The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
BACK To THE OLD
WAR DAYS
"Sittin' Pretty" in Red
Cross Hut at Toul
Many Local People Delighted Large
Audience in American Legion Show
Monday Evening Last

The oX-service men were carried
back to the Toul Sector and the days
of the old Red Cross hut4 overseas
and large percentage OF Skowhegan
people were given realistic presenta-
ton of War days When "Sittin' Pretty
was given Monday evening in the
SkoWhegan Opera House. This was
the annual theatrical o. Simon Peters
Post Of the American Legion and both
aots were laid in Red Cross hut.
When the curtain went up a group of
doughbUys We're seated about the hut
with Mrs. Ethel Mitchell Christensen
as Miss Betty Wingate a lOvable "Y'
girl presiding at the lunch counter
The opening song was an \. f.. f. med
icy with Joe Pooler and Francis Co.'S
tello singing the solo numbers. 9th
or dOughboys in the chorus were Leon
Symons, Ralph T. Jenkins, Milton
Washburn, tlwin Plummer Ben Oddly,
Lawrence Yigue and Hunter Thomson.
Herbert Oddly was particularly sue
cessful in the dual role Of Sergeant
Bob Drury and Miss Dibble and Fran
els Costello was another leading
character as Private Red Clancy
with something doing all the time.
Don Burri!l as Corporal Theodore Ell
liot Second, was gentleman in the
ranks and the e three soldier boys
assisted literally in the music num-
bcrs, Francis Costello singing the So
lo number in "Cognac" and Herbert
Oddly singing The Comforts of Home
During the first act M1s Ruth lies
as Countess de Montozon appeared
with her two charming daughters
f'aircttc and Suzette impersonated by
Evelyn st. Ledger and Beatrice Yves
'cn. They were exceedingly charm
.ag and graceful in a knitting song
and dance. William a. Scott, appear
ed rs Mr. Bishop, a read welfare work
er and Lyle S. Moore was Major Han
son, an Old lover of Betty: with whom
reconciliation was affected in
the last act Mrs. Christensen sang
Loves Crystal while other musical
numbers included Salute" by Francis
Costello and Don BuTrill Smoke"
Dreams by Lyle S. Moore and just
before the close Loves Crystal sung
~ Lyle S. Moore and Mrs. Christensen
reconcled. In addition to the regu-
lar program number Of laughable
and particularly good vaudeville fea
lures were introduced. Included was
cOlored male quartette in which
William Andrews and J. H. Jenkins
played on saxaphones and A. b. Plum
mcr played the cornet with DR.. NJ. f.
Lord playing the mellophone and cor
net. These fayoritcs were in unique
costume and ELECTED loud applause.
Miss Violet Allan as a Red Cross nurse
'ang very beautifully "Laddie in Kah-
ki' and Dear Little Boy of Mine"
while Or. Il y. Derbyshire made
hit dressed in an old fashioned cos
tune when he sang Alice Blue Gown"
lie was Wonderfully made up and adj
led a splendid touch of humOr to the
evenings program \ group of young
women With poke sticks gave a we'll
'Vccutcd drill and Jack Jenkins with
l's haHjo and song numbers also
.rcatcd a lot of merriment. The mu-
'ic o. the evening was directed by
Mrs. Marion Drake Flanders, and was
exceptionally we'll rendered. The per-
)nClle of the orchestra included Miss
puth Plummer of Newport, cello:
gorge Poulin of Oakland, bass viol.
Mrs. Herbert Oddly, piano; Miss Vir
yinia hmes. violin; Kenneth Woodbury.
'iarnet; Kenneth II. Copp cornet;
Walter Clark. trombone and II. +.
5EmOnc, drums.
This performance from start to fin
eh was very entertaining and ELECTED
much favorable comment among the
'0wnspcople. The Prizes for the sell
ing of tickets We're won as follows:
1rst, Dorothy Kilbreth; second. Law
renee Chapman, third, Donald Os
borne.