La Junta tribune., 1917-07-05
RED CROSS vODvIL
Hone Talcat Benefit Performanco
Was Great Success-PatriOtic
Pageant Was Big Feature


Was Great Success-PatriOtic
Pageant Was Big Feature
One hundred and fifty dollars
were added to the Red Gross fund
IS result Of the RED Gross Benefit
vodvil" held in the Rourke Theater
last Friday night. Almost every
one in La Junta was in the audience
and those who were not were in
some one Of the several performau-
ces.
II is doubtful II so many varied
performances were ever seen in La
Junta in one evening and the enter
tainment lasted until we'll after elev-
en- o'clock.
The number most In keeping with
the purpose Of the occasion was the
exhibition of First Aid work given
by the hospital squad. specially de-
tailed from the Naval Hospital at
Fort Lyon. Members Of the squad
demonstrated various methods Of
transporting the wounded. OF band
aging and Of reviving apparently
drowned persons.
A short film illustrated the meth
DDS OF training at Plattsburg aud
West Point and gave the audience
4 nearer view Of military training
than many Of them had ever seen.
One Of the most pleasing features
Of the evening was the music Of the
La Junta Concert Band which was
very appropriate and we'll rendered.
Erhsrd Froese starred In the COM
edy "Aunty." in which Mrs. Wood
bridge. Mrs. Milliken and Mr.. Croan
participated. The acting OF oil the
members of the cast would have been
creditable to professionals. Mr..
Fr0ese made an excellent maiden
aunt and convulsed the audience .
number Of times with his antics.
Prof. Henry Klein was very en-
tsrtainins - . magician and would
have made quite . reputation - .
slight Of hand artist II his assistant,
Clinton Derrfnser. had not let the
public in ON the secrets.
The Grecian Dancing Maids
proved one Of the most interesting
features Of the evening. Their mum.
ber was originally presented at the
May Festival and was repeated on
this occasion because of its excel
lence.
One OF the pleasant surprises Of
the evening was the whistlinE Of
George Renick who seemed to have
the silver throat Of q mocking bird
and was repeatedly encored.
A quintette composed OF Mrs.
Moore. Mr.. Austin. Mr.. Haye. Mr..
Millikan and Mr.. Oberling enter
tanned for a few moments with .
musical selection.
Other features OF interest were
the dancing OF Ralph Smith. a Dra-
matte sketch entitled "Mor'd Alice"
presented by Clinton Derrinser.
Lucretia Lantz and Allie Mae Fisher;
and the Juggling and dancing of the
two Lombards.
The concluding number OF the ev-
ening was the Patriotic Pageant In
which Lucretia Lantx impersonated
Columbia and various young ladies'
and gentlemen dressed In appropriate
costumes made obeisance to her. She
was also honored by the presence OF
George Washington. impersonated
by Mr.. York. and Abraham Lincoln
impersonated by Alan Harrison.
These impersonations were striking
ly good. but when an attempt was
made 10 palm off Judge Mcdaniel
w Woodrow Wilson. "the hope OF
the nation" twho forgot to how to
Columbia NJ his predecessors had
done. the audience was constrained
TO smile.
Even the little tots did their bit
In helping the Red Cross and were
seen In the Indian dance and the
Cavalier mInuet In the Patriotic