San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
Al, SAM, FANNIE
AND RED IN
WILD NIGHT
Early Christian Martyrs
Have Little on Perform
ers at Midnight Frolic.
By A. F. B.
Announcer. Station VICAR.

Yea, DO!
Talk about facing blood-thirsty saw
ages, or making sortie into No
Mans Land!
Why, they are mere harmless holi-
day advertisements, compared with
what the Four Elephanteers expert.
enced New Years Eve.
That crowd ont there was wild, l
tell you-WILD!
They weren't looking for milk
what they wanted was MEAT!
RAW MEAT.
The old year was dying, the new
year had not arrived, and the folks
that crowded the Palace Theater
didn't care whether school kept or
not. sr
EVERYBODY 81 HAPPY.
Everybody was happy-hilariousIy
happy, and they proceeded to an
nounce the fact in no uncertain terms
to the wide, wide world.
That is, everybody was happy with
the exception Of the artists who were
about to perform on the Palace stage
together with Red. Sam. Fannie and
al, who stood in the wings and ner-
vously talked with one another about
what was in store for them.
Act after act went out and faced
the music, which largely consisted of
the blowing Of horns, ringing of bells,
lmprcmptu songs, and calls of "Stay
in there kid" and audible comments
more or less complimentary-on the
work Of the performers.
SAM NERVOUS.
Sam was dressed in my cast-off
Tuxedo, the only one Of the four in
evening dress, and was naturally more
nervous than the rest of us. He didn't
know for sure whether the enthu-
sisstic fans out there would hang
him when they saw him all dressed
up like a sore thumb, or whether they
would merely put him to death by
slow torture.
He kept coming 10 me and saying
al, do you think we had better 10
through with it,"
Concealing my nervousness as much
~ possible, l would answer him with
apparent calmnese:
Sure! Why not?"
And then Sam would sink off be-
hind the scenery and pray about it
come more.
RED IS DITTO.
Much to my surprise, Red was
more or less visibly nervous, but he
didn't directly suggest that We call
off our part Of il. He merely init
mated that It was getting terribly
late, and perhaps "they will be so
tired when our time comes that they
won't want TO stay"
Fannie was the coolest one In the
bunch.
She fixed me with a blazing sye,
pointed her finger In my face and
said belligerenty:
al, when we get out there, you
kid that bunch to death, do you hear
me? Don't let them get away with
it,
Well, the fatal hour came, the cur
tain was dropped, and we went out
on the stage, innocent victims to
make 4 New Years holiday.
THEN THE FUN BEGAN.
The spotlight discovered L. A.
Hoskins, managing editor of The
Light seated backstage with a paper
in his hand and a radio receiving set
in front of him. He read about the
frolics TO be broadcast over VICAR,
and then, laying down his paper,
tuned in, leaning back in his chair
with q satisfied air.
The crowd was more or less quiet.
Then the strains of piano music
came from the darkened stage, follow
ed By the announcement, This is the
Friendly Station Of the Friendly Pa
per. broadcasting the New Years Eve
frolics from the stage of the Palace
Theater," and the spotlight was turn
ed on the -Four Elephanteers on the
stage.
The crowd let out yell that must
have been heard at least five miles
away without the aid Of the radio
certainly it was heard thousands of
miles away on wears far-reacbing
carrier wave.
As soon as the first outburst Gained
down, / said into the microphone
Pray for us, Happy Family. for this
bunch out here is Wild" Ny words
were heard in the theater, for loud
speaker located in one of the boxes
carried my amplified voice TO every
nook and corner of the auditorium,
carrying out the illusion that the
program was being received by radio
in tho theater. .
That fervent request for prayers
seemed to catch the sympathies of the
crowd, for they laughed.
And i knew we had EN-.
ICE is BROKEN.
From that time on it was more or |
less easy sailing. and when our little |
playlet was being read through the mi |
crophones, the crowd impatiently |
quoted every would-be interrupter.
and gave us the best possible atten
ton.
The only noise they made was when |
the nub of joke upset their risi. |
bilities. and they INDUCED in hearty |
outlaws. or when some sentiment |
which they approved caused them TO |
burst into tumultuous applause.
After the first moment or two, our
nervousness passed, and the Four
Elephanteers and the Palace audience
had the time Of their lives together.
But. OH Boy!
II certainly was nervous feeling |
befofe We went On