Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-29
XMAS Entertainment
FOR THE SERVICE NEN
Boys In Khaki And Boys In Blue
Enjoy Pleasing Program
FARCE COMEDY PRESENTED
Music By Naval Academy Band, SOlos
And RecitatIOns,

men and the boys in blue, who are
here at the rifle range and on the
ships at the Naval Academy during
Christmas week, the Entertainment
Committee, of which Miss Henenger
is chairman, present a pleasing pro-
gram last evening in the armory.
Music was furnished by the Naval
| Academy orchestra, under the di-
recion of Prof. Torovsky, band
master and a number OF patriotic and
| popular airs were played previous 70
the program. the numbers OF which
were announced hy Mr.. John Green,
who S on Miss Heffenger's Program
/ Committee
A farce comedy, entitled BOX and
Cox was splendidly given By Mr..
Sewers (son of Or. Sewers of the Bap-
list Church), SIR Applegate and Miss
Sue Munford There We're numerous
complications arising through Mrs.
Bouncer (Aiiss AIunford), Q lodging
house keeper, who, endeavoring to
double up, rented one room to one
man who worked az night and slept
during the day and to another who
worked during the day and slept at
night When they meet, by accident,
OF course, the fun thiclzens with the
complications
Both Mr.. Sewers and Mr. Applegate
acted their parts exceedingly we'll
Each was particularly good, and
proved himself TO be a clever actor
Mr. Cox (Sowers) as the halter, filled
the part to nicely and was never
himself, but always the character,
while Mr. Box (ADplegate), the pale
printer, was thoroughly natural and
had acquired the real English man
nerism Of speech that lent greater
realism to his character.
Miss Munfcrd, as Mrs. Bouncer,R
the English landlady bent on money
making at great odds not TO say risks.
is always good. She is well known
here on the amateur stage, where she
has appeared on several occasions in
sneatricals for local benefits. AL
though Miss Sue Alunford had small
uayf, sho made the most Of it and did
| lsplendidly
After selections by the Naval Acad
emy orchestra, Mrs George shear
man sang very sweetly an English
air, that was quite catchy and pleas
ing. She was her own accompanist
The audience gave herssuch prolonged
applause that afser bowing aelluowl-
edgment she was Obliged &c give a
recitation In equally pleasing style
she recited Jack and H. Mrs. Shear
man has a very pleasing manner and
an attractive personality and IS e
talented musician, both vocalist and
instrumentalist, as weli as q talented
reader Her contribution to the pro
gram was highly appreciated.
In his own iminitable style, Mr. G.
L. Clemson sang two OF the latest
songs that won't straight to the hearts
Of his soldier and sailor auditors.
Mr.. Clemson. sang when The Boys
Come Home and Don't steJ q
Soldiers Sweetheart While He's
Away His accompanist was Prot.
Ritchings
Ino naturally sweet tenor voice
he put deep feeling and sang with
| expression, and such perfect enun-
citation that every word could be an
derstood by his audience, even to the
| farthest corner Of the armory. TO
watch the expression on those three
hundred men in khaki seated Japa-
nese fashion, on the floor of the ar
mory during Mr. clemson's singing
when The Boys Come Home. and
| the lines abou. not stealing away the
affection OF a soldiers's sweetheart
while he is FAR from home was 9
| great study in human nature
The songs went direct 70 tho heart
the men showed II BY their expires.
sion, and in few eyes there was q
suspicion Of tears. but Of course tha'
was a mistake, soldiers never cry
Mr.. Clemson received an ovation
and as an encore he sang the stances
| OF over There" asking the service
men TO join in the chorus, which
they did with vim, until the verg
walls OF the armorv re-echoed thf
last lines Of the chorus @And vel
not come home I'll its over "0vei
There"
/ The program closed with two solo
| beautifully sung by Miss Constance
Brady The soldiers sttegting tiasil
appreciation OF the songs and for th'
singer, gave her q round Of voci1erou'
| applause. 10 which she gracefully
| bowed acknowledgment.
/ AT the close Of tho program one O
the men proposed three cheers foi
sho ladies' of Annapolis, and these
we're given with great gusto, as vel
as three cheers for the program com
mittee
The committee feels immeasurabls
/ grateful to AIr Mitchell Of the Y n
| G. A. Recreation Rooms who made The
onterta inment possible by lendins
valuable assistance IN every way
The service men both in khaki ang
blne we're loud il their praise Of tn,
evenings program w:lich they de-
1 clared they had thoroughly enjoyed
Lilliau Walker IN a thrilling sns
dramatic story ''The Lust of the Ages