The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-12-15
MINSTREL SHOW
MAKES Big HIT
OLD CABIN HOME MINSTRELS BY
HIGH SCHOOL PLEASES
BIG AUDIENCE.
DARKY LIFE IS PORTRAYED
Excellent Direction Coupled with Elk.
eeptional Ability Of Students
Provides Best Entertain.
ment of Season.

On Friday evening the high school
auditorium was packed to capacity to
greet the girls and boys glee club
in "Old Cabin Home Minstrels." This
was the initial musical performance
of the school year under the direction
Of the new supervisor of music, Miss
Harriet Herman, and that it was
fully up to the expectations of those
in attendance was evidenced by the
enthusiastic applause with which it
was received.
There is no doubt but that the plan
tation songs, with their catchy rythm
and wild abandon, appeal instantly to
an average audience and are, conse-
quently, immensely popular.
In the "Old Cabin Home Minstrels"
there was an unusually happy blend
ing of these songs, with the simple
home and religious life of the darky,
so vivivdly portrayed in the various
amusing scenes presented that the
audience could easily imagine itself
right in the land of the sunny south.
The makeup of the characters was
most realistic and the variety and WV
id colorings of the costumes, and the
styles of the headgear worn, were gro
tesque in the extreme and would have
delighted the heart of the old time
negro.
The selection of the cast was par
ticularly good, Miss Cecilia Gritz and
Ko,o,rfo,. hni,,cr .Ioo1 -, tho
leading roles Of Aunt Dilly and Uncle
Toby. They were ably supported by
the remainder of the cast, who were
delightful in the following roles:
Ophelia, Mary flushing; Lily
Vilet, Mona Frazier; Sis Desdemony
Ellen Holland; Cleopatry, Marguerite
Gritz; Aunt Calline, Thelma Trace;
Sambo, Charles Cruikshank; Ebenezer
Herbert Friedl; Gen1 Pushing, Iran.
els Day; Geo'ge Washington, Tom
Herring; Rastus, Earl Rudberg; Jere
miah, Keith Frazier; Ezekiel (Zeke)
Carol Lebert.
The acting of the entire cast was
unusually good and their interpreta
ton of the scenes of the story, es
pecially the camp meeting scene, coult
not have been improved upon.
The solo numbers, followed by {
chorus accompaniment by Miss Cecelis
Gritz, Miss Mona Frazier, Miss Thel
ma Trace, Norman Kampfer ant
Francis Day, were especially enjoyed
The remainder of the glee club addet
much to the ensemble singing ant
Maxine Plankard, Rena Arnot, Mar,
Coleman, Leah Orvis, Louise and Rich
ard Kruger, Paul Hoffman, Nelson
Gamas and Paul Etchepare, as cum
ming little piccaninies, simply capt.
waited the audience.
An invisible quartet composed 0
Miss Harriet Herman, soprano; Mis-
Van Ness, also; Clinton Halliday, ten
or and A. B. Friedlund, bass, singin'
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" an
"Steal Away" produced the pleasing
effect of voices chanting in the dis
tance.
The high school orchestra, which i
always appreciated and enjoyed, CAV
prelude and a number between tn
several scenes. The orchestra thi
year includes the following arrange
nlent:
Piano, Julia Murray; mandolin, Man
garet Klein; first violins, Erma Shoe
maker, Loretta Gritz, Eva Frazier
Glenn Browning, Frances Hoffma
and Paul Etchepare; second violin'
Margaret Dignan, Cecil Meier, Kar
meth Paulson, Tom Dignan, Jr., an
Paul Woodard; cornets, James WOOD
ard and Claire Mills; clarinet, Maria
Nc Farland; saxaphone, Margare
Durkee, and drums, Ralph Etchepar'
The entertainment as a whole ir
dicated splendid training on the pal
of Miss Herman, who was assisted q
the piano by Miss Gladys Miller, an
earnest work and cooperation on tn
part of the students.
The large sum which was realize
from the sale of tickets is to be pre-
sented by the glee club to the schot
athletic association. Proceeds frol
other entertainments to be given dul
ing the year will be used by the gle
club in the interest of musical |
brary for the school Edison.