Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-05-13
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Grand Success

audience which turned out for the
second of the Dramatic Clubs vaude-
Willie entertainments last night. The
show was made up of a series of
clever and art site numbers which
pleased the audience from start to
finish. With the experience gained
in the initial performance the club
members presented an entertainment
last night which far surpassed the
| first.
The numbers were staged under the
direction of Miss Calkins with Harry
Howells of Medford assisting. Each
and every number took the audience
by storm and brought forth spontane-
ous bursts Of applause such as no
road show has ever elected in this
city.
The curtain went up on an Indian
chorus with squaws and braves
grouped around a campfire. War
dances by the tribesmen were fol-
lowed with an impressise speech by
their chief, the role being taken by
Victor Flint. Mrs. D. d. Norris as
Pocahontas sang a beautiful solo.
The members of the tribe were:
Sioux tribe, Ralph Salisbury, Ora Die
bert, Ocean Diebert, Dorsey Norris,
Miriam Gregg, Minnie Jackson, Billie
Briggs, Grace Milan, Bertha Borrell,
Lynn Hodge. Cherry Starkey, jean
nette Creekpaum, Andy McCallen,
Delman Harmon and Blanche Sails
bury.
This was followed by a duet Moon
Song" by Miss Creekpaum and Lloyd
Stratton. This beautiful song was
rendered in a manner which would
have done credit to any professionals.
"The Boogie Man Rag" staged by
Misses Mary Weisenburger, Miriam
Gregg and Cherry Starkey, combined
artistic dancing with catchy song
and finished acting. The number was
most unique,
'Iii Get You" sung by Dorsey
Norris assisted by little Misses Mar
garet Churchman and Jeanne Wolf,
was undoubtedly the hit of the even
. ing. The two little babies occupied
l places in the front of the two stage
boxes and sang in manner which
s bespoke perfect confidence.
Il Athirty-minute sketch, DOT Little
!, Dutch Garden" was as clever a sketch
- as has been seen on the Vining stage.
Mrs. James McNair and Miss Nellie
Il Briggs as the two Dutch lassies with
o their excruclatingly funny dialogues,
v catchy songs and clog dancing won
burst after burst OF applause. Mr..
10 James McNair as prince Charming"
II carried the part off in a finished man
N ner. The playlet was written by Mrs,
a McNair.
ar Readings by Misses Minnie Jack
IN son and Miriam Gregg and Billie
T. Briggs we're interspersed between the
40 novelty acts, and all brought. forth
NJ enthusiastic encores. Ashland is i'm
nj deed lucky to possess three readers
III of the talent which these young peo-
"a pie show.
n Easily the prettiest number on the
program Yas the Swing Song.
o. Three electric swings were suspended
a. from the flies and were occupied by
n. Misses Creekpaum and Nellie Briggs
I'd and Mrs. Lulu McNair. Swinging, land
L. singing the trio won their way into
OF the hearts of their hearers.
r. The clown chorus of the following
,st young ladies, Grace Milan, Hazel
es Smith, Eliza Norris, Jeanette Creek
paum, Miriam Gregg, Mary Weisen-
er burger Cherry Starkey and Margaret
IT. Ames, put on a cleverly costumned
of dance which caught the fancy Of the
r. crowd, who called them back time
is after time.
re Dorsey Norris, impersonating
i'd Patti sang a solo in a beautiful So
Of prano voice which far outranked a
IS good many OF the professional So
& pranos who have screeched on Ash
% land stages. Had not his namc
on the program Mr.. Norr' -
doubt have preservc' -"
IN b,s ,doo.,,,, al the illusion as
,oss IL until he appeared wig
shswer to an encore.
rhe sunbonnet chorus whcih de-
r lighted the audience at the initial
performance was repeated but vim
men only" Some of the makapns
y were screams and roars of laughter
9 almost drowned out the song.
! The grand finale staged by the an
tlre cast and combining "It's Long
Q way From Tipperary" with "sympa-
thy was fitting number to close a
performance which was grand sue
cess Everyone who witnessed The
performance is looking forward ~
the third of the series which win ba
given in about a month.
Stayton voted $1,000 hon,,. o..