The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-11-20
The ROSE GIRL IS
WITH Us
Tonight and Tomorrow
Night at Opera House
Many Local Favorites In The BPM
Club Benefit. Some OF
the Attractions


the Attractions
Reserved seats for the BPW Clubs
big musical comedy. The Rose Girl
disappeared like the proverbial hot
cakes when the box office opened
Tuesday morning, and the committee
III charge is jubilant over the certain
ty of big audiences at the two per-
tormances of the new play Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week.
Talent new 10 the Philbrook Pro-
ductions is coming to the fore during
the progress of the rehearsals. Harry
Smith as Jerry Joyce, the fippant and
ingratiatng head waiter of the Red
Cafe, and Isabel Dionne as Jacqueline
Brenner, the wistful, and appealing
little waitress, are particularly happy
IN their Characterization, and their
dainty dancing duet, Hand In Hand,
stands. out as a striking novelty
among the many specialties. Miss
Dionne has also the foot-tapping melo-
dy, Take 1t From Me- in which she
will be accompanied by Albertine
Chabol, Evelyn Chase, Ellen Marie
Boyd Ruby Burkhardt, Efiie Martin,
Madeline Chabot, Eva Martin, Dorothy
Plummer, Blanche Bouchard, Doris
Tantish, Lucille Roderick, YVonne Roy
and Laura Chase.
Charles Beaulieu has the Zieglield
Follies melody. Girls OF My Dreams"
and some particularly colorful and
novel effects have been achieved in
the costuming of the Dream Models
introduced by Mr.. Beaulieu during
the rendition OF this number. These
moGels include Blanche Jewctt Mar
lies, Myra Akeley, Ruby Nadeau, Mar
jorie Tozier, Esther Roderick. Flave
Thibeaut and Eugenia Bernier.
An original and striking color
scheme is being planned in the even
ing frocks worn in The Sun Shines
Brighter the whistly strain constant
iy recurring throughout the action of
the play. This feature number is
sung by Smith Ames and a beyy of
chorsters comprising Myra Akeley,
Ruth Hes, Virginia Stinchheld, Mar
garet Lessard, Jennie Dionne. Ange-
line Chabot, Grace Paradis, Sadie Mar
tin, Flora Cowette, Beatrice Pomelow,
Edna Crawford. Vera McCoombs,
Marie Bisson, Florine Thbault
Allan Wentworth, always welcome
by SkoWhegan audiences, has a lead
ing comedy role. that of Baron A. So
crates Won Spreckels, an English
she-is-spoke' Swiss adyenturer, eccen-
tric of garb and spnttering of speech.
In his first number, THE Right
Switch for Ipswich" the redoubtabe
Al has a typical tongue twister which
promises to be one of the comedy high
lights of the evening His assistants
include Emily Palmer, Mildred Ian
caster, Ruby Burkhardt, Kathryn
Laney, Esther Viles, Frances Lancas-
ter, Frances Bean. Helen Ames, Mar
garet Conant, Natalie Beaulieu. Helen
Parks, Wyona Simpson. Belle Collins,
Edith Herrin and Ethel Moore.
Marion Oddly and Smith Ames, prom
inently cast among the leading char
acters, promise an unconventional
twist in the staging of the dance ac-
companying, "Oh Gee; Oh Gosh" the
comedy patter song from the New
York musical comedy success, For
Goodness Sake" Another rib-tick-
ling Characterization falls to Birdena
Yaller, who assumes the role of Lizzie
O'Haia, . sophisticated and blase
kitchen domestic, and who developes
Il gold mine of backstairs gossip and
small talk in her song speciality, I'm
Looking For A Situation"
Miss Violet Allen, always "A prize
favor1te with Skowhegan. music low
ers is prominently cast in The Rose
Girl Her first song. which gives
her rich soprano ample TO be heard at
IT'S fullest and best, is the melodious
Come Back To Me-" from the Shubert
Theatre musical comedy hit, kissing
Time while her second number, of
"A lighter nature, is, II Won't Say |
Will as featured by Irene Bordoni in
Little Miss Bluebeard,' now play
ing.
Special permission has been secur-
ed for the use of "Bambalna.' the
applause song of "Widhower" now
running at Boston's S Shubert Theatre.
Marion Oddly and Smith Ames will
lead this number, and be assisted in
the accompanying elaborate dance by
Virginia Stinchfeld. Margaret Lessard.
Myra Akeley, Ruth lies, Angeline
Chabot, Jennie Dionne, Sadie Martin,
Flora Cowette, Grace Paradis, Flo
rine Thlbault, Vera McCoombs, and
Marie Bisson.
THE Rose Girl. Is being produced
in it's entirety two nights, Thursday
and Friday, that all may have an op-
portunity to witness the production.
Many good seats are still available,
and telephone reservations will be
held until 7.30 the nights of the show
There will be a dance following Fri
day nights performance at Grange
Hall, with music by 0ddys Orehes-
ira.