Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-28
SNAP, pep AND vERvE IN ACTION and
MUSICAL NUMBERS OF LEGION MINISTRIES
PLEASES BIG AUDIENCE At CITY HALL

Starting with a zip and whirring
through an hour and a half of sus
tanned action accompanying songs
and melody, with the same deep ca :
dence of great host of marching
troops, the fifth annual Legion Min
strels, staged Tuesday evening at
augusta City Hall by the James
into its spectacular and terrific fl
nale-undoubtedly the greatest musi-
cal and minstrel entertainment in
the series by the local Legionaires.
PRESENTED under the title when
DO We Eat?" the show was a bona
nde minstrel production, with lust
enough of the travesty on military
life to carry the scene and costum-
ing,-the men of the supporting cir
Gle CARRIED In olive drab, the interloc-
utor and principals wearing the
bright cut-outs and insignia of Off
GERS, the minstrel ends in excentric.
Exceedingly eccentric c.yalia, and
the ooubie quartet of young ladies of
the dancing choruses giving real
character and emphasis to the whole
in their costumes as Red Cross
nurses.
In the patter, cross fire and re-
partee Of the end-men, local hits
showered down upon the audience
like an artillery barrage. and in their
sure applicability the jokes were as
true as machine gun fire, lifting the
vast audience which jammed CITY
Hall auditorium into laughter and
applause that rolled and echoed and
reverberated like the rumble of dis
tant big guns.
Perhaps to the audience the
strongest feature of last nights en-
tertainment, which marked it as a
dinerent show and set precendent
in Ministries. was the action in the
supporting circle on the end song
choruses. There were also the sew
eral dancing choruses, participated
IN by the Red Cross girls and two
groups of young men, first as the
broom detail with Ruel Soule's
sweep Your Troubles Away" and
| then In Drug Store COWBOYS" with
frankie Carpenter out on the stage
line. These groups Of dancers had
some real steps for each number
and the girls, particularly, picked up
the action of the numbers and put il
over IN lively manner which will
ions De remembered by the audience
Of last evening.
dance. the speciality groups could
all sing and dance. and dance, and
dance. and probably each and every
member of this years American Ie
!, gian minstrel troupe declared and
reiterated to their well wishers that
IL was all due to their director, Har-
ry E. Farnham. Mr.. Farnham. q
member of the James F'itzgera Id
post. last night scored his second
entertainment triumph within three
weeks as q producer in his own city
And the director would as modestiy
give all credit to the young men and
women on the stage. The twelve
hundred and more people in the au
oience know that producing director
ana cast were great combination
when 1t came to results.
10 name the song successes OF
When Do We Eat?" would be to
give the entire musical program. ,but
1t ts safe to say that in the opinion
OF those who witnessed the produc-
ton, that old yet ever new and more
popular favorite, Jerry Carey, in tt<
where's My Sweetie Hiding?" num-
Der was a riot. Jerry was called
back until he was near exhausted
and through his many encores, the
| eight young ladies of the Red Cross
| chorus gave him splendid support
These girls were the Misses Mary F.
Pease, Dorothy Fogarty, Margaret
Lynch, Barbara F'roberger, BarbaaI
Haskell. Jane Faulkner. Constance
! Wade and Mrs. Gladys Metcalf.
Ruel b. Soule's song came early
| enough on the program to bring a
revelation of the novelties in store
| anil his supporting group OF dancers