The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-10
Business Girls Play Friday One
of Best Staged In Twin Falls
CLEAR EIGHTYFIyE DOLLARS
DESPITE COUNTER ATTRACTIONS.
Instrumental Music and Vocal Solos
BY Mrs. Biggs and Miss HclcOmb
Were Greatly Appreciated.



A continuous ripple of merriment
with frequent bursts of applause from
the audience, attested to the success
of Captain Racket as an entertain
ment, which was presented at the Law
ering theater Friday night. The cast
was composed of seven well-known
young business men and women of the
city, and the play was given under the
auspices of the Business Women's as
ISOLATION The cOncensus of opinion
regarding the play, as heard since the
affair, is that it was one of the best
home talent productions ever present.
ed in the community.
The evenings entertainment was
opened by music from the seven piece
orchestra, composed of Messrs. Priebe,
Wall, cambridge. Wild and Tobey, led
by Prof. w. B. Coburn and Prof. Neill
Schettler The two selections played
were heartily applauded. The music
furnished by the orchestra was given,
gratis, for the benefit of the Business
Women's association, and was declar-
ed by all who heard it to be one of the
best of the local orchestras assem-
bled here at any time. Their excel
lent music and the spirit and manner
in which the services of the musicians
were given are deeply appreciated by
the members of the association.
Between the first and second acts
Miss Edith Holcomb sang the Car
menia Waltz Song" and receiving a
hearty encore, responded with a
charming little piece entitled 'Mam-
mics Lullaby Miss Holcomb came
to Twin Falls only recently and is en-
gagged as voice instructor in the Twin
Falls Conservatory Of Music. Splen.
did training and a most pleasing quail
ity and tone were evidenced in Miss
Holcomb's voice. Between the second
and third acts Mrs. c. M. Biggs receiv-
ed hearty applause when she SANG
zone Fleeing Hour" and graciously
responded to insistant encOres with
"In the Dark, in the Dew" Music crit
les in Twin Falls pronounce Mrs
Biggs' voice one of unusual range and
quality, and of especially sympathetic
tone.
On of the especially cOmmendable
features of the play was the prompt
ness with which each act was present
ed Between curtains there were ne
tiresome pauses, the intervening time
being filled by the solos of Mrs. Biggs
and Miss Holcomb.
The part of Captain Racket was
taken by Merlin Bailey with such abil-
ity as to bring down the house. That
he played more like a professional
than an amateur is generally admitted
From first to last he played the part
in a most thorough and commendable
manner Miss Ada Warrington as
Clarice. his wife, was exceptionally
we'll suited to the part which she
played in an easy, graceful manner
Few could have filled the part of I'm
Gle Obadiah Dawson as cleverly as did
Henry Howe. Chas. DesRuisseauX, as
Timothy Tolman, took the difficult
part with special credit to himself
The reputation established by Miss
Geneva Stafford for special character
work was fully sustained in her in
depreciation of Mrs Tolman, a mos
trying part. Miss Florence Neer, a.
the mischievOus maid Katy. filled this
part in a most pleasing and clever
manner. The dignity and paterna
manner of DalrOy, father of Clarice
was we'll taken by Chas. North. Hob
son. the colored waiter from the "Caf'
Gloriana," appeared but once in the
play but his part was so well taker
by James Harvey as to add materially
to the serength of the play. One O
the most popular members of the cas-
was the youngest and smallest-Bab
Rita Leeney-who was "Tootsey,' the
baby in the play, and rightly desig
mated as zone of 1daho's hest" Sh'
filled her part i'm a delightfully."- at
tractive way, although only nine
months old
In spite of several counter attr9o
tions occurring on the same evening
and although the expense Of the BUS
ness Womens club staging the per
Torrance was over 500, about, $50 was
cleared
A number of business girls haC
charge of the ushering during the
evening.