Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-19

Program Tonight
Probably only Chance Of
Grand Forks People to- See
and Hear These Young
Entertainers Who Claim
Audiences in Every City.

Entertainers Who Claim.
Audiences in Every City.
Every city in which the Kanadian
Riddles have appeared in their unique
patriotic recruiting program has beg
ged for a return engagement and Of
|fers OF large guarantees have been
made to get them back.
This experience, and the .impOssi-
sbility Of complying with the request
in he most instances. led Major Ned
NJ. Green of the Canadian recruiting
service, who is accompanying the Kid
dies on their tour to urge that the
people Of Grand Forks attend the per-
formancet this evening. The hour for
the evening program is 8 o'clock.
.'They are the .cleverest children I
have ever seen on the stage" said Ma
jor Green. ..They are in no wise pro-.
,fessionals. yet they excel any profess
isional juvenile performers I have: ever
thing after they have enjoyed the
program. They are utterly. unspoiled
and they go about their work with ell
the zest OF childish patriotism and en-
thusiasm. They all come Of good
homes and it would be impossible 10
buy their services. Their talent and
the work of their parents + given
to any request for special service with
in their powers. They were eager
and willing to comply with the re-
quest for their appearances in the
churches and the hotels on Sunday,
although that was their one day of
rest"
The Riddles Made Hits.
The attendants at the various
churches where these Riddles gave
special numbers yesterday were very
enthusiastic over the talent and the
freshness Of the work of the children.
Cissie Farnsworth brought tears to
Pauls Episcopal and the ,Congrega-
tional churches with her sweet voice
and her charm Of manner.
Benny Loban and his violin were
much enjoyed at Zion Lutheran and
the Baptist churches. This boy is
the leader of an orchestra in Winni-
peg. He has a wonderful power Of
he has never taken a lesson from a
professional teacher. He is a Russian
lad and has all the temperamental
spirit of the artists Of his rae
Marjorie Guthrie is both singer and
reader and her appearance at the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
was the of interesting many in
this afternoon and evening. She is a
curly. headed miss who is most pleas
ing Of manner and capable as an en-
tertainer.
coquettish a miss as could be found
in a days search was one of the ar
a~rtistes who pleased the guests at the
~ D--.k-A .Y--k - TO- .,A-.>,
some $50 worth OF tickets were sold,
many of them to be given to the poor
children o! the city for the matinee
this afternoon. The Holmes twins
also put across pleasing selections and
they we're much alike in ap 'earauce
and actions. They T drur1mers as
well as singers. Helen Hucks AMI
Lillian Be ; k pleased the hotel guests
with their songs and all We're pets OF
the diners the remainder Of tho eve
ming.
Jackie Finesilver convulsed the
guests Of the Frederick with his COM
edy and had able assistance in Morley
Guthrie in his specially, What the
Deuce Do We Care for Kaiser Bill?'
Grace Gilmer sang with expression
! and pleased her auditors nightly.
How the Riddles Live. u.
One could hardly believe that the
H"Kanadian Riddles" in real life are
just like other Riddles but they are,
they work and play; dance and sing;
talk and laugh exactly as all other
youngsters when off the stage.
The Riddles, Of which there are
eleven travelling in the British Ameri-
can recruiting car. are in care of Ma
jor Ned M. Green of Winnipeg. A. II.
Smith, a former resident of Grand
Forks having bought grain in this
vicinity for the Northwestern Eleva-
or company. is -the-business manager
and they are cheperoned by seven OF
the mothers Of the Riddles.
They are the happiest little folk and
think that the Grand Forks people
have outdone all others in the courtes-
les they have extended them.
Their education has o been over
Bit" as a tutor travels with them and
days when there is no. matinee per-
Torrance the whole day is devoted to
their regular school work At. other
times three or four hours n devoted
to their classes. They + not con.
scious in the least Of the wonderful
praises they are receiving in the cit.
les through which theyahave toured.
In Duluth their engagement at the
Lyceum broke all records since the
building was opened, the receipts be.
ing $4,000 in three days, as they did
also at the Royal Victoria, in Victoria
b. G.
The Riddles made a coast trip in
the spring and the proceeds for the
months travel, a$35, 200.
The idea of the "Kanadian Riddles
as, entertainers was brought about aft
er little Sunday afternoos afail
given in Winnipeg as q benefit FOL
some Of the returned soldiers. Foul
OF the little artists, the Holmes twins
Marjorie Guthrie and Jack ~Ffnesilver
the little comedian, appeared on thu
stage in the juvenile parts that after.
noon and at the close, of the entertain
ment a visitor in the city requested
the management to have them appear
in a neigboring city and then tn
company was enlarged to Its preeen'
number and commenced their tour.
The little folks are all from Winnf
peg and have never had any training
outside OF that received in their homea
that is probably the aso OF theil
skill being just children and putfinf
their little childish personalities! Il
their parts. w
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ON TRIAL TODAY FOR
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