Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-07

in the new amusement hall at the Nor
wish State Hospital on Monday night,
under the auspices of the Woman's
auxiliary of the Y NJ. c. A. The en-
tertainment was in the nature of a
formal opening of the hall which was
recently completed and 1t was in every
way a decided success. In connec-
ton with the entertainment there was
Palm room on the second moor
where all sorts of fancy articles, can
dy, baskets, flowers, ETC., attractively
displayed on prettily decorated tables,
found ready purchasers.
On the first floor is a Persian Gard
en- where ice cream and cake found
ready sale.
The entertainment which opened
shortly after o'clock was held in the
handsome theatre on the third hoor
AS general chairman Mrs. Edwin
w. Higgins has worked untireingly
and with great resourcefulness IN
planning all the intricate details and
in overcoming all the difficulties, big
and little, that arise in the course OF
such an undertaking. She has had
much able assistance from all her
corps of assistants and the two nights
that the vaudeville will be given prom
Use good financial results for the aux
iliary.
Preceding the opening number and
while the theatre was filling the or
chestra comprising Fred Geer, piano;
William Malone, violin; David Liv-
ingstone clarinet; John M Swain,
cornet, rendered the following concert
programme:
Part First.
Opening Number.
Second Regt. March .......... Reeves
Closing Number.
Back in Dixie Land .......... Remick
Part Second.
Opening Number.
Col. Wellington .............. Reeves
Closing Number.
Conn. March ...........-.... Nassann
Mozambique Mokes.
The first of the nine numbers was
an original minstrel show entitled A
Senegambian Soiree, which was pre-
scented by seven 'cullud genlmen" who
styled themselves the Mozambique
MOkes. Their six musical numbers,
and especially the solo, Woodp--a
Spare That Tree (the slippery elm
tree) were very creditably rendered
and their jokes, including local hits,
were of the first string line. The six
musical numbers follow:
Opening chorus, ensemble; Rose City
Four, popular medley; song, Wood
man Spare That Tree Bones; dance
specially, Varsity Rag; Rose City Four,
Goodbye My Love, Goodbye; closing
chorus, Ragtime Land company.
The cast was as follows:
observation-disclosures Dana Colt.
Bones-Traver Briscoe. Joseph G.
Worth, Jr., John E. Vaughn.
Tambos-Philip A. Johnson, Ray
| mond B. Sherman, w. Humphrey
Amy.
John McKinIey's Poem.
John Mckinley followed with an
casion to compliment the Ladies' aux
Hilary to the Y. NJ c. A for their
splendid work, afterwards distributing
number of local hits which were
well received on the part of those con-
cerned, nearly all of whom were in
the audience.
Especially Pretty Feature.
The third number was A Century
| of Rhyme and Rhythm, in which Ray
| mond B. Sherman and six popular
young ladies representing the girls of
| the various periods dating back as
| far as 1890, took part. Miss F1orine
| Scofield represented the Slrl of 1890,
| Miss Olive Huntington the girl of 1910,
Miss Gladys Preston the girl of 1865,
| Miss Ruth Sullivan the girl of 1890
and Miss Sara Loring the girl of 1915.
With Mr.. Sherman as partner each of
| the young ladies gave an exhibition
| of the dance prominent in the year
she represented. All were charmingly
and appropriately costumed and
| danced with grace and ease, especially
Miss Sara Loring, who was forced to
| respond to a persistent encore. The
verse written by Miss Maize Caru-
theirs was read from the wings, the
| effect being very novel.
An intermission of As minutes gave
all an opportunity to visit the palm
room, where the sale was held and
/ the Persian Garden, where delicious
| cake and ice cream were sold.
Magic by La Montague.
La Montague, the popular magician,
| opened the second half of the pro-
| gramme with number of magical
| feats that kept the audience guessing.
His first trick, the tissue paper trick,
was certainly a puZzler and the audi
| ence is still wondering how the torn
| pieces became whole again. The rising
card trick and the ten card trick COM
pletely mystified all and to cap the
climax La Montague proceeded to take
an almost endless stream of articles
| from borrowed derby. No one was
| more surprised than the owner who
was entirely unaware that he had car
| ried a drygoods store around in his
hat. The magician closed his per-
Torrance with a flag trick in which he
nations into one large handsome
American flag while the orchestra
played the national anthem.
| rumbIers and Charlie Chaplin.
Charles Covers and Charles Hunt
| ley, the tumblers who made such a hi
at the Y. NJ. c. A. circus in the armory
last spring, appeared as the fifth num-
Der. Charlie Chaplin ed. Jewett)
| got in the way as much as possible and
created continuous laugh with his
funny wobble. tiny hat and 'baggy
pants set off with the characteristic
cane which generally found its way
| into his vest pocket as a resting place
Covers and Huntley completed Their
act amid well deserved applause.
Campbell Sisters and Scotch Lassies
The sixth number was a song from
| the Campbell Sisters, who rendered
| Comm Thru the Rye, and a dance by
i eight pretty Scotch lassies, who were
roundly applauded, and who were
forced to respond to an encore. The
lassies were Florence Smith, Georgette
Comeau, Barbara Allen, Leotta Dat
Henrietta Gallup, Mary Lester, Kitty
Sloan, Dorothy Gregson, and they were
| drilled by Miss Marguerite Wulf. They
were costumed in the dress character
istic Of the Scottish Highlanders.
Y. M. c. A. Athletes.
For the seventh number, a dozen
| Y. NJ. c. A. athletes presented a pyra.
mid act under the direction of Physica.
Director o. H. Nickerson. The boys