Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-10-21
Over 100 Of Pocomoke's S
Best Talent Will Take
Part In Affair.
MANY NOVEL SCENES
TO BE PRESENTED

On next thursday ana Fflday
nights, October 26th and 9th, the
much heralded, "Petticoat Minstrels'
will be presented at the Empire Thea
ter, with the largest cast of local play
ers ever assembled here for hom
talent entertainment, over 100 of our
best entertainers taking part.
The show is being presented under
the auspices of Crescent Chapter, Or
der of Eastern Star, who are leaving
nothing undone which will add to the
success of the show. The large cast
have been rehearsing afternoons and
evenings, under the direction of the
Wheeler Producing Company, who
were engaged to stage the show, and
something out of the ordinary in the
hne of home talent entertainment is
promised. The show is to be lavishly
mounted with special costumes, seen
cry, and electrical effects.
There are several scenes besides
the lady Minstrels among them being
"My Dream Girl" beautifully stag
ed number, with Mrs. r. w. Lank-
ford, and E, F. Bowen, as the soloists,
and the following chorus: the Misses
Edna Callahan, Mildred Clogg, Char
lotte Young, Louise Byrd, Mrs. Mark.
Callahan and Mrs. Emma Picken.
Romance" or "The Dream Of
Youth" in which large groups of chill
dren will appear as fairies and flow
ers. In this scene Miss Edna Ash
burn and Mr.. Wilfred Ross will por-
tray the parts of Youth, while Miss
Willie Walters and Mr.. ]. H. Beauch-
amp, will be seen as old age, with
little Nadine Walters as Cupid, and
Mrs. Ralph Gordy as the Fairy Queen.
"Lotus Land" Japanese offering,
will have as principal soloist, Mr.. w.
S. Hastings, assisted by the following
a. Chrysanthemum women and tea
girls: Mrs. Elwood Matthews, Mrs
Allen Schoolfeld, Mrs. w. Sidney
Stevens, Mrs. Ray Gladding, Mrs. j.
K Lang, Mrs. Paul Ewell, and the
Misses Margaret Wilson, Catharine
Farhney, Jessie Slocumb, Pauline
East, Grace Ward, and Evelyn Wa
pies.
"a Night in Hawaii" one of the
most picturesque scenes of the revue,
will present Messrs. E. Wilffred Ross,
James and Harrison Merrill, and
James Schoolfeld in Hawaiian melo-
dies, and Miss Margaret Bowen in a
native Hawaiian dance.
An attractive entire act the kiss
Me Dolls" includes the Misses Ada
Howard, May Ellis, Anna Robertson,
Elaine Wardwell, Wanda Veasey, Dor
othy Bounds, Annie Henderson, Amy
Schoolfield and Belle Hudson.
The big scene of the show is The
Fetticoat Minstrels" In which large
Iumber of the fair sex will don male
attire, and appear as burnt cork ar
lists, with their witty dialogue anc
comedy antics. Prominent as enc
"men" will be Miss Alice r. Young
Mrs. Emerson w. Polk, Miss Mildred
Waples, and Mrs. Granville Adams
This ouartette of funsters are sure t,
keep their audience in the best of'hu
n,or. Interlocutress, Mrs. II. }
Wheeler. Soloists Mrs. Roger w
Landlord, Mrs. Helen Dryden, Mrs
Nan Colburn, Miss Mildred NAPLES
and Mrs. H. J. Wheeler, assisted b!
the following chorus In the lates
song hits: Mrs. George Bounds, Mrs
b. F. Dryden, Mrs. Harry Colburn
Mrs. Gertrude Atkinson, Mrs. j. Pau
Young, Mrs. Norris M. Young, Mis-
Nellie Grise, Miss Lucy Lang in burn
cork. and Mrs. Harry Mears, Mrs. J
IT. Smullin, Jr., Miss Willie Walters
Miss Dorothy Ward, Mrs. Ralph Cor
DIV Mrs. John Clarke, Mrs. w. Sidne,
Stevens, Mrs. Roger Landlord, Mrs
Allen P. schoolfield, and Miss Edn
Ashburn.
Tickets are on sale now by tn
members of Crescent Chapter, an
the reserved seat sale opens Saturda
morning October 81 at A. H. Stew su'
store, for both performances. Juts
ing by the interest shown out towi
crowded houses will greet the loce
players on both nights.