The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-05
IT Was A BIG SUCCESS.

The home talent entertainment
given Tuesday and Wednesday e.
venings at at the Electric Theatre
for the benefit of the public read
ing room was pronounced success
both from the dramatic and finan-
eial stand points. On Tuesday e.
vening for half an hour before the
ticket office opened a long line of
people were waiting for admission
and the pretty little play house WAS
quickly filled when the doors open
ed. Soon the Standing Room
Only sign was displayed, every seat
having been sold and extra chairs
being placed in the aisles, and
many were obliged to stand through
out the entire performance. Two
hundred and ninety-one tickets were
received at the door.
After the overture by the splen-
did orchestra the curtain raised as
the minstrels sang .Darktown is
Out Tonight" and the expectant au-
diene was greeted by the brilliant
scene of gaily garbed and artistical-
appearing performers. The ladies
gorgeous in scarlet blouses and
bandanas and white skirts, and the
gentlemen in more or less vivid and
unique costumes, and flashing
jewels
With Mr.. Edison as interlocutor
the end-men George Hall. Walter
Hemingway, Harry Snallfield and
Walter Somers entertained the au-
dience with mirth provoking jokes
and sparkling wit. An excellent
reading by Juley Ann Rainbow, and
solos by different members of the
company We're We'll received and
leartily applauded, Chloe Buxtrum
and Walter Jellyfish being compel
led to respond to encores
Part two of the program consist
ed of a selection by the orchestra,
followed by a well rendered piano
duet by Mrs. Harold Knapp and
Miss Frances Knapp; violin solo,
exquisitely played by Miss Ireland;
a comical character solo by Mr..
Sma1lfield; a mandolin solo by Mrs.
P. A. Wright in her inimitable style.
while the comedy sketch, Who,
Me-" by Mrs. d. Mulder and Mr..
Walter Somers was the pleasing and
laughable finale of the first even
ing'S entertainment
The moving pictures which were
secured by Mr.. Suallfield especial
ly for these entertainments and
which preceded the minstrel pro-
gram, were particularly fine being
prom ounced by many to be the best
moving pictures they had ever seen
anywhere.
U-n6nncIor IN N
eager crowd awaited the opening of
the box office, and every seat in
the theatre WAS quickly taken, late
corners being obliged to be content
with standing room.
AS on the previous evening, photo
play pictures were shown as the first
feature of the entertainment. Per-
feet from a mechanical standpoint,
and uneXcelled in beauty and senti-
ment may be said particularly of
the tender and wholesome scenes de-
picted in THE Church Across the
Way" shown in Lynden for the
first time
From the splendid overture by
the orchestra, followed by the open
ing chorus. through endmen's COM
ical and laughter provoking jests,
solos and readings, to the
grand finale by the entire circle,
not a dull moment WAS experienced
by the audience. Every number was
enth Enthusiastically received and heart
lily applauded.
Part two of the program consist
ed of a selection by the orchestrai
a very well executed piano duet by
Misses Ruth Handy and Frances
Knapp; a recitation by Mr. Savings
which was so well received that two
encores were required by the ap-
plauding audience; beautiful yio-
lin solo by Mrs. Sampley; char
acter sketch by Mr.. Somers in which
he showed exceptional talent and
ability to please. and in which he
received several encores and
guitar solo by Mrs. p. A. Wright
which was enthusiastically encored.
One of the choicest and most
entertaining numbers of this part Of
the program was sketch present
ed with much skill and ability by
Mr.. and Mrs Smallfield. By special
request, Mrs. Norman's S solo, Moon
light Bay given the preceding e.
vening was repeated. as was the
comedy sketch. who, Me-" by Mrs.
Mulder and Mr.. Somers. which prov
ed such a popular feature OF Tues
day evenings program.
Two hundred and fifty-nine paid
admissions on Wednesday evening
brou ght the total number of tickets
sold up to five hundred and fifty,
making gross receipts to the a.
mount of S137 so
The total expense included only
items of rent, makeup materials and
sheet music, which amounted to
$500, so that balance of S10l.so
remains to be turned over to the
library fund.
The handsome sum netted for
the Lynden public reading room
was made possible only by the
hearty cooperation of those who
aided in the entertainment and the
liberal patronage by the public, and
the committee holds in grateful ap-
preciation all who helped to make
the undertaking a success; to the
mem bers of the company, and Lead
er and members of the orchestra,
all of whom gave SO generously of