Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-10
Graphic's Box Winners and Hundreds oe Other Chil-
 dren Saw Him.
SHOW A GOOD ONE
Every Child Present Given il Picture of Buster Brown" By the
 Graphic-H0use Packed.

Yesterday was some big day for the little folks of Pine Bluff The oc- casion was the visit of the diminu- tive hero of the famous Outcault car toon creation-"Buster Brown ia real life. He came to the Elks Theater with big devilish "Tige.' his dog, and his dainty little play mate and witness to all his pranks, Mary Jane," He also presented a large company of clever people, mu- sical features galore and specialtias that pleased
 The Graphic's Buster Brown letter contest, in which thirty-two boys and girls of this city were awarded the box seats at the matinee performance, gave the visit of Little Buster additional interest and as Superia- tendent Junius Jordan, of the public schools, was kind enough to consid- CT the children anu turn the schools
 out earlier than usual the theater was packed to the doors With Bus ter's admirers and their parents. Master Harold West is just the cut
 est little fellow who ever playe1
 Buster here saiG all of the little ones who saw him, and Madeline Clark, whose Mary Jane,' delight ed the entire audience, is darling little actress W tn many nice a;,Gm- plishments. The feature of the per : formance, however, was the dramatic
 work of Miss Beatrice Flint, who as
 Busters mother was good and ;te~n and kind all at the same time. She also rendered several high class ve- cal numbers which were much anjoy- ed. The dainty Pearl Evans scorel several hits in singing and dancing numbers and while Miss Flint is the real prima donna of the cast the vo- cal work of Miss Evans was second musical feature The @Tige." of Al fred Grady was doglike true to deg life He amused the children equal fly as much as Buster and Mary Jane'' and deserves credit for not o. erdoing the part. Beth Kaufman's hired girl stunt is laugh getter throughout the piece and the songs of H. A. Barrows, who is. handsome as we'll as clever, were we'll receiv- ed.
 But the real fun came after the show, when the little folks, 1nCiud- ing. all of the Graphic box winners. were permitted 70 meet Little Buster and Mary Jane.' both of whom pre- sented them with a photo of Bus ter Brown as compliments of the Graphic.
 Between the acts Colonel Marbo ough Hardy, manager of the "Buste: Brown Comnany, made a fine an- nouncement from the stage In which he invited all the little people to :e- main after the performance and meet "Pr@ter Brown personally. He told them that the Graphic would pre- sent each child present with a hand
 some souvenir of the occasfon,-a beaut ful picture of the little hero of mischief Buster Brown He thanked the Graphic for it's Buster Brown contest and said that he ap- preciated the wcrtl, of the Graphi, ,c an advertising medium, saying he be- lieved without the Graphic's efforts the oh ldren of the city would have not generally have known the day for ! Busters visit.
 The children crowded around Bus ter" and Mary Jane" and idolizei them. Each child received fine picture of the E'tt,e' star and the afternoon was one of great enjoy ment for them. They all expressed the hope that Buster and Mary Jane and Tige would come again next