Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-22

| ed. new performers presented and
new songs sung. new jokes pientifully
sprinkled with local hits, so that
! much of the saneness of the minstrel
| show was eliminated and the entire
! evening was one of mirth and merri-
ment. One bright particular star
| glistened in the armament of the To-
cal galaxy of stars last evening in
| the person of William "Buttsie"
! Doyle who made his first appearance
| in Waterville. Mr.. Doyle is a char
acter artist of no mean ability and
his originality as an end man and his
| diversity of gifts made him one of
the specially noted performers of the
| evening
| The stage setting was very effec-
| tive. The background was black
against which the brilliant costumes
of the performers made a riot Of COL
or. In the center sat Paul F. Fraser,
the interlocutor in evening dress. Tne
two outside end men, Ralph Blunt
| ard Irving Talberth wore bright
| green suits with red facings and
| black vests while the remaining six,
| Norman Haskell. Hugh Andrews
| Harold Hubbard, William Doyle, Ru-
| dolph Turcotte and Clarence Proctor
| wore gold colored satin suits with
green facings and black vests. All of
| the ends wore ladies' hats of absurd
| Is ridiculous design and were too
! funny for anything. The circle of
| eight men. William II. Murray, Hugh
| Tracy, Harry Marcou, Perry Mad
| docks. Harold Taylor, Lorimer H.
Dixon. Walter Austin and John
| Cho1te wore suits of black with gold
stripes on the trousers, gold facings
on the coats and red and white strip
ed vests. Back of these on gradual
cd seats was the chorus in brilliant
green satin suits with white facings.
| making striking note in the enscm-
| BILE.
| Paul r. "Ginger" Fraser who ap-
| peared for the second time rs inter-
| locutor. having served in the same
| capacity last year. filled the position
admirably. He kept things moving,
so that there were no dull moments
and swept the affair right through to
a successful conclusion.
! There were also several soloists
\
! pleasure to the occasion. Among
these were George II. Goedecke who
sang "Ah Though the Silver Moon
| Were Nine" accompanied by Mrs.
' Charles A. Pooler Mr. Goedecke was
| in fine voice and his song was fully
| appreciated. He responded to an en-
| core with Dear Little Boy of Mine"
| John Foster Choate's bass was heard
| TO good advantage in 1.-THE Village
Piacksmith:", Capt. William II. Muir
ray sang when Shall We Meet
Again" with excellent effect: Harry
| Maroon, whose fine baritone has been
| heard many times, sang a selected
1 solo and Hugh Tracy's tenor was
highly appropriate in the sentimental
ballad That's How I Believe in
You" All of the soloists were obIig-
ed to respond to enthusiastic and
we'll meritcd applause.
The duet THE Battle Eve" sung
by Lorimer IT. Dixon and Harold
| Taylor was most effectively rendered
and the American Legion quartette
| consisting Of Messrs. -Marcou, Choate.
| Murray and Tracy did most credit
| oble work with their numbers.
| The show opened up with a funny
| singing and dancing sketch by Irving
Talborth and Louis Marquis, better
| known as Ieinie and Doc. These two
young gentlemen have previously
gained notoriety by their clever acting
and last nights performance was no
exception to the rule George Goe-
decke followed with a solo. and then
the Incompatible "Buttsie" Doyle ap-
peared in n Hebrew character sketch
entitled Cohen Owes Me s97." which
was one Of the funniest things of the
evening. The spontaneous applause
registered perfect satisfaction on the
| part Of the audience.
Then came the opening chorus witt,
it's many end songs which included
some OF the latest song hits. which
were cleverly done. Among those
were when Francis Dances with Me"
by Harold Hubbard; Il Hold Her
Hand and She Holds Mine" from .he
'Follies of 1921" sung by Doc" Tur-
cote; Weep No More. My Nanny"
| by Hugh Andrews: "The Wabash
! Blues" new song by William Doyle:
! another new song. TUCK Me TO Sleep
! in My Old lucky Home" by Clarence
| Proctor; 'Dapper Dan" by Irving Tai
| berth. and Sweet Hortcnse' by Nor
! man Haskell. Every singer was en-
cored and all obligingly responded.
, Among the end song performers
| was Ralph Blunt, for of course no
| minstrel show would he complete
! without him. Mr.. Blunt is one of those
| persons who knows that he can't sing
and that is what makes him funny.
| Nobody has to pity him and ever:-
. body can enjoy his performance. He
certainly got a good hand every time
was clean tuckered out. That's how
! he fitted. His song was Il Want a
| Lily" and before he finished it was
sung with many variations and then
some.
| One Of the best numbers of the eve
| ming was the Russian dance by Perry
Maddocks which is a very difficult
physical feat. Mr. Maddocks has been
! seen in this act before but that fact
! or the genuine applause which greeted
his efforts and to which he was
obliged to respond.
/ The work Of the chorus was worthy
| of special mention. There wasn't
bit of deadwood in It. Every member
contributed his part to the general
! success Of the whole and the show was
put across with a bang. In the grand
| finale a very pretty effect was pro-
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