The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1912-03-22
big MINSTREL PERFORMANCE BY LOCAL ELKS
PROVED A FINANCIAL AND ARTISTIC SUCCESS
WaeId Theatre Crowded BY People Of Port Territory Who
Express Thorough Enjoyment Of Entertainment With FIRE.
qusnt Spontaneous Applause Regulation First Part
Sparksd With Musical Gems And 0Io Was Con-
tlnuance Of Delightful Sklts And Sketches

and the black quartette and then ths
mixed double Quartette capped tht
climax 10 musical Offering and ridIcu
lOus situation. Pedro Jane and Wal
ter Lindinger proved whole team ID
themselves 10 this particular skit.
A CLEVER FEATURE.
Radically different from every other
feature Of the program proved 1.-THE
Littlest Girl" pathetic incident
possible 10 real life. L. e. Cox, the
dandy man about town whose heart
Is not entirely scared by the contact
OF dissipation, proved an ideal ivan
Bibber" while McVea Young, the
hearbrOken, discouraged and cal.
lOused father whose daughter had
been ignored, ran the gamut OF indig.
nation, retr0spection and awakened
sympathy naturally aud unaffectedly.
Herbert Canty's easy bearing and
graceful carriage made an ideal valet,
while little Miss Birdie Feore, the
littlest girl, CARRIED In her fiimsy angel
dress OF the stage. was q dream of
childish loneliness.
"Alexander's Rag Time Band,n an
organization OF Messrs Lindinger,
Duke, Jane and Farmer, lived up to
its name In every particular, and the
manner In which 1t handled the mu-
steal compositions, II nothing else,
insured the Immortality OF the selec-
tions they played.
Another clever skit, which proved
to be the closing event of an extreme
~ successful performance, featured
little Miss Marguerite Pickett,
dainty, doll like mite OF humanity
whose baby beauty fitted SO appropri-
Mr. Walker, II Want Harp Like
the Angels Sing" and supported by
the excellent chorus. On darkened
stage, with the brilliant spot light
encircling the baby form, suspended |
IN air and clasping 9 golden harp, the
effect OF an angels fight was obtained
while the chorus sang the refrain.
PARTICIPANTS COM MENDED. |
All during the performance audible |
comments we're made throughout the |
crowded house on the surprisingly |
clever work OF each individual mem.
Der At the large cast. Particularly |
prominent stood out the fact that a
master hand must have patiently
drilled and guided In rehearsals to
eventuate such complete whole, and |
p. B. Dunten, the manager and direc.
Tor of the show, came la for the high
est Of commentator.
Another pleasing feature OF the per-
Torrance that attracted general at
tentiOn and comment was the fact
that the entire production was the
effort OF local people, Ordinarily,
% q n M fan tnf In
attempted, 1t is usual for the pro-
noters TO send away from home for
'ome professional, more or less tenn
1orariy diseDgaged at the time, to
irill aud rehearse the participants.
such was not the case with the Elks,
however, and all the credit for the
'pleDdid entertainment given is due
20 Pascagoula men.
The music In the parade by the
BRASS band and that during the per-
ormance by the Walker orchestra
proved one Of the features OF the
how, the work OF Professor Clark Of
Mobile, the violinist, attracting par
ocular attention. Sol Frederic d.
ected and assisted 10 the handling OF
he scenery and he did his work
uickly, cleverly and without the
Usual clamor and noise marking anna
eur productions.
MERCHANTS DECORATED. '
From the prominent business houses {
+ the city on Tuesday sprung forth
xtravagant decorations consisting OF /
he national emblem and the we'll 4
nown purple of the Elks' organlza-
ion. On the north side OF the rail
Dad tracks, American flags and bunt-
~ were freely displayed from Canty's
apartment store, the Postal tele-
raph Office, Cox's One Price Store, .
lcVea Young's drug store, A. Del
)myn's, W. A. Daggett's and ]. D. t
lark's, while the other side Of the
on highway saw various decorations
y .. H. Alley, A. Voyadjis. Demo-
ratStar, George Granlund, Ira De-
light and others.
During the hour for the parade
lany Of the local people displayed
re Elks' colors or wore the dainty