Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
BIG HIT, is THIS
COUNTY FAIR SHOW
Everything From the Side
Show to the County's
Biggest Family.
HOUSE is CROWDED
Many Budding Billie Burkes
Brought Before An Ap-
peaIing Audience.

The Tulsa county fair" staged at
the Grand theatre last evening for the
benefit of Trinity Episcopal church,
and under the direction of Mrs Caro-
lyn Stuley probably was the most
clever home talent productions seen
in this city for some time.
Between one hundred fifty and two
hundred Tulsa folk, including large
number Of children, participated in
the pleasures Of a real county fair in
a small country town, and an audience
that filled the theatre to its capacity,
saw, listened and applauded the
unique cast, excellent solo and chorus
numbers, and ridiculously funny sit
uatiOns.
The stage setting for the fair" was
typical, including fancy work, fruit
and food booths, live stock display,
side-shows and refreshment stands, all
in gala array Thomas |. Munroe as
Boss Green" secretary of the fair as
sociation, was on hands to welcome
the large number of folk from the
rural districts who came into town
for the occasion, and to see that they
got their moneys worth and were in
no wise gold bricked" or hood
winked" by the usual aggregation Of
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Riddles Drill Hit.
one Of the opening numbers and
one which especially pleased, for the
children always please, was the drill
and song by fifty kiddes, who were
lead by Mary Elizabeth Glenn. All
wore white frocks with red sashes
and hair bows and presented an at
tractiye picture Of Tulsa child-lfe.
gt1 al ,ln % In
and Mrs l.. r., Roberts, was featured
in the song.
The solos were well given and the
chorus ensembles unusually good for
an amateur performance given on the
usual short notice. The song hit of
the evening was made by Mrs. Leola
Thompson Kiser in Wonderful Boy"
she being supported by a chorus of
fourteen young men,
Some exceptional talent and really
clever acting developed during the
-eVening in the persons of Miss Eliza
beth Madison as Widow Blote; Mrs.
r. G. Smith, the Jealous wife; Winston
p, Henry, as John Henry, a retired
banker; Tom Thomas who burlesqued
Lillian Russell very cleverly, and Miss
Teresa Shields, who took the part
of Sally Perkins one Of the many
sight-seers at the fair. The singing
of Mrs Storey White from an upper
box was one Of the features Of the
program, which was received with
much enthusiasm.
To Repeat Performance.
The production Of the county fair
is to be repeated this evening and the
indications are that there will be an
other full house Participants I'm last
evenings show, accompanied by q
brass band will parade the downtown
streets today in advertisement of the
performance.
A corps of young women, directed
by Mrs. f. S. Henry, acted as ushers
at the fair" and sold flowers and
homemade candy throughout the
audience.
The boxes were occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs, +. S. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Oglesby, Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Cos
den Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Roeser Mrs.
w. II. Roeser, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Il. Perry, Mr.. and Mrs w. c. Newell,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Crawley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Seth Ely, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn T.
Braden and Miss Elizabeth Braden,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. Franchot
and Miss Anne Franchot, Mr. and Mrs.
r. Rogers Kemp. Mr. and Mrs. b. f.
Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry n. Greis,
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Henbee. Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Robinson, Mrs. william
Reed Mccoy and Mrs. Robson of
Sewickley, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl w.
Sinclair, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry +. Sin
clair, Mrs. Phoebe Sinclair and Major
Clyde Sinclair Ford Of Washington,
d. c. Patronesses Of the occasion
were Mesdames Phoebe Sinclair, E. r.
Kemp. f. w. Sinclair, b. T. Rice, F..
IS. Henry, F. II. Greer, r. F. Mac Ar
thur, w L. Dickey II. c. Ashby, Dan
Hunt, w. c. Newell c. F. Roeser. H..
w. Anders, f. A. Haver, A. NJ. Gam
man, ]. s. Cosden, John Steele, ]. A.
Hull, J. B. Diggs, II. ~ Greis. D. w.
Franchot, J. B. Robinson, j. d. Hail