Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-17
NEW STELLARS SEEN
IN v. R. C.'S FIRST
HOME TALENT SHOW
my BABY GIRL" DELIGHTS AU.
Ol6NCE AT CAYETY-SOME Ex.
CEllENT TALENT is INTRO.
OUCED TO LOCAL THEATRE
AUDIENCE FOR FIRST TIME.

New stellars appeared last night in
ot,awas operate ethereal heights
when the w, K. C's home talent pro.
duction My Baby Girl" was present.
ed to large audience at the Gayetv
Theatre. Undiscovered talent, which
proved itself to be of the first waters.
delighted the audience with their n,
homeness behind the lootlights.
The audience. packing the house
from back to front. was free with its
applause. To Il stranger there was
none OF that appreciation misplaced
Ihe young ladies and mea making m
me cast won their laurels by dint OF
hard and faithful work.
Whipped together by Col. and Mrs
r. l.. Hunt, upon exceedingly shor,
notice for production the caliber q,
My Baby Girl the performers ac.
Quilted themselves with all the
slories accorded "old timers" of the
stage world. The first part. IN which
My Baby Girl" an operate sklt
iilled with good lively faction. led up
to the Oleo or minstrels. where the
artists were given an excellent Oh.
portunity to display their ability at
pest advantage. Female Artha Dem.
mings, Hi Henry's, Honeyboy Evans
and Lew Dockstaders. parried with
jokes Of 1918 vintage which brought
down the house with their humorous
points. rs is customary local cele
brlties got theirs Those who bore
tho brunl OF these qups took their
medicine like men while the audience
roared its appreciation at their ex
pense.
III the forepart the solo numbers OF
Arnold Gerding, Miss Vera Ham. Mrs
Jennie Capsel, Justin Jager, Miss Sit
sic King, wrune from their auditors
spontaneous applause The perform
ers were repeatedly required to re
spond to encores The songs with
the chorus were exceptionally appre
ciable
End men of the oleo came before
the public under pseudonyms such a.
Mesdames Billie Taft. Billie BRYAN
frankie lowden and Eddie Dunn
While they came on that way dam,
rumor. whose gossipy tongue will moi
bo quieted. reported they went Of
stage as Adalia Gerding, Hazel Galley
Mrs Sadie Macor and Mrs. Clorenc,
Esmond Because there work was st
good there is no need of further hid
ing the identities from an interested
public
Other ladies, who tried 70 lose theil
identity behind burned cork. but wht
failed to get by the hawklike eye
Of the newshounds were Mrs. T.. NJ
Davis. Mrs W. f Weese. Mrs. Ro
bert Galley Mrs. Anita Calkns Ward
| Mrs. John Hettle. Charles Griffith
/ rs. Seth Gregg. Misses Fern Petit
/ fiida Carlson. Isabelle Giehler an,
Louise Spillane.
+ In the prelude to the Oleo Mis-
Meta Mckeen. daughter of the Gal
f ETY. manager delighted her auditor
with a harp solo Miss Mckeen VIII
is a finished pianist. proved hersel
just as adept with the harp. She wa
forced to give encores. Miss Rebel
ca Yent2er and J. $ -Iul1ner RET
dered solos that Won th6m highes
praise from the audience The hare
est job Of all-that of inteflocutor-
was successfully carried cut by Mrs
!. A. Carter. who was introduced I
the audience as Mime Dooberfy
The program for the first part fo
lows
Octavoos Gabbler Justin Jaeger.
Miss Susie st. Thomas Miss Ver
Ham
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