Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-08-28

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be presented at Bakers Theatre week
of August 31st. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights will be devoted to
the emotional southern drama, THE
Black Hand" 1t is a melo-drama of
the more elevating kind and has al
excellent plot, bound to please the most
fastidious. The last three nights of
the week will be devoted to the allur-
ing and absorbing drama Carmen
with Miss Emily Smiley in the title
role. This will undoubtedly be a gala
affair, principally because it is the
first time this season the Baker
clientele will have an opportunity of
seeing Miss Smiley in her famous
Interpretation of Carmen which by
the way has been favorably compared
to the interpretations given by Miss
Nethersole, Calve and other great stars.
Inasmuch as this will be the event of
the season, We would advise the Baker
patrons to order their seats in advance.
Edward Shapiro, he of the raven
locks and beautiful eyes, had a birth
day Tuesday. It's all in the course of
human events to have a birthday and
Eddie just couldn't help it.. The re-
freshment bar over which he presides
with such charming grace, was taste
fully decorated by his assistants who
presented him with a handsome gold
fob and seal. Several other presents
both valuable aud comical was received
by him. After the evening ''servicesn
were owe Eddie arrayed himself in his
best bib and tucker, with a silk hat,
gold handled cane and lavender gloves
thrown in for good measure, and call
ing the ''Scrap Iron Bandn to his assis-
lance, marched the appetite crowd"
down the boardwalk to jones' where
he entertained them with a beefsreak
supper, which was served with all sorts
of trimmings from that Stimerhiemer
stuff that comes in long necked bottles
to La Tonia smokes. The steak made a
decided hit with the crowd who were
not used to eating of this kind and
were willing to bet real money that
there wasn't a sirloin steak in Wild
wood. After sampling it and finding
it the genuine thing they fell on each
Others necks and wept tears of joy.
Congratulations flew thick and fast
across the A~sdAAmssh1 ma- fandedieH-
Eddfotc dovofod haad anI ha a,1
gracefully apologized for being ON
earth and thanked all present for the
kind words and tokens of regard thrust
upon him. Mr.. l.. S. Johnson, the
genial manager of the Ocean Pier, got
busy with a line of talk that made Eds
cheeks glow with pleasure. Prof.
Roselle also made some talk and
"Beans" barked his approval. Fine
gan sang IN original Irish song that
made a hit with the cook. All then
got busy with knife and fork and made
the table look as though a northeaster
had struck it. A smoker followed on
the front door steps of the Ocean Pier.
Song and stories FLEW thick and fast
and Herbert, the young man who
spells his name Wagner and calls it
Vogner, broke up the party when he
insisted on singing "Oh Promise Me-
in the language spoken on the banksof
the Ottens Canal. Among Mr.. Shap-
iro's guests were Mr.. l.. S. Johnson,
Prof. Harry Roselle, Elmer Clifford,
Charles Kantor, William Dieroff, Geo.
Finegan, Herbert Wagner, Harry
Davis, Mr.. Messic, Robert Mckay,
Prof. VIM. Rushton, Walter Mills, Jos.
Davis, Signore Nickottie Baglivio and
"Beansn the bulldog mascot.
The greatest crowd of the season wit
messed the greatest game of the season
last Friday night in the Floral ball
room of the New Ocean Pier, when X
Central High, the best basket ball team
visiting this resort, met and defeated
the strong Wildwood five. The locals
took the lead and held it the entire first
half, but in the second X Central by
clever team work and lucky shots gain
ed and passed them, winning by the
close score of 1928. "Spots" Stanger
and Prof. Roselle played their usual
hard game ION the side lines) with
honors about even.
In the front part of the Ocean Pier,
Harry Morphet the magician, is enter
tanning large crowds twice a day. He
is here for a two weeks stay.
There was all kinds of music in the
roller rink at the Ocean Pier last week.
With a Chinese band and orchestra,
Jim Dilks with his collection of funny
instruments including his wash boiler
cello and Troilo's Italian band; fifty
even varieties of it filled the air. Fred