Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-09

Lodge, No. 964, b. L. .. T., the local
Bills" scored another distinct sue
cess. They have arranged a show
winch is OF such varied nature that
there is no opportunity to become
satlated with any one style of enter
talnment,-one which is staged and
carried out without a hitch and in
such rapid fire fashion that there
is no time to become tired, and which
is so clevetly thought out and direct
ed that it is a distinct credit to them
and to Director Charles Gaa.
The Frolic is staged in two parts,
the first a medley of numbers of
varied nature and presenting the
leading talent of the city. the second
the "Elks" Minstrels de Luxe" in
which several of the finest singers
and comedians of the local club,
! backed by fine mixed chorus and
| splendid orchestra, sprung q number
| of snappy jokes, sang several very
| pleasing songs and gave an exhibit
| ton of the terpischorean art such as
| is seldom seen.
Radio Specially
! Act one was entitled Listening In"
! The scene was laid in a school for
singing and dancing, the opening
chorus being girls who were studying
dancing at the school. Andy Merkel
| acted as the professor. Then Sadie
! Ca wouldbe singer in the person of
| Irene Simms, dressed "a la Bowcry,"
took her singing lesson. After this
was over the professor announced
that he had provided a radio in or
der that the pupils might hear the
| latest hits from the big shows. After
| tuning in this gigantic radio which
| occupied the center OF the stage and
I listening to the announcements the
radio cabinet opened up and Mrs. w.
/ III. Kenworthy appeared. Stepping
to the stage she sang THE Waltz
of Long Ago" while two dancers in
appropriate costume danced the
waltz. They were Peggy Lynch and
HaZen Hill.
Miss Deyina Slosberg presented a
very clever Russian dance, the dim
inutive dancer being clad in a cos
tune of red. She received much APP
plause. The next dance was a
| "goofy" number by Miss Mary Ber-
ran and Miss Dorothy Murphy, the
song "Raggeddy Ann" being sung by
Miss Viola Rice. The unjointed
movements of these two talented
dancers drew roars of laughter from
the audience and the girls were call
ed back several times.
Miss Zelphy Kinch sang THE In
dian LoYe Calr' in a splendid man
ner and she was followed by Miss
Sidney Savage who executed a
/ graceful and intricate toe dance to
The Butterfly" The final number of
| this first act was a burlesque on
| Samson and Delilah" by Melvin
| Head and Ellis Walker The bur
! lesque was an uproarious affair and
the audience was nearly in Mysteries
before they were allowed to leave the
! boards.
! Favorite Quartet
Act two was "A Page from the Old
Family Album with a quartet consist
ing of j. Frank Bilodeau, Daniel
| Ivory, Charles f. Blodeau and Earle
r. Hayes singing several humorous
numbers. The act was we'll staged and
met with the hearty approval of the
audience. who expressed their appro-
| baton of the singers ability in nc
| uncertain terms.
| Act three, entitled GIVE 'em Cred
it," with Bernie Sheehan, Anne Faull-
ner. Jimmy Comedian and Jack Nc
Donough in another of the slapStick
comedies for which they are becoming
! famous, proved as funny as have
those which they have staged before
1t should be seen to be appreciated
The final act of the first part of the
program was "At the Yiddisher We'd
ding" singing and dancing act in
! which Leo Doucette, Leo Tetu and
Farmer Burke appeared in costumes
aud facial makeup that left little
doubt as to their apparent rationale
ty. Their dialect was good, thetI
dancing was eccentric and clever and
e-to nd
ard that had been set by the other
three acts.
Minstrel Second Part
After a 10-minute intermission Fred
| Perry, the interlocutor, and his banc
of blackface comedians and the mixed
chorus appeared upon the boards, the
entire depth of the Opera House stage
clear back to the wall being used tc
| accommodate the large singing chorus
and the orchestra, which had left the
pit after the first part and was seated
upon the stage for the second.
The ends were Tim Sullivan. Tilly
Walker Walter Fraser, Eddie Bechard
| Jack Mahan, Frank Whalen, Fred La
J comb. and Frank Carpenter. In the or
! chcstra were 10 male singers of es-
pecial ability who, with the chorus be-
| mind. assisted with the choruses of the
| various numbers. From this circle
| four NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Heald, Leo
! 'Tatu. Earle Hayes and Percy Flinton
/ -vero selected to render special solo
| numbers.
! After the medley overture in which
| the entire company appeared, Eddie
! Eechard responded to the announce
ment of the. interlocutor and sang
| "Headin' for Louisville" While Eddie
~.
| did q good job with his singing, the
| part of his number which appealed to
| the audience was his dancing. Having
| had the tutelage of nationally known
dancing teacher. he was there with the
| ninble feet and he received a number
| of encores.
Melvin Head next sang "Ting A
Ling" and on the chorus Miss Sidney
Savage appeared, rendering a toe
dance of real merit. Walter Frazer,
glasses and all sang Turkish Towel
and warmed his dogs" on the boards
| before making way for Earle Hayes
who sang big Profundo." Mr.. Hayes
has a voice of fine range and IS an
ACCOMPLISHED singer and this number
| was one of the singing hits of the
show.
Diminutive Dancer
Young Richard Small, who in sta
| tire lives UP to his name, appeared
in a dance labelled charleston Spe-
otaItv." The youngster certainly
could step some and he was obliged
to respond with several encores be-
| fore the audience was satisfied
Tillv Walker, singing "Dinah" and
following this with a strenuous dance
which brought beads of perspiration
r. his brow and threatened the safe
tv of his "gallusses" gave way to Leo
: Tet1 who sang 'In the Garden of To-
=, a talented manner Tim