The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-30
LOCAL SINGERS WIN APPLAUSE
Entertainment for the Benefit of the
Y. M. q. A. Opens -Four Days En-
gagement to Capacity House and
Proves WinneEs

fsParada,' beautiful in it's every
feature and artistic to a degree that
would do credit to PROFESSIONALS was
presented at the Rhode opera house
for its first performance in q four
night engagement by home talent on
Monday night. ''Paradan is a delight
full conception staged by Captain G.
w. Eddy, Miss Eddy ands.Miss Glynn,
all of New York. 1t was given as a
home production, and proved to be one
Of the best indeed that has ever been
seen in Kenosha The engagement is
under the auspices of the Kenosha Y.
M. G. A., and if last night is to afford
a criterion of what may be expected
the remaining three nights, it is to be
success from every viewpoint. The
attendance was more than satisfactory
and everyone was charmed, delighted
and full of praise of performance and
performers-and these are the requis
ties for success in the show business.
Parada is spectacular and allegori-
cal in way, artistic and catchy. The
musical selections are fresh and well
rendered without exception The cho
Tuses are wonderfully trained and the
dances and drills marvelously execut-
ed. Conceding that Captain Eddy has
succeeded in enlisting some Of the
best and in many instances tho most
experienced of local talent, it is never
theess to his credit that in the short
period of little more than a. FORT
night Of rehearsing he has brought
forth such a production. The program
went with snap and dash that is
characteristic of the best troupes on
the road. There were no waits, no
slips that anyone could notice; every
one on the stage seemed equal to and
familiar with his or her part, and in
two hours and quarter from the time
the curtain was rung up the last tab
leau was presented, an exceptional rec
ord for a home attraction.
1t would be impossible to specialize
in the various features, enlisting as
they do the capabilities of so many
young people, striving with a single
desire to please and that, too, without
an apparent effort. That was the no
table part of it from the strictly dra-
matte side
The stage settings, all entirely orig
inal, are rarely beautiful and singularly
suitable to each act. The costumes
are in every instance pretty and appro-
pirate.
The production opened with a beauti-
full Tableau of Nations, showing the
entire cast, effectively grouped, and
with attractive light effects Then
came Miss Mabel Lampe's solo,
Dreaming" with chorus. ''The Fair
les" were next, wonderfully sweet
feature in which little tots did their
part well and then came the Japanese
number, quaint and novel. Zenas
Pitcher and Herbert Curtis sang excell-
emily the ''Newsboys" song, with cho-
rus, followed by the ''Floral Arch, .
a rarely beautiful number. The first
part was concluded with the "Imper-
ial Pageant of the Nations,'' in which
to the familiar patriotic tunes of the
respective countries represented,
quartet of graceful dancers appeared
for each country all finally taking
their places in the formation of a
richly variegated picture, the standards
of the different nations being borne as
follows: Japan-Miss Beulah English;
English Miss Lizetta Boetcher;
1rish-Miss May Mcnamara; Scotch
Miss Josephine Thomas; American
Miss Elsie johnson.
Part two opened with the "Gypsy
Camp and Home of the Gypsy Bride. =
Miss Mabel Lampe gave the "Declar-
alton by the Queen, Mrs. Gilman
sang "Jane from Maine" and then
little Miss Elizabeth Wheeler presented
rare bit of child acting, reciting in
quaint costume LA Petite Minnette. "
Florence Wells and Susan Whitaker
sang sweetly and the act concluded
with gypsy revelries
Part three, the military feature of
the program entitled "A NIGHT II
Camp" brought back tender and af-
feetionate remembrances of the civil
war, presenting a realistic campfire
Eeene, with members Of Fred S. Lowell
post, G. A. r. in uniform. and after