Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-10-18
HOME TALENT
A HUMMER
TOY YSHOP" GREETED BY A
PACKED HOUSE.
WAS COMPLETE SUCCESS
CHILDREN DESERVE MUCH PRAISE
FOR THEIR SUPERB ACTING AT
THIS PERFORMANCE.

"lhe Toyshop," musical comedy
put on under the direction of Miss Mo-
Cune and under the auspices of the
Mothers Club of the oity, gave two
performances at the Norris Grand
Friday night and matinee SATURDAY.
afternoon. This is the first attraction
since the opening of this theatre where
every seat in the house was sold out
and number turned away at the door
after the starting of the first perform
ance This statement is made to show
the enterprise of the members of the
Mothers Club i'm selling tickets and
the performance proved to be one
which merited every bit of the patron.
age.
Those participating in the perform
anoe were for the most part members
OF the CITY schools and each and eyery
one are to be complimented on their
part in making the whole SUCCESS
Especially the little tots whose songs
and drills called forth much applause
10 go into detail on each number would
use up more space than is available. A
few however call for special mention.
Ihe principal part WAS taken by Miss
McCune, who directed the play, that of
X tty, the shop girl. Miss MoCune is a
actress and.a wonder when it comes to
drilling little folks. This other leading
roles were taker by Chauncey Lummis.
AS Glnepot, Ruth East man, AS Il French
doll, Katherine Juekett as rag doll
Miss Hartman AS Topsy the "nigger'
doll, Lida Paulson as retired fairy.
Mr.. Cook as Prince Caramel, Rupert
Gillespie rs Prince Bonbon, Victor
Christianson as Capt. Tillerope, Bar
hessler as the Man in the Moon, and
George Mosher as Sandman. Each bad
their parts perfect. Songs by differ.
ent members given above during the
course of the play were loudly applaud
ed
Of the drills all were equally good.
the Jumping Jacks in the persons of
Floyd Phillips, Franklin Taylor, Cleo
Baldwin, Lee Clark, Norris Buckmas
ter, True Parsons, Harley Hustled and
Tommy Baules caused much merri-
ment but when the Four Little Curly
Headed Coons appeared dressed the
part they brought down the house.
-Four of the animals from Noah's Ark
then appeared and while Miss Juckett
sang, rather divided honors with her
by their queer antics Wayne Baldwin
was some frog, Fenton Lee an owl, Otis
I Bringer cat and Carl Weyl a pig.
Their costumes were very amusing.
The paper dolls, the Brownies and
the Japanese doll drills were next in
order followed by the Flower Fantszie
| Perhaps the number which starred
in the bill was one of the last on the
program, the Ragtime Chorus. Four
young ladies and four young gentle.
men from the high schoo. made 10
this number. From the time Of their
first appearance until the final encore
they were scream. The makeup as
oisht CAtIn uuo ''COlOreQ 1OlkS' WAS
simply great and the coon songs. cake
walks and dances were as good as any
travelling bunch of minstrels. George
Elcessor WAS without doubt the class
OF the bunch as his actions and acroba-
tic turns would no doubt have made
many real coon green with envy
They responded to four encores and
we're better each time.
Mrs. Joe Roth WAS the soloist during
the course of the play and her songs
rendered while surrounded by the
many little folks as they put on their
drills we're exceptionally fine. She has
full rich voice and she did Justice TO
the many difficult selections.
AS financial suocessas we'll as from
all other standpoints, the entire per-
formance WAS hummer. An itimlzAd
statement of the Receipts and disburse-
ments rs handed in by the treasurer OF
the Motber's ''lnb il rs follows: Total
receipts, Sl9G 50; miscellaneous ex-
pense, $3.50; Miss McCune, S77.27; Net
profit. S7OO3