The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-30
PETER PAN PANNED OUT
ALMOST PERFECTLY

It's the opinion of at least a major
| ity of those who saw Peter Pan at the
Temple Monday night that it had the
strel ever given here-the result of an
unusually efficient instructor combined
with high grade of local talent.
The Temple was crowded upstairs
and down, and we must say that until
the usual standard time is resumed
next fall the theater had better begin
its performances at o'clock. 1t was
about $50 when the curtain went up,
and it is just as well, for people were
coming in all that time and would
have disturbed the performance
greatly had the entertainment begun
on time.
When the curtain rose, it revealed
semi-circle of Ocala goodlooks-
some three dozen girls and young la
dies, selected for their talent, which
always goes with charm in this town.
The semi-circle was hanked by the
Sally SNOWFALL family-six old-time
nigger gals-not colored ladies but
niger gals-Cynthiana Primrose
MRS. Winston), Trilbyana Johnsing
miss Katherine Pyles), Glorianna
Dockstader MRS. Hocker), Lily Belle
White miss Doris Murry), Mrs. E.
A. Osborne and Miss Miriam Connor,
who thought they were disguised
enough without wearing stage names.
Their makeup was almost perfect
the only thing lacking was cut off by
the war; that is, little coal dust to
powder their noses. Miss Rogers, the
instructor, In the center of the semi
circle, peeped from under a coal-scut-
tie bonnet at the audience as she call
ed the numbers.
This part of the performance was
can Evening Lawn Fete." The open
ing number was Somewhere in
France" exquisitely sung by Nine.
Schuman-Heinke (Mrs. E. H. Mote of
Leesburg, who charmingly reinforced
Ocala talent). Beautiful bouquets
were rendered Mrs. Mote as she finish
ed. Cynthiana Primrose then brought
down the house with that ''Tall, Slim,
Brown GAL" Then came Miss Adela
Ak, witchingly attired as "Marie
Doro," and hugging a Teddybear,
which at once became the envy of ev-
cry boy (old and young) in the house.
Miss Adela's love song was encored,
and she was handed big bouquet of
Easter lilies, which seemed to put the
teddybear's nose out of joint. Then
came Trilbyana Johnsing with that
riotously funny song, "Down in Mon
keyville," which was heartily encored
Miss Ellen Stripping as Billy Burke
was much more lovely than her name
sake, and she silverly sung and grace
fully acted "Going to Movies" Glor-
ianna Dockstader with "T'm Going;
I'm Cone" was extra good and set al
the funnybones to tingling.
Mrs. II. NJ Hampton Geraldine
Farrar) inspired the house with one
of her beautiful solos-'1n Egypt's
Bower" listened to with tense inter
est and spontaneously encored.
Then Lily Belle White melodiously
whooped 'em up with NANNY Jen-
n.y." in which her nimble heels kept
pace with her tongue
Fritzie Scheff miss Pearl Fausett)
most prettily sang "Along the Way te
Waikiki" a melody to which she die
full justice.
The lawn fete was wound up by g A
Regular Man." a regular gem, by
Miss Rogers, fine actor, singer and
monologist herself. During the act
Mrs. McIver was in evidence, handing
out cupfulls of genuine not stage
punch to the performers. All the
young ladies came in on the choruses
and parts of the songs. And the
mockingbirds were not in it when they
whistled an accompaniment to verse
of Mrs. Hampton's song. It's impos
sible to smile and whistle at the same
time, tho, as more than one pair o.
ruby lips found out, all of sudden.
During the intermission, two fin
solos were given by Mr.. Duncan Mil
Ter, who has won great favor by help
ing out with our entertainments.
The Star helped some, too, contrib
uting bulletin, announcing defea
by the Allies of the Germans on tn
western front during the days fight
ling. The dispatch was read from tn
stage by Mr.. Miller and while j