Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-01
Hockey Pokey Show
Put Over In Fine an
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Hockey Pokey MINISTRIES last even
ing was 4 great success. The house
house was crowded to the door. The
production showed the effect of the
careful training that Principal Bigc-
low OF Maria Clark and Miss Ethel
Rice of the high school faculty have
been putting into it. The high school,
pupils and teachers are very CRATE
full to Mr.. Bigelow for all the time
and thought he has used in the work
of training the young people. Part
one was the conventional mixed min
strel show with chorus of about 40
of the high school pupils. The inter-
locutor was Milton Ballad, the end
men were Henry Lerette, Charles
Hippler, Manning Arata. Robert
Nickery, Francis Greeley and Harry
Gallagher. The high school orches-
ira played before the opening chorus
and also before the farce. which con-
stituted the second part of the per-
Torrance.
The opening chorus by the entire
company was very effective. Then
came a selection, My Sweetie Went
Away" by Mr.. Butler, who was
Harry llasher. Miss Evonne Beau
dom then sang, when Will the Sun
Shine for Me-" She was followed by
Miss Grace Blake, who sang, Mag
gle" Then came stepping Around"
Arata; Morning Will Come by
Miss Ruth Johnson; I've Had Fifty
Seven Varieties of Sweethearts." by
Bob Emo, Robert Vickery; Whoa.
Spark Plug" by James Hayes;
Dreamy Melody" by Miss Katherine
McGinn; MONO, Nora" by Mr..
Dooley, Charley Hippler: and the
grand finale by the entire company.
Catherine Woodside was at the piano.
The costumes of the endmen were
most effective. dress suits of black.
that of the intellocutor. white satin.
All the jokes were telling and the
solos we'll rendered and heartily ap-
plauded. Each had TO return again
and again. 1t was impossible to pick
out one performer to praise above
another. All did wonderfully well.
James O'Brien. in the character of
an old darby nanny. Grating on the
deficiencies of Man" was mirth-
provoking. Then the "Old Fashioned
Girls, Miss Catherine Woodside and
Miss Lois Gum. gave an attractive
song and dance number. Miss Cath
crime MCGinn at piano. The Chinese
chorus, Miss katherine McGinn.
sol0fst. Miss Marion Getchell. Miss
Doris Smith, Miss Delphene Andrews,
Miss Irene Densmore, Miss Grace
Blake. and Miss Frances Fuller, was
another delightful song and dance
number. In both these numbers the
costumes We're very effective AS for
the farce. The Fatal Necklace il
wasNa scream and well PLAYED. The
characters were: The heroine. Helen
Pearce; the villain, John Murphy:
the hero, Clarence Rollins; the coun-
tess. Priscilla Hamilton; the viii
lainness. Erlene Hutchinson. The
action centered around the necklace
and the attempts to get it, The
poison scene left hardly an eye in
the house dry. but the tears were
those of laughter. The conclusion
was an old fashioned cake walk,
with Francis Greeley as Malinda
Blake: Harry Gallagher as Edna
Bogus and Manning Arata as Lucy
Jones. The other three endmen. Alex
ander Emo. Robert Nickery: Joseph
Dooley. Charles Hippler: and Isra
Allen, Henry Settle. were their part
ners. Their costumes were certainly
effective, also their dancing. All in
all, Hockey Pokey Ministries were
great. The girls of the chorus wore
MILDLY blouse. the back row white.
the middle blue. and the front white.
In the chorus Eere Veronica
Burns. Louise Smith. Dorothy Good
rich, Francis Fuller. Doris Smith.
Delphine Andrews. Lois Gum. Quen
ME Carbino. Thelma Swift. Christine
Lord. Anna Emery. Kathleen An
drews, Harriet Nutting. Jennie Roi-
Inns. Gladys Cooke. Leona Hersum.
Clara Simonson, Pauline Clark, Cert
rude Grimes, Margaret Turner. Mar
ion Getchell, Irene Densmore, Lillian
McCartha, Elizabeth Coburn. Donald
kellogg, Charles Gatchell. Hlrmond
Gatcheli. James Hayer, I Genza
and George Barker.