Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-03-24
COMMERCIAL CARNIVAL
 PLEASES BIG AUDIENCE
LITTLE IMOGENE GRIFFIN AND HER SUPPORTERS WIN GREAT
 APPLAUSE WITH DRILL
"GOod Night in the Nursery" Another Number Literally Applauded- Program Will Be Curtailed
 Tonight.

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 | The Business Mems Carnival made
 an suspicious beginning last night be- l fore a large audience at the Elks'
 theatre. With songs, jokes and clev- CT sketches the assemblage was en- tertainod for more than three hours, the performers being frequently ap- plauded.
 There were twenty-five numbers on
 the program, among them being sev- eral of unusual merit. The songs | were catchy, and the costumes in | many of the scenes quite elaborate.
 The only criticism of the perform ance was that it was too long, and this will be remedied for the remain l ing nights, the announcement being | made that the program will be cur tailed by eliminating several of the less popular numbers, and by reduce ing the intermission period.
 The carnival began with clever little scene, "The Parisian Chorus" representing the Coco Cola Bottling ! Company. Miss Floy Harris as the soloist was especially good, winning considerable applause by her acting
 and singing.
 The second number, Good Night in
 the Nursery" was one of the best on
 the program. With about fifty little 1 tots in their "pajamaretts" and might gownlets," singing in their childish treble, this scene was especially ! pleasing and made great hit with the audience Miss Ernestine Norris
 as Nurse" and little Miss Lauverne Emerson as Little Mother" were es-
 pecially good.
 l With enough realism to make the
 lady performers highly delighted and the young men performers i'll at
 ease, the wedding scene in which MT. and Mrs. June Coulten were remar- ried, was charmingly carried out. | The Musical Coterie furnished the vocal music, the strains of which caused many a prospective in the audience to have a flutter at the heart. This scene represented the Reap and Crawford Furniture Com pany.
 When little Miss Imogene Griffin
 with her forty or more maids of honor marched in slow and measured tread upon the stage, spontaneous burst of applause greeted them. This was drill, and it was carried out per fectly, every little girl keeping time with the music.- This was the prettl- est scene on the program and was highly appreciated. It represented the Williams & Dewoody Company. "The Newsboys' Chorus" was ren- dered and the manner in which the enterprising young "newsies" shrilled their wares was true to life. While smutty faced little newsy, whose cognomen in every day life is Niven, sang "I Gotcher Number" the chorus of "paper drummers" amused the audience by pulling of fistic exhibi- tions and curb stone comedy, while several paired off and rolled the "bones." This scene, representing the Commercial, was we'll rendered, and we'll received by the appreciattve audience.
 "The Pantomime Dance" represnt- ing the Murphy-M Martin Dry Goods Company, was artistically rendered and was we'll received. The lady members of the audience especially enjoyed this scene as the latest modes | in hat wear were fully demonstrated by the charming and graceful per- formers who wore the dainty crea- tions with grace and charm. "A Garden Party" in which the finest and most gorgeous costunee handled by the Froug Department store. were worn. was an enjoyable feature of the program. The styles