Arizona republican., 1922-01-29
'KAPERS OF e..
ELKS ANNUAL SHOW
ISTOOPEN ON FEB. s

Five days starting Monday, Feb
ruary 8, "The Kapers of 90" the
annual show OF Phoenix Lodge No.
335, b. r. o. L. Elks will hold sway
at the Elks theater. In this an
nouncement there is contained news
of paramount Importance to every
amusement lover in the entire city.
Each year this event is looked for
ward to as the outstanding social
and theatrical function OF the winter
season, and each year has found the
Phoenix Elks presenting a more pre-
tentious and extravagant musical
entertainment.
But regardless OF the success reg
istered in the former triumphs re-
corded by Phoenix Lodge No. SS5. II
is freely predicted that all former
efforts have been eclipsed In the
wonder performance that has been
arranged this year.
To Roy Marsh was assigned the
task OF directing the show. Marsh Is
a composer of national reputation
having written several OF the most
successful song hits now before the
public. During the "Kapers of '2Z."
several OF his selections Will be used,
many OF them written especially for
this performance,
And to Miss r. Paula Revare was
given the task of handling the chorus.
Miss Revare is one of the best known
artists in the entire southwest, ana
no better choice for this work could
have been made. She h s personally
attended to every detail connected
with the work of the chorus, arrang-
ing dances, building .Ahe ensembles,
selecting costumes, etc. and the sur
prise Of the year awaits the theater-
goer in the wonderful showing she
has made. The chorus works with
clocklike precision, has all the dash
and pep" of the trained professional
singers and dancers travelling with
the biggest of the musical extrava-
ganzas, and is a credit to Miss Reyare
and every member of It.
All in all there are over fifty
people taking part in the perform
ance. Written by Roy Marsh. the
pilot" OF "The Kapers" concerns the
trials of director on a big musical
show. During the action. the clever
novelty introduction of the special
ties and numbers makes for THE
Kapers Of 20" being unquestionably
the finest entertainment yet offered
by amatuer talent locally.
Many of the known and most tall
ented people of the will be seen in the
cast OF the "Kapers." Meyer Stein
berg. Tom Akers, Mrs. Tom Dunbar,
Il. A. Harrington, Allen Willard, Mrs.
Cass Redewill, Easter Williams. Miss
Anna Luke, Tom Dunbar. Lester De-
mund, Miss Meredith Bishop, Charlie
Macarthur, Chris Carpenter, Roy
Marsh. Miss Eleanor Maynard, Miss
Elsie Young, Miss Elizabeth Toohey,
Miss Betty Barry, will handle most
of the principal roles. The Orpheum
circuit win again be represented this
year in Ernisto Lira and A. A. Ander-
son, both we'll known all over the big
gest OF the vaudeville circuits, and
preparing to offer identically the
same act with which they have
toured the country.
Elaborateness and beauty combined
with tuneful melody, real humor. and
snap and vim, that's the "Kapers OF
'22," and it's bound TO prove the hit
Of the year.
The advance seat sale for all per-
formances opens tomorro morning
at the EilSs theater box office. 1t Will
remain open each day from 1O:OU
A. M. until $500 p. M.
Judging from the interest mani
tested on all sides iE the coming pro-
duct.on, the advance sale will prove
one of the largest ever recorded for
an Elks show, and a complete sell
out for each night Of the engagement
is almost foregone conclusion
TIE promoters Of the 'Kapers OF
'22" are urging the early ttention to
the matter of securing seats. that the
disappointments may be kept down to
minimum.