The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-29
LEAVENW0RTH
MINISTRIES
GREAT
Superb Entertainment Of.
fered Last Night by Wis
itors in Local Theatre.

For variety, wealth of musical
talent, snap and go, novelties AMI
holding the crowd, no minstrel show
ever given in this city ever surpass-
ed the one given in the Wenatchee
theatre last night by the Leavenworth
aggregation of amateur Ministries.
The olio in Act | was great. Harry
f. Carr made an impressive interlo-
cutor. The ends were C.. z. Davis,
Miss Polly Candy. Murray Marley,
w. B. Simpson, Miss Margaret Can
by and Cameron Squires. Their
makeup alone was worth the price
of admission. The reporter was late
and when he arrived Mr. Davis was
paralyzing the audience with You re
Gwine to Get Something What You
Don't Expect" He was followed by
Miss Leo l.. Davis whose rich sopra-
no was perfect in the rendition of
Good Night, Dear Come Along,
Mandy" was a duet by Miss Polly
Candy and Murray Marley. Robert
Lawrence displayed rich basso in
the Gypsy Love Song" Mrs. w. o.
Atwood closed the act by the Mes
merizing Mendelssohn Tune She
was assisted by crackerjack cho-
rus.
A number of local hits on Wenat-
chez were introduced from time to
time and brought down the house.
Mr. Marley's reference to his joke
book, the Great Northern time table,
made a big road of laughter.
Baby Reatha Hutchings, six year
old little girl, was inimitable in her
darling little limitations. Fay Tenn
pleton was mimicized as Mary the
Maid" in "Forty-five Minutes from
Broadway" costume and all. Emma
Carus and Mabel Hite also were re-
vived
Mrs Mabel Hutchings gave a nov
city musical act which was a fine
display of skill and would have been
all right but for the fact that the
piano was tuned to different pitch
from her instruments. She is par
ticularly proficient on the xylophone
and surpassed many of the vaudeville
performers on this difficult instru-
ment.
A beautiful picture was presented
in Act w. A parlor setting with the
lights all turned off except for the
imitation red flame from a supposed
fire in the CRATE, reflecting the faces
of seven friends gathered around the
warmth for an evening of reverie and
informal musical stunts. The instru-
ments were guital, mandolin and har-
monica. Sometimes the ladies would
sing, and the act closed by male
quartet giving, Stars of the Summer
Night
"Oh, You Niccolini," an Italian
impersonation given in song was the
fifth act and reflected much credit
on Miss Davis and Mr.. Sharman.
The curtain went down at late
hour on the closing which was a
comedietta entitled, Fathers Visit,
by the Leavenworth Dramatic Club
The cast of characters was:
Colonel Best. father. w. B. Simpson
Mrs. Lille Matthews, the injured
wife ....... Miss Leo Davis
Harry Matthews, the aggrieved
husband C. E. Davis
Suzette, Franch maid .........
......... Miss Polly Candy
Tozer, an English butler .......
80. Harry Masten
The one regretable feature of the
entertainment was that only about
half an audience was present to en-
joy one of the best entertainments
seen in the local theatre either by
amateur or professional talent.
Doubtless the house would have been
crowded if Wenatchee people had be-
lieved there was going to be such a
1t must be remembered, however,
that no local talent entertainment
has yet played to capacity in this
city without a systematic personal
trict for the sale of tickets is made.
Nothing was done in this instance
but ordinary advertising.
1t is to be hoped that Leavenworth
people will not hold anything against
the Wenatchee Commercial Club for
the poor attendance on this occasion.
1t seems to have been a case of what
is everybody's business is nobody s
business. Probably Leavenworth will
be invited to come again when they
have something good to offer and a
committee will be appointed from
the club to work up an attendance
that will show Wenatchee's appreci-
alton of her neighbours talent and
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