The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-30
REGNIERS' SKIT
is MOST CLEVER
Entertainers At Church Of
Christ Delight
PROGRAM rs MUSICAL
Solos, Both Natural And Dialect, Are
Woven Into A Light Plot In
Manner Most Pleasing
To Audience

!
The Regniers delighted an unusual
! ly large audience at the Church of
| Christ Friday evening with their
! program which was of most versa
( tile nature This entertainment is
the third Of a series OF five on the
! Y. NJ. C. A. lyceum entertainment
course.
The company was composed of two
persons, Mrs Regnier or as Mr.
! Reenier expressed it, the greater part
of the company held sway over the
piano. while Mr.. Regnier, whose inn
presentations and musical selections
we're excellent, attracted no less at
tention, although he considered him
self in his Introduction as being a
very small complement of the COM
pany.
That the program might be as sim
pie as possible Mr. and Mrs. Regnier
| arranged it on the basis of one day
in the life of young married musi-
! cal couple, and carried this plan
through with amazing cleverness. The
plan made the different impersona-
tions by Mr.. Regnier come in with
the run of events, making the pro-
throughout.
Several selections we're sung by
Mr.. and Mrs. Regnier, with piano ac-
compartment, and were appreciated
greatly by the audience Mr.. Regn-
! ier, in order to work in his imper-
sOnations, made his exit on feigning
that his trombone was out of shape
However, before he left the stage for
the first time, he explained to his
dutiful wife that his uncle, member
Of the state legislature, was in the
city and would probably call.
Mr. Regnier then left the stage and
after Mrs. Regnier had sung several
affections to her own accompani-
ment, Mr. Regnier reappeared in the
| person of the janitor who enters q
complaint relative to the noise"
made by Mrs. Regnier. The greater
part of the company" finally per-
! suaded the Irish ianitor to sing "The
| Wearing of the Green" to her ac-
compartment, thereby humoring him
into good spirits again. Mr.. Regnier
presented the appearance of the IT.
! ishman in a really curious costume,
and carried out his impersonation
/ with the broad dialect of Irish, char
acteristic of the person he was i'm
personating.
Next came the Italian peddler OF
/ fruit, with sack-ike coat fastened at
his waist, his black mustache and
/ ebony hair He was finally persuad-
! ed by Mrs. Regnier to sing a gypsy
song, which he has learned from
Mrs Regniers singing it at different
! times. In this selection, Mr.. Regnier
cuce with his rich, mellow tenor
voice. A humorous conversation is
worked into this, as in the other
making it more enjoyable
Finally, the old uncle calls-and Il
typical old gentleman of hobbies he
certainly was. lie had introduced a
ridiculous bill in the legislature and
repeated his speech, which was more
ridiculous than the bill itself. Al
though the gentleman whom Mr..
Reenier impersOnated was an exceed
ingly difficult character, it was COM
plete in every instance Mrs, Regn-
icr was very much bored. although
she presented perfect picture of one
very much Interested
after The departure of the old un,
Gle, Mr.. Regnier returned with his
trombone and rendered several de
lightlul selections on it, MIR, and Mrs
Ecgnier sang several duets and then
, Mrs, Regnier made her exit to pre-.
pare dinner,
/, Mr. Regnler recounted story.
, which bares a truth that many of us
, do not consider 1t was the story OF
a curious old man in small town
who was so ugly that he was unani
mously voted the ugliest man in town
at the fair. But after all. his face
was not significant OF his warmness
of heart, During a smallpox plague
;, he stayed at the pest,house to take
s care of the afflicted Finally, after
d the plague had nearly passed, he took
f the terrible disease and died. The
e truth was that this man was of more
:, benefit to the community than would
d have been gold mine, Mr. Regnier
J. in contrast with the humorous begin
Il ming Of the tale, ended it with touch
S ing pathos.