Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-16
WINTHROP
LEGION SHOW
SCORES BIG HIT
BEFORE GOOD CROWD

"This is station w. A. L. P.
broadcasting from their studio at the
Town Hall winthrop" said An
nouncer Chester Brown, at the open
ing of the fifth annual minstrel by
Winthrop Post, No. 40, American
Legion. Assisted in their program
by some of the most famous artists
in the country, Graham Macmee, an
nouncing," he continued, and the big
show was on.
The stage setting in rainbow COL
ors, with Legion banner in the back
| ground and colors in the foreground,
was most effective. And against this
background, the chorus in white
shirts, black bow ties and red sashes,
made a pleasing picture. The over
ture was rendered with spirit and
volume of voices which reached
every nook and corner in the old
Town Hall. augmented by the force
full accompaniment of Thaanum's
orchestra. Newland Hannaford was
directing in his usual forceful man
ner, and big audience settled back
in their seats for another delightful
evening such as they always know is
in store for them when the Legion
boys entertain.
The jokes with which the program
was interspersed were new and
snappy and were put across by a sex
tette of blackface artists, who could
not fail to draw a laugh. Francis
Bate, o. T. Emmons, Edmund Au-
| clair, and William Loon and a quar-
tette of fun makers who are hard to
beat, and the addition of two ladies
at the ends was pleasing novelty
while the addition of the fine voices
: of Mrs. Eva Marble and Mrs. Nell
n t1 IL,
Specialties worthy of especial men,
ton were the Scotch stories, listed. in
the program as "A page from life, by
Harry Softer, given in full Scotch
costume by Arthur Agnew, the
"saxophone duet" by Low Doewen-
ter and Ed Cautire," the "saxo-
phones" being manufactured from
banana stocks, but in the hands of
Loon and Auclair, giving forth Gap
parently) strains both harmonious
and surprising, until the real musi-
clans, Messrs. Godfrey and Thaanum,
were discovered in the background;
then there was the dancing act by
Mr.. and Miss Charleston" Miss
kinsman and Mr.. Ellis of Augusta,)
accompanied by paul Blackman and
his orchestra" and their nimble feet
danced straight to the hearts of their
audience.
Two lovely numbers were the violin
solo by Miss Christier" dorothy
| Maxwell. and the vocal solo, Prison
| er's Song" by alma Tuck" Miss
Clara Yeaton.) Philip Sturtevant,
listed as Rob Caruso, sang I'm Sit
| ting on Top of the World" while a
| spotlight played upon dainty little
Helen Cummings, seated upon huge
globe and looking very winsome and
he eat -
world
The end songs were all good. Fran
els Bate sang yes Sir, She's My
Baby" and Mrs. Bate assisted in the
| chorus, dancing down the aisle and
singing Eyes Sir, Here's Yo' Baby"
while the audience howled apprecia-
ton of her effective "get-up." Moon
light and Roses by Mrs. Marble was
! beautifully sung, Mrs. Bate assisting
| in the chorus. Mr.. Emmon's song was
BAN. BAN, Bamy Shore" and Mrs.
Bate made hit in window Wash
ing" "Show Me the Way to Go
Home" sang Bill Loon in his usual
| spirited way, and his dancing was as
always a feature of the evening
Truly I Do was a tuneful number
sung by Carleton Currier. and the
ever popular minstrel artist Peg
as his number. The grand finale
brought to a close anothes successful
minstrel. and the Legion demon
strated that they can still put 1t
over"
The chorus which assisted SO ma
terially in the success of the produce
tion included Adelise Drapeau, Merle
Towers, Joe Roderick. Donald Arnold.
VERNE Sprague, Roland Loon. Her.
man. LaVallee, Constantine Dimitri,
Alfred Currier, William Diamond,
Lewis Snow. Edgar Deblois. Arthur
Fourier, William Buzzell, Joe Dali
ton, William Kinds. Don Pitman,
Russell Hudson, John Auclair and AL
bert Gilman.
The orchestra was made up Of Ray
Kimball, pianist: Peter Thaanum,
Dan Godfrey. saxophones; Joe Heon,
cornet; Scott Webb, bass horn: Alex
ander Heon, drums, and Miss Doro-
thy Maxwell, violin.
The production was staged under
direction of F. H. Bate. and will be
repeated this evening with new spe-
cialties.
The Wednesday Aucti on club met
this week with Mrs. Alice Packard.
The substitutes were Mrs. Madeline
Roberts, Mrs. Ethel Towle and Miss
Ida Morrill,, and Mrs. Packard had
the highest score. Refreshments
were served. Next week the club
will meet with Mrs. Jessie Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hudson have
returned from Florida where they
passed the winter.
Arthur Moulton has returned from
Lake Wales, Florida. Mr.. Moult on
went to Florida last fall with Mr..
Macomber of Augusta by whom he
is employed as chauffeur.
Mrs. Arlington Trethewey Of Liv-
ermore Falls and two children. JAG
quelene and Doris are guests of
Mrs. Trethewey's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Penney on Central street.
Mrs. C. P. Gale and daughter. Lila
have returned from a visit with rel
atives in Lowell, Mass.
Miss Villa Young has returned
from st. Augustine, Florida and is
the guest Of Mrs. Herbert Moulton.
Ora Maxim is making a business
trip to Auburn, n. Y.
Lolita and Lucille Perry have re-
turned from a visit with relatives
in Lewist on.
Mrs. ]. Frank Rabbit, Charles H.
Rabbit and Miss Merna Dow of Au-
Rabbits sister, Mrs. Emma Dins-
more.
Mrs. Annette Giles and Mrs. Ida
NJ drill have returned from South
Gardiner where they passed the win
ter.
Rev. c. F. Sargent and Miss Mae