Monday evening
whist were: Bridge. Mrs. Curtis
| Chicago. plate; William de Blois, New
York. picture Straight, Miss Cora
! Clapp. Boston, address book; Mrs
Page. Springfield. Mass, japanese
| lamp shade.
Mrs. Willis o. Foss Of Auburn gave
piazza whist Wednesday afternoon
The prize winners were. Mrs. Litnor
Summit. \. J.. pitcher: Mrs. Frank
Stanley Newton. picture; and Mrs
| Frank Dincley, Lewiston, vase.
Mrs. George X. Sayward gives Z
whist at her cottage Friday after
| noon.
The motor boat race was run off
Thursday morning. Three Of the
| fastest launches in this vicinity com
poted in the race. First money. $40
WIS won by Rice Eros Eleanor H..
which also took the additional prize
ot s. for fastest time. 1t made the
miles IL &c minutes. 5 seconds. Sec
ond money. s.. was won by Cora L.
| The summary:
Name and owner. Finish
| Eleanor II. Rice Brothers, Booth
nay Harmon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ll.U4.2.
lip =. W. Wclch, BOothbay IIarbor
diSa nlcd.
Payson Alden has arrived for a va
cation.
Walter Kelley Of Portland is among
the Fete week visitors.
f.. c. Hendee and family of Augusta
have opened their cottage for vaca-
ton.
There will be a fast game of ball or
the island green Saturday afternoon
between Boothbay Harbor and Squir-
rel Island in the final game of the sea-
son.
William 3. Williamson and Burleigf
Martin of Augusta are guests Of Wal
ter Hendce.
| The tennis tournament is daily be
| corning more interesting.
A party from Boothbay Harbor at
tended the minstrel and vaudeville
Thursday evening.
Saturday, the oath. is the turning
point of Squirrels season.
| The latest arrivals at the Squire
| Ip,, Mr. AMI MrS NJ WOrral III