Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-12-28
Young Boy
Is Success
In Concert

cneaklnB Oh Iho Aouio eohOoi
,rou in Portland Wednesday
,aht in which Kenneth Allen,
.on of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Allen
!, salem, was featured, the Ore
y sonian of this morning says:
another feature Of the program
mhich Immensely pleased the
listeners was the singing Of Ken
10th Allen of Salem, 13 year old
nov coloratura soprano, who was
presented by Miss Minnetta Ma
GERS, his teacher
The solos by Kenneth Allen
.ore broadcast after the regular
nrogram. 1t was not known just
now far the concert was received
hut one wire from Russell Spicer
- wilma, Mimi, came in late
lost night announcing that he had
heard Mr.. Allen very clearly Sew
oral friends and neighbors of the
youthful singer at Salem also
tplephoned by long distance, say
Ing that they heard his solos.
His beautiful, high pitched
voice was splendidly adapted to
radio singing, and in the two
numbers, with flute like obligato,
The voice and instrument could
scarcely be distinguished at times.
The obligatos were played by H.
d Knight, flutist for the Port
land Symphony orchestra, and
the piano accompaniment by Eva
pittman. Mr.. Allen sang "The
swallows" (Del Acqua) without
obligato, and "The Wren" (Leh-
mani and Thou Charming Bird"
from "The Pearl Of Brazil"
Mitzi, the charming little
commedlenne, who delighted the
big audience of Salem folk at
the Grand theater last night,
when she came in her latest We
hicle, Lady Billy" is warm
personal friends Of Miss Louise
Thompson, who as Kathryn
Stair" played in Mitzi's COM
pany two seasons ago, when
Head Over Heels" was the Of.
fering
Miss Thompson had the pleas
ure of spending much Of yester-
day with her former leading lady
and following the performance at
the theater entertained with a
supper party at her home for
Mitzi, her husband and leading
man, Boyd Marshall, and several
members Of their company.
Miss Thompson describes Mitzi
as doubly attractive off the stage,
sweet, unaffected and charming
ly wholesome.
The company left Salem this
morning, being booked for an ell
gagement at the Heilig in Port
land.
Members of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the First Presbyterian
church will meet in the church |
parlors Friday afternoon at half
past two o'clock. Mrs. ]. H. Glenn
ents is chairman of the program. |
Local members of the Eastern
Star went to Silverton Tuesday |
night, going over to assist in in
sailing officers in the Silverton
chapter. Judge George H. Bur-
nett, grand patron of the Ore
gon lodge, was the principal in
Sailing officer.
Among those who motored over
were:: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Pet
teys, Mr. and Mrs. V. e. Kuhn,
Mrs. Rose Babcock, Mrs. Ida
Babcock, Miss Angeline McCul-
lough, Miss Mary Chadwick, Mrs.
Ida Niles, Miss Gussie Niles and
Judge and Mrs. George H. Bur-
nett.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Kllnger en-
tertained with a family dinner at
their home Christmas day. Covers
were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
D. Huff, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Ba-
con, A. H. Aolbert and the hosts.
Music and games, with read
lngs and songs by the children
provided entertainment for the
visitors at the Burk home in Dali
las when they gathered there for
dinner Monday. The
guests were, Mrs. Davis of Sa-
em, Mrs. Keezel of Corvallis,
Mrs Clay and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Good Low and daughter,
virginia, J. C. Davis OF Salem,
frank Logan, a student at the
university of Oregon, Miss Dallie
burk, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Burk, Mrs.
Schooley and son Harold, Earl
Burk and daughter Lenora.
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