Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-12

With many of the songs. and Ger
tainly the costumes taking the aud
fence back a quarter of a century
and more 70 about A. ID. 1900, the
District School travesty, which
this year is the "Y Tidbits" show.
was an uproariously funny enter
tainment, when it was presented for
the first night at the Y. NJ. G. A.
gymnasium, Wednesday evening be-
fore a crowd of some $50 people.
From the moment the curtains
were drawn aside revealing the stage
set, which was a reproduction of an
old time country school room, with
the tall, spare and somewhat stern
countenanced school master seated
at his desk, there was a murmur of
amusement ripping through the
audience which increased as the ac-
ton and repartee developed, until at
times it was a perfect gale of laugh
ter and appreciative applause.
Captain Lester NJ. Hart was the
schoolmaster. and carried out his role
most satisfactorily from the moment
he was first discovered" surepti-
tiously reading a pink copy of a well
known sporting weekly, until he
E, babe the visiting members of the
close of the exhibition and entertain
ment. which was presented for their
entertainment.
The three members of the School
Board We're exceedingly humorous in
make-upS and in maneuverinSs.
| They We're Maurice Leavitt Sheldon
Washburn and Arthur Burke-one of
them could not refrain from lighting
n1 nj hn
fore he left the school room.
! With the several solo and speciality
numbers presented as an impromptu
entertainment for the edification of
| the visiting Board" the "Y TidbitS''
of this year contains much amusing
are reminiscent of another genera
etertainment. The song numbers are
reminiscent of another generation
and perhaps the more pleasing be-
cause of that. The soloists support
| ed by chorus of pupils, give q most
j., satisfactory performance and all of
the music of the show is good.
| Among the numbers which are in
| troduced are "Aftcr the Ball
school Days" "W'hcn You Wore A
/ Tulip" I'm the Shade of the Old .Ap-
! pie Tree" I'm the Good Old Summer
| Time" and Pony Boy"
|
| of several clever SpecialtieS was the
| Big Chief Battle Axe" number which
was presented by Percy Norcross as
| the chief and Melvin Mower as the In
! dian maiden. Both are supposed to be
wooden Indians of that long vanished
| tribe which used to be found in front
Of tobacco stores. holding forth wood
| en- cigars, in mute sign of the nature
| OF the business conducted behind their
! inscrutable faces and forms. The
| song number which was presented in
connection with this piece was further
augmented by dancing chorus of four
youngsters robed in the feathers and
| blankets of juvenile Indians.
| Dark Town Shutters Ball" was
most intriguingly presented by
| 'Duckie" McCauley," while clog
| dance by Albert Baker carried an es-
! pecial appeal to the audience. Percy
| Norcross singing I'm Afraid to Go
| Home in the DARK was also especially
good, and 1.-THE Sidewalks Of New
! York. by a double team carried the
| audience into the sweeping waltz
| rythm of this ever favorlte melody of
! a generation.
Fred Brown in "IIuclt Finn" make
, up presented The Old Swimming
Hole" in a manner which was novel
| and highly entertaining. Bob Hayden
| was another of the soloists whose rem
| ditions received especial notice and
applause.
Each member of the "class" had
+, his or her line. and in the answers to
| the examination" questions Of the
| teacher there were many clever puns
! and alllusions. OF the clever group of
junior boys of the Y. NJ c. A. who par
ticipated in the chorus and the class
room work, it would be difficult to
pick the real stars, as each and every
one carried his part in splendid man.
ner. The show was directed by Boys
| Secretary Leland Stacy.
| Following the dismissal of the class
after the departure of the visiting
school board, a quartet composed of
| Samuel Titcomb, DR.. Lewis Johnson
| Horace Ingraham and Leland Stacy
| rendered several selections which met
with the instant approval of the audi
ence. This quartet sang "Sweet and
Low" "My Lady Angelina" Follow
| the Swallows" and way Down Yon-
| der
The "Y Tidbits" will be presented
| again this evening in the Y NJ. C. A
| gymna stun, where special stage has
| been constructed and the setting and
effects make the scene most realistic
| There iS every Indication that -anOt n.