Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-23
JINGLING BROS. CIRCUS
ENJOYED FRIDAY EVENING
Entertainment under Auspices Of Deb
orah Society Of Penney Memorial
Church Draws Good Sized Audience
and PIeases All


There was fun and lots of it at the
Friday evening performance of the
Jingling Bros. Circus, which was given
in the dining room of the Penney Me-
| mortal church under the auspices OF
the Deborah society. Under one roof
were gathered the many interesting
and amusing people who always so to
make up.sa first class side show, and
their stunts together with panto-
mine and Il series of tableaux formed
a program that was enjoyed by a large
! audience.
! At the opening number the manager
| of the Coop Family introduced the
| three persons, who although unable to
! talk were able to answer questions and
announce the program carried out
during the evening. The Goops about
whom many things have been written,
lived up to their name at the perform
ance, The members of the family be-
| ing: Mr. Coop Gordon Rines; Mrs!
Coop, Miss Margaret Wood; Baby
Coop Miss Mildred Hines.
The side show Of the circus was
managed by Il. A. l.. Colby and includ-
ed such personalities as the Siamcse
I Twins, the two-headed man.sthe strong
man, the fat man and the fat woman
clowns, the cannibals, the dwarfs, the
| beautiful Turkish lady. the snake
charmer. the living skeleton and the
/ sword SwalloWer. Each of the acts
was amusing and was generously APP
plauded.
| A real fun maker was the pantolnlne
entitled Selecting a Wife," in which
| r. \. l.. Colby appeared as the bache-
| Tor, Miss Mary Gray as the lady who
managed "a matrimonial bureau, and
| Misses Emma Shay, Inez Page, Marion
/ Dyer, Sadie Hall and olga Peacock rs
| the young ladies on the program. Music
was furnished during the evening by
Stanley Estes at the piano, while Miss
Margaret Small favored all with vo-
| cal solo and violin solo. Refresh
ments of lemonade, peanuts and candy
were sold.
| The program Of the evening was
/ brought to a close with n number OF
we'll arranged tableauX, which were
! staged as follows:
Father Time (Januarl). Anscl Reeves
February Nalentinep, Dorothy Berry;
March, Evelyn Keller: April. Raiph
| Brown and Clarence Brown May.
Louise NuttlnS; June. clga IedtoCh,
July, Clarence and Frederick owen;
August, Evelyn Keller. Ansel Reeves
and Olga Peacock; September. George
Sheldon, Howard Hall. Fred Han and
l.. A. Colby: October (witcho. Mrs
Ralph Brown November, Ralph Brown
and Ansel Reeves: December, Santa
CLAUSE. r. A. l.. Colby. Red, white
and blue lights were flashed upon the
next tableau in which the following
characters were portrayed: Jncic
Sam, Ralph Brown; Columbia, Emma
Shay: Red Cross Nurse. Miss Margaret
Woods: Army, George Sheldon: Navy,
Frederick Brown. The lights were then
vanished for a moment and Columbia
was a moment later seen standing and
holding the flag. and the audience rose
and Joined in the singing of America.
The committee in charge of the en-
tertainment was composed of the fol
lowing ladies': Mrs. Ralph II. Brown
(chairman), Mrs. r. A. l.. Colby. Mrs.
William, Turner, Mrs. William +.
Wood. Miss Alice Williams and Miss
Mary (iiaN