The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-30
Not Since Opening of House Years
Ago has Better Musical Comedy
Been Staged Here Than
Elks Production.
LOCAL PEOPLE REGISTER
LONG STRING OF HITS
Song and Dance Numbers Go Big;
Scenery and Costuming 6eauti-
full; Show is to be Repeated
at Sueg Tonight.

Not since the opening performance
at the Sugg theatre some seven
years ago, has there been Witnessed
il Chickasha a better musical com.
edy than, Let's Go Peggy" the
Elks offering Of last night and to be
repeated tonight Much had been
said about the show in advance
but those who attended and were
really expecting more than the ordi-
nary local entertainment, lett the
theatre most agreeably surprised
Not only was Let's Go Peggy,
the best musical comedy that has
played the theatre in years, from
the standpoint OF book and music,
but it was 50 delightfully."- played by
the big company of local players,
that it compared more favorably to
the big high priced road productions
than to the local effort No one be
Heved it possible that a company
of beginners could, in two weeks,
master the lines business and dane
es and put them over in such
professional manner as to surpass
in excellent stage department, grace
and charm any of the professional
companies seen here in seasons.
Ma laiJ
with a groupe OF gorgeously cos
tuned girls and boys, was the pret-
test stage picture ever Offered AZ
the Sugg. From the opening chorus
until the final curtain, each, song
number, and every big scene seemed
to rival the other in point of beauty,
grace or comedy features.
Every line in Lets Go Peggy"
is a laugh The opening lines be-
tween the Major and Amorita, the
latter played by Mrs. r. T. Estes.
and the former by John T. Owsey,
removed from the audience all fear
OF what might follow and their
splendid work was rewarded by tre
mendous applause. Mrs. Estes is a
real actress, had grasped fine con
ception of the Spanish girl and with
such an excellent character actor
as Mr. Owsley, the big show got a
start that kept it going with sharp |
interest for two hours and thirty
minutes.
One event happened throughout
the evening that in a manner tended |
to mar the program. J. S. Garner |
who appears in the comedy was |
Pezano, the Spanish Musician, in
love with Amorita, through mistake |
secured a sharp knife instead of the |
fake dagger used in the first act, |
snagged an artery as he entered, J
which bled SO profusely that the di ,
rector called from the stage, the |
principals, and for a moment stop /
ped the show. One would have |
thought the incident sufficient to
the most composed actor |
of experience, but in a second al !
most, the action of the play was |
quite as poppy so that many in the |
audience did not know an accident |
had occurred. A doctor was called !
and the flow of blood soon stopped, |
Mr.. Garner will appear tonight,
minus the sharp dagger
There were several very notice
able bits of good acting in last |
nights show, more SO because the
average oplayers cast in minor parts
with the big professional shows, |
could not hold candle to these
players Mrs. F. NJ. Fry gave a per
formance last night that for good
clever reading of lines. expression
and acting was not equaled in the
play. Miss Beatrice Mahoney, the
best coincidence that has been
heard in Chickasha in years ap-
peared in the second act and was
with the Sheriff played by ReveranG
H. Il. Toothaker the laughing
scream of the show SO convulsed az
times was the big audience. the
players were unable to continue
with their lines The Sheriff was i
real specimen of the old time coun-
try constable, and Reverand Mr..
Toothaker played it in a thoughtful