Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-18

tet was medley of Hawaiian tunes.
which was brought to close with a
real bit of Yankee jazz. 1t certainly
was an unusual combination-'"The
Rosary" on a ukulele-but one of the
little fellows, the comedian so-called.
| did it and in fine style. The instru-
ment, tiny and bearing suggestions of
wholly different tunes, brought forth
THE Rosary with all the feeling and
pathos anticipated.
| Master Winslow Rouse. boy soprano
soloist of Trinity church, Back Bay,
Boston, and Joseph Schneider, the
newsboy orator, and formerly news
boy at Camp Devens, played the lead
ing roles in most pleasing musical
| poetical number. Mr.. Schneider in
the role of the newsboy entered, as if
about the newsie hearing the choir boy
sing. 1t was wen spoken, the story
unfolding before his audience in man
ner graphic. While seated in the back
pew the newsboy hears for the first
| time boy chorister singing a sacred
hymn. AS the boy chorister stands
| there alone singing, the newsboy's
thoughts turn to angels he read about
when a child.
When the services are over the
newsboy leaves thee hurch and goes
home. Tired out from his early
morning duties of newspaper selling
he lays down to rest He dreams
and the face of the boy chorister ap-
pears. Then, at this point, a sweet,
clear voice broke out in sacred song
Without seeing the face of the sing
er, it was certainly a woman who
was expected. But small boy
wearing the vestments of black and
white, came forth from between the
green curtains and finished his song.
The whole thing was beautifully
done and left a lasting impression
upon the audience.
Happy Days" and Under the
Rose wehe the other two selections
which the boy soprano gave. And
he sustained the impression which
he made at first. He has a voice
such as has never been heard before
in Augusta. The City hall is big
space to fill, but the little lad sang.
sweetly and clearly so that all
might hear. His enunciation is
wonderful, every word clearly under
stood.
Floyd and Mohalo, mind reader
and magician, were the final attrac-
tons of the evening. For over an
hour they kept everybody guessing.
Slight Of hand, the hand-quicker-
than-the-eye stuff and disappear
ing handkerchief, gay, colored balls
and dice were all included in the
evenings entertainment. One stunt
very remarkable was was when the
lady seated on the platform, blind
folded described the articles which
were handed a pointed out to the
man in the course of his travels
through the audience. She respond
ed with lightening-1ik rapidity.
The final act was the original YER
sion Of the handcuff act The man
was handcuffed, placed in a bag, the
bag sealed, placed in a trunk, the
trunk locked and bound with ropes
The trunk was placed behind the
curtains and one second is supposed
to elapse when the girl stepped in
side, the man stepped outside Then
the trunk was undone and the girl
was inside of the trunk.
The presence of a small boy on
the stage, supposedly called to aid
the magician, caused no small
amount of amusement, when the lit
tie fellow roamed about, small-boy
fashion, and insisted upon looking
things over. The magician finally
dismissed the lad. saying the boy
was too nervous to be Of any aid.
But the roamings of the lad caused
a great deal of laughter as it was
plain to see that the lad was there
to see all he could. His eyes were
wide open.