The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-08
ORAk'S ANNUAL OFFERING
SUCCESS AS Of YORE
Three Day Red Gross Benefit Minstrel at Deluxe The
atre Last Night With Packed House; Minstrel
Show to BE Repeated Tonight and To
morrow. Program Varied and
Interesting Well
Specta cular.

weather conditions that were unpre-
cedented for their severity proved no
bar whatever last ght TO the third an
nual orak Temple minstrel show Of
Hammond. given this year for the bene-
nj of the Red Cross and a packed house
greeted the clever amateurs ~ their
first performance The bis show Will
be repeated tonight and Wednesday
II ght and those who have not seen "a
entertainment viii miss one Of the most
unique and interesting exhibitions they
have ever seen and heard unless they
gel tickets right AVA
The program this year is melange
Of minstrelsy. musical comedy, vaude-
willie and burlezdue and tonight viii be-
put on with professional smoothness.
The "Jollies of 1918" as the Joe Bren
Producing Company has christened the
program is different in many respects
from it's predecessors and proves that
Messrs. Bren Hamilton. Sspp, ct al
are keen hunters after new and novel
effects. The hrst part is the typical
minstrel performance which Potentate
Judge V. 5. Reiter faultlessly and
smoothly guided in his most finished
manner to patriotic finale
In this finale Is introduced a soldier
skit by the end men Messrs. Sharrer
Kaufman, Atkins, Morgenau, Startsman.
Shankl!n. Burns and Lorentz. which
is laughable piece Of burlesque
The musical numbers We're given
very effectively and interspersed with
enough local gags TO make everybody
happy. Il IS reported that the COM
edians will pull some stuff tonight that
will make the audience lose all control
Of their cachinnatory muscles and
some surprising jokes are III store.
Director Ralph Hamilton directs tho
orchestra. this year in tiP-lop style
and never permits things TO lag for
moment
The second act OF the enterta nment
Il certainly kaleidoscope and introduces
Charles Sapp. an artist IN burlesque
With operate talents that brought
down the house as usual He doubled
with Ross Harvey OF the Breu co. IN
the Trovatore number and it was Q
scream. Mr. sapp also was accompan-
led in Hello America" BY a beauty
chorus Of Hammond's prettlest girls
who were delight to tho eve and
some OF them good enough looking to
belong TO the Homewreckers' union.
Little Airline DAVIS. daughter or DR..
and Mrs. ". Fl. Davis. IN a scotch cos
tune danced a number that brought
a vocifsrous encore for he-
Hammond's favorite songstresses. r.y-
dia Wolter Van Glider and Marguerite
Haefer we're loudly applauded for
their clever numbers. Miss Haefer as
sisted by the company. sang the story
Book Ball with much credit 90 herself
ATessrs. 6. I. Adkins II. z. Sharrer and
Sid kaufman sustained the comedy Gle
ment with a sketch that gave them
rich opportunity to play on 3hc risi-
bilities Of the audience.
The last number was a spectacular
affair entitled Liberty Triumphant"
and quite the prett.est costumed sGa.r
ever seen in Hammond II featured the
song b. Mrs Van Glider. The Can 10
Arms and in costumes Of the various
countries represented the Young cou-
pies marched on the stage where the
finale in patriotic burst brought the
audience 10 It's feet in the singing Of
America
The enterta ument - for the bereft
of the Red cross Golfers and much sac
riAce has been undergone bv tho per
formers ~ prepare tbs show 50 tia
least that Hammond people can do a.
well as those cities supporting Orak
Shriners is to turn out Loyalty and
crown the succeeding nights with sue
cess