Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-17
The "Bean Town Choir"


The Anti Can't Class wi. present
the "Beantown Choir" at the Town
hall next Friday evening, May 18th
and they are expecting a full house
for they have an entertainment of real
merit to offer. The play is full of
spice and ginger and sure to be big
hit. Last week the Ants made q
trip TO Gardiner where they saw the
same play presented to a delighted
audience and they returned determin-
ed to duplicate the success. There are
three acts inthe play. the first two a
roaring comedy and the last real
d-fashioned concert. staged by the
BeantoWn choir. The Wilder Wood,
as played by Alene Clifford is q sure
enough winner and the plot of the
play is built around the "widder" her
pretty step daughter Beth (Marjorie
RowelD and their rivalry 70. the min
lister and the efforts Of the Beantown
choir to prepare for a public concert.
Mrs. Do Re-Me Scales, the director of
the choir, with all her cares and
troubles, will be represented by Al
bcrta Lemmone, and she surely has
hard time of it. Belinda Suix and
Sallie Eta Pickle both of whom are
determined to sing the same song, are
two lively ladies impersonated by
Irna Simpson and Jessie Thomas.
Then for a real fun maker there is
HeZekiah Dooittle, and his practical
jokes are most unexpected and create
great fun. Masters York has this
part. He isn't an Anti Can't of
course and neither is ESthel RoWell.
the Samantha SniEgins of the play.
but they are a hard pair to beat for
mischief and their duet in the first
act "Our Home Town" is q real win
ner Another musical gem in this act
is Lonesome, That's AL" by Clara
Andrews as Mandy Hamsingcr. Miss
Andrews has n sweet soprano voice
and it is a pleasure TO hear her sing.
Another sonpbird is Birdie Cacklc
Uarbara Partrdge), anxious to SHOW
off her voice and Tessie ToyuS who
pianos and organs jest lovely" is
Miss Alice Wood. Miss Wood is a
satisfactory accompanist for the vari-
Gus musical numbers. The second
act THE Minister'S Donation Party
is cream from start to finish. The
minister gets plenty of potatoes and
in the final act the choir cmerses tri-
umphant from its various difficulties
and presents real concert, with read
ings, tablcauX and songs. The lei
iaI rfa Of 10 1nprnnCn1 nf MprU
Pettengill, Anna Briggs. Frances Ed
wards, Erma Haskell. Richard Nc
Namara. Phillip Sturteyant, Narsters
York and Charles Pinkham, have a
lively number and will assist in the
choruses. Claire Partridge, Win
throp's sweet little girl soloist, will
sing between the acts. The Anti
Can't club, composed of j. young la
dies Of the Methodist Sunday school,
was organized last fan and has done
somo splendid work. The class is
to earn a large sum Of
money during the next year for vari-
GUS charitable enterprises and for i'm
proyements at the church. One OF
their ambitions is to install motor
and electric blower for the organ.
They also have pledges to fulfill for
missionary work and arc anxious to
earn large sum by their first pub
lie venture.
Mrs. D. W. Colby OF Boston has
been the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Carl
Jean Tolman Of Winthrop Center for
a few days.
Miss Frances Putnam, Miss Mil
dred Lake and Miss Jessie GRAY OF
Augusta he