Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-30


Regal in her bearing. charming in
her Interpretation of the role is Miss |
Ruth Henderson as Lady Anastasia. !
In each new production in which she
is cast, Miss Henderson furnishes
something in her portrayal OF char !
acter parts which causes her audi |
ence to marvel at the seeming limit
less versatility with which she is
gifted.
Miss Lora Pooler. another favor
lite, fulfins the expectations of her adj
mirers. In the first act as the blase
maid in the home of the Wickhams.
as the soloist in the poppy, jazzy
Dance Away the Blues" number,
and as Imogene. friend of Fleurette
through the latter scenes. w. Har-
low Bradford as David Dillingham;,
theatrical producer, has Il pleasing
stage presence and in his lines helps
the action along smoothly and i'm
pressively.
sometimes it is the character and
sometimes it is the charac terization,
! but In nearly every stage production,
! amateur or otherwise, there is usual
| one member OF the cast who lends
something exceptional 10 the inter
pfetat!on OF his part which makes Il
| stand out in the memory above and
beyond all OF the other good things.
IN tIeurette' this character is
Pierre DuPrcY. Fleurette's uncle. as
| played by Warren Fletcher. This
young man at the conclusion of his
s flrst lines in Act >, won hearty
! hand from the audience. and his
; work Will be remembered along with
/ the success OF the leads.
The audience is given a vision of
the beauty TO come in the verv first
chofus number of the show, ana with
; the presentation Of Its the Hat Not
the Girl, the audience is treated to
satisfying sample of the beyys OF
pretty girls which support the sew
eral soloists, and supply a ravishiny-
~ beautiful background throughout
the several scenes
My Snowflake Girl" is an extra
ordinary number, lavish,y presented
| ana brings forth two soluists. one a
uancer' little Miss Mary Fuller; and
! the other vocalist, Mr.. Edmund La
, combe. The dancing chorus of fluffy
! ShoWiiakes. tiutter fairyllke in the
! haI-ilSht till the skaters come slith-
| erlnS In to make the ensemble one of
| duction
Artists" is the single word which
| most cXpressively describes Miss
Constance Flynt and Master Stanle1
! McCurdy. In 'I'lcurette" this dimin
| utlve pair are given a lively dance
number entitled Spain" Miss Com
stance Is Il convincingly sinu"ls siren
| OF Seville. while Master Stanley is n
! dashlng cavalero.
Another solo dance number. which
! passing mention can not DO Justice to
Is Tie Gypsy Bcggar" by Miss Dor
| othy Gray. Sparkling. scintiIlating.
sincere is Miss Gray's artistry. and
her Interpretation of the nomad spi-
flt IN dance W. particularly we'll
received by the audience of last eve
ming.
Of course every member of every
chorus contributes TO the finished
whole and is an integral part of the
success. Mr.. and Mrs. /. Merle Ward
personally produced and directed the
presentation of 'Fleurctte' for the
John i. Ro2ers Company. lns brief. !
, 1t is Splendid entettainmcnt Gee it
and be convinced.
CHORUS GROUPS
Hat Number
Misses Dora Cameron. Blanche
Kimball. Vera Jones. Annie ClouSh.
-AiidI Gu ibuiIlttp, JOAN l. dbIl.sl, YER
ma Phillips. Alice Carrigan, Melissa
Farnham, Nellie Roy, Lena Baron,
Ruth Leavitt. Margaret Small, Mrs.
Don Metcalf. Mrs. Mildred Gray,
Barbara Haskell.
"Elcurcttc" Boys
Messrs, Leo Allison. Jos. Harwood,
Lawrence stiles, Arthur Basque, HUI
bert Merrick, Sheldon Washburn.
I a ~
Gil Haskell. Lionel Beaulieu, Percy
Norcross. Robert Page, Myron Hill
ton, Royden Worthing. Elwood Mar
son. Thomas Buckley, Albert Knight,
George Littlefeld, David Cunning
ham.
FroIics Girls
Misses Ella Wheeler. Eileen Stone,
Barbara Penn. Gertrude stone,
Grace Fleming, Lillian MacAllister.
Irene Kicker, Louise Nutting,
,, Gladys Condor, Lucille Hanson, LII
1ette Coombs, Lillian Foyt, Alice
Lishness. Hortense Rand, Edith
Garcelon, Mary Berran. Ethel Far
row. Virginia Penn. sydney Savage,
Myrtle Staples.
Blues Dancers
Misses Lucienne Tartrc. Audrey
Hanks. Emma Cloutier. Madeline AL
bison, Frances Folsom Esther Ahder-
son. Queenie Folsom. Barbara Fro
berger, Peggy O'Neil.
Chinese Group
Misses Edna GaGnon. Dorothy
Murphy, Thelma Mcguire. Marian
Moody. Evelyn True, Ruth Pierpont,
Ethelyn Halpen, Dorothy Phillips
Snowflake Ballet
Misses Gertrude Fisher. Ruth
Drapekin. Muriel shaw. Estelle
Jacques. Geraldine Mckinney. Cert
rude Lewia, Mary Nelson. Hope Bas- 1
set. Claire Miller, Pauline Pierce.
Louise Cooper. Breta Mariner, Edith !
Farnum, Rena Damren. Louise
I.athbury. Ruth Washburn. Mildred
Place. Dorothy Richardson, Mary |
Campbell, Dorothy Mcdonald, Mar |
iorie Gray, Estelle Litchfeid, Elinor !
Farnum. Audrey Haskell. Gertrude
Ross, June Clous,h. Sarah Fuller. /
Marjorie Manning, Dorothy McCur-t
dy, Jane Ripley, Doris Thibodeau. !
Virginia Brown. Marjorie Temple, ,
Marian MacAllister. Helen Wilson, /
Marjorie Simmer. Madeline Hanson, .
Devinia Slosberg, Mary Coombs. |
Frances Davis. Elma Kittredge.
Skaters
Misses Helen Knapp. Helen Rat
schilder. Hazel MacAllister. Jane
Miller. Isabelle MacAllister. Florence
Wilson, Gertrude Parker. Adrifnne
Theberge.
"Fleurette" Committees
general chairman-Miss Ethel A.
Garside. Vice chairman Mrs.