The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-02-24
Members Of Knights Of Col.
umbus Frolic On Stage
Wednesday Evening
SCHOOL HALL FILLED BY
APPRECIATIVE CROWD
Seating Capacity OF House Is
Oversold For Premier
Performance

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early III tne AFTERNOON the Commit.
lee hau stuppeu Ll.e ticket sd,e, nav.
Ing discovered tnaL Lney lnen nau
U'ersuiu the seating Capacity OF tile
AUDITORIUM. Announcement Wa,
maue lnat all unaule W gan admls-
son at the nrst performance wnl
have their tickets honored at the sec.
ond presentation OF une revue rIurs.
day evening, II they desire.
Those wno attended the perform.
ance Wednesday evening must now
realize something OF the thorough
and careful preparation made by
members of the company. ''As good
as professionals" would be none too
extravagant praise. The action and
movement had snap and zest, and
there was no real dull moment in tue
entire program.
Limitations of stage space present
ed some difficulties, but these were
overcome and caused no evidence OF
embarrassment to the members OF
ferers. Such occasions as this serves
| strongly to emphasize Mt Vernon's
real need for playhouse and a
| stage in proportion to the needs.
I" The revue program followed the
usual minstrels order, division into
two parts. With the raising of the
curtain, the members of the company
were presented with Leo j. Allerding
as interlocutor. Following the open
ing overture, Guy buckingham in
character sang "Old Black joe"
From the conclusion of Mr.. Buck
ingham's song to the drop of the cur
tain at the end of the act, the fun
came "fast and furious" Inter
spersed between the topical songs
were quips, cracks and jokes of a To-
cal application and nature.
The, topical numbers given by the
members Of the. chorus were:
Amt Nobody's Darling-Ed Nc
Cormick. .tf
Why, Dear-Robert Flanagan.
| : Ma-Walter Taugher.
Macushla---George Miehls.
/ Strut Miss Lizzie-Fred Oborne.
My Sunny Tennessee-Carl laugh
/ er.
Introducing the Merry Makers
Kelly and Omlar.
They're Such Nice People-Fred j..
Lawler.
.onesome-Francis Taugher.
Dapper Dan-Lawrence Kelly.
Sunrise and You-Joseph Henley.
Want My Mammy-Harold Mou-
shey
Pullman Blues-George Omlar.
The audience was in no way chary
or stingy in its demonstrations of ap-
proval and satisfaction. Every sing
er was given generous round of ap-
plause. George Miehls was the first
to be given double encore, dis
tinction shared later with Fred
Oborne, e>while Carl Taugher and
George Omlar each was called back
three times. The first time Mr.
Taugher came back for an encore, he
was presented bouquet of cabbage
leaves by some appreciative ca
friends. Later. however, they made
amends. passing over the footlights
to him areal bouquet OF beautiful
flowers Flowers also were present,
ed to Fred tawler.
The members Of the company, as
an evidence of their sincere appreci-
alton, presented to Mrs. Joseph Fer
guson, their pianist and accompanist,
beautiful basket Of lovely flowers.