Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-08
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Classy ! udeville
BY gs;als Monday

Under the auspices OF the CIVIC
improvement Club Auxiliary, and un-
der the personal direction of Miss
Bertha Elizabeth Calkins, the COM
petent instructor in dramatics, a
high class vaudeville will be put on
at the Vining Theatre Monday night,
local talent alone participating.
The performance promises to be
one of the biggest attractions Of Ash
lands theatrical season, and will be
Of style that will appeal to every
one, lacking the coarseness of the
usual vaudeville, but yet retaining
all of the delightful, lively and har-
monious choruses and clean, witty
prose parts.
This performance will be the first
of a series OF three to be put on at
the theatre before June 10, and big
plans are being made for future
dates. The Monday night perform
ance has plenty Of people, some forty
five taking part in the evenings rev.
elries. There will be takeoffs on
many of the Ashland citizens, and all
must be there to receive their calling
out. The Ashland Artillery Corps
and militia are. going to help out in
the grand finale chorus ending and
the whole evening will TEEN with
jollity and real good healthy laugh
ter.
The performers have been working
for the past month under the direc-
tion of Miss Calkins at this entertain
ment, and no expense has been
spared in the obtaining of costumes
and scenic effects. Such numbers as
the smbonnet chorus, classic flower
chorus and others are going to bring
down the applause of the house.
Miss Kathryn Sven OF Medford
has been assisting Miss Calkins by
training the chorus girls in the latest
dances, and more beautiful colIec-
tion of steps could not be seen.
The opening number of the vaude-
vile will attract a good deal of at
tenton and leave quite an imprint
in the minds OF the Ashland public.
1t will be burlesque on the Frisco
Fair. We cannot give you the par
ticulars of this number as all are
; pledged to secrecy, but il will we'll
9 behoove everyone to come out and
see what this will bring forth.
Mr.. Purucler, the life insurance
man, will appear in this performance.
and he is a favorite on Ashland and
Medsord stages. This time he will
impersonate the dashng cavalier,
and-you know the rest.
The Auxiliary to the Civic Club
have taken these three performances
under their auspices on a percentage
basis, in order for them to raise
money to furnish their club house
and to gain a little lucre to help
want to help the Auxiliary and also
local talent, you want to purchase n
ticket for this production Immediate
| ly, as Ashland must surely give full
= houses to these performances.
5 The Ashland Dramatic Club is
putting on the play. The Ashland
Dramatic Club is composed OF MEM
bers of Miss Caliins' classes, togeth-
$ er with others known to be pos
sessed OF more than an ordinary de-
gree of theatrical talent.
A big house is expected for every
one of theEe performances, and tho
ladies of the Auxiliary are already
selling tickets broadcast
To see ID. ID. Norris as --, J.
J. McNair as , Miss Minnie
Jackson as -----, Miss Armstrong
as -, Ora Diebert as-- and
Miriam Gregg as ---, and others
in their respective roles, will he n
dramatic and musical picnic never to
be forgotten.
On other pages prices and partic-
ulars OF admission will be found.