Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-02
READY TO GIVE
LEGION PLAY
CAST SELECTED HAS BEST
TALENT IN CITY
IN 1T

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American Legion presents the comic
opera, "The Blue Bandits" this even
ing, the performance to be repeated
Friday night, November 3rd. For sew
eral years there has been no cast in
any home talent play that could sur
| pass the array the Legion has been
able to announce for this production.
John T. McDonough, author and COM
| poser of 1.-THE Blue Bandits has been
| directing rehearsals personally and
every indication points to a very sue
cessful presentation of the opera to-
| night.
The scene of the opera is in the
| little village of Bronx, in France near
| the Swiss border. The first act and
| the second both picture the Place
du la Republique. There are num-
Der of excellent musical numbers; in
| fact, those who have seen it else
| where are most enthusiastic about
all the music. DR.. r. w. Jones is
show manager and is assisted by e.
p. Oertel The talent committee of
| the Legion, which helped Mr. McDon-
ough to select the cast consists of
Mrs. E. G. Dawley, E. p. Oertel and
G. H. Ingraham.
Thus far tickets have been dis
| posed of readily most people realiz-
ing Immediately the talent partici-
pating in the opera and the fact that
| it cannot but be worth while DR..
M. l.. Jones is chairman of the tick
ct committee. He has been assisted
by L. A. Pradt, Jr., Glenn Blakley and
b. B. Thayer, Jr. Chaperones are
Mesdames c. HI. Ingraham, Jas. Mont
gomery, G. T. Olsen, E. p. Oertel,
Harry Kane. S. s. Dingee and M. p.
Towle. The Legion expresses it ap-
| probation to the Hotel Bells Mil
| linery, Heinemann Bros. Co. and the
Lund Floral company for courtesies
that have been extended.
Following is the cast of the show
! as announced the middle of the week
Coco, the village nut --
| ----------------,F Fred S. Schroeder
Dodo, the village waitress -
| ------------------ Mildred Wright
PHILIPPE, the village cut-up ---
| .-----------------M Max Vehlow
His. Honor. the village mayor
| ----------------..-- W. De, Curtis
Yvette. the village belle -----.s---
----.----- Gretchen Morgan Manson
| Margot. the village spinster ----
----------- Mrs. George Silverthorn
Pierre, peasant ---- e. P. Oertel
Gaspard, the village war hero
! ----------------S S. Knox Kreutzer
Jacques, the town crier -----
/ T,ar T.
Gussie Button, Yank -
Silas, Bean, Yank - Harold Skinner
Jacqueline, the village queen
| $780, Josephine Sturtevant Ruder
Madelon, village maid ---
| -----------------J Josephine Darrin
Degardy, a bandit - d. A. Caldwell
| Arnould, bandit $1,000 G. T. Olson
Arsene Lupin, detective --------
--------------- Maurice Blanksten
Napoleon, village gendarme
| -------------------- T. H. Ryan
Louis, village gendarme- Harry Kane
Joachim, village gendarme -------
| Walter Schroeder
| Mike, village gendarme ------ +
| ---------------- Newman H. Bells
| Feet, village gendarme ---
| l.. A. Pradt, Jr.
Flower Girls-Mary Dingee,, Eileen
| Merklein, Jamie Towle, Marion
| Stone. Helen Aaron, Catherine Gle
| sci.
Artistes Margaret Ziemer, Leona
Rossman, Jean Gilbert, Marion
Wood, Agnes Burmaster, Harriet
| futile, Mona Becker, Babe Halder,
Goldie Ostring, Marie Merklein.
| village Belles-Mabel Kline, GLADYS
| Boettchar Winnifrad MiI1ar CIana