Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-10
Legion Follies
Will Attract | rye
Crowd Theatrf 2'Oers

I The pleasing advaI>s sale of
tickets for the Legion 20 les which
started this morning a. Choate's
Music store was a sire ( indication
of the established popularity OF the
Legion productions. There are plenty
OF desirable seats still 2Yallable put
as Thursday is holiday and the
seats will then be checked from the
box office at City Hal, the many
friends of the Legion are urged to
make their reservations tomorrow SO
as not to be disappointed In their
choice of seats.
For the sake of the Enthusiastic
theatre goer it should be said that
this years show, although bearing
a Broadway name carries out the
same line as the. Legion Follies SO
! that the followers of music and dance
| will be in no wise disappointed by
! the calibre of this years perform
ance. We admit that WaterIille is
the heart of Names fairest along
with its other charms Sc de to the
heart of the Chamber o. nmerce.
With the fundamental rec isite 1t
was the idea of the committee to
select a vehicle properly demon
strating the talent of our city and
therefore at great expense and with
considerable effort upon the part OF
! coaching staff a musical comedy,
well known but few years ago on
! Broadway, under the title OF Leave
! it to Jane" will be presented. The
| lines are being coached by the Eddie
| Cantor of the local Elks, Mr.. Ber-
nard Jacob MacLean, whose exper-
| fence on the professional stage, both
| as a stage hand and a matinee idol
/ Cn1pnti0n q
| Master of Ceremonies. The musical
! director is the poetical lover of the
dance. DR.. Themistocles Hill, whose
| magnetic sway OF the baton has lulu
ed more than one audience to rhap-
sody without the use OF ether or
chloroform. The sunshine Of the
production eminates from one of
Names most popular ball room ia
vorites of the legitimate and illegiti-
mate terpischore, Miss Juliette
Breton, whose charm and manner in
/ her own Interpretation OF the dance,
she has most ably and effectively
passed on to her personally Sc eCted
| bevy of girls who are more beautiful,
more gracious, and bit younger
than ever before-not so young as to
merit to the Legion the nam of
cradle snatchers, but sun ung
| enough to remain unScathed b. the
J terrors of the permanent wave and
other modern invention Which ave
so ruined the never to be fort Ten
school day complexion now wn
only to the users of Palm Olive ap.
With such an array of profess nal
material in the coaching side of
Leave it to Jane one can I'll
I wonder what they are holding il -e-
serve in the splendid cast which rs
been chosen for this play with n
siderable tact and care, In order ut
the various roles may be best ! =
rayed and as far as possible, e
salient points of the perso Fl
strongly emphasized. Rehearsals e
being held every night; the mus Il
score is SO catching that 1t is run :
ed that the linotype operators d II
in the Sentinel office are Jazzlng .
Associated Press, so dear public o
not be alarmed if the Obituaries s Z.
mixed up in the birth column, All s.
can say is, get busy Wednesd;
morning and check your reserv,
seat, so that at the close OF the 10
day on Thursday, you can take "
good wife or naughty sweetheart
the arm, escort her to the OPP
House, crowd both your nelghbors
from the elbow rests and settle dos
to three hours of joy and dance. CT
tain