Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-03
LARGE AUDIENCE ENJOYS
MINSTREL PERFORMANCE

The American Legion Minstrel
performance given in the opera
house last Thursday evening, under
the auspices of Malconta Post No.
"a. drew a crowded house. That it
was a success, and took well with
the large audience, was very evident
throughout, as the applause was fre-
0uent and the continued interest was
manifest.
Following we give the personnel
of the cast and the part taken by
each:
First part: Opening chorus, En-
semble; "Loyin' SAM" Ivan Pen
nell; "When the Leaves Come Tum-
bling Down." Kenneth Longley;
Specially dance, Phillip Lanier;
"You Tell Her, Stutter," Dale Per-
kins; Monologue, Marie Chamber
lain; "Mi Mi" John Stahl; Have
You Had It?" Fred Mcdonald; Car
olina in the Morning" George Ar
cher; japanese Moon" Wayne
Jackson; you've Got to See Your
Mama Every Night or You Can't See
Your Mama at ALL Ruth Ken
nard: "Stars and Stripes Forever"
Harry A. Phillips.
Mr.. Harry A. Phillips acted as in
teriocutor, and the end men We're
Sambo, George Archer; Bones, Glen
Pennell: Slim, F. H. Carroll; Malin-
dy. Marie Chamberlain; Memphis,
Phillip Lanier: Tambo, Ivan Pen
nell; Rastus, Dale Perkins; Topsy,
Ruth Kennard. The dancing chorus
who performed in connection with
the solo work and who also assisted
in the chorus singing, was composed
of Mary Bryan, Irene Bauer, Pauline
Spung, Esther Spencer, Josephine
Beckwith and Gertrude Anderson
The dancers had been trained under
the direction of Mr.. Dohn Collins OF
the sanatorium. The chorus sing
ers were Kenneth Longley, John
Stahl, Sam White, p. G.. Ball, Ho-
mer Gorrell, Wayne Jackson, Duke
Sears, Lester White, o. p. Lindsay
Fred Mcdonald. and George Shinn
The music was under the direction
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Mcbride
In recognition of the faithful and eff
fective work done by them, Mrs. Nc
Bride who was presiding at the
piano, during the performance, was
presented large, handsome bou-
quet of red roses, from Malconta
Post. The members of the orchestra
who with her furnished music for
and Messrs Harold Savage, w. c.
Ballinger, Albert Miller, c. M. Ross
G.. T. White, Howard Sheets and
John S. Mcbride. The same orches-
ira, with Mrs. J. r. Alderman as
pianist, furnished some fine selec-
tons preceding the show
During a few minutes intermis-
sion after the first part of the per-
formance, Prof. Omar Wilson enter
tanned the audience. Mr.. Wilson
who has shown in his two years stay
here that he is high class musi-
clan and director of music, demon
strated to his audience on this oc-
casion that his genius is not confined
to music. He writes poems-real
poems, and recites them as well, and
his "Pipe Philosophy" is an artistic
gem, the sentiment of which will
linger long with those who heard it
He recited other little poems, and to
his own piano accompaniment sang
q few songs-which included pathos
anu COIuCOy WOlI, dAO Oil VI h1Sh
were original, and appealed to the
audience.
The show closed with an A. e. F.
farce-"The Battle OF Rollin
Bones" which had been directed by
Mrs. Lennard Sears. The place was
Somewhere in France" Scene
""The Burnt Cork Sector" Time
Before the War Busted Up" The
cast was as follows: Henry Hard
tack Hogshead, buck private, Geo
Archer; Rufus Rastus Riggles, an
other stag, Phillip Lanier; Hard
boiled Higgins, an M. p, Glen Pen
nell; Colonel Muchmore Mustard
hot stuff, J. R. Alderman; Wet
weather Watson, shavetail, Pearl
Savage; l. Seldom Missem. a
sniper, Ivan Pennell; Flatfoot Finch
runner, Dale Perkins; Dotson
Dashes, signalman, Dale Perkins.
Interlocutor, end men, dancers
soloists, chorus, orchestra and all
confirmed the belief that there is
talent in this community, and when
it is set to work, as good show
can be put up as can be given by an
aggregation of "home talent" any
where.
Goes to Central City, Pa.
Rev. A. c. Mattern has accepted