The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
BENEFIT
Of ELKS
SUCCESS
Hammond and East Chicago
Performers Have Names
on Electric Sign at Or
pheum and Photos in the
Frames in Front.

One would imagine it no easy mat
to procure from the Iaity of city a
group OF finished performers capable
of giving genuine entertainment to a
vaudeville audience that would hold
them to the STANFORD set by profess
siolais with years Of experience in the
business.
Whether difficult or not, the EIks'
lodge of Hammond has succeeded with
the assistance of the management and
George Green. director of the orches-
ira. IN assembling a program of five
variety acts which form a pleasing
and diverting bill at the Orpheum
theatre the last half of this week As
the revenue goes to provide for the
poor Of the city a Christmas dinner
and. other .benefactions of the season.
patron is seeing double action for
his or >her money-contributing to a
worthy charity and receiving full val
ue at the same time in genuine enjoy
ment and agreeable diversion.
The Dancing Da Prons
The first performance was given yes
terday aftemoon-there are three
shows daily-and the striking novelty
Of the bill is Master Louis Da Prom,
small son or the Dancing Da Prons.
erstwhile teachers of the art of Terps-
ichore. The little fellow, who looks
to be four or at most five years of age.
appears in nifty Juvenile suit pat
termed faithfully after gentleman s
evening clothes, and performs on the
drums, keeping the tempo SO we'll that
his parents dance while he plays. A
CHORUS of Abs" and expressions of
appreciation greeted his appearance
and his playing was encored repeated
~.
The Da Prons dress their act, which
closes the bill. in a lavish wardrobe.
Should they enter the business the
Dancing Da Prons would surely meet
with success. They open with a Rus
sian ballet dance in costume in the
palace garden set. Da Prom interludes
soft shoe clog Dancing as the next
number and Mrs. Da Prom follows with
two solo dances. She displays ability
as a toe dancer and has perfect rhythm.
The musical selections for the act arc
splendid. The Da Prons have a big
punch and plenty of snap and fire.
1t is the purpose Of the writer in
telling of the current attraction TO
treat it strictly as professional for the
people in the show while living in
Hammond and East Chicago are all
wen equipped to gaih recognition and
earn their way as entertainers else
where than here.
Miss Margaret ,Haefer.
Miss Margaret Haefer opens in one
with a spotlight, singing, Sonora =
The trained voice and winning person
ality of Miss Haefer. who wears at
tractive gowns and enters and exits
faultlessIy. are responsible for her sue
cess. She sings three numbers inciud-
ing Keep Your Eye on the Girl You
Love and Great Big Baby Smile.
MIR. Lawrence HOFFMAN
Lawrence Hoffman. always original
and the local Aladdin ~and a very ef-
flcient Herman, .unfolds his bag of
tricks" with an. Accomplishment of po-
lite and wholesome patter. Lawrence.
always favorite. opens in one with
a paper. trick and goes into full stage
where he performs the magic Of the
vanishing ink silver tuinblers. the hat
and water. and egg and card IS
George Stone would say. Nerv gssd.
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