Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-24
OCEAN POINT
Grand Musical and Dancing
Show at the Casino Delights
a Large Audience-A Social
and Financial Success

Ocean Point, Me-, Aug. 23.-(Spe-
eia)-A big Festival day took place
at the Point on Saturday when an ex-
traordinary and noisy parade and a
grand musical and dancing show took
place. Never has the enthusiasm
been so keen and intense as on this
banner day Of the year when every
body turned out and helped make the
affairs successes. Although the sun
and moon. which have been SO much
In evidence recently. are the greatest
gloom dispellers, this lively and
Gnappy musical would surely come
in for third place. Two hundred and
twenty-five spectators thronged the
Casino to witness the performance
which was directed by Walter Reed
Dolliver Of Boston, who spent a great
deal Of time in arranging the pro-
duction, which proved to be the most
elaborate and best attended enter
tainment ever given in the Ocean
Point Casino. Miss Charlotte Mower
Of Augusta served as the orchestra in
a most satisfactoryssnd talented man.
ner. The stage was set for as a
cabaret restaurant. Small tables were
placed at the rear Of the stage, and
upon each table a beautiful bouquet
Of flowers and candelabra was
placed. Around the tables were seated
the young men and women who so
cleverly amused the audience.
The show opened with a bang at
just s o'clock. displaying this elabor-
ate stage stage setting. The actors
and actresses first sang an opening
chorus, which included some Of the
popular songs of the day such a.
"Over the Hills to Mary" Same Sort
Of Girl" and Goodbye Girls, I'm
Through" During this chorus Herby
Locke and Marguerite Lowell danced
4 very pretty one step, and Misses
Lois and Dolly Smart demonstrated
some Of the difficult and catchy steps
OF the much renowned Fox trot. Lit
tie Miss Dorothy Dolliver opened tho
regular program with a solo dance,
the Cecile Waltz. and later gave the
Sailors Hornpipe with much grace
and beauty. These two dances great
~ PlCd0Cu tuS duulCuCc MICS bOlll.
Yer was gowned in a charming PINK
dress which made the Cecile Waltz
appear at it's best. For the Sailors
Hornpipe a sailor suit was worn by
the young danceress.
Miss Lila Darricott next gave an
Indian Club Drill" which was en-
Enthusiastically received. The Ocean
Point Sextet next delighted the on
lockers. This sextet was composed
of the Misses Katherine Darricott,
Bessie Locke and Margaret Crowell
and Messrs. Herbert Locke. Malcolm
Munsie and William Yerrall. The
songs sung by these young people
were They Didn't Believe Me" from
THE Girl from Utah. and one Of the
popular hits Of the day. Il want to
Linger.' 'Herby" Locke rendered a
solo. Ma Pickaninny Babe" and was
loudly applauded. Katherine narri-
colt and Margaret Crowell sang a
duet, "Shadowland," which proved to
be the most humorous event on the
program.
The entire company closed the first
part of the show with another chorus
Of popular songs. During this chorus
Marion Mower and Bessie Locke
danced some very fancy steps. Char
lotte Noble gave a clog dance which
greatly pleased the friendly audience,
and Lila Darricott and William Yer
rail- slipped over the boards doing a.
one-step. Margaret Crowell sang one
OF the songs of this chorus, and was
accompanied by the whole chorus.
When the curtain next parted the
Misses Marion Mower and Charlotte
Noble exhibited fancy dance. The
third and last part Of the entertain
ment showed the Misses Katherine
and Lila Darricott dressed respective
ly in a boy and girl clown suit and
rendered two pleasing pantomime
dances.
The settees were taken out after
the show and dancing took place un-
tn 1l.30. For the first part Of the
dancing the Misses Charlotte Mower,
Lois Smart and Margaret Crowell
played. Later on Mrs. Fred Boston
presided at the piano as accompanied
for Mr.. Wagner Of Gardiner, who
played the violin. A Virginia Reel
was danced and a John Paul Jones
was encored. Everybody had q rous>
ing good time and struck the keynote
Of Ocean Point cordially apd loyalty.
In the morning a parade to adver-
tise the show was arranged by Levi
+. Williams of Augusta and George R.
Ysrrall. president Of the association.
The parade was composed Of Ave
automobiles draped with red. white
and blue bunting. The young people
who took part in the show filled the
autos and made noise with horns,
bells and megaphones. The parade
formed at the Casino at 1l.16 and
proceeded to the steamboat wharf to
meet tho Islander and where the
young people rendered several Of the
chorus selections. being enthusiast.
cally received by the crowd. The
parade followed the shore road and
then left for East Boothbay through
Linnekin and ended 1t the post ONCE,
whore Walter Flagg photographed the
!entire party.
The pepoleSin the show ware WaltaI