Arizona republican., 1911-02-11
YOUNG ACTOR COMES
NEAR LOSING TONGUE
Joe Soto Bit at an Ammonia Pipe Once
too Often-"Toodles" Rehearsals.

] Never again Will Joe Soto, the cleNe
lad who plays the part of the trained
cat in "Toodles in Holland" next We'd
nesday. Thursday and Friday nights In
the eleventh annual show of the Phoe-
nix Elks' lodge, experiment with his
tongue ana a frozen pipe.
/ After leaving the rehearsal at the
theater yesterday afternoon, Soto went
Din company with some OF his youthful
! friends to the vicinity of the Wakelin
grocery. and seeing one of the exposed
ammonia refrigerating pipes questioned
some of the boys about it,
Told that only few days previous
| ~ boy had frozen his tongue to the
pipe, Soto decided to investigate for
himself rather than to believe without
proof the story that had been told him.
AS soon as his companions left him
Soto began to experiment.
The first time l put my tongue to
the pipe" said Soto last night in tell
ing what happened to him, lit did not
do anything, but the second time l
tried ii my tongue stuck and could not
pull it away.
Il didn't yell because there were so
many people around l thought they
would make fun of me and then would
feel ashamed. / think / pulled my
tongue out about six inches trying to
get loose"
Soto had to finally call for help. 1t
took four buckets of water. poured on
his tongue and the pipe to get him
,.~t.l
skin
Toodles' trained cat now declares
that after this he will be content to
take the word of older people rather
than prove their doubtful statements by
using himself as the object on which to
experiment.
Arichibold Reginald Cater. George
Patrick Driscoll and Frank Cornelius
three of the leading char
acters in 'Toodles in Holland" are new
being offered big inducements by other
of the company to learn by
personal experience whether or not
ones tongue will stick to a frozen pipe |
They have each refused to be the cat |
Every one of the sixty people in |
'Toodles in Holland is ready for the /
three performances next Wednesday. |
Thursday and Friday nights. At the |
-chearsals of the first and second acts /
Thursday and last nights the show
vent along with a swing that promises
he biggest and best show the Elks
lave ever given in Phoenix.
While it is hard to select between
he comedians, the vocalists and the
horuses TO predict which will win the
most applause. it is generally agreed
mong the members of the cast that
he sixteen little girls in the pony bal
ct will be the hit of the show.
Solo numbers have been assigned
rank Connelley. Chester Sergeant.
'aul Renau Ingles, Dixie Wadlington,
lrs. w. b. Leecraft and Helen Me-
ell.
One of the funniest stunts will be
nat between Mark Heinze, as the
Hebrew, and Charles Stambaugn, as the
utchman. The manner i'm which they
ispose of a pusse cafe is certain to
e entertaining
Tickets for the show are to be had
ON any of the members OF the lodge
nd at several of the local business
buses. These tickets can be exchanged
tier 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at
oehmer's drug store for reserved
ats.
]. Lewis Scott and George Kirkland
i'll go to Tempe and Mesa today to
infer with the members of the lodge
Id their friends for a special train to
ing the southsiders to the show on
riday night.
on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
lie lodge members will form in line
the ElFs' theater and parade on the
'incipdl streets. The parade will be
FADED by the Indian school band. The ,
xteen ponies will ride in automobiles ,
he parade will be in charge of Esquire 9
Lewis Scott ;