Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-12
LEGION FOLLIES
WITH LOCAL TALENT
4 REAL TREAT

1924 were presented at the Waterville
City Opera House last evening before
an audience Of 1900 people by a cast
OF local artists. Although the George
N. Bourque Post, American Legion
has been staging an annual Armistice
night musical show for several years
the 1924 Follies were without doubt
the climax OF series of successful
performances. 1t was just two hours
and q half of song and laughter while
at the same time there was a distinct
theme running through the entire
comedy that held the interest Much
credit Is due Mrs. Walter Hood, the
director
Just the work Of Ralph c. Blunt
the leading man. and Juliette Paga.
nucci, comediene. was enough TO sat
lsfy anyone, but added to these two
stars there were plenty of others Ia
help furnish the entertainment. One
could not forget Josephine Willette,
the ingenue, or Cecile Martin, the SOU
brette. to say nothing of Bill Manifold
the cop, and Archibald Strout, the
country boy. Then there was George
Doyle. the travelling salesman, Thcl.
ma DeLisle. Ascensionette Clukey and
Alma Reny. with their singing and
dancing acts.
Lucy Morgan and Felix LeClair
were two of the clevcrest steppers OF
the evening and their acts brought
forth uproarious applause and George
Bondman and Juliette Butler furnish.
ed an essential part Of the entertain.
ment.
Bernadette Breton. the chorus lead.
or, was surrounded with a bevy OF
charming young Waterville girl foot.
light artists and the work Of the mems
chorus contributed much to the sue.
cess of the show.
The theme of the play was some
what as follows:
A burlesque company became strand
| ed In the small country town OF Hick
Vile. New York, and the play opens
at the Hickville railroad station will
| Ralph Blunt as Ruben Hiram Jones
the postmaster. Sarah Heartburn, &
would be actress as Julictte Paga
nucci of Hickville receives a letter in
forming her that her rich uncle ha.
Just died and left her a South Sea
isle providing she find king. Ruber
accepts the job of king and Sarah de
cides to take the whole burlesque com
pany with her.
The second act opens on an is!ant
| In the. South Sea In the throne room
| with King - les seated on his throne
! The audience follows the trials ant
| tribulationS of a king and his pcopl
without money enough to buy foot
until finally a letter is received from
a theatcr agency in New York offer
!, ing to pay their fare back to New
York providing they will come. Th
offer is accepted and the play end
happily
The director of the orchestra wa
Walter J. Hood. musical director, DR.
f. II. Hill and aceompanist, Mrs. Lot
tie Blair Breton.
| The Legion Follies committee I'm
cluded the following: DIR. r. A. Hatch
chairman. DR.. j.. #. Hill. Richard Bull
lLyle Stanley. Ralph Blunt. Paul Dun
das and Dr. r. r. Turcottc
Following Is the cast of characters
Ruben Hiram Jones. postmastel
Ralph C. Blunt: Sarah Heartburn,
would be actress. Julictte PaganuCci
| Gladys. an aspirant to movie fame
Josephine Willettc: Gertie. Ieadin
lady OF the Rome Burlesque Co. &c
cile Martin: Herlock Sholmes. Hick
! villes only cop. Bill Mansfield; {
Wallingford Smith, salesman
George DOYLE: Reginald De Puystel
| George Boudreau. Sylvia Armandt
Juliette Butler. two lovers; Johnny.
country boy. Archibald Strout: Bebt
cute and cunning. Thelma Delisle
| June Delight. n bit of sunshine. AS
censionette Clukey: Theda. ripplin
| Rhythm. Alma Reney Helen and Billy
fast steppers. Lucy Morgan and Fell
Leclair. Members of stranded bur
lesque company: Bebe, Bernadett
Breton; Daisy. Rita Breton: Violer
Cecile Pelletier: Joe. Harold Her
| som: Pete. Harvey Chenevert: Hanl
Lyle Stanley; jeff. Fred Dinsmore
Frank. Perry Maddocks; Fred, Her
bert Butler.
| Musical numbers-Act I-Sing .
Little Song. entire company. TIL
Darling Girls. Ralph Z. Blunt; O
| My Yes. Archibald Strout: From On
Till Two. George Boudreau-Juliett
Butler: A Little Bit of This. Thelm
Delisle: A New Kind of Man, Cecil
Martin; Why Won't My Dream
| Come True, George Doyle; Gwin
Home. entire company.
| Musical Numbers-Act 1I-Shine
entire company; l Know Where tn
Flies Go. Ralph c. Blunt. Let's Pla
House, Josephine Willette: Doodl
Clair: She's A Hard Boiled Rose
Juliette Paganucci; sweet Littl
You. Ascensionette Clukey; Africa
Alma Reny; Gwine Home, entir
company.
! Commander. Cyril NJ. Jolly: vic
commander. Howard n. WEIGH: ad
jutant. John +. Choatc; finance of
flcer, Lorimer II. Dixon.
The Legion F'ollies cummittee-Di
r. A. Hatch. chairman. DIR. L. T. Hill
Richard Bull. Lyle Stanley, Ralp
Blunt. Paul Dundas. Or. r. 7. Tur
cote.
| Director Of orchestra, Walter
| Hood: musical director, Or. F. I
Hill: accompanist, Mrs. Lottie Blai
Breton; direction of Mrs. Hood.