Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05
EVERYTHING READY
FOR MINSTRELS.
AND DANCE TONIGHT
Local Talent Will Stage Best
Show Ever in City Hall-Ball
Follows-Benefit of Augusta
General Hospital

Tonight at o'clock the City hall cur
tains will roll back on the most elaborate
and portentious minstrel show ever stag
ed in Kennebec-a minstrel show given
under the auspices of the Hospital Aid
Society and numbering among its per-
formers people prominent in the business,
professional and political life of Augusta.
The show will follow the old-time min
strel lines-lines popular with theatre
goers of America for longer time than
any of the present generation can re-
member and likely to be equally popular
for as long a time get.
With true regard for the conventions
of minstrelsy the program has been di-
vided into two parts. These, it is estimat
ed, will take perhaps two hours. After
which the floor will be cleared and. with
Dennis full orchestra furnishing the mu-
sic. there will be an Easter Monday
dance.
The tickets originally sold entitled the
holders to reserved seats and the dance
as well. 1t has now been decided that
half-price tickets will be sold tonight, en-
titling the holders to general admission
to the minstrel show only.
The firse part of the show will be strong
on comedy and song. Director Blaine
Owen has quite outdone the efforts of
former minstrel impressarios in collect
ing singers of note. Not less than half a
dozen of the singers are former members
of college glee clubs-Harvard, Colby and
Bowdoin being represented, the last nam
ed by at least three singers Several of
the other singers have won fans on local
church choirs and in local musical or
CARNATIONS and the musical numbers will
go strong.
Here is the musical program of the
first part:
Opening Chorus, Charity Ministries
Chinatown. My Chinatown"
Chas. P. Kinsman and chorus
Cant You Hear Me Calling
Down in Chattanooga"
r. H. Bodwell
H. c. Jones
MY Wild Irish Rose"
c. B. Long and Apollo Quartet
When Grown-up Ladies Act Like Ba-
bles, Lawrence Purinton and chorus
Those who will take part are: CLYDE
b. Long, j. Harry Chamberlain, soloists ::
Leo X. Andrews, piano: Byron Boyd, in
terlocutor; Royal H. Bodwell, Harry c.
Jones, Chas. P. kinsman, Lawrence
Purinton. end men. Chorus: Clyde Is.
Long conductor. j. w. Beck, c. F. Bio
deau, j. F. Bilodeau, NJ. c. Edwards.
Thos. l.. Fox, H. r. Goodwin, NJ. D. Has
kell. Alfred Johnson, Bryce Little, H. P.
Lowell. Burleigh Marston, c. E. Marston,
Horace Parlin, F. b. Purinton, Keith Ry-
an, Samuel Titcomb, S. S. Webster
A special drop. painted for the oc-
caslon and representing typical
Southern scene has been prepared by
Ralph S. Brown and will be used in
the First Part.
! The best obtainable talent. and that
| means something vastly beyond the
ordinary, has been secured for the
| Clio.
The opening number will be "A
Southern Scene" introducing 10
| plantation mammies," who will sing
the old negro favorites. Those who
will take part in this will be: Mrs. An
derson. Mrs. Bassett. Mrs Burleigi,,
| Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Howard, Miss Lish-
| ness, Mrs. Pishon. Mrs Purinton. Miss
Quinlan. Miss TitcomD.
Several of these singers will be
/ recalled for their connection with col
lege clubs (notably Wellesley and
| Smith) and with local church choirs
| They will be deliberately dressed
! wigged and BACKED for the parts
, so deliberately disguised, in fact as to
render recognition difficult
| No. of the Olio bill will be pic
aninny' dance-the Monkeys Hon.
eymoon,'' under the direction of Mrs
Mildred Dixon, Elizabeth Hall, Vir-
| GINA HAIL, Virginia Holway. Irene
| Purinton. Lucille Purinton. Dorothy
Wyman, Burleigh Boyd. Robert Boyd,
Llewellyn Cooper, Sanford Fogg. Leo
Fox, Mrs. Brickett, piano.
The semi wind up will be Harold c.
| Partridge in his original sketch, writ
| ten for the occasion ~ Fool Aboard
a Ford" introducing a song hit The
Little Ford Rambled Right Along
| At the finish the full chorus an I
orchestra will render patriotic songs.
| winding up with America" in which
the audience will join.
| But even with the singing of this
song the entertainment will not end.
In fact, for many folks. the best part
| will begin. For, as fast as possbl :,
the floor will be cleared and the dane
ing will begin. under the direction OF
John r. Gould.
1t is announced that by way of Il
| novelty, both the old and the new
dances will be featured on this oc-
casion, giving the old timers an OPP
portunity as we'll as the youngster
set who have mastered the intricacies
of modern dancing.
| A refreshment booth will be one Of
| the centers of attraction, at which will
be served ices, cakes, coffee and the
! like.
This entertainment is promoted and
managed by the same charity work
ers whose entertainments through re-
cent years have been one unbroken
series Of successes and this fact, to-
gether with the known ability of the
many who will take part. combine TO
assure the success Of the show, ar
tistically and financially.