Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-26
LEGION SHOW IS
sure KNOCKOUT
in PREMIERE

Confined from page y
Years Frol4 Now. skit, in tn"
course Of which the end men sum
med up the lives Of many prominent
local citizens.
\ clever patter cf small talk and
Jokes by the comedians and Nc
trorv kept things lively Throughout;
the act.
Irobohlv no single features added
- much to the success of the eve
ming rs did the dance numbers fur
ti>hcd through the courtesy Of the
Wooda Blcsv studio, and the ap-
Fe:rancc Of the Southern Club C.
chestra iu variety of special mum
brr...
Edna end Annabcll Stilt@. in Il
Spanish hit. gave the first Of the
Hes studio dances. The talented
HaGng sisters were enthusiastically
received - were the dancers in
old Fashioned Tintvpcs. In this
liter mmbcr costumes of long ago
were worn by claire Ncwkirk
Nuricl Meadows. Harriet St1fford.
.icau Rogers, Helen Keller and Lii
ian McCofmick, who roiicked
through Il series 90 clever steps and
poses.
Synccpators Take Spct
Wicked jalz, with the perfect
Ss-ncopation that makes L 90 over
| u. scored n hit when the Southern
E, ub orchestra took the stage. II
sfsumcntal solo numbers, vocal
>eloS, q clever Hawaiian stunt hr
Joe Robkins, as well rs straight or
theStra selections were included in
their act.
At the opening of part two, tie
of l9l7-lS camc bacl
and for the remainder of evening
WIS II reality to those who watch
ii the scene laid in q rest billet b.
] md the lines somewhere in
IIaarc.
cad in well worn khakis- with
trench helmets, overseas caps, rifles
AMI other accessories Of army days
IN evidence, legioGnaircs who took
l.art forgot the glare of the foot
lights and revived the spirit q
IoIicking fun which characterized
the "'lct down Of those hours in
France.
Spon.aneity Appeals
To many in the audience the spon
.arcity made this part Of the exc
ming thc best of all. Crap shooting
and general foolerv furnished the
background while musical and dance
numbers occupied the center of the
stage Bugie calls by Worta
Thomas Of the southern club or
rhcstra added a touch of realism.
Cant You Hear Ne Calm
caroline, sung by Nvrn neTar was
one of the opening hits. Wayne
Huffman, Rupert Had'cv and New
port Sproulc in an Hawaiian in
strumontal trio. Huffman in Il steel
guitar solo, and Newport Sproule IN
an Hawaiian dance speciality drew
u e h applause, particularly
Sproulo 5 ''hula.
4 Grccian dance by Clare New
kirk furnished Il contrast to the
numbcrs put on by the BOYS. AMI
was very well given. - Roses ,
Bring Dreams Of You hy Bill
Whitman. I'kclclc Lclc, - by !
Ken Perkins. u Trio composed o.
i'crkins, McCrorv and Hcrvcy, and
a saXophonc solo bv Gus Borcstc
If the Southern club orchestra prov
e. very popular.
=. Red Cross Number
Rose Of No Man 5 Land, sung
by the chorus was followed by an
eriginal dance number composed by
Mrs. Blesy specially for the show
In this Claire Newkirk, Muric
Meadows. Harriet Stafford, Jean
RI gers, Helen Keller, Helen Green
well and GLADYS Bowles, dressed as
Red Cross nurses, took part.
Ted Modem in "'Sleep, Baby
'5lccp,' was particularly good, at
much attention by his
! odeling in the chorus. And the
baby was put to sleep all right
.apnlv TO Jimmy Greene for infor-
nation as to how it is done.
The performance was brought to
a climax by the appcarancc of Mrs.
Irene Modem as "Miss Columbia,
while the entire east joined in ''Thc
Star Spangled Banner.
Members of the chorus included:
Charlie Ike, Ted Modem. ''Spud
Murphy, Al Riley, Bill Iiarvill, :.
o. Lingo, Hank Jensen. Bill Whit
ean. Al Towle, Ken Perkins, Frank
Lailev. Sid Swanburger, Lee Nuf-
fer. Charlie Burke, Jack Tackett,
Earl Rodine, Cal Mousscau, Pat
rhanuum. Verne De Tar, Rollo
Pridges, Floyd Dillon, l.. NJ. Har-
mon, John Kcplcy, o. w. Layman,
Charles Sbeclcy.
Bob Linckin and Jack Tackett,
cOstumcd as "hC9 vcn-knows-
WHAT added much to the financial
gnccoss Of the candy sale between
acts.
z Herbert Prruon. famous moving
picture director, Wallace Beery and
Ronald IS Colman, equally famous
screen stars, and a humber Of lesser
known moving picture actors who
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