Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
"Y0 DlPPYDR0ME PROVES SNAPPY AND
INTERESTING AT FIRST PRESENTATION

SotnetninS doing every minute Of
.ne Time and sometimes several
something's doing, that was the pro-
sram or the Annual "Y Dipnv-
uroIne on the first night of the 1926
- pnsessntation, Thursday evening at
Ing l. M. G. A. gymnasium. A real
ny 20 the minute indoor circus with
al tne Ieatures. was staged with
larry Jones to crack the whip.
filled. uii-
Under the direction of char,ea
kinsman, unseen but neyer.the-lass
very busy, the opening parade was
staged at eight o'clock with the
many performers and clowns all in
me. And the other acts were stag
60 IN rapid succession. The clowns
started the ball rolling at that time
ana until the last act was completed
tney were bouncing about the arena
ana staging antics that could not
Ialf to draw roars Of laughter from
the crowd.
Charles Bresette, himself a vet
eran of the sawdust ring, coached
and lead the "kalsomine klub" and
under his direction they pulled off
many new and novel stunts. The
other clowns We're George Cooper,
ionk Webb, Bob Paige. Warren
Fletcher, Kenneth Jackson, Dinty
Bagley. Charles Brown. Jr., Mar
cellus GRAHAM. Pete Sawin, Hubert
Merrill, and Dick Eastman.
An exceptionally well drilled group
OF girls, members of the Junior Girls
class Of the "Y" staged an effective
health building drill with dumb
bells under the leadership of Helen
wilson. The girls taking part We're:
Marjorie Gerstian, Viola Crocker,
Arlene Pernette, Louise Cooper,
Devina Slosberg, Estelle Dean, Mu-
riel Sturgis, Hattie Norton, Eta Du-
rant, Pauline Pierce, Helen Harris,
Eleanor Cove; Marjorie Temple,
| Margaret Perkins, Hope Bassett,
Louise Hilman, HARRIET Stevens,
Dorothy Penn, Hope Stubbs, Helen
Slosberg. Jeanette Nelson, Hazel
Wade. Betty Sturgis, Frances How
ard, Eleanor Dean, Virginia Farr,
Ardella Tobey, Dorothy Dutton.
Charley Bresette then lead in
Dolly" the elephant who numbers
the Charleston, among her many ac-
| complishments and Dolly gained
much applause and considerable
laughter by her tricks.
A high class offering was that of
| Lyons and Touraine who appeared
on the parallel bars. These two
young men are exceptionally capa-
BILE in athletic stunts and their work
on the bars was equal in every re-
spect to that of professionals. Ly-
onS with another team mate, Pres
colt, also of Colby College later ex-
| hibited their skill at ground tumb-
ling doing many feats that required
exceptional skill and coordination
Touraine, well known In this city
gave a demonstration of muscle
flexing, something almost unknown
in this city, which showed the great
command he has over the various
muscles of his body and brough:
out in striking manner the beauty
of his splendid physique.
The intermediate class of boys
next appeared in greyhound jump.
ing" This consisted of leaping over
obstacles from the springboard and
the Alloys went over every which
way" This was a clever act. Those
taking part We're George Royal
| Fernald Bagley, George Neal, Mar.
| cellus GRAHAM, Edward Hopkins
| Frederick Warren, Earl Baker, Ro.
bert Campbell, Rodney MacFarland
| Elwood Marson, Lawrence Murphy
and Waldo McAllister.
Robe Davis, 1.-The Dancing Fool
| in a demonstration of Charleston