Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-23

l'hei -int iic.Noou 10 lo>e any ol nl-
ability "a an impersonator or as planneI
of evening entertainments. That Colonel
Illeywood's idea of reviving his footght
days for the benefit Of the Red Cross was
well conceived was evidenced by the crowd
that last night packed the Dittmann the
ater-both floor and gallery-to its ca
pacIty: that the colonel and his entertain
ers were able To .'get across" was evi-
denced by the storm of applause that
greeted the numbers
Colonel Haywood himself was favorite
of the evening in hi- representations. Ills
first selections alone proved him to he a
versatile entertainer. There were four
numbers on this section of the program
and theirrange was varied. This number
concluded with laughing song that moved
the audience TO the merriment the actor
was Stimulating
I In his second appearance Colonel Hey
wood represented club man, rather the
worse Tor war. IN a parody and commen-
tary on 'The Raven" Colonel Heywood
told the audience that the author of the
selection, }. b. Smiley, wrote it especially
Tor hl> use. In striking contrast 10 this
number was the final appearance Of the
old favorte when. attired a. very old
man. he recited james Whitcomb Riley's
''k'ngry'> MILL" and a second selection.
THE Dear Old Country Band" Colonel
Haywood concluded his part of the pro-
gram with the original poem with which he
announced his ".lIeywood Red Cross
Drive" Not Too Proud TO Fight"
! When the initial number on the program
appeared the audience knew il had come
To the right depot for amusement. 4
chorus of small Red Cross nurses filed
onto the stage a. the curtain rose and
sang number of late popular war songs.
These choru>e> were led BY clever little
singers. Mis- Sophie kowel>ki. Dorothy
More. Nellie Anzaldua IIoyt and Esther
Weller.
Mis- Mabel Simpson, who on other oc-
ca>ion> has delighted Brownsville audi
ence> with her dancing. added fresh Iaurels
to her wreath last night with an inteTpreta-
tive number .'Anitra> Dance"
Coach A. Raymond Bullock and hi~ ath-
gave exhibitions Of athletic strength and
skill that would have been credable for
professional athletes. Even parents who
witnessed the "Stunts" of their sons. were
astonished.
The boys in the event were Earl Living
eton, Joe Niver. IIarl Thomas. Carroll
Reynolds. BurneIl Goodrich Lou, Sea-
Miss Frances Landrum of san Benito.
accompanist for the Haywood troupe. sang
two beautiful songs. one an adaptation
from the Rubaeyat and the other a pretty
love song.
The songs were well received by the au-
dience and the singer was repeatedly en-
cored. Because of the length of the pro-
gram. however. ~he did not respond.
Mrs. G. \. Toolan. u member of the San
Benito troup. proved herself master of the
violin and the three selections given by her
were well received by the audience. Mrs.
Toolan was accompanied on the piano by
Miss Landrum.
| There was nothing amateur'~h about the
performance of magic presented by W. X.
| HantiftT. All ol the u~udl stage iid.iflaH
stunts were executed in manner that kept
the most experienced patron of the
playhouse from guessing the secret. The
usual small flag was made to bloom into
two larger flags. the usual empty basket
was made To bloom forth in bouquet of
| flowers. the same fate was also decreed
for the soup plate and it also mysteriouSlv
4 Ii ..f l. 4
yards of silk were drawn from glass
container that was. 50 far n the inexperi-
enced eve could detect. absolutely empty.
Miss Frances Grider very gracefully
and prettily gave an exhibition Of esthetic
dancing. Miss Grider was in perfect mas
terry of the steps of her dance and of the
time of the music and the performance was
delightful
A most beautiful and patriotic number
of the evening was the finale in which the
4 three leading nations Of the western pow
er~. France. England and America. were
represented. Miss Evelyn Bennett n, La
Belle France. attred in white with silver
shiled and shining sword. sang the ..Mar-
~eillaise." Miss Mary Bertha Hicks
dressed in the royal purple of the British
coronation robes. sang "Rule Britannia :
while Miss Lille Harvey a Miss Colum-
bla.' san. columbia. the Gem Of til,
Ocean" The scene closed with the Sial
I Span.led Banner Besides the voun. ladic.
who led the songs a chorus of young men
dressed IN the costume of the soldiers an,
sailors of the three nations and carrying