Arizona republican., 1910-01-21
REHEARS|NG FOR
4 NIGHT IN BOHEMIA
Some of the Funny Things Which
Happened in the Preparation For an
Excellent Amateur Entertainment-
Play Will be Seen at the Elks' The
alter January 25th and 26th.

Come. now. all ready for the open
ing chorus. Everybody in place. Hur-
ry M"
And Tommy: Getz, with nicely
smoothed hair and calm demeanor,
stands in the Elk club rooms ready to
lead the opening chorus of The Night
in Bohemia" to be given at the Elks'
theater January 25th apd 26th-
There is a scurrying of forms. a pat
ter of feminine feet and a shuttle of
the larger pedal extremities of the
male members of the chorus, many a
parting giggle or chuckle and the lines
are formed
Twenty girls. dark-eyed. blue-eyed
gray-eyed, short and tall girls-all
pretty-stand in line and behind them
stand the young men. Everything is
ready. Then
Last night by moonlight. my
babe and me
Went down to coon town hot
time TO see.
Didn't Suit Him.
Hold on, Hold on, Wait! Wait
minute!" and Tommy" Getz's calm
,lcmeanor underwent slight change.
He was already experiencing difficult
ties
Go back and form again" And
they all formed again. \ second time
my baby and me" started out to coon
town to behold a "hot time"
This time they were more success
fuL There is a burst of melody that
fairly lifts one off his feet as every
voice. in perfect time, swings into
place
Like Shanghai ROSTERS, a-steppin'
high" is sung to an impromptu cake
walk by the alternate girls and boys
from one position in the line to an
other.
Rubber. Rubber" Yells Getz. above
the sound of the chorus, as the young
men and women are cake walking off
the stage. BY this he indicates that
he wishes each to hold his partners
hand and as they leave the stage in
couples to wave their disengaged hand
at the audience
How They Rubber"
On the night of the performance the
Willy boys" and other habitues of the
front row are not to flatter themselves
that the girls are trying to flirt with
them 1t may appear so. but appear
snces are deceiving. This is done. in
compliance with the order ito rubber"
For the sake of those who have new
er taken part in a performance where
such apparently enigmatical orders are
given. it might be well to state that to
rubber" means to turn ones head and
look back. Too far might result dis
astrOusly, of course. but just roguish
glance over the shoulder to flatter the
boys is enough.
Then Dolly Dixie Wadlington)
and Tommy paul r Ingles) appear |
ed. Dolly and Tommy" are two |
practiced a song and dance Dolly is |
blue-eyed, light haired, modest and |
demure. and Tommy is neither modest |
nor demure.
They started out well, but while they |
made no mistakes, to the uninitiated |
they did something that caused Tom |
my" Getz 10 pull his hair and storm 4
about. yelling:
Sing; sing out loud, There that's /
the step. Now dance like you enjoyed |
it. There. that's good. That'll do"
And then Dusty Rhodes George P. !
Bullar6 followed by Callahan Crank I
Connelley), the policeman. bursts into i
the room, or. better still, from behind /
the seats which were arranged about I
the room. The seats marked the con-
fines of the stage. Thus far and no
farther should the players go: that is.
if they wished to remain in sight of |
the audience. which last night con-