The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-05
GO ASK WILLIE IS
BEST AMATEUR SHOW
EVER IN SANTA f
Capacity House Delighted With
Musical Comedy Put on by Uni.
versity Players; Eclipses Pro.
auctions Of Professionals.

Go Ask White" has all Of Sonta
Fc asking. How did they do ~"
The question Is the result of the
stunning musicsi comedy presented
here last night to "a packed house at
the Elks' theatcr by The seniors Of the
University of Now Mexico.
There was nothing lacking In Go
Ask Willie" TO make II u humming
success. There was the inspiration
Of numbers, sume forty OF nifty boys
and kris. there was the enthusiasm
OF youth, pink checks, sparkling eyes.
the 1.-THE step. and the irresistible and
captivating smile. There was the ON.
Enlistment OF attractive costumes,
no expense having beer spared and
excellent taste having been shown.
There was the ~ sympathetic nupport OF
the real orchestra OF EVE musicians
directed by y. Stanley Sedcr. "A mu.
stefan OF statewide fame. And there
was fun and frolic. Jest and epigram,
In che lines. clear as they could be,
written by Miss Ethel Hickey. a pro-
fessor ~ the state university.
Good singing. clever dancing. gor-
Seous costumes. attractive girls ana
line looking chaps; what more could
one ask willie to give?
Lyle vincent. tall. good-looking. a
clever actor. and poEsessor OF "A rich
baritone voice. was Hoo-IIoo Willie.
king 81 who's Who land. and he made
one OF the big hits OF the evening. He
was popular with 9th men and WON.
On Ia sA. .tNNNaVnn VaVa aahNaA.-
mCnt. Pryor 70. Timmons. as kWgtu-
ka, an Aztec king, was diguincd. As
an Indian chiefs Mould he. spoke
with nne cnuncidtton. ana sang well.
James Wait. as pancho. the bandit.
vas q volcano every time he came
on the stage. He was the typical pad
man. puncturins his terrifying yens
with q siN-shootcr.
And now for q word about the quar-
tet Of feminine star, that twinklcd
merrily, so merrily through both acts
Of the performance. There was Rosa
lie. played by Miss Adelaide Shields.
She vas a charmlug. petite. dCmure
maiden. with large. appealing blue
eyes and long lashes with a mos,
expressive mouth and an alluring
sml," and luNJriuut trc-sc-. she SANG
several song aud duets that scored o
success. % proved herself q gifted
vocalist. A. a loNc-mdkcT she showed
astonishing aud engaging eNpcrtucss.
Hokoua. an Indian princess. played
by Miss iIortcnsc Switrer was a con
trast 20 Wosali.. with the physique
Of a YOUNG grand opera singer Miss
Switlcr displayed ALSO a soprano
voice OF wide range. mclloWucss and
power. She was pretty ana charm
ing.
Miss Lillian Williams created q FUR
ore with her Improvisation ct Sylvia
spankhurs,. a "shrieking sister after
votes for women. Her makc-up wac
comiCal ~ the extreme. with curls
plhstercd on her forehead and enCIrC-
ling both ears. she was literally a
scream and kept the audience IN gales
~ Laughter.
Miss beatrice Scissor. ns Delphinea.
prophecies. was "A siuuOus young
woman in uricnta alud Indian cog
tune She had m" mysterious, hanut-
ing eve of the seer and the Conyiuc-
ing smile Of the cl%airyoyant An Of
the leads were well played.
But there was plenty of work LETT
30 the others In the cast. the bailyhuo
artists. merrymakers, carnival crcw,
lady cope and Indians.
There were three Indian maidcn-
attending the Aztec princess and
three Indian bucks attending the AZ
tee king. The bucks aroused much
mirth with their chant, which az
not unlike that ~ the Tesupuc In
dams In their dances.
The "ludy" cops. too. were run
makers OF a high order They were
good looking young women. with
such nirtatious smiles hat any man
would have been tempted TO seek AN
arrest a. their fair hands.
There were merry makers. the
ladies' wearing attractive Ere"n c"s-
TUNES. and th" men in Panama SUITS
aud straw hats. Tn" names ct IN"
various fun providers follow.
Merrvmakers Misses ElaurnoY,
Trotter. Hawkins. vincent. lIcndcr-
SON Mcssrs. Wiglcy, Upton, Hohl
Manyillo, Doering.
Cops-Misscs Horucr. Hawthorne,
Kteke. Michaels,
mdiauy-Misses Bcll, Wilson, PEN
uington: Mcssrs cole, Gerhart. pun
las. Fielder.
Pnni.s-Misscs G~ustafsou, Ilubsell.
spickard Cady.
Carnival crew - Misses Luudou,
MilIs. Conway Me~sre. Builder W"lk-
Ing Grimmor.
Features Dancing.
As a. banquet would be 4 itiluro
without dessert rp "a musical comedy
without clover dancing would Dee a.
frost. There wcr" w ATTRACTIVE
dunscuscs who did fancy steps. ON"
was Miss Hose and the other Niles
Hearock. Thcy were the p%ers'ulI-
,lt.un OF grace. Ni,ac.ty o. -luuos-
ity. The balloon dance was q de-
llghtful novelty.
There were several song hits that
stilI Iingcr I'm the ears OF those Wh"
attended the show. ON, ut the most
,irking wa, SOMEHOW OF nthcr