The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-23
REvEL OF THEATRICAL
DELIGHTS
Happy Event ut Lakewood Thru
Courtesy OF w. 7. Clark
and Family


| as HOLLYWOOD, California, in the NOV
ing picture industry. In addition to
the personel of the Lakewood Stock
| Company, which is the very pick of
the theatrical profession, there now
gather at Lakewood in increasing
numbers, year by year, a colony of
authors, playwrights, actors, actress
es and musicians, forming a group
not to be duplicated elsewhere in
America.
All of us have seen the talented
people appearing IN the Lakewood
cast, and the INTRODUCTION of vaude-
Vile night has given us a hint of the
capabilities possessed by other mem
bers of the Lakewood colony who have
| for the pure love of the thing put on
parts in this very delightful entertain
ment Last Thursday evening, thru
the courtesy of VIM. T. Clark, the en-
tire colony, very near one hundred
per cent strong, staged a program in
| Lakewood Theatre carried out on the
scale of a grand frolic and resulting
| in a revel of theatrical delights never
seen in this vicinity heretofore and
probably not parallelled in the record
of histrionic events.
Following the Thursday night pre-
sentation of East is West, company
of something like one hundred, made
I'D largely from the Lakewood Colony
with a few people from Skowhegan,
Madison and elsewhere, assembled at
the Checkers Cottage, hidden to that
always hospitable resort by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark and their charming daugh-
ter, Ruth Clark. And such a COM
pany! Masks, gowns and every va
riety of costumes concealed the ident-
ity of the guests and caused their
spirit of mirth to take new channels.
Desiring to remain unknown for the
prescribed half hour, each one pres
ent declined for the most part to en-
gage in conversation or when speak
ing disguise by unaccustomed accent
J his or her voice. This did not eX-
clude the playing of pranks upon each
other, sign language and other antics,
which made a most extraordinary half
hour of merriment. The cowboy
successfully iassooed from time to
time some prominent guest. When
especially skillful in the cast of his
lariat he would gather in two and
sometimes three or four merrymakers
within the closing moose. After
| thirty minutes of this sort of thing
the stalwart figure of the host appear
ed and, having so stationed the COM
pany that an ample interchange of
view would result. clapped his hands
for the removal of the masks. Elk
CARNATIONS of surprise were plentiful
| la hi OF oh AZ
| or partner had been
Then followed the invitation to par
take of sweet corn on the cob, this
years crop, which had been ordered
in bountiful supply from Massachu-
sets for the occasion. This Mr..
| Clark and his assistant forked out of
a huge caldron which had been boil
ing over an omen fire in the edge of
the woods. Coffee was also supplied,
! The partaking of these refreshments
| proceeded pleasantly, interrupted now
and then by those who preferred not
to discontinue the pranks and jokes
which had been so prominent the
early part of the evening.
The next move was to Lakewood
Theatre all taking seats except Mr..
Clark who announced from the stage
that a program of high merit was in
store. No one who listened from
about midnight to three o'clock a. m.
will question his veracity. Doubt
less many of the song dances, mono
logues and instrumental solos which
followed were such as will be given
to audiences in the big city theatres
during the coming winter, If this
thought is correct those who were
fortunate enough to be present may
know that they were witnessing the
first public presentations of numbers
which will delight thousands in the
large centers between now and the
Lakewood season of 1924. Individual
comment is impossible. First, from
! the inability of the Independent Re-
porter representative to intelligently
describe these matters and second,
from the happy and carefree way in
which the various entertainers were
brought forward and in which they
carried out their several parts Bril-
liantcy, charm and superlatiye talent
were present in a dazzling degree 1t
was night. or more properly speak
| ing, morning to be long remember
| ed. An enumeration of those who
participated and in some instances the
brifest title indicating their presenta-
ton follows: Pardon is asked in ad-
vance for inaccuracies and omissions
of which we may be guilty.
An accurate enumeration of guests
and mention of characters portrayed,
or description Of the costumes would
be obviously impossible. An attempt
was made. however. in this respect
and the following is the result:
J. 3. Hymer. Warren Hymer, Tom
Tempest, Navajo Indians; Mrs. Roy
| Sylvester, Clown; Roy Sylvester,
! Cowboy; Waiter Kingsford, Boy
Scout; Birdena Valliere. Clown;
Albert Hickey, Woodman; Harry Bur-
ton, Hunter: Scott Lord, Arthur Nor
risett, Mrs Arthur Morrisett, Apache;
Mrs. O'Brien, Nurse; Louise O'Brien,
Baby; Miss L. Miller, Clown Mrs.
Baker, Baby Doll; Doris Sylvester,
Evening Star; William Langley,
Mrs. Langley Miss Alberta Langley,
| oGcnutc.p Row PrVant The Kaiser.