The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-03
LARGE CROWD
PLEASED WITH
SHIP HOOP.LA"
Zach Member of Cast Did Part
With Finish Is Verdict
of the First
Nighters."
l25 PERSONS TOOK PART
Show Combines Minstrelry. Mu.
sical, Comedy, Vaudeville
and Revue-Tonight
and Thursday.

and Thursday.
Hoop-La and the presidential election
wed with each other in claiming the in.
tefest OF the audience which filed the
ffall fheaier last night. at the opening
performance Of the minstrel show. given
under the auspices Of the Columbia Lodge
d +. o. Elks. Between the acts, when
returns were announced BY Sidney Rol
Inns, the presidential election held the
center of the stage; but when the show
was on again, -Iioop-La' was the center
OF interest for all.
Il came two hundred miles TO see this
show, one woman was heard to say, but
Ms well worth it," The entertainment,
which Is a combined minstrel. musical
comedy. vaudeville and revue. was put on
in asprofessional manner Each member
OF the cast Of l25, which included Uni
versits and college students. Elks and
other business men, did his or her part
with fnish, and showed the efficient train-
ing which has been given BY the direc-
Tor, Paul Landwer. The scenery and
costNning. furnished by the John Rogers
Predicting Company which Mr.. Lapdwer
reprs3ents, were effective.
swHES THE CURTAIN WENT Up
As. the curtain rises. the Sailors and
sailor mascois. costumed in white MILDLY.
suits and dark lies. and seated on either
side Of CAPTAIN Croeksst Of the ship ItSop
La. make an attractive scene. Charley
Lowrance and Warren Coglizer as Hound.
head Henry and Shihbone Sam are stars.
from the time they make their unespec,.
ed appearance. walking down the aisle
from the back Of the auditorium. until the
curtain goes down on act one. ]. Hol.
land McComb and Carl Schultz as Black
Az and Weak Chin. together with the
eannibsls, give the Two end men excel.
lent support; and Harry Mann as Cap
rain Crocke,t Is well cast in the role Of
interiocuior. Miss Helen wilkins as
Queen Myeollygosh and Emil Nathan as
the cannibal chieftain, do their best work
in the finale to act one. when they sing
and dance to the High Brown Babies
Ball. Miss Wilkins smiles at her audi.
encx as il i,'s area, fun being queen Of
a ca.nibal isle.
Harold Caaldin. in his Dance Of the
kersuns Foot" equaled many profes.
sioaaI clog artists. while Jerfy wsddells
was clever in his dance. "Stfsttia- fsllr-
Ssuf-r Miss Frances Zimmermen. in
singing. Everybody Calls Ne Honey y
had no trouble in getting enthusiastic
applause and Miss verna Kline received
several enchores with her song. Il Don't
Have to Die to 90 to Heaven The Old
Fashiened Garden sung by Floyt Barn.
'har1 and chorus was in pleasing contrast
to the other musical Numbers.
COLLEGE eIRis IN CAST
S,epben. and Christian College girls.
in varied coIored evening gowns. made an
attractive chorus in the opening feature
Of psrt two. In this musical comedy mum.
her entitled. In Melody Lane" Harold
Cauld;n took the solo part and the dane.
ine. toeether with The song. I'D Love
To- was well received bys The audience.
The feature, in which Miss Virginia
Rodgers appeared. was one Of the most
successful Of the performance. In this
number entitled. "a Song. A Dance. A /
Smile Miss Rodgers and Kenneth iIare.
man, accompanied bysFrank Houston at
the piano. sang and aaneed and sniled
their way into the god rrsres df fhe aus.
d;ensN Their song aScme Preiiy Day"
was one of the hits Of the evening.
Arek Rogers as King Herring, Tom
AIlenas Saloon. N. e. wade and W. WI
Garth. as the royal ander,sters in the
Egyptian Travesty, must be seen in or
der to, be appreciated. for their panto-
mine act was one Of the clcverest parts