The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-09
[lgS MINSTRELS TO
PLAY At ACADEMY
To Present Musical Sketch ana fsas'
hct With Many Catchy Tunes 10
morrow, Tuesday and "Wednesday

what promises to be an unusually
eaad performance by amateurs VIII
he given tomorrow. Tuesday and Wed
nesday at the Academy of Music IN
The form OF minstrel show by the
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RehearsaIs have been long and faith-
fuI and arrangements are almost com
ptated for the performance 10 De
siven this week. The program is fuI'
II promise and contains many catchy
selections Charles A. Gaa has been
directing the company,
The first selection is a playlet enl-
,,ed Charley Smith in a Dark
Argument Those appearing in the
cast are Mrs. G. o. Nolan as Miss
Mildred Miles. Miss Louisa Hewitt rs
Fhnnie, Miss Catherine LYDIA as
Thisbe, Miss Hazel Powell as Sadie
I,0e Odeil as Aunt Mandy tcoiored
cook), Billy Burke as Sidney Vincent
T.C. Lamb as Jackson. Park, Guy Cor
bstt as Lord Charlingcross. Charles
smith as Red McGee. Lawrence Drtn-
Ard as Plunket r. Plunket. and Char
lev Gaa al minstrel director The
guests are Pauline Baker. Virginia
bland. Rosalis Mcdowell, Ida Bland
Louise Arnali. Laura Bolton. Nellie
Rafting, Pauline Arnall. Lucille Smith
Vivian Buchanan, Audrey Hankin ana
Catherine LYDIA.
The musical numbers to be pre-
sented are: Fl Want TO BE a Prima
Donna" by Mildred and girle: "Dearie
Girl" by Mildred and Sidney, Il Want
4 Girl for Each Month" by Charing
cross and girls: January" by Rosa
lie Mcdowell: February" by Pauline
Arnall. March" by Audrey Mankin
April" by Nellie Haiina; May" by
Laura Bolton. June by Virginia
Rland; rSaptem Der" by Lucille Smith.
October" by Vivian Buchanan. No
vemper." ny Catherine LYDIA; "Decerr-
bar by Louise Arnall, They co
valid over Me-" by Sidney; Ms
eEeetie," by Mildred. dance, by Nc
Gee and Plunket; Then I'll Come
Rsck 10 You" by Mandy.
"A comedy sketch is also to be pre-
.3nted. entitled The High Cost OF
living" The cast consists OF Charles
A. Gaa as The Husband" Mrs lone
C,utler Stoner as The Wife, and
Eflly Burke as "Oficer OF Food Trust, .
The Hath aero squad Jazz band will
usay, the members of which are Sla-
,ar. Elkins. Williams. Dukick, Muir
phy, French. holland Direcot and Ser
gaant Hender.
The 'Elks- Howitzers' Ministries.
Introducing Joseph v. Cherry as in
se OdelI, Billy Burke. Charley Smith.
STUART Brauer. Eugene McDonough,
lawrence Drinard, John Hare. Charles
Hay and Joe Henry. The balladists
wIll be Hugh Bugg, Earl Rowland,
q, 8. walker and Ray g. Bugs.
Grand chorus consists OF Mrs. c. A,
Nolan, Misses Hazel Powell. Virginia
bland, Vivian Buchanan. Lucille
smith, Catherine LYDIA. Audrey Man
KIN. Laura Bolton. Rosalie Mcdowell,
Pauline Arnall, Nellie Hating. Pauline
Baker, Louise Arnali. Johanna Lyons,
I.,uise Hewitt. Ida Bland. Messrs- Guy
t,orbett, Carroll Lamb, Clarence Point,
f3ecrge Render, Hugh Simmons. Jr..
William Hill, James Murray. Wilton
Pcints, Carlyle gill. John InglesolI.
Lacy Glenn. Elmer LYDIA. Ramon An
drews, Bland Pamplin, Bernard Lacy
and Brock Minor.
Musical numbers will be: Overture.
~ company: "On The Old Domin-
ion Line" Joe Henry: Joan of Arc"
Hugh Bugg; AT the Angels Rag
line Ball." Charley Smith: Some
where In France" ----. ''Prohibi-
ton Blues" Lee OGell Break the
NDwu to Mother" Earl Rowland; "A
lang. Tall, Hrown-6kin CAL Stuart
BrAuer: Neptune" RAY 3. Bugg;
Tho EhicksA Rag. Billy Burke.
sxa1ld 1nnaa. entire company. assisted
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