The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-04-10
TEN-FOLD INTEREST
IN HOME TALENT

SIC-dt any IdISs OCd4d pSOpiS ldhC
tenfold interest in that kind.
The amateur play at the Temple
Friday night had a full house, and a
good many heels would have been
sticking out of the windows, if they
hadn't been shut.
The program opened with the OPP
eretta, Garden of Japan" given by
the following cast:
Rose, Music Bullock; Laurel, Nan
ME Futch; Cherry Blossom, Jean
Conley; Wistaria, Pearl Fausett.
Ladies in waiting: Elizabeth Ben
nett, Mary Lane, Marie Mathews,
Ullaine Barnett. Rhoda Thomas, Mi
nerva Murphy, Lucy Davies and Les
lie McCarl. Mrs. c. W. Moreman at
the piano.
Then there was bunch of cherry
blossoms, fresh from the sunrise
kingdom-Misses Joslyn Tucker. Ellis
abeth Bennett. Mabel Meffert, Mamie
Sheppard, Pearl Olds and Sue Moore.
The ballet dance by Misses Louise
Spencer and Callie Gissendaner, and
"Katinka" by Mrs. Mamie Futch,
Misses Lois Livingston, Kit Davis,
Callie Gissendaner and Louise Spen-
Ger were alone worth more than the
price of the show-those bewitchingly
pretty girls far exceeding in grace
and good looks an imported ballet.
Then came Miss Music Bullock,
shining like a star, and singing like
a mockingbird and receiving great
applause. The next beautiful feature
was military drill carried out by
"Our Girls" namely: Sue Moore, FL
len Stripping, Susie Lou Ellis, Kit Da-
Wis, Elizabeth Davis, Lois Livingston,
Mabel Meffert, Mamie Sheppard,
Aline Rogers, Pearl Fausett, Callie
Gissendaner, Louise Spencer, Pearl
Olds, Joslyn Tucker, Elisabeth Ben
nett, Marie Mathews, Ullaine Barnett,
Rhoda Thomas and Mamie Futch.
They wore appropriate cOlors and
marched beautifully. The inspiration
of the picture they made was added to
greatly by Mrs. Chas. l.. Fox, who,
arrayed as Columbia, stood on a
pedestal in the background, upholding
the Stars and Stripes.
Following this was the intermis-
sion, during which Eddie Armstrong
and Mrs. Florence Kraft Wells of
Belleview were heard "In a Little Bit
of Music" Mrs. Wells has a wonder
fully clear, sweet voice and her sing
ing was a genuine treat. added to by
the skill Of Mr.. Armstrong on the
piano.
Then came the "Ocala Ladies' Min
strel." The interlocutor was Leslie
McCarl and the circle was composed
of Lillian Coody, Catherine Pyles,
Sidney Perry, Flora Osborne, Gladys
Farris, Claire Moremen, Orrie Will
Jams, Onie Chazal.
Besides these were "Our Girls"
who came in handy every once in
while. They had the crowd in a laugh
from the start, and the merriment was
only temporarily checked by large,
fierce razor which Miss Pyles -four
ished for couple of minutes after
her introduction. threatening to cut
porterhouse steak off Miss Coody.
Miss Gladys Farris pathetically sang
"a Good Mans Hard to Find" but
from what we hear more than one
good man has found her hard to catch.
The inimitable heels of Mrs. Osborne
were at once recognized in a clog
dance, and Miss Pyles tried to get
the doleful expression off her face
with Lonesome Blue"
Mrs. Claire Moremen was the mys-
terious snowblossom, with the recog-
milton of whom went ticket, but all
her friends knew her as soon as her
tiny trilbies began to twinkle. She
was accompanied in her dance by
Misses Gissendaner, Spencer, Living
ston and Davis.
Miss Ellen STRIPPING trilled "Sand
Dunes" to which an oriental charm
was added by Misses Callie Gissen-
daner and Louise Spencer, who garb-
ed as two houris swung censers filled
with incense while Miss STRIPPING
sang. A brief but pretty dance by
three young ladies followed. Miss
Pearl Fausett sang in her lyriac
soprano, ooh, what a pal is Mary
and was recalled. Miss Sidney Perry
brought down the house with "Cooty
Tickle" and then the curtain came
down while the entire company sang
'I'll Say She Does"
1t was understood that some partic.
ularly rich jokes would be cracked or
various parties. and most of the
prominent citizens attended in feal
and trembling. The jokes were rather
mild, however; the Star getting i
deeper in the neck than anybody else
Some little things not on the pro
gram happened. One was when be
wildered mockingbird flew in thru ;
window. Blinded by the light, tn
bird thought it heard other knocking
birds singing and few straight TO
the stage. Some of the friendly fair
les restored it to the familiar out
doors. Another was when one of tn
cherry blossoms, sitting la hippo
on one of her tiny feet found on try
ing to rise that the small but neces
sary appendage had gone to sleeI
and had difficulty to refrain from say
ing "darn it" when she got up.
| Norland's orchestra furnished tn
music.
Mrs. Manly and her assistants Gel
1 tainly deserve the thanks of the pei
| pie for planning and carrying oil
1 such an excellent entertainment.