Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
Woman's Club-High
School Operetta Scores
Unprecedented Success

Skowhegan amateur talent from
the little Riddles who with Mrs. Mar
ion Thompson Oddly in the musical
number. Meet Me in Bubbleland,"
gave the opening number in the OPP
eretta, Miss Bob White" which
was given under the auspices Of the
Skowhegan Woman's club and the
High school, being produced and
staged by Miss Inez Lucille Peck for
the John p. Rogers Producing COM
pany on Friday evening. to the
adults taking part scored another
brilliant success.
1t was evident on Wednesday
morning when the tickets were ex-
changed for the reserved seats that
there would be packed house. The
cid a0age, 1.-The early bird catches
the worm," was eXemplifiej on that
morning at the box Office where the
tickets were advertised to be ex-
changed for the reserved seats at
o'clock, when ticketholdels 10 the
limit Of ten each, began to form in
line as early as four o'clock and
these arriving 1t 5.45 were obliged TO
!. take the fiftieth places in the line,
f, this also proved the great interest
the townspeople were taking in the
| operetta and in witnessing the pro-
| duction by home talent, and also the
generosity expressed by a liberal
patronage of the benefit for the club
and school. In every respect the
| production was all that the most ex-
| Itch
| heartily applauded through the pro-
duction and has since received only
favorable comment. Much appre-
citation has been expressed for the
untiring labors Of Miss Peck who
staged and produced the operetta-
| The following is the cast and pro-
| gram:
Scenes : Act = Friend Rodd's
Farm. Act Kitchen of Friend
Rodds Home. Act Sire Billions
Country Seat. Time-The Present.
Cast in order of appearance-Lord
| Bashful, Jack Roaf: Friend Rodd,
Allan Wentworth; Phyllis, Isabel Di-
onne: Jack, Herbert Oddly: Miss
Autumn, Ethel Christensen: Duke of
High Titles, William Wildes: Tire
| Billion, Kenneth Smiley: Van Mil
lion. George Day: Maggie, Ruth Mer-
rill; Miss Bob White, Violet Allan:
OYankemin, John Jenkins; DeVerc,
| Don Burrill.
Fox hunters-J. II. Jenkins, Don
Burrill, r. L. Leighton, John L. Fish.
Harry E. Smith, Enrol Chase. Walter
Lessard, Joe Pooler. David Thurlow.
, intn
| Fortier.
| Colonial dames-Helen Hight,
, Vera Smith. Adelaide Whiting. Rose
i Burrill, Edna Gushing, Edith L.
/ Leighton, Mrs. ]. Fl. Jenkins, Mrs.
Laura Twadelle. Mrs. Ina G.. Hill.
! Myra Akeley, Mrs. Adelaide Lowd.
| Milkmaids and farmers-Ethelyn
, Morris, Sadie Martin. Helen HAYES,
Helen Hight, Edwina Berube, Chris
| tine Bison, Dorothy Dane, Helen
Leighton, Hildreth Judkins, Louise
stinchfeld, Edna Madden. Ruth Nc
| Quillan, Elsie Young, Viola Lovely,
| Georgietta Herbert, Edith Simpson,
Fayalene Decker, Annie Wheeler,
| Ethel Moore. Margaret Vail.
| Spirit Of Rose-Ethelyn Mills.
Priscilla Hubbard, Berdina Valliere.
Marie Bison, Phyllis Whiting.
/ Helen lies. Evelyn Groder Louise
] Repetti, Annette Padham, Dorothy
Nye.
Solo-Marion Oddly.
Filtration group-Ruth lies, Nir-
GINA Stinchfield. Velma Berry. Ber-
nice Boyd, Hazel Dumont. Louise
| Pollard, Dorothea Clough. Allan
| Stinchfeld. Reed Appleby, Theodore
Croker. Lyndall Smith, Lloyd VAL
! liere, Benjamin Oddly, George Halves.
l can't help loving the girls-The
man, Jeo Pooler Molly Blunt, Gladys
| Hamor, Gladys Hall, Christine Pool
er, Juliet Carriveau. Clara Libby.
Chantel Bison, Fedora Lessard,
Pearl Dumont, Amanda Carriveau.
Jackies-Marguerite Savage, Luz
ellie Roderick, Thelma Corvette,
Helen Ames, Eva Huard, Mona Nell
son, Louise Halle, Yvonne Roy, Paul
inc Cloutier, Doris Tantish, Gene
We've Lunt, Katherine Bernier.
List Of musical Numbers: Act I
Meet Me in Bubbleland, Marion Oddly
and Riddles; Hunting Song, Fox
Hunters; Swing Song, Phyllis and
Jack; Famous One Only-A1 DANES,
Miss Autumn and Danes; An Eng
lish Sparrow Told Me So, Miss Aut-
umn, Duke, Lord Bashful and
Corus; By Chance We're Both Will
lies, Ire Billion and Van Million:
Quail Song, Bob White; Bee Song,
Bob White and Phyllis: Hunger !
Song. Tire Billion and Van Million;
Churning Song, Bob, Phyllis, Ire,
Van and Lord Bashful; A Tramp Has
Ups and Downs. Ire, Van and
Chorus. Act II-Bobby, Bob White |
and Milkmaids and Farmers; l Can |
not Sleep without Dreams of You, |
Ire and Bob; Finale, Laughing
Chorus and Mystery of Love. Act |
IlI-When You Look in the Heart Of |
Rose. Poppy Blossoms, Spirit Of |
Rose Group; Just Came in to Say |
Hello. Filtration Group; In Society, |
Bob, fire, Van; l Can't Help Loving |
the Girls, Joe Pooler and Chorus; |
II You Void Be a Jackie, Jack and |
Chorus; Finale.
Mrs. Roy L. Marston added great !
ly to the pleasure Of the production |
by her excellent accompanying on the |
piano. picked orchestra made up I
Of: Violirs, j. Abbott Kendall, st.
Petersburg, Fla, Miss Virginia |
Ames; bass viol, George D. Pullen.
Oakland; cornet, Kenneth Copp;
trombone, Walter Clark; clarinet, |
Kenneth Woodbury.: drums. Row Sy