, 1923-09-06
SHRINERS SHOW
A huge SUCCESS
CAPACITY HOUSES WITNESSED HOME
TALENT PLAY WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAT OF LAST WEEK

Playing Ii nights of August ~
and 80 to packed houses. Rawlns
talent. though handicapped by too
short a practice period, put over the
S%hriner's production "Round the
Clock with the Shriners" in a big
way. Artistically he play was a
surprise, and financially an I'M
qualified success. Ralph ID. Newell.
chairman of the finance committee,
reported hat virtually $500 VIII
remain in the fund for sending the
Korein Patrol to the Imperial Coun-
ell session at Kansas City next sum
mer. Under an arrangement with
Mrs. Frankie Terrell Young, who
trained the east and staged the pro-
duction, net profits were to be d.
yided on a $3.50 basis and this sum
of the total net profit from the show.
represents, therefore, but one-half
The show was opened with a I'M
ique usher act in which a prominent
citizen became confused in the mat
ter of seats, and had to be bodily
snatcheG from the disputed seat by
the long arm of the law. N. X.
Greenfield. tho victim of the first
night, tried oratory but met with no
better fate than Lee Smiley, who
was ushered up the aisle by his col
lar in the second performance. Geo.
Stephenson. playing the part OF
Happy Dunk. rioted down the aisle
in closing this episode.
In true musical comedy style, the
plot of the piece, always of little
nseuuen was advanced most
successfully by the cast of principals.
These principals. prominent turnout
the play, were as follows: Helen
McMicken, Josephine Phelan. Mar
garet Buckley. Billie Williams, Kim
~Breitenstein, Joe O'Melia and Harry
Breitenstein. Both r. l.. Mitchell.
who took the part of the colored
valet. and Mary Buckley, who. as
the French maid played opposite
him. provided a thread of spoken
comedy in most plot situations.
Musical and dance numbers were
scattered thruout the production so
plentifully as to weaken the plot.
Prominent in these numbers in solo
work were: Barbara Baker. Laura
Mae House, Emma Johnson, Ernest
Meth. Eileen Ferris. Amy Blyden-
burg. Katherine Childs, Charles
Strict. Myrtle Seaverson, William
Hunt. Frances Johnson. Sarah
Mosher. Genevieve Jeffrey. Harriet
Bates. James w. Wisda. Paul Fahey
Cora Gonzales. Helen Craig, Ruth
Roll. Katherine Bennett. and
Francs Bible.
The songs of Mr.. B~reitenstein.
Helen McMicken. Josephine Phelan,
Charles Street. VIM. Hunt and Mr..
Wisda were we'll received: while
thp A1nraS NJ ErnnnA. D;llo Ng.a.I
~Seaverson. Amy Blydenburgh and
Barbara Baker were outstanding.
And OF course there was the dance
OF La Belle Fatima.
This dance took place In an ar,
only to be mentioned by itself. l.
w. Dinsmore. in the role OF carnival
speeler. introduced the following
prominent citizens: Sid Freeman the
clown vendor: Scotty Mercer. the
diving girl: Sam Kelly. who. as
10 Belle Fatima. was not the out
standing figure OF the evening. but |
who surely had 1t: James Potts and
Ralph Newell as the butterfly girls:
Geo. o. Stephenson. totooed and
timid; Gus Fleischli. Spanish clear
thru: ii. T.. Dunlap. wire walker
and skirt dancer who demonstrated
That he could do both. G. l.. Haines
as Wild Ora, the snake eater: and
Rex g.. Atcn, the man OF mystery.
Rawlins citizens are looking for
these examples OF the side show but
fail to recognize their counterparts
minus h grease paint
In every home-taient production
there IL a corps of hard workers
who are vital units OF the piece
Those serving on committees and
those responsible for the smooth
working OF the theatre deserve sp-
plaqse. These are Harry B~rciten-
stein. Geo. o. Stephenson. II. +.
Dunlap. Leo Roberts. Ralph ID. New
en' Gus fleisehii n Lee I. Me-
thudy' and J. y. Bangs. o. Holm
auisi, W. l.. Walsh, II. Uolmouis,
Anna Glad. Ragncr wcstcr. James
Sheshan. James Jensen. Walter
Jensen n Clarence Jensen