Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
FOR
MINSTREL SHOW
Paxtang Keyed Up For Open
ing Performance Tomor-
row; Red Gross Benefit

The executive staff of the Paxtang
Home Minstrels is we'll pleased with
the way that the rehearsals are pro-
crossing. All indications point to sue
cessful shows tomorrow night and
Saturday. The house is already
pretty we'll sold out.
Between acts Red Cross nurses
will sell homemade candies to the
audience, and all the proceeds will
be turned over to the Paxtang Red
Cross Auxiliary. All of the talent is
, donated and their First Aid to the
Injured" is expressed in this man
ner:
If we can stop one heart from break
| ing
We shall not play in vain.
Ger II we can ease one life the
aching,
Or cool one pain.
Or help one fainting soldier,
Into his camp again,
We know we have not played in
vain.
Raymond Harmes, who has at one
time been with the Dumont min
strels. will take part of one of the
end men in the place of c. Powell,
| " itO 10 uiidDlS lO appear.
The business staff is composed of:
BUSINESS manager, H. L. Holmes;
assistant manager. w. H. Shetron;
secretary. H. f. Eyster; treasurer, A.
H. Bailey; publicity, II. c. Fry; prop
erty, Ross Bealor: musical director,
Gwilym Watkins; stage directors, @.
c. Martin, William Kitchen; inter-
locutor, w. G. Dickman.
Big Orchestra
The orchestra is composed of:
piano, ]. E. Major; first violin. ]. F,
! Shelter; first violin, r. A. Keller;
! third violin, c. Rosenberser; flute
Nj. Scoth; clarionet, William Crozier;
clarionet, Nelson Werlich; cornet
G. w. Plowman: horn, c. l.. George;
trombone, NJ. Weber; bass. H. E
Knochenaur; traps, H. c. Wells.
The circle includes: Gwilym Wat
kins, Harley Noll, Fred Wigfield, w
Fl. Smiley, A. b. Bell, r. v. Owens
III. b. Saussaman, ]. A. Underwood
H. Beard, A. p. Rutherford, Ross
/ Bealor, Charles Forney, l.. r. Spring
er, w. E. Boudman, j. F. Shields. w
Fl. Shetron, w. X. Harlacker, w. n
Wagner, F. E. Paxton. Will
liam Dimmick, b. w. FRANKIE. j. E
Madden, J. ]. Mullowney. F. Hor-
stick, c. Woehle, +. P. Rutherford
+. n. Gilbert, Matt. Rutherford, O.
c. Green, C. Maurer. P. Shatto. w
A. Miller, 81 Miller, Edward Spickler
d. /. Rutherford and William Crump
Bang Up" Program
The program is as follows: Over
ture by the entire company; "Tentina
Tonight on the Old Camp Grounds,
i"Ye Sons of France Arise" There's
! q Long, Long Trail" ensemble end
men; II Wish l Was in Dixie, The
Stars and Stripes Will Float" etc.
Songs: Tidy Um Tidy, Tidy" Will
liam Kitchen; "Oh, Johnny Oh" r
l. Diehl; Under the Chicken Tree,
George Ebersole; Love Is a Won
rderful Thing" George Martin; GOOD
by Broadway" Harley Noll; Fare.
Down in the Deep" Gwilym Wat.
kins.
Finale by entire company, Boy
Scouts, Fred Holmes, Howard Birch
all, McLain King, Norman Hosler.
Many Special Events
Special features are: Cabaret dane.
ers, Eph. Swelter, Millie Tarry, D
H. Martin and Harms; All Aboard Fol
Laughland, William Kitchen, parson;
G. c. Martin and a roustabout, Roy
Sprow.
The scene is the recruiting office
and the following are the come.
| dians:
Captain recruiting Office, W. G
Dickman; General Breakdown, d. H
Martin; Raw Recruit, (Abe Lincolr
wantto die). r. l. Diehl; Ferdinand
! (What' Wad), Matt. Rutherford
Sam Well and Strong. who is full oi
the spirit, Ed. Martin: A sharp shoot.
er who never misses, Raymond
Harm; A Red Cross Cross Recruit
+. Rutherford; Commissary Sam, H
Fitting; Doc Fix EN- Quick, Cy Mil.
Ter; Picket Watching Always, Rob.
ert Graybill; Spy, r. I. Diehl; Artil.
lery, Ed. Martin; Artillery, Ross
Bealor; Lady Reporter, George Eb.
ersole; Dispatch Bearer, A. P. Ruth.
erford; One Casualty, Matt. Ruther.
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The curtain raises promptly al
S.15 tomorrow evening.