Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-10-06
October II And IL Are Dates For
Second Annual '.Petticoat
Minstrel Revue"
SEATS WILL BE PUT ON
SALE MONDAY MORNING

Another treat is in store for the
people of Pocomoke City and vicinity
next Thursday and Friday nights, Oc-
tober Hip, at, the Empire Theatre,
when "Stcp, Lively" the second an
nual "Petticoat Minstrel Revue" is to
be presented, under the auspices Of
Crescent Chapter No. "A, Order OF
Eastern Star, with cast numbering
nearly 100 Of Pocomoke's best talent.
The show, which is all new, this
year, is under theI direction of the
Wheeler Producing Company, well
known here, having staged the East
ern Star show last October, also "My
Friend from India" for the baseball
team last March, both of which were
big successes, and an entertainment
Of high order is assured. M
A large variety Of numbers make
up the program, which consists of
Lady Minstrels, childen's numbers,
aThe Music Box" "Gipsy Life" "My
Rambler Rose and "The Flapper
Girls"
In the "Petticoat NMinstrels" the fol-
lowing well known ladies will appear
as the end "men:" Miss Alice Young,
Miss Mildred NAPLES, Mrs. Harry
Coulbourne, and Mrs. David Wiltbank
and this quartet of funsters are sure
to keep their audience in good humor
with their new jokes, latest song hits,
and coon antics. ..s;.,
One of the big hits of the show is
sure to be made by the children, who
are to appear in big fairy tale story,
called "The Dolls House," in which
large groups Of children will appear
as dolls Of all nations. There are
baby and wax dolls, mechanical dolls,
rag dolls, dancing dolls, Yankee and
Wooden Soldier dolls, etc.-all COM
irg to life and performing all manner
Of stunts.
Another feature number will be
.The Music Box"-or twenty minutes
with the records, in which the stars
Of the records will be impersonated by
our local talent. A massive music
box is used in this scene, the charac-
tiers making their appearance from
within the machine.
Other numbers are" "Gipsy Life,''
depicting life among the rowing
bands, "The Flapper Girls" by large
group Of Pocomoke rose-bu1s, who
introduce the show with verse and
song, also "The Rose Bower"-a
beautifully staged number in which
several of our best soloists will have
important roles, all in all making a
program Of wide variety.
Large ticket sales are reported
and word to the wise would be, gel
your seats early. Tickets can be re-
served at w. H. Clarke's Drug store
on and after Monday October 8
Following is the program:
PROLOGUE
Miss "Step Lively"-Miss Ada
Howard. - J
Comedy-Emerson Sauernoff.
Music-Miss Wilhemina Walters.
Spirit of the Dance-Emily Ross.
Minstrel-Miss Alice R. Young.
'sThe Elappers"
Misses Edna Callahan, Charlotte
Young, Clara Costen, Mildred Clogg
Mesdames Sidney Stevens, Franklin
West, Mark Callahan, Willard Bur
ton.
"The Dolls House"
Tack Hammer-Roger F. Vincent
Gretchen-Phyllis Young.
Hans-Paige Chesser.
Jack in the Box-Howarth Coving
ton.
olumbine-Louise Butler.
Baby Dolls-Emma Lee Clogg, Vir
ginia and Caroline Ellis.
Wax Dolls-Dean Walters.
Mechanical Dancing Doll = Emil.
Ross.
4 Dutch Riddles
jean Young, Iris Kitchens, Anna
bell Maddox, Virginia Covington
Eleanar Cullen, Evangeline Dickin
son, Florence Picken, Marjorie School
field Nan Cullen, Lois Hancock, Char
lotte Dryden and Margaret Howard
Paper Dolls
Francis Kitchens, Sally Hughes
Sara Atkinson, Evelyn Hayman.
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