The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-30
lMinStreIS Score
A Big Success

at Odd Fellows hall on Saturday
night to one of the largest audiences
ever gathered in San Juan county. and
the show we'll deserved the liberal pa
tronage bestowed upon it, as it was
eminently superior to many profess
ional one.
From the opening chorus, 'sKing
Jollity." to the final drop of the
curtain on the sad plight of the
participants in the uproarious pIaylet.
| "a Desperate Situation" the house
was kept in constant roar Of laugh
ter. Even the overwhelming dignity
of the interlocutor, Doctor Reed. was
almost unbalanced by the unexpected
pranks of the end men, Geo. Candy
and Billy Benson. who we're inspired to
do new stunts not down on the bill.
| East Sound has reason to be proud
Of its exceptionally fine voices. the
harmony in the choral work being
beautiful. and the modulations per-
feet.
The soloists were all in good voice
and their selections beautifully rem.
dered. the songs themselves being par
ticularly we'll selected. The songs in
the olio we're:
Tenor solo Pass it along to Father
H. G. Wilson
FTonnr coll, I won't cono ono RI oo1
me dearie Geo. Whitley
Bass solo Ny dream of the U. S. A.
DR.. Reed
Baritone solo Taffy
Graham Philip
Ienor solo Darling Sue
Robert Roe
Tenor solo For I dream of You
H. G. Wilson
Tenor solo Jungle Town
Geo. e. Candy
Closing chorus Yankee Doodle Boy.
The second part of the program
consisted of plantation scene in
which familiar darky songs were sung
by DR.. Reed. Geo. Candy. howard
Wilson. Geo. Whiteley. Graham Phil.
10. Bobby Roe, Pat Langell and Nc
Clure. Benson and Shattuck accom-.
panied them on their banjos.
The boxing match between the Dol.
phin Bay Spider, Mr.. Gould. and the
East Sound Wonder. Ralph Templin,
added to the gayety of the occasion
owing to the valiant efforts of the
lengthy Mr.. Gould to make an impress
sion upon the elastic form of Mr.. Tenn
plin, who seemed by some secret pro :
cess to have become imbued with the
resiliency of rubber ball. TIE CO.'S
tunes were marvellous in their simpli-
city. The gentlemen's freedom OF
action was not hampered by weight
of clothes.
Wesley Langell displayed a few
tricks in legerdemain which the elder
Herman would have added to his rep
ertoire had he known they we're pos
sible of accomplishments.
The Stein Song from The Prince OF
Pilsen by DR.. Reed. Graham Philip, Pat
Langell and Howard Wilson was one
of the gems of the evening. The stage
setting was good, the costumes excel
lent and the bright catchy music was
particularly we'll suited to the four
beautiful voices.
|. The skirt dance by Mr.. Benson was
very graceful. his dancing being Elgh-
" appreciated by the delighted audi
ence which demanded an encore.
The monologue of ''Uncle Joshu
ay" by George Candy was very funny.
his make up as an old farmer being
true to the life. Mr.. Candy develop :
ed an ability IN handling a pitchtork
which was entirely unsuspected oy
even the most intimate of his frlends.
The final act of the program was q
rollicking farce. in which numerous
peopte displayed an amazing ability
for getting into the wrong place at
the wrong time. The characters were
Wesley LangeIl, Ralph Tempiln.
Frank Shattuck. Bill Cramer. Y. w.
Guibor, George Whiteley. Will Ian
gell.
The personnel of the company was
as follows, DR.. Reed, Interlocutor,
George Candy. Billy Benson, rat
Langell. and Tracy King. end men.
G. W. Guibor. G. Whitley. Howard
Wilson. Will LanRell, Graham fnh
| ip.. Bobby Roe, Bill Cramer. Nova
Lanrell. Wesley Laneell, Frank Shat
tuck, Mcclure and Wh'tmore'
Miss Templin, properties.
Mrs. Woods, costumer.
Miss Millard. artist.
Miss Harrison, pianiste
| Miss Myers. violiniste.
Harry Templin. business manager.
| The numbers given By Miss Hazei
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