Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-03


worth made her appearance. TIL
audience, satisfied with that por
ton of the program which had pre-
ceded gave her rousing reception
but this didn't compare with tn
hand she got when her unique mum
Der drew forth an encore.
AS Mrs. Southworth sang vers,
/ about each of the big cities" /;
girl attired TO represent that GER
tain original characteristic of eacf
municipality walked in. The con
trasts and verses were not only
laughable but the antics of the girl.
as well. Miss Babe Morrison's
cake-walk shrug, Miss Ollie Fishers
representation of Miss Beans Of
Boston" and Miss Myrtle Steph-
ems effort to reproduce exactly the
way Chicago women carry their
big shoes, were laughable features.
The girls in this cast and the cities
they represented were: Miss Trust
of New York" Mary Richards;
Miss Turtle of Baltimore" Claire
Kessler; Miss Anheuserbusch OF St.
Louis Juanita Morrison; Miss
Bacon of Chicago" Myrtle Steph-
ems; Miss Beans of Boston," Oh
lie Fisher, and Miss West of Pres
cott,' Evelyn Fox.
E. J. Mueller, the local tenor, was
in rare form and drew a number
of encores with delightful classic
and humorous songs.
Season at the Shore" a specially
song featuring Mrs. Southworth
and a pony ballet of seven girls,
drew down the house and drew
out from their seats the male mem
bers of the cast when they came
upon the stage. Several were
dressed in tennis "togs" two were
dressed in tennis ''togs" two wore
equipped with golf suits. While
the ballet went through some fancy
steps, Mrs. Southworth rendered
the witty lines of the song.
Miss Irene Wells delighted both
audience and cast with a splendid
violin rendition of The Rosary"
Slams and bangs appropriately
represent what took place mex
when Mrs. H. 7. Southworth pull
ed" a number OF snappy jokes at
the expense of local people, many
OF whom blushed and moved un-
easily in their seats as they sat
among the audience.
Tommy Marks, Maude Henry and
six ballet girls duplicated the dance
success of Cherry Blossom Time"
in the rendition OF the Irish Tan
60" Tommy was joined in the
chorus by the entire party" For a
windup, Miss Henry and Tommy
did few fancy, snappy steps Of
the Tango while the Irish Tango
girls" neatly attired in green cos
tunes ragged off the stage.
Sailing Down the Chesapeake /
Bay" was followed by flow of jokes |
delivered from the top OF a piano.
Morris Miller being the perpetrat-
or OF both. The jokes, monologue
and dialogue together with a par
ody on the song, were given at
the expense OF local people.
Some OF the cleverest dancing
ever seen in this city was next IN
order when Miss Grace Andrews
and Harold Brisley the dancers OF /
the Mile High City" rendered three
numbers; the Tango, Hesitation
and combination of BOTH They
drew several encores.
While an American flag flung to
the breezes and three little tots.
Harry Southworth, Jr., Betty Kast-
ner and Betty Mcdonnell. all dress
ed in costumes made OF American
flags, drilled on the stage, Mrs.
Kessler and the chorus sang, Fall
In" the final song before the fall
Of the curtain.
From the tap OF the gong until
the drop of the curtain "The BIZ
cyclers' a rip-roaring comedy
sketch Boosting thirty minutes of
laughs, frills and thrills (most1y
visionary had the crowd going.
The PRINCIPALS were w. T. King.
Lloyd, H. 7. Southworth,
Robert Porter, Fay Southworth,
Evelyn Fox and Muriel Tucker.
Despite the usual drawbacks en-
countered in arranging for an anna
teur theatrical performance and the
lack of time in which 20 prepare.
Mrs. Southworth, the director. ac-
a task that evoked much
praise.
Less than three weeks time was
allotted her in which to train the
chorus, ballets and arrange the 9TH
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