The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-20
Tuneful Music, Delightful
Comedy, Clever Acting
Feature Entertainments.
EVERYTHING AND
EVERYBODY MADE HIT
Rare Combination of Talent
and Beauty Conclude Red
Cross Celebration.

"The Microbe of Love-" given at the
opera house last evening, most sue
cessfully brought to close the Red
Cross celebration of National Re-
cruiting Day, and proved not only a
financial success, but one OF the
brightest and most pleasing perform
ances ever staged here by amateur
talent.
Under the direction of Mrs. Olga
| White Barnes, those taking part in
the clever musical comedy had been
well trained, and from overture to
| the closing chorus, delightful sur
prises in musical numbers and clever
i situations followed one upon the 9TH
er, creating an evening OF rare en-
tertainment.
Miss Sadie Kugleman, as Priscilla
Prunes, president of the Spinsters'
Club, displayed that marked ability
which always distinguishes her act
ing, and the others who took leading
| parts in the cast were all excellent
in their roles, but to the two young
condolences, Miss Velma Maura and
Miss, Nellie Collins, the honors of the
evening must be accorded. Miss
Maura, as Martha Enterprise, was a
scream, and the clever manner in
which she played her role indicated
histrionic ability of high degree.
| Miss Collins very cleverly carried out
the role of Sophie Sweetgun, and was
viyacious and delightful in this char
acter.
4 Miss Margarita Moreno. as LOWE
Long; Miss Lillian Mcdonald, as
Lille Lonesome; Media Taylor, as
Ina Fraud; Elizabeth Moreno, as Mrs.
Newly Wedd; Mrs. Oscar Maura, as
Piney Meltingheart; Margaret Ows-
: ley, as Wanta Mann, were all most
delightful. Miss Adele Chaffee played
the part of Madam Henpeck with
much ability, and Miss Emily La
Monte made a very convincing
Bridget O'Hooligan, while Mr.. C. S.
Bonacker, as Mr.. O'Hooligan, showed
himself in a new and very clever role,
One of the most difficult roles, and
one carried off with much distinction
bv Miss Gertrude Friedman, that of
Madam Hymen Cupid.
William Bonacker, as Billy Bache-
! lor; Hunter Long, as Very Bold;
: John Frenkle, as Simon Shy; J. v
} White, as U. B. Careful; 1t. H. c.
! Merrill, as Bobby Bashful; l. D,
Thames, as jeremiah Henpeck, and
George Malone, as Mr.. Newly Weld
were all excellent in their parts, the
} play proving a very happy vehicle
for their talents.
A great many musical numbers
I added brightness to the play, the
! chorus comprising, Irma Graham
3 Beatrice Howe, Mercedes Cafiero, Sa-
{ die Kugleman, C. Cafiero, Robbie
D Hyer, Miss Grant, Velma Maura
5 Ethel Mcdonald, Nellie Collins
5 Dimple Mcmillan, Sadie Fell, Mar
, guerite Roberts, Florence Halsey
Margaret Owsley. Adelaide Bell, Mel
da Taylor, Margarita Moreno, Lilliar
Mcdonald, Dorothy Bingham, Rhode
: Benn, Mrs. Oscar Maura, Miss Julis
Gallagher.
!. One of the brightest of the man.
songs which were given was led b.
: Miss Friedman, the chorus suddenly
appearing in the darkness, with small
E flash lights, making their way dowI
the aisles to the stage, singing "Lool
For a Man."
Children are always lovely, it mat
tiers not what part they may play
r but last night as fairies and brownies
e the baby girls seemed especially deal
: and lovely, and as soldiers, the boy:
/ showed themselves very manly ant
f their drill was full of spirit and wei
: executed.
y The fairies were: Catherine Jen
: nings, Mabel Riera, Mary Virgini'
Malone, Myra Frank Kaplan, Blanch
: Barbara Morgan, Charlotte Baldwin
Jess Baldwin, Annie Eta Campbell
Ann Bullock, Eleanor Buck. Min;
Runyan, Harrison Mann, Ernestin
: Green, Lucy Davis Yonge, Bett,
), Yonge, Jean Yonge, Baby Rose Rus
!, sell, Eleanor Ball, Leila Hyer, Id
{ Jones Mcmillan, Mary M. Holsberry
: Cupid was Blanche Barbara Nor
gan, a very darling of Cupid, wit
her exquisite coloring and beautiful
;. baby features. This dear little gin
: is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wad
9 Hampton Morgan.
s Leontine Turner, the little daughte
T of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Turner, mad
It a very lovely queen of the fairies, an
: the brownies, who were Wade 3
a Morgan, Jr, Absalom Holcomb
/ Reese, Eugene Lewis Reese, Jr., an
n Jack Baldwin, were delightful in tn
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