The Republican journal., 1917-08-16
Searsport's Society Vaudeville.

siastic audience Friday night August 3rd,
in Union Hall. The show will be put down
in Searsport's annals as the brightest and
most unique of it's kind. Surely Miss
Louise Dickerson Leib, the director, de-
served all the compliments which were
showered upon her. Miss Leib, who
is director of the gymnasium at National
Park Seminary, Forest Glen, Md, not
only was in full charge of the entire pro-
gram, but arranged the first act herself.
This was a dainty little Japanese COM
edy called, The Tragedy of a Slipper.
The little comedy had an added charm
when it became known that Miss Leib
was responible for it's being.
| The first number was a selection by the
orchestra, Sempre Giovine, played by the
so called Kaspar orchestra of the Haul
Brau Haus. This was made up of Mrs.
Sumner C. Pattee, Stanley Cayting,
| violins; Sumner Small, cornet and Miss
Harriet N. Roulstone, piano.
Much curiosity had been aroused when
it was understood that Vic LIE Roy was
to be announcer, and he was none other
than Renfrew Wilson, who is talented
actor. Before each act Mr.. Wilson came
before the curtain and chatted in the
funniest way about the coming act, and
was one of the hits of the evening.
When the curtain rolled up on the set
ting for the Japanese comedy, it showed
really beautiful scene, with japanese
arbors and lovely wistaria. Japanese
lanterns were hung and the lighting for
the entire act came from the lanterns
alone. Miss Lucy True Ross was true
Japanese coquette and looked charming
in her lovely silk kimono and dainty Slip
pers and headdress. She is wonderfully
versatile as her work in several acts dur
| ing the evening showed. She played the
part of Sugahari, and was assisted by
Stanley Cayting of Bangor, who was an
excellent support, and also Renfrew Will
son. Both men were dressed in beautiful
Japanese costumes culled from the attics
of Searsport's much-travelled citizens.
The little comedy was bright and artistic,
and unusual in arrangement
The second act was the real vaudeville
kind Mr.. Robbins was at the piano, and
played and sang in true vaudeville fash
ion. He sang one number, and on the
second number, Miss Louine Ford, dress
ed as Hawaiian beauty, danced in true
Hawaiian way She dances very grace
fully. Miss Ford is graduate of Sargent
school in Boston.
Betty Bonn Jeannette Colson and her
captivating company came next and the
audience were entirely captivated by the
dainty Betty and her maids. Miss Col
son sang, Smile, Smile, Smile, and on the
| first verse in came the Knitting Girls:
Misses Virginia. McGown, Annie Whittier,
Evelyn Young and Lucy Ross. The girls
were dressed in attractive sport clothes,
wearing sweaters of pretty colors, and
carried stunning knitting bags. At the
second verse the Overall Girls came in
wearing up-to-date garden rig over-alls
in different colors, and broad brimmed
farm hats. They carried rakes and hoes and
looked extremely cute. There were four
of these girls; Mrs. Nehemiah Roulstone,
Miss Evelyn Jackson, Miss Dorothy Nc
Gown and Miss Sally Dow. Then came
Vic LIE Roy Renfrew Wilson, and Sandy
McDuff STORY Trundy) They sang and
told stories and kept the audience laugh
ing from the minute of their enhance.
Both men are amateurs of unusual talent,
and they were recalled and recalled. Mr..
Trundy as Sandy MacDuff gave an excl
lent impersonation of Harry Lauder.
One of the biggest hits of the evening
was At the Movies A fake ticket office
was arranged in front of the stage, on
the floor, with Renfrew Wilson as ticket
seller. The players making their en-
frances from the back of the hall came
down the aisle and after purchasing tick
cts mounted to the stage, which was ar
ranged with theatre seats. Every en-
trance was screamingly funny, and all
received great applause They were all
there from the soldier flirt and the flashy
girl to the mother and her family of four
disturbing children, the suffragette and
the squalling baby the squat by Miss
Dorothy McGown.) They were all good
NJ H. Robbins played real movie music
and the expressions on the faces of the
actors were great The ushers were
Warren Gray and Ronald McGilvery.
The next act was the daintiest thing
imaginable. Miss Harriet Roulstone in
pink crepe-de-chene negligee sang Anna
Held's song success from Milady's Toi-
lette, and she was splendid in this as she
always is, finished, and showing the ease
of an artist. She was assisted by Miss
jeanette Colson as Mirror and Miss An
ME Whittier as Powder Puff Both young
girls are pretty and bright and they were
particularly so in their dainty evening
gowns. All three performers have sweet
voices and their little dance at the finish
of the song was the acme of graceful
ness.
Miss Louine Ford made her third ap-
pearance in the next act, giving an eff
fective dance called The Dance of Peace,
and showed: (a) Peace Blinded by War;
b) Peace Triumphant. She danced this
beautifully and was recalled
The last number Miss Leib arranged
carefully and it was a triumph. The
scene represented the Allied Countries,
and was huge patriotic success. First
entered Italy in the persons of Mrs. Sum-
ner c. Pattee and Stanley Cayting.
They were dressed in the bizarre costumes
of Italy and they played as duet for two
violins; Sextette from Lucia Then came
England in the persons of Miss Louine
Ford and Nehemiah Roulstone They
danced the loveliest old minuet and were
dressed in Old English costumes with
powdered hair and the manners of the
nobility. They were forced to repeat
their dance.
France was played by sweet Valma
Weber who was dressed in white and
carried the French national colors. She
recited, Vive La France, with great spirit
and made a lasting impression.
Last came America; Sergeant Rue and
her drum corps girls Lucy Ross dressed
in real khaki girls uniform with mill
tary hats and boots sang Sons of America,
one of the biggest songs of the day, and
she put all the spirit and snap into it i'm
aginable Her drum cornS Girls were