The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-25
VALLEY VAUDEVILLE
Is WELL RECEIVED

Dad" Epping. when be stepped on
the stage Monday night in the opening
number Of "Valley Vaudeville" was
as hsppy and care free as the trouba-
dour in "Ihe Streets Of Naples" i'm
personated by him. Mr.. Epping and
the amateur stars under his direction
who aided him IN the performance at
HeilbTonner hall Monday evening. de-
serve praise for the cheer they dis
pensed. Ii was a show with merit,
ginger and 20. Ii was announced that
the show would begin at 7.45. In fact,
the characteristics of Hood River audi
euees in being little tardy was spoken
of -agentwise little bit ironically.
However. this rs all smoothed over
now: for the Valley Vaudeville main
tanned the noble old custom Of being
few minutes late.
Ii was worth while just TO hear the
orchestra, composed Of Hans Hoerlein,
+ A. Kincaid, William Chandler and
Arthur Clarke. dispensed few tunes.
They were followed by the troubadOurs,
the classic team Of 1.-The Streets of
Venice" Dad Epping, Chas. N. Clarke,
X. B. PerigO, Irwin Parkins and Will
lam Chandler. Mr.. EppinR and MIR.
Clarke rendered some wonderful music.
Twenty Minutes IN a Beauty Par.
lor," was a skit that would take on
circuit that sees the best performances.
Miss Ann Vannet and, as "Mamsell
Fixem," proprietress Of the parlor,
arose to the occasion, when Miss Fran
ces Bragg, the wife of western sena-
faW do nd
TO be made beautiful, in order that her
husband might again fall in love with
her. The senator was thought to have
been caught in the net of a pretty
woman lobbyist. The wife finally pur-
chased "The Beauty Parlor." and all
hands set to work to take off her top
skin and bring out her beauty. Mrs.
Art Clarke played well the part of an
assistant in the parlor and ID. G.
Gruikshank was the colored boy, who
by his answering of the telephone
brought in some local color jokes. Miss
Albright was the manicure girl. Geo.
Bragg had his hands manicured. jim
Pifer, impersonating an old lady in a
hot bath TO be reduced, caused COM
motion by fainting. The senator's wife
was finally massaged, combed and
dressed in such fashion that her hus-
band, Culver Osgood, was charmed
when he appeared on the scene.
In songs and clever little skit Mrs.
AS. Keir and Mrs. Florence Schneider
and Earl X. Bartmess made a decided
hit. The former represented Coster
Couple, two English grils, and the
parts were played to perfection. Mr..
Bartmess was an Irish baiiff. His
disguise" could not have been i'm
proved upon.
The ladies of the city were shown
some of the mysteries Of boxing bout,
when four round match was staged
between Charles Carson and Ted John
son. The brother of tho latter, Frank
johnson, was referee. ''You will see
match according to the rules as used in
the large cities" he announced, when
introducing the lightweights. The boys
went to ii in beautiful light sparring
match. Arthur Lofts and Wrestler"
Cochran welded the towels for the
boxers.
The show was concluded by reels of |
good moving pictures.
Mrs. G. N. Clarke and Miss Estelle |
Rich took parts in the skit. Twenty
in a Beauty Parlor."
The songs of the trouhadors were
made much more effective by the ex-
cellent piano accompaniment of Miss
Olive Nepple.