The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-06-25
COUNTY FAIR
BIG SUCCESS
60 Night of Home Talent
show Carries the People
With It.

&C = the opera house last evening.
4. greeted with an excellent audience
mite of the inclement weather
.sLh oarried with it rain and threat
49,. ~ rain throughout the evening
and night.
rhe first number Of the evening open
4 M With fifty little misses on the
.t.re led by Sophia Coyne in song.
.rtItled .'All Aboard for Blanket Bay"
rhIch was roundly applauded. This
vas followed by fifty boys. dressed in
,hs hay harvest costume of the farm
! and led by Joseph Derrig in hum
oro,s song entitled, Don't Call Me Mr..
uevseed., which brought the house
sorn. The beautiful "Yama Yama
Dance was put on by a dozen young
eirs in a most pleasing manner. and
hen the -Real County Fair" was intro
g W. L. Campbell.
Here everything usually witnessed at
he old-fashioned pumpkin show" was
thrown into bold relief by the artists
who had the work in hand. and this
continued between scenes throughout
the entire evening, led by the Widow
Smithers," Mamie Long,, who had lost
four husbands, Poor Amos" being the
Ast one, and wouldn't marry the best
nan on EARTH"
Notwithstanding which declaration.
however, she captured "Widower
Jones" (Zanies Parsons), and his flock
Of incorrigibles, before the fair was
over. and took him off to Judge DeHav-
en- to be married. Hiram Green Uouie
Gaut. and his new bride, Birdie, ;"
Mrs Eli Ingram), created something
Of a sensation, while Billy Strong as
Prof. Sparatti, the Snowman. Gilbert
Hmers as Handy Andy, Marion Sims
as Giggling Sal, Hub Wood as Uncle
Jake Spruceby and Hazel Toye as
Aunt Mary, his wife. C. A. Parsons, as
Boss Jones, Annie Norwood as Aunt
Sue, who had to care for her bad
" spoiled nephew. Jimmy Brown, (Gil-
bert Foster), Eli Ingram, the dude and
silly gawk, Lydia and Sylvia Parker and
Jessica Warner .as the three swell Bos-
tonians, who could not "solve'' Widow
Smithers any more than she could un-
derstand their swell ways, Irene Par
sons, Grace PEBBLES and Sayde Robin
son, the three college girls and George
Washington Harry Meader, all, togeth-
er with the other aids and supernumer-
aries, acquitted themselves in a mos
praiseworthy manner
The June Bug Dance" in which al
even dozen of graceful young ladies al
robed in pink participated. was an ex-
ceilent number. as were also the TANG
Tokio,' Hes College Boy" "Quak
er Chorus Little Miss Up-to-Date'
and "The Persian Rose choruses.
Miss Palmer gave two splendid read
ings, the first setting forth the WOO
ings of Dago lover, in which the dia
lect was perfect and for encore th'
Moo Cow Moo" Miss Palmer is al
artist In this line.
Billy Strong and Louie Gaut in thei
specialties won continued and vociferou
applause, while Herman Hussman, in hi
rendering of "Tbe Old Oaken Bucket
established his reputation as a 'prim
donna" on incontestable grounds. TIL
ngures Of THE Hesitation Dance
were gracefully portrayed by Zanie
PARSONS and Miss Dode Parker
The closing scene was a beautift
one. including all those who participat
60 IN the evenings entertainment array
Cd at the back Of the stage, with thre
ornamented "teeter boards" with decor
a'ions OF varigated electric globes !
.ne center. occupied by six young lad
les. The boards were in full action an
Kept time in their up and down swim
70 the rythm of the ballad which tn
cnorus sang. This was most fittin
and highly appreciateds finale.