Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-06
"Cheerup" Musical Revue Pro.
vides Enjoyable Evening For
Big Audience At City Hall
Auditorium - Music, Cos
tunes and Dancing Most At
tractive

Auditorium - Music, Cos
tunes and Dancing Most At
tractive
A colorful musical revue, different
from anything that has before been
presented In this city, was the Cheer
up" entertainment sponsored by the
Augusta Business and Professional
Women's Club and staged on Monday
evening at City Hall under the per-
sonal direction of Louis Tape Of
New York. From the overture,
Something Seems Tingle Ingling"
from High links" to the final cur
tain was succession of beautiful and
novel costumes, wonderful stage set
tings, graceful dances and charming
musical numbers.
Something new to an Augusta aud
fence was the fact that from begin
ming to end but one man appeared
on the stage-with the exception of
the one number "A Flower From An
Old Bouquet" which was sung by Di-
rector Tape, every part in the entire
production was taken by feminine
performers.
The opening scene was that of a
carnival with booths placed about the
stage. a crowd milling in search OF
amusement and a Bally Hoo man, In
the person of Miss Emma Gammons
who announced the numbers. Miss
Jessie Carr and Miss Antoinette La
combe appeared in a black face mum
Der entitled Il Didn't Ask and He
didn't Say" with Miss Lacombe TAX
ing the male role. This was clever
duet apd the fine representations OF
the two performers won the approba-
ton of the audience.
The Dance Contest, in which three
couples" appeared from various
parts of the house, and to an old
fashioned square dance tune played
by Nellie Dunhams Grandpa" Miss
Flora Guilfoile) demonstrated one OF
the older dances, was equally as
pleasing. Those taking part in this
contest were Bessie Murray, Chris
Hooper, Helen Johnson, Beatrice
Campbell, Maude S. Norman, Ger
trude Ryan, Gladys Bittues, Carrie
Folger.
Miss Cecilia Beane next appeared
with fne song number, GIVE Me
the Moonlight, Give Me the Boy"
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the stage she sang of her ability to
make the boys fall if she had just a
few ingredients. and long before she
was done there was many a mascu-
line heart in the hall whose owner
was not averse to acting as a sub
Ject. She made a most appealing
picture and her number went over
big.
Miss Edna Gagnon, the next SOLO
ist appeared in Just Around the
Corner. Her fine contraIto voice
and pleasing personality put this
song over in fine style and she too
was accorded much applause. 1.-THE
Golfers. short song written by Mr..
Tape introduced a chorus of young
ladies clad In golf costumes and car
rying golf clubs, who startled some
members of the audience by driving
light puff balls from the stage dur
ing the course of the number.
The Misses Vivian Russell and
Theresa Hussey. clad in beautiful
costumes of blue. sang Two Little
Girls in Blue and later they sang
another number "Old Fashioned Irish
Girl in which they wore Irish cos
soprano and Miss Hussey contraIto
and the combination of voices was
very pleasing.
The "Marcheta" number introduced
a change of scenery the turret of a
castle showing at one side of the
stage. The Spanish Gypsy Chieftain
Josephine PerazzD had encamped
beneath the window of Mareheta. the
belle of Granada Cecilia NJ Beane)
and they sang the song "Marcheta"
with Miss Beane appearing in the
window of the turret. A snappy
Spanish ballet was introduced in this
offering.
The Misses Edna Gagnon and Ber-
dina Hammond next presented Then
I'll Be Happy. another pleasing duet.
which was followed by a partic-
Dreams. Dreams" in which Miss
Marjorie Springer appeared as the
soloist. She took the part of a man
about town who fell asleep and had
vision of the girls with whom he
had been in love. These girls APP
peared one at a time through a win
dow in the room. They were "Lu-
ellie, Ziegfeld Follies', Emma Gam
mons; Virginia. Shubert's Winter
Garden, Madelyn Allison; Nam
cite, Ritz Revue, Thelma Littlefield;
"Yvonne, Artists and Models. Ce-
NiIii 1oSoIC' OdNQuClAlICf IcoA
Revue, Louise Brennan; Billie.
George Whites Scandals. Marie
Williams; Sonia. Greenwich Village
Follies", Peggy Grenier: Mercedes.
Earl Carols Vanities", Mary Ingra-
ham; Alberta. the Cheer Up girl,
Hazel McAllister.
In Sitting on Top of the World"
Miss Margaret Lynch and Miss
Thelma Mcguire appeared in a duet
song and dance number. AS a part
of this Offering Miss Edith Nelson
presented a beautiful toe dance
which forced her to take a curtain
call before the audience would be
content.
Buggy Riding. was a humorous
duet in which Miss Peggy Grenier
and Miss Hazel McAllister appeared.
The setting was a sleigh body placed
upon the floor of the stage-nothing
more-but the two performers need
ed nothing more to cause their audi
ence to burst into laughter.
Tie Me to Your Apron Strings
Again" featured Miss Gagnon and