The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-29
PEN|TENT|ARY WILL
HOLD ANNUAL
PROGRAM
Inmates of Institution Plan
Show For Thursday
Evening

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the inmates of the North Dakota pen
itentiary at Bismarck. On hat oc-
casion they will present to the public
their annual entertainment, which
this veal promises 10 surpass any pre-
vious efforts in this line. The enter
tainment is being staged under the
auspices of the Brotherhood Society,
and will be given in the new chapel
and auditorium.
The New Auditorium.
A large force of men is busily n
gagged in completing the interior of
the new auditorium and 1t will be one
section of the state when it is fin
ished. The auditorium is in the east
wing Of the main prison building,
over the kitchen and dining room.
II has Il seating capacity of between
$50 and 500.
Made Own Opera Chairs.
The auditorium will be equipped
with opera chairs. One of the boys
patterned the model for the casting
for the iron parts of the chairs. and
the castings are being made by the
Bismarck foundry. The boys at the
prison are making the wooden parts
sembled and put together out there,
after the castings have been made.
The audiences which attend enter
tainlnents at the penitentiary will he
seated on chairs which are the hand
iwork of the prisoners.
Capaclous Stage.
Across h eastern n of the audi
forum a roomy stage is being con
structed and will he finished in ample
time for the entertainment next week.
h stage is a work of carpenters
skill and is 20 by 80 feet in dimen-
sions. On either side spacious. we'll
rooms have been built. The pros
cenium is artistically built. n there
will be a handsome drop curtain.
Will Raise Floor Later.
For the present the floor of the
chapel auditorium will be level. just
as it is. II is the hope of those in
terested however. that within a short
time h floor will he elevated at a
gentle slope from the rear. making
1t even more satisfactory. Tho en-
tire chapel is lighted by electricity.
and the footlights and overhead
clusters on the stage itself are all in
candescents. Lack Of funds at the
present time prevents the raising Of
the floor of the auditorium but the
money that is received from giving
entertainments of this nature will
probably be used to assist In this
work, n in improving the Interior
later on.
Extensive Program Arranged.
The program which will De pre-
sented by the boys next Thursday
evening comprises a farce comedy,
"a One Night Stand" in three acts,
written by William Mcdonald. "one
of the boys" Between acts, and aft
er the curtain falls on the inal scene,
there will be vaudeville stunts, songs,
orchestra selections, dances and other
forms Of entertainment.
Cast of Characters
h cast Of characters which will
present the farce comedy is as fol-
Rube Corntassei. ......w H. Rodgers
Gitzo Cohen...........H. Mcdowell
Sam Johnson. c. Mcdonald
Mr.. Often Walkhome. Bernie Reid
John Toughguy.......W. S. Howard
Red James Mccarthy
jimmie. the Dip...........F. O'Neill
feter PICKLES ..............H. Lewis
Wliilanl Boot .............J LenZere
6ootoiack Peterson
James Mcmillan will be the electro
clan. and Joe Remington will affici-
ate as property man. The complete
program is as follows:
Program.
March. "Amphion March" orchestra
March. War and Peace" orchestra.
Address of Welcome, Warden F.. O.,
Hellstrom.
Song. "Aleaander's Ragtime Band"
j. Davis.
Song, The Songs Mother Sung"
Bernie Reid.
"A One Night stand"-Act 1. (The
show arrives at Hotel Podunk.)
OVERTURE, american Home Songs"
orchestra.
Vocal solo, (selected). Mrs. Y. 7. Ia
Rose.
Speech. Bert Conroy, president Of
the brotherhood.
Dancing contest for prize. S. Jones
and G. Griffin.
"A Night Stand'-Act II. .(Mr.
Cohen Gets President Rooseyelt's
Room.)
Meet Again. Pof. w. E. Peck and S.
K. Wells.
Song. "Brudda ~Silavest." F. Smith.
Recitation. selected. Miss Mildred
Hellstrom.
Indian clubs. (piano accompani-
ment). Frank Barr.
"A One Night Stand"-Act III.
l~Rehearsal) introducing F. O'Neill,
Eccentric Jew; Bernie Reid. Baritone:
w. C. Mcdonald. Blackface and j.
Peterson, Bootblack.
Overture. Mermaid Waltz" orches-
ira.
Song. Iona Madill." J.. Peterson.
p. Cannon, a ''skit" on Family
Troubles. ]. Davis.
Song. You're Going to Wish You
Had Me Back" Hart.
Song. "And a Little Child Shall Lead
Them" James O'Brien.
Duet, we Deutchers Must Toged-
der Sticken." Mcdonald and Dittes.
Song. I'm All My Dreams" F.
O'Neill.
Overture, Mills Merry Melodies. No.
z. orchestra.
Tableaux. America" entire COM
pany. presenting:
Army.
11-uncle Sam.