East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-14
LARGE AUDIENCE IS
PLEASED WITH PLAY
HOME PRODUCTION THE UNA
TILIIA COUNTY FAIR"
MAKES A HIT.

second capacity house last even.
ing greeted the amateur production.
''The County Fair" and another sue.
cess was added to the long list of
home talent entertainments given In
Pendleton From every standpoint
THE County Fair" was a success and
fl passes into history leaving a good.
ly sum to the credit of the piano fund
OF the high school.
- A great deal of credit Is due to Mise
Eleanor Mccall the lively little lady
who was able to develop such a
smooth-running theatrical in such q
short time. The singing and dancing
choruses were particularly good and
brought forth hearty applause.
The best part Of the production
was reserved for the finale. 1t con-
sisted of two chOruses with Mrs. Glen
Sturdlvant and Miss Irmalee Camp
bell in the solo parts. Both of these
are recent additions to Pendleton's
vocal talent and they We're given a
most flattering reception. Mrs
Sturdivant sang Life Is a See-saw'
and the chorus appeared in the back
ground on an illuminated seesaw.
Miss Campbell sang II Want a Gibson
Man" and was supported by Choir
US of pretty girls and handsome boys
4 real "rah rah" scene was intro
duced when Mrs. Carl Power sang
Hes a College Boy" a chorus Of
% boys and girls of the Pendleton
high school assisted her and the num-
Der proved a lively one.
Mrs. j S. I.anders was introduced
as Madame Carisoso" and sang It'll
the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold"
with such pleasing effect that she was
forced to respond to an encore with
Whistle It," In this she was sup
PORTED by a whistling chorus.
Miss Mccall as Miss Lightfoot exc.
cuted Spanish dance with rare
grace and was paid the tribute OF
hearty applause.
one of the prettiest of the musical
numbers was Little Miss Up tc
/ Date" by a chorus of 16 little girls
] dressed in dainty white frocks with
pink bonnets and muffs. Margaret
Beere and Lula Matlock We're the
! leaders and for youngsters their stage
| presence was remarkable.
Bessie and Her Little Brown
Bear" in which hundred little chill,
| dren swarmed upon the stage with
their Teddy Bears. made big hi
with the audience. Murgery SWag'
eart and Dorothy Whipple took th'
! Leading parts in this. Another enc o'
tine children's hits was the "Boogi'
Boo chorus of $50 little girls lei b,
! Hazel and Helen Koch who sang th'
solo parts. A horde Of little farmer
boys. dressed in overalls sang unit
their throats cracked in Don't Cal
Me Mr.. Hayseed" and were given &
loud hand
Among the characters of the pro
; duction. first honors go to Miss Mar.
| Johns who essayed the part of a hys
terical. garrulous widow who haC
f, luried four husbands and was search
ing for a fifth. Her part was th'
heaviest and hardest of all but sh'
was equal th II and sustained i
cleverely throughout.
George Hackathorn and Miss Thel
ma Lauden as Handy Andy anC
"Giggly SAL We're omnipresent will
their bucollc wit and added a gooC
deal to the fun. Hackathorn sang
Gee Amt 1t Great to Be Home
and was supported by rube choru
with good effect. Young Hackathorl
also appeared in several specialize
between the first and second part
OF the show ana was given an enthu
siastic reception. His travesty on tn
old fashioned melodrama in whicl
one-half of him appeared as maj
and the other half as woman
brought forth prolonged applause
His entire monologue consists of tn
titles of well known songs cleverl
put together.
Walter Rose as the overgrown bo
was one OF the amusing features o
the evening and he and his aunt, i'm
personated by Miss Linse, were re
sponsible for great many laughs
Another gh-provoking couple wa
the bridal twain. Clarence Bean an
| Miss Muriel Sailing. The other char
| acters spielers. sideshow performer
= hawkers, country folk and Bosto
> ladies. were equally we'll taken an(