Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-22
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Local Talent Scores Success i'll
Robinson Crusoe, Jr., at
the 0deon
SECOND PART VERY CLEVER
Tonins Down Of Some Of First Part
Acts Would Have Improved Min
streI Section, But Entertainment Was
Very EnjoyabIs-eirls Appear to
Best Advantage.

Local talent in combined minstrelsy
and musical comedy. with the melange
styled Robinson Crusoe, Jr," scored
a success Friday night at the Odeon.
The audience was not what it should
have been in size, but made up for
numbers in enthusiasm. The presenta-
ton was under the direction of FEEDER
lex E. Howe, who has promoted sim
liar affairs successfully in this city be-
fore. The present attraction was given
under the auspices Of the travelling
men of the city. in connections with
their picnic, scheduled for today.
The second part of the entertain
ment eclipsed the first by long odds,
and the young women of the cast APP
peared to the best advantage The
first part, which included the minstrels,
would have been more pleasing had
some of the attempts at jokes been
toned down, or a better selection OF
style made. George Tuffree and J.
Arthur Martin made the best end men,
and were quite clever. Mr.. Tuffree's
monolog and song, He Wasla Cousin
of Nine resulted in several recalls
and Mr.. Martin made good with MS
"Tll be Back in a Minute" The inn
presentations by Mr.. Martin, of Mayor
Ingledue, Sheriff Hutson, and "Si"'aVar.
looila111y n1ouor and 9SQQn-
uine surprise. Assisting materially in
the entire production were Mrs. Howe
and brother, F. Walter Gilby, IA the
leading roles. Their appearance lent
an air of professionalism to the presen-
tation and both were decidedly clever.
Mr.. Gilby appeared as DR.. Bee, and
Mrs. Howe g, I,slla Donna MISS
Florence Iyarris and the military girls,
in the last number of the first part,
Cupid is the Captain of the Army,
ere also very pleasing. Tbs end
men participating in the first par! we're
George Tuffrea. ]. Arthur Martin, w.
G. McCarten. Milo Pinkerton, E. B.
Howard and W. II. Muelhaupt.
The second part opened with cno-
rus, Camp Meeting Time" by the en-
tire company. Mrs. Howe gave pref
ty dance. and Mr.. Harpold and the
Chicago girls appeared in song and
dance, .Tm Going Right Back to Chi
cago," which was very good. The "Tu
Whit tn Whoo" song by six young Ia
dies, with owl electrical effects, was
one of the best songs and dances OF
the entire evening. Mrs. Howe sang
with good effect Sweet Kitty Nolan
II nh
ladies. Mr.. Gilby's I'm So Sleepy,
was good, as was also the duet, Smile
on Me-" by Mrs. Howe and Mr.. Gilby.
Mr. Francke made a hit with his "You
Can't Guess Who Flirted With M"
assisted by a chorus Of young ladies',
and Mr.. Gilby presented "The Learned
DR.. Bee" assisted by the company, In
a. manner that brought hearty applause.
The finale4was by Miss Florence Har-
ris and the entire company, in = Why
Can't Girl Be Soldier?"
Another clever bit of burlesque Civ
en- during the second part was the
statuary posings of A. l.. Stern, L. ].
Harpold and Elmer Cline.
The castsof the principals was as fol-
lows:
DR.. Bee, M. D., D. D. S., P. d. c.,
F. H. B., P. M. K, discoverer of
the Magic Pellet generosity"
Observation-Disclosures. IF. Walter Gilby
Ann T. Dote an ex-chorus beauty in
love with Bee and Augur. .......
................. Mr. F. r. Francke
Nick o. Teen bold conspirator.
................... "A. L. Stern
Lizzie Swift, Ann rs adopted daugh-
fnr Mr. Ey17nnr C1;oo
Opie Eight, TITS hard trick but we
can do her" ...... Mr.. L. j. Harpoid
Rev. Augur, father of the Two Little
Ginlets. He dotes on poetry.
.l.......... Mr.. Roy Roberts
j. Edgerton and Horatio Ferdinand
the Gimlets children of Rev. Au-
T CUR, Harry Gabelman and, Sidney
Simon
Bella Donna, a soubrette fresh from
the dramatic agency. :. Mrs. Howe
Sing Lung Lee. Miss Winnifred Rist
Tu Whit tn WHO'D Girls - Misses
Ruth Bell, Josephine Gabelman, ida
Shove, and Grace and Edna Swingley
and Mrs. Alfred Stern.
Military Girls = Mesdames G. H.
Whitehead, ]. A. Martin, L. R. Max
NOlA, 1Loi1y i1lSuo, SICOI &c INcOSl GIlu
w. n. Mue1haupt, and Misses Marie
Shove and Florence Hutson.
Chicago Girls-Mesdames Lloyd r.
Maxwell, c. P. Cook. and w. H. Muel-
haupt Misses Marie Shove, Wilma
Robbins Ella Skegg, Nina Hutson,
Grace Lander and Winifred Rist.
Others participating in the choruses
were Messrs. Alva A Nicholson. George
Millhiser Ray Jarrett, Hugh Winery,
Hughitt lamar, Harry and Dwight
Denmead, Edward Robbins, w. S. Reed,
Herman Gabelman and Burt Down
ing
The production will be repeated this
evening with possibly few additions
to the first part that were not given
Friday night owing to colds on the
part Of those scheduled on the pro-
gram.
PLUMB CASE SETTLED.