Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-02
JOLLY FUN
Was First Evening Of
State House Minstrels
All Kinds of Celebrities with Dancing
Feet Were There-Hart's Poem and
kinesley's Song Among High Lights
Second Performance Saturday
Night

kinasIey's Song Among High Lights
Second Performance Saturday
Night
The State House MINISTRIES were hne.
Most everybody was there and those
who weren't at the City Opera mouse
Friday evenin: to witness the ploduc-
ton by the State House Associates
Inc, are going to be right there sat
urday evening when the second pre-
sentation will be given.
All kinds Of celebrities, wearing black
faces, red. green. yellow and PINK
trousers. lace collars and cuffs. ana
with dancing feet. were there ana
Judging from the Friday evening show
the State House must be fairly run
ming over with Lew Dockstaders in the
making.
The grand medley. "Our States,
with songs about many of the states
from individual stars was d pleasing
number. but it was not until DOC
Bristol came forward with all extra
amount of pep and put across me
footlfghts, Down South Everybody :
Happ>'' and his face was worth the
everything. even talk. Joan of Arc
by a quartet of pretty girls was inc
second musical number. chester kings
lev sang Il Amt Married Any More
IN his laughablc manner and II a
Long Way to Berlin sung by waiter
Fraser, assisted by the rest OF ihe
bunch was much applauded. herpeil
Folsom was some handy with the pa
ton when he sang Alexander Bach
from Dixie" and the way he led thos"
blackfaces around in true Negro pa
rade style was laughable. Kendall Va
Wis sang. Southern Gals" and then
danced. The folks liked his dancing 50
much that they almost 'tuckered HIM
out. but he responded to several en-
cores. The finale Of the opening over
ture cover There the verses beng
sung by |. w. Barbour closed ''''
right" evening.
MIR Procrastinator OF Time came 20
the front in the olio and the people tha'
he didn't mention in a kindly yet crit
,,a, ,1,anne, during the course OF ms
conversation, must have. felt consplc-
lous bv their fewness. The rest OF the
,,,io tie Georgia Ministries and the
able, but the real screams of the eve
ning we're those members of the fire
departmcnt in the character sketch.
The Old Deluge." Quite the MT 81
Tho sketch was the reciting of poem,
fully several yards long By Lester W.
Hart 4 recollection of the storm OF
words and rhymes left the impression
that the folks Kingsley forgot and some
he didn't. O. we'll as all the surr"uhu-
ing towns and landmarks We're ~
Harris poem It certainly was mum
mcr"
The Program
The progyam complete and i'll order
was as follows
Dpening Overture. Grand Medley,
"Olr States" by the entire company.
Songs: Joan OF Arc, Misses "ads-
worth. Beane. Campbell and stone;
t"Down South Everybody's Happy :
DIR. l.. d. Bristol; Il Amt Married No
More. Chester Kingsley: IT'S a Long
WAY to Berlin. Walter B. Fraser;
"Aleyander's Back from Dixie. Her
bert Folsom; Southern Gals, Kendall
Davis: Grand Finale. over There, !.
w. Barbour.
olio. procrastinator of Time. CheS-
Ter Kingsley; Colleens in Terpsichore.
Misses Weston. Folsom, Leighton
Toward. Thayer and Knowles; Cake
walk in White, Miss Hazel Lean, MI.
Bob Moore.
Georgia Ministries. Cast: Alex
ander". who worked III a livery stable
Carl II. Gilman; Pete. who induced
alexander" to join the Minstreis'
! Frank J. McArdle: Harry in search
of game, G.. f. II. Bragdon; Fly Cop
! w f. Knox.
! Palm Beach Sextette: Lura Smith,
Bernice Leighton. Hazel Bean. Robert
! Moore. Erlon L. Newdck and Roy t.
Leach.
! Character Sketch: The Old Deluge
/. or the Election of the Fire Chief,
(By NJ. T. McDonough. Scene: The
Fire House Place: Somewhere in
| Maine Time: Any Old Time.
Tho Cast.
Ellis Hatch. the Company clecE ~,
Seth Merrill, Pipeman, Candid dat 9 i foI
Chief w. b. fRASEi
Eben Whitney, Pipeman
B l.. Elk y ElSl HUM L O->
4 Watson Harris. 'Constabule"
. A. NJ. 6. sOULE
Dingley Legrow. Chief
7 LESTER ". HART
Melville lIitchings, Foreman
J w. II. GREENLEAt
f, Jonathan Boggs, Lineman.
FRANK W. BALI
Silas Newcomb, --ineman.
HERBEkl FOLSOM
Horace Andrews, Urea surer,
Il Il II I
Edwin Small, Brakes,
CHAS. +. sTURTEVANI
Obadiah Winslow, Torch Boy
Z NJ. A. HASKELL
Hiram williams, Brakes
MONTFORD $. HILL
Dingley 'Barrous. Brakes
HARVEY r. PEASE
Patrick Parnell CLANCY, AXeman
JOSEPH +. GRENIE.E
Duncan Dudley. I.adderman.
IRVING W BARBOUR
Pete Leblanc. l.adderman
ALIENS A. CYF
Bill Whidden, Brakes PAUL F. CONROl
The Chief celebrates his election
with a Song and Dance. Fire break.
out in the suburbs-"The Deluge" te
tho Rescue.
The Personnel
Interlocutor, Gen. George Mel
Presson.
End Men: Bones. DIR. L. D. Bristo
! (premier) Carl II. Gilman. Manley A