Smyrna times., 1907-03-06
WALKERS.
Locel Talent Entertainment Given Last Wed
nesdaylWth Good Effect-Program Rendered

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nesdaylWith Good Effect-Program Rendered
WALKERS, March Am entertain
ment of local talent was held in Walk
ers School House on Wednesday, Feb
ruary twenty-seventh. The room was
tastefully trimmed in the patriotic
coIors of red, white and blue. Mrs.
William Spicer presided at the organ
accompanied by Mr.. Harry W. Blendt.
A crowded house listened to the fol-
lowing program: Singing by the
school, Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean; Recitation by Julia Price; Dia-
logue, "Mice at Play" W lillian Now
land, Tom" Elsie Nowland, ''Bess,"
Walter Nowland, "Archie," Samuel
Armstrong, Jr., Bobby Recitation,
"Hhe Cats Bath" Julia M. Blendt;
Mrs. Spicer and Mr.. Blendt rendered
beautifully a march. Considerable
Courtship," a comedy consisting of
four characters, Mrs. Littlefare,
boarding mistress, Miss Case; Sarah,
her. daughter, Miss Workman; Mr..
Mangum and son, Henry, boarders,
Mr.. S. Armstrong as Mr.. Mangum and
William Blendt, his son Henry. Sing
ing, "The Birthday of Rose," Reci-
tation, "My Trundle Bed," Edna Ellis
, Recitation by William Nowland on
Rigid Reformation" "How they kept
Secret" a dialogue of five characters: ::
Mrs. Bunker, Mrs. E. Heinhold; Miss
Walden, Miss Ada DeVenish; Mrs.
Blaisdell, Miss Elizabeth Price; Mrs.
Hobbs, Miss Daisy Workman; Mrs.
J Brown, Miss Helena Case; college
Life" sextette of school boys: Floyd
Short. George Blendt, William and
Walter Rowland, Samuel A. Arnstro ne
and George Rothwell, Jr.; Recitation,
"Caesar Rodney's Ride" Miss Eliza
beth G. Middleton; Recitation. 'Little
Blossom" Miss Minnie Rothwell;
"Aunt Betsy's Beau" n amusing dia
,, logue of six characters: Aunt Betsy, a
j., maiden aunt, Miss Jemima Short; her
three nieces, Misses Elizabeth Price,
: Reba Latta and Frances Price; Eu-
gene, suitor of one of the nieces, bu
Aunt Betsy believes it to be hersel
n and Mr.. Duntley, a neighbor, want
to buy a piece of land. Aunt Bets
treats him with great courtesy unit
she learns from him his intentions
a then she contemporary asks him t
leave. He doesn't do so until he ha
:, opportunity to tell her she need no
a. become so wrathy. Esquire Hope
and Mr.. Duntley were impersonate
by Mr.. Samuel Armstrong and Nj
Harry G.. Blendt, who won much al
H. plause by the way they performed i
- the last scene. Song, 'She's Flow,
- from the Fields of Alabama," Geore
Blendt; Defamation, "He don
- Amount toShucks," George Rothwel
:. Recitation, "a Young American Pin
fore," Miss Elizabeth Middleton; g
Matrimonial Advertisement" coined
consisting of six characters: Crane
"a mother Cole, old and deaf, Mrs.
49, Heinhold; Mary Cole, who discove
20 the advertisement, Miss Virgie Shol
bor Jack Cole, her mischievous brothe
mr.. George Rothwell; Aunt Martha, Nj
Workman; Uncle Cyrus, Mr.. Hors
VanDyke. The scene closes by be
being chagrined to find it is a broth
and his sister. ''The Irishman a
,out the Coon" were we'll rendered by Hal
s,s W. Blendt and Edgar Heinhold; Sii
ing by school, "My Country 'Tis
- Thee;" Much credit is d ue to all "
took part in the able way they p
- formed their parts. Many thanks
y. the kind and generous support and
n: - operation of the people of the comm
ity.