Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-31
ANNUAL GANNETT
WINTER PARTY MOST
ENJOYABLE OCCASION
Minstrel Show and Vaudeville Given
Saturday Evening Proves One of
Most Successful Ever Given BY
EmpIoyes-Program Closed With
DANCING


The fourth annual winter party of the
employees of w. H. Gannett Pub. Inc.
was held in the Comfort plant on Will
low street, Saturday evening and was
the most enjoyable and successful ever
given by that organization which is be-
coming as famous for it's entertain
ments as it is for its enthusiasm, 10y
atty and efficiency.
More than $50 employees and their re-
latiyes and friends were entertained
with a minstrel show and vaudeville
that would have done full credit to pro-
fessional entertainers. Every enter
tainer save one and every Sdirector
without exception was regular en-
ployee of the plant; and the entertain
ment was given in the subscription de-
partment on the top floor so that it
was an all-Comfort affair.
The entertainment opened with a girls
minstrel show which was under the
musical direction of r. j. Bolger and
which went with the zing and snap of
all Bolger performances. The stage
management and electrical affairs were
in the hands of the Comfort electrician,
Charles Messer.
The first part was strong in musical
features, interspersed with jokes and
gags, chiefly at the expense of Comfort
employees. TO single out the features
of the singing and dancing events
would be difficult, but judged by APP
plause first honors went to Miss Gut
mond,' who sand danced too) "Hot Ia
male Mollie'' and to Miss Weymouth,
who sang My Gee-Gee from FIJI"
Other stellar events were the singing
of ''What-cha Gonna Do When There
Amt No jazz" by Miss Crommett;
"Margie,' by Miss Simpson,; and
Where the Sweet Daddies Crow" by
Miss Madore.
The end men, to whom so much
credit belongs for the success of the
first part, were Miss Eva Weymouth,
Miss Eva Guimond, Miss Lulu Madore
and Miss Dulcie Crommett. The inter-
locutor was Mrs. Maude Norman and
the chorus. dressed attractively in
domino costumes, included Vara Keller,
Iva Tibbetts. Bessie Merrill, Madeline
Derby. Grace Glidden, Marion Parker,
Marion Soule, Bessie Murray, Ethel
Bannister, Tena Henry, Marie Simpson.
Elizabeth Barrett, Bessie Haskell, Fife
knight. Flora Bickford. Blanche Mel
son, Fiona Dennis
BY way of introducing the olio, came
The Music Box a prize affair in
which all present attempted to guess a
succession of familiar tunes which
flowed from the nimble fingers of Joe
Bolger. The prize winner was Mrs.
Margaret Sawyer with Mrs. Helen
Trask second.
Then came a farce, THE Train to
Togus Pond" efficiently directed by
Ernest knight and cleverly rendered by
a cast as follows: Miss Eagerly. spinis-
ter, Anna Partridge; Mr.. Thornton. ar
fist, Harold Lynch; Rev. Mr.. Black,
Harold Ward Mr.. Virgins, his wife,
Elizabeth Barfett; Tow Virgins, his
son. George Derby; Mary Virgins, his
daughter. Ethel Bannister; Conductor,
Charles Messer: Brakeman. Ernest
Knight
The dialogue was full Of bright lines
and local nits, the costumes were &C
curate and appropriate to a degree and
the acting was clever and convincing.
The olio ended with a humorous pead-
ing. Mrs Virgins Version of Her
Trip" excellently rendered by Miss
Elizabeth Barrett.
When the curtain was rung down on
theft nal number the audience went to
the second floor where ice cream. cake,
punch and fancy crackers were served;
while the floor above was feared for
dancing.
When all the guests had been served
with refreshments they returned to the
big circulation department room where,
with Dave kelley's orchestra at its
melodious best, the dancers enjoyed
themselves. and. the non-dancers like
wise, until the stroke of midnight
brought an end to the jollity and to an
other success In the long list OF Gannett
party successes.
The committees in charge were: En-
E. o. Knight, o. p. Ellis.
Harold Ward, Elizabeth Barrett; re-
freshment, Anna Partridge, Mrs. Man
ley, A. Haskell; printing, Mrs. Paul
Merrill, Geo. r. Gannett: dance, John
O'Connell. s. X. Hawkins. John Robe.
Eva Weymouth. Lulu Madore, Eva
G,in,pnd