The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-02
TETS GO PEGGY
N PRACTICE BEGINS
1Elks Lodge Begins Work
On Musical Comedy
Success Today.
OPENS JANUARY 1917
Local Talent Will Put a Real
Show On In Tulsa
Soon.

Rehearsals start today for Let's
,. psy.-v." the musical comedy,
ntich Will be given January 10
a,d II by the Tulsa lodge of the
RP. O. E. The Elks have secured j.
Darnaby. who wrote the play, TO
psrsonaly supervise the show
which will include a big minstrel
not lasting 25 minutes. The music
n, tho nIsv is by Anne Saunders
Nuarraby who Is accredited with sew
~ biz Rcmick song hits that have
A. eep heard in a number OF big New
81 ot's 90 Peggy" was the first con-
,r,cted for by the Elks lodge at
Psrtiesyille. who arranged to bring
tho ,ntiro show from Chicago. Com
mentirK on the play, the Chicago
examiner said. 1T was not alone
Inc best local production ever made
her, but the best musical comedy
witnessed here in many seasons
Rehearsals today will be followed
next Sunday By the reading OF the
entire play by the author in the
clnbrooms All those playing in the
cast will then hear how the musical
comedy will sound for the first time,
although most OF the players have
their own parts well under prac-
lice now. The members to play are:
Thomas |. Munroe, l.. f. Reckett,
Smoke Bellew, Fred Daniels, Char lie
yYostick, bee pitts, G. T.. Strouvelle,
Narnes Meyers Barney Harrigan,
~. NJ. Mcmahon, Roy Snyder. JACK
Y Ietcher Don +, Copeland. Rex
Walker, Billy West, Homer Conley,
Gordon Robertson, B. NJ. Bellamy,
Dick Broach. g. T.. Bender, Ed
Chris,y Jack Robinson, Ike Irwin,
Miss Naomi Connors. Miss Carmen
Coyle, Mrs Henry Mugge, Mrs. Pat
rick, Mrs. Irving, Miss Fisher. Mrs.
Weber. Mrs George Stanley and l6
girls from the high school. "A num-
Der Of others who will be added to
the cast have not yet been an
nounced
Mr.. Darnaby, who will direct the
dancers, was for a number OF years
associated with John Cort OF Listen
Lester fame and other successes and
.personally managed several Chicago
theaters and staged many produc-
tions in that city. lie was also as
sociated with II. Il. Raver for sew
eral seasons in tho Augustus
Thomas motion picture plays. They
brought to this country "Cabiria'
and the First Dollar picture was
offered BY Raver and Darnaby on
Broadway.
Mr.. Darnaby first learned stage
production with the Robert Mantell
forces, later taking up musical
comedy with Frank Sardam. stag
ing "The District Leader" and other
Howard successes. lie has been
identified with many summer at
fractions and for several years
staged the big Montreal reviews,
which run II weeks each season.
Mr.. Darnaby managed and directed
several large eXpositions which
used staging in conjunction with
them and employed big outdoor
spectacles with hundreds OF people,
horses and cannon.
Miss Runyan will assist the direc'
tor in the production here. She has
been with his force longer than
any other one producer and directs
the music and dances for the acts
Mr. Darnaby produces in Chicago.
Mr.. Darnaby comes here direct
from Chicago, where he has just ar
ranged for the Chicago opening of
Lets Go Peggy" for next March
and also summer run of II weeks
In one OF the largest parks in Amer
lea.