The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-12-08
The AID Club Puts One Over
CAST OF CHARACTERS.

In the Order of Their Appearance.
uncle rom ........... ]. w. Dietrick
Aunt Chloe ............ Abe Levine
Eliza ............... C. b. Cabaniss
Little Harry ........W. H. Brakeman
Phineas Fletcher Lorn Brueggeman
Marks .............. 4. w. Hawkins
wafer ................. Frank Fox
Little Eva ...... Charles H. Gerecke
Topsy, Oh, You 49,. Eugene Osborn
olIlon LeSfee ......... Oliver Utter
Pickaninnies, Slaves. Servants,
ROustabOuts, etc
NOGET'S ORCHESTRA, Prof. o.. A.
NOget, Conductor.
COMPANY STAFF.
Company Manager ...... +. F.. Huse
Musical Director ...... c. J. Bullock
Chorus Director ...... Otto a. Voget
Stage Manager ..... William Werner
Electrician .LOrin Brueggeman
Master of Properties ...........
............. Hon. Bill Ferguson
stage Director ........ f. G. Asmus
Wardrobe Mistress. go. Nine. Ophelia
Scenery specially designed by Will
lam Werner, Scenic effects by Billy
Ferguson. Shoes by The Rummage
Sale. Costumes by The Industrial
Store. Wigs by Norfolk Upholstery
Co. Editor Souvenir Program-Harry
$. Thorpe.
The AID club put one over Thanks
giving night, all right, all right. They
got away with Uncle Toms Cabin"
in manner that would have COM
pletely surprised Harriet Beecher
Stowe. 1t is doubtful if Harriet would
even have recognized it as her own.
And the box office receipts will be a
big lift to the exChequer of the Ad
club.
1t was a full house at the Auditor
ium. Even the boxes were sold out
And the immense throng laughed
from the beginning until the end en-
joying all the artistic touches that
have slipped by so many "Uncle
Toms Cabin" producers. For exam
Pile. you perhaps never saw Little Eva
light a cigarette as she climbed the
golden stairs.
Clever local gags" flashed out
through the whole performance. keep
ing the audience in constant good hui
NOR. And the song hits were heart
lily encored
The performance started with an
opening chorus introducing all the old
favOrite negro melodies. A solo by
Uncle Tom was well received. The
chorus work was good and showed
capable training. A feature of the
stage settings was the real cotton
plants in blossom sent from Texas
for the occasion. The death of Little
Eva was one of the feature scenes.
Little Eva tells Uncle Tom that in
view of the fact that in all previous
of Uncle Tom" Eva is
required to die in the second act, she
supposes her time has come. Be.
fore she dies, however, she wants to
ask Uncle Tom a few questions: VIII
West Norfolk avenue ever be paved?
VIII the trains ever run up town?
Just before she dies she has vision
of the Y. NJ. c. A. building completed,
of a hospital in Norfolk and Norfolk
we'll lighted. The last is too much
and she expires in Uncle Toms arms.
The slave auction in the last act by
Simon Legree made a distinct hit.
The specials of Herman Schelley and
Lorin Bruggeman were repeatedly en-
2ored. Charles Loeffler displayed con-
siderable ability as a dancer. A solo
by r. n. Zimmerman was we'll receiv-
ed and he was Obliged to respond
with a second selection. All those
Who took leading roles were favortes
with the audience from start to fin
sh. Credit is given F. C. Asmus and
:, ]. Bullock for the capable manner |
n which they performed the duties
" company MANAGING and musical d. |