Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-10
Scores Another Success
at Its Annual Fair.
The Ministries Entertain a Big
Crowd al City Hall.
Basketball This Afternoon...Play
and Dance Tonight.

To the ringing strains of the open
ing chorus. before a large and expect
ant audience the Chizzle WiZzle fair,
the 18th in the history Of these fairs,
opened at City hall last evening, IAN
Up-to-Date Tea Party on minstrel
lines being the attraction.
From the start it did not require a
wise man and prophet to foretell that
the affair was billed for a success. 1t
was d self-evident fact from the mo-
ment that the joyful strains of the
chorus pealed forth. strengthened as
the entertainment progressed to brill
liant close. There are many to be con-
graduated for the entire success Of the
show. among them Charles F. B!lodeau.
who had charge of the Tea Party;
the four "waiters," Partridge, Meader,
Nichols and Stone; Host James Stone,
and the large and we'll drilled party of
young ladies' and gentlemen in the cir
Gle. All the wa through it was APP
parent that the MINISTRIES had been
drilled carefully and well.
And what a battery of rapid-fire
jokes was discharged on the constant
ly laughing audience. There were sur
prises coming all the time and from
jokes that hit the country at large to
local matters that took the audience
by storm not moment was allowed to
go to waste and not dull line was in
troduced. No sooner had one joke been
sent on its mission than another fol-
lowed. better than the first. All through
the "Tea Party" there was something
going on all the time and sad and lu-
grubrlous must have been the unfor-
tunate person who could not find mirth
plenty in the sketch.
Doctor Munyon," by Archie Meader,
was good and that meant an encore,
as did the solo with chorus. EVERY
body's In Sunderland" by Miss Lo-
retta Chernowsky.
Irving Stone scored one of the hits
of the evening with his song. eff That's
the Landlord" The reading by Arthur
Fitzgerald was one of the best features
of the program and was given an en-
core, to which Mr.. Fitzgerald very
gracefully responded.
Guy Nichols in Somebody's Been
Around Here" dispelled large num-
Der of clouds and it was necessary for
Mr.. Stone to sing the chorus again.
Hardly feature on the program
pleased the audience as did Evangeline
Paquin's song. "Glowworm." Miss Pa
quin. young in years, has an exception
ally promising voice. Of much depth
and tlmbre and her solo was several
times encored.
Business Is Business" by that ever
popular entertainer. Harold Partridge,
was another hit and then came the
grand finale by the chorus, followed by
2O-minute intermission
During the intermission ice cream
and cake was sold by the students
from one of the booths and an oppor-
tunity was given to inspect the decora
tions and booths that have been placed
in the hall.
The first booth. on entering the hall
was where confectionery was sold. II
was handsomely decorated in blue and
white and the numerals. 1911" were
placed in the center. This was in
charge of the Freshmen. The next
booth was the flower booth, in charge
OF the Sophomores. Hero cut flowers
could be obtained in profusion and it
Is needless to say they had d ready
sale.