East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-31
Al" THE TTIEATER.
"samay South finstrels. -

The Sunny South Minstrels have
sung their songs and danced their
Dances and several hundred society
people of Pendfeton who witnessed
the production are now discussing it's
merits and Its demerits. Mrs. Anna
u. Crayne, dean of women att the
Pendleton academy, deserves the
thanks of lovers Of entertainments for
combining SUCH a splendid array of
talent ins an amateur company. OF
course there were plenty of flaws and
1mperfections. common to all home
talent AFFAIRS in the show Saturday
night, but the audience as on all such
occasions, was lenient in its judgment
and chose to look for the good rather
than the bad points, and as q result
there are no harsh criticisms to be
heard.
In the first half of the production
the end men were the principal per-
formers before the footlights, and
supported by a well drilled chorus.
succeeded in winning hearty applause.
Mr.. Herbert Ruppe especially pleased
the audience by the local hits he in
corporated in his songs. He also Gre
ated a surprise by introducing a black
hen Of the ordinary farmyaCd variety
and the hen proceeded to create a few
more surprises on her own account.
The olio consisted principally of So
10 selections and various stunts, and
was throughout worthy of the approv-
al 1t received. The vocal solos of
Mrs j. r. Dickson, Mrs. Virginia
ClaSon, Mrs. w. A. Slusher and Miss
Edna Gates, were particularly pleas
ing, while Miss Edna Zimmerman in
the doll speciality with Miss Lola Per-
ry in the role of the doll was one of
the best numbers of the evening AM
other feature unusually appreciable
was the woodpecker song and dance.
The orchestral overture and quartette
numbers assisted materially in round
ing out musical program of a high
order. A criticism of the entertain
ment would be far from complete If
no mention were made of Jack Keefe,
Weston's entertainer extraordinary.
With his monologue speciality. piano
stunts. singing and dancing he was
the life of the show, and was called
back to the footlights time after
time. Mr.. Keefe is endowed with un-
usual abilities and one wonders after
seeing him win an audience, why he
ia not drawing a big salary on vau-
will always receive a hearty welcome
before a Pendleton audience.
Great praise is also due to j. II. Mac
Lehman. who as interlocutor, assisted
greatly both In rehearsals and in the
final performance.
full personnel of the cast is given
below:
Director .. Mrs. Anna Z Crayne
lnterlocutor .....J. H. Mac Lehman
Soloists .......,........
Mrs. J. Ross Dickson, Mrs. Beth
enc Virginia Crayne Claxon
Mrs. w. \. Slusher. Miss Edna
Gates. Prof ]. A. Keefe.
Accompanies .........
Miss Harriet Young, Miss Lola
Perry.
Dot Anger, Brooke Dickson, Her
bert Ruppe Nat Kimball, Claud
Hale, Ernest Ruppe, Prof Groen-
valid, W Edmund.
Stuntster. ...........'s.. Jack heele
ludTlelteS
F. X. Welles. NJ. f. Akers, j. S.
Landers A J. owen and Brooke
Dickson. Dot Anger. Nat Kim
ball and Herbert Ruppe.
orchestra ..''..'''',,. ,,........
Director Carruth, and Goedecke.
violin, Folsom, cornet Parks.
claironet, Hayes. trombone.
Fletcher, drums, and Mrs.
Humphrey, piano.
Chorus and stunt people .......
Misses Mary Zurcher Inez Maxim,
Bertha Anger, Jennie Perry, Mil
dred Magoon, Sally Gray. Edith
Johnson. Edna Zimmerman. Ed
ma Gates and Messrs. Carl Eng
dahl. Will Piper, Elmer Grove,
Charles Harra, James Chlson
and Merle CheSSman