Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-15
Home Talent Show
Scores Success

The burlesque on.the Panama expo
sition and vaudeville put on by the
Ashland Dramatic Club Monday even
ing was a grand success. A fair-sized
crowd was in attendance and many
compliments were heard for the anna
teur vaudeville artists.
The first part of the evenings en-
tertainment was a burlesque on the
San Francisco exposition and was a
scream from start to finish. Each
and every one of the participants was
a circus in himself or herself and
deserve individual mention which
lack of space prevents us from giving
them. This skit was written by Miss
Winifred Watson, local girl, and re-
fleets highly upon her ability as a
writer. The characters in the order
of their appearance were: Miss Min
ME Jackson as Samanthy Allen, ]. J..
McNair as Josiar Allen, Miriam Gregg
as Widow Armstrong, Herman Pu-
rucker as travelling salesman, Miss
Armstrong, Ora Diebert and Elbert
Greer, Margaret Dougherty and Billy
Scott as Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo and the
Lonzo children. Ashland visitors at
the fair were: Mr.. Rasor as B. R.
Greer, Mr.. Norris as c. F. Billings,
and Victor Flint as Mayor Johnson.
Andrew McCallen as the Ashland
bachelor. The several booths were
manned by artistic spielers and the
first part was a rapid fire succession
of humorous dialogue and stunts.
Following the Frisco fair came a
succession of clever and artistic
stunts. Miss Florence Clark delight
ed the audience with a violin solo
which was encored. Miss Nellie
Briggs won the hearts of her hearers
with a reading, THE Littlest Rebel" "
Billy Briggs created a continuous up
roar with his ludicrous sketch and
monologue, I've Got the Mumps."
H. o. Purucker and Mrs. James
McNair in a beautifully staged duet,
I'm Old Madrid" were we'll appreci-
ated.
The sunbonnet chorus of Ashland s
beautiful young ladies was to most
one of the most attractive numbers
on the program. The chorus showed
the effects of hard work both in the
dancing and singing. They were
called back for an encore. The men,
bers of the chorus were: Misses
Miriam Gregg, Nellie Briggs, Grace
Milan, Blanche Salisbury, Bertha
Borelle, Jean Creekpaum, Mesdames
j. McNair, r. ]. Smith and D. d. Nor
ris. The costumes and effects used
were especially catching.
Miss Minnie Jackson presented the
reading, Scene in Street Car" a
humorous monologue which brought
down the house.
The flower chorus, composed Of the
same members as the first chorus,
was a beautifully executed and sung
fantasy. Miss Jean Creekpaum sang
the solo part and with the back
ground of flower-laden damsels made
a pretty picture in the selection,
Fascinating Night"
AS surprise number which was
not on the program, Miss Catherine
Sven of Medford presented "The
Shadow Dance" an artistic dance
with beautiful music and color ef-
fects. Miss Sven is an artist in this
line and the opportunity of seeing her
was highly appreciated by the assem-
blage. Miss Sven is the daughter
of Mr.. Sven, the photographer, who
was formerly located here.
The grand finale, Long Way From
Tipperary," introducing the entire
cast and the local company of militia
men, furnished a fitting finale to a
most auspicious evening.
The evenings entertainment was
put on by the Ashland Dramatic Club
for the benefit Of the Young Ladies'