The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-20
ST. PATRICK'S MINISTRIES
AND 0'BRIfN CONTRACTOR
Two Entertainments Of Exceptional
Merit To Be Presented by Lo-
cal Talent During the
Coming Week.

season, local theatorgoers will be Of
fered entertainment OF an exceptional
ly meritorious character by companies
of talented local amateurs, whose per-
iod of careful preparation and rehear-
sal have rendered the participants
capable Of Offering attractions of a
high grade. The first will be the min
strel show to be given at the Parish
hall Monday evening next by the st.
Patrick's Literary and Social Instl-
tute, which has already on former oc-
casions afforded much pleasure and en-
tertainment by their clever shows, both
in regular drama and in minstrelsy.
Rehearsals under the skilled super
vision of w. ]. NJ. O'Connor and Rich
dications, and there is no doubt what
soever of the fact that the production
will be a gratifying success. The
ticket sale to date has been enormous,
and i'm order to accommodate the large
audience anticipated, q matinee will
be given at 1880 Saturday afternoon
for the younger element. Aside from
the vocal numbers in Part l and the
Olio, there are some very good end
men jokes. The directors have made
ii a point to eliminate the cheap COM
edy which generally characterizes af-
fairs of this nature, and the vocal num-
bers are interspersed with the purest
of humor.
Fred ]. Rentenbach will preside as
interlocutor and the following pro-
gram will be given on Monday night,
the same also being presented at the
matinee this afternoons:
Part First. Qnterlocutor-Fred j.
Rentenbach.)
Opening Melody-Old Black Joe.
Opening Chorus-Jingle of Jungle
Joe.
/ Wish 1 Had Dime-Joseph Dem
mis-.
over the Deep Blue Sea-Bass Solo
Mr.. Harold Winsjansen of Hoton.
That Gill Sauce Rag-Marvin Coon.
That Dublin Rag-Emmet Dwyer.
Cause 1 know that I'll be happy till
/ Die-Will Dwyer.
Mandy, How Do You DO Neil Steh-
lin.
My Queen of Dreams-Mr Otis Ma
son.
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey
will Carrigan.
"a Dream Mr.. Weiscn.
Only the Ghost of Your Smile-Mr.
Russell Conway.
That Barber shop Chord-Mr RUDE
Ross of Houghton.
Closing Chorus-Mr. Russell Conway
and Company-Goodbye, Betty Brown.
Olo.
Selection by Orchestra.
Quartette-Messrs. King, Weisen,
Cameron and Winsjansen.
Stump Speech-Chauncey Began.
Sweet Italian Love-Mr. RUDE Ross
of Houghton.
Dancing and Singing Specialties by
Frank Neville. William Dwyer, Otis
Mason, Neil Stehlin. (Some very good
dancing).
Closing Chorus-March Song--Good
Old U. S. A. for Mine.
"O'Brien the Contractor"
No amateur performance ever given
In Hancock in recent years received a
larger need of praise or more general
appreciation and approval than "O'Bri-
en- the Contractor" given on st. Pat
rick's day last under the auspices of
the st. Patrick's Literary and Social
institute. In the interval since its
first production the company has been
urged to repeat IL, finally acceding to
tie request of the Twin City Clerks
Union to present ii for charity, and
fixing May 26 as the date for its pro-
duction at the Kerredge theatre. The
proceeds will be donated to the st.
st. Joseph's hospital and the Good
Will Farm, two deserving institutions,
and this fact together with the merit
of the production, the talented anna
teur actors taking part and the fact
that t is to be produced under the
auspices of one of Portage Lakes
most enterprising and energetic orga-
nizations should assure an audience
that will I'LL the Kerredge theater on
Friday evening next. The cast of
characters is the same as at the for
mer presentation and 10 as follows:
F1ossie vanBuren. Laura's little
eaughter-Margaret F'itzgimmons.
Mrs. Laura VanBuren, sister of Len
nox-Mrs. j. A. McGrath.
Lorillard Lennox, President of the
Empire and Occidental Ry.-Edward
Il. Carrigan.
Hans. Butler of the Lennox family
Fred ]. Rentenback.
Jason Fleece, a Napoleon of Finance
-Emmet +. Dwyer.
Frank Roberts, young engineer
Fred M. King.
Cicely Fleece. daughter of Jason
Miss Olive Carrigan.
Baron Won Steinburger, representing
an English Syndicate-Delore Roch-
on.
Sharpe, a private detective-Neal
Holland.
James OBrien, a railroad contractor
I-iWilliam O'Connor.
Kerrigan. O'Brien's section foreman
l-Dmmet Coughlin.
| Synopsis.
ACT I-Sitting room in the resi-