Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-08
FIVE SPECIALITY
ACTS PROMISED
| N VAUDEVILLE

The Business and Profe sSional
Womans annual vaudeville show will
contain five speciality acts, besides the
other competitive acts The speciality
acts are non-competitive and are Civ
en- as an extra part of the big show.
The vaudeville is to be given We'd
nesday evening at 8 p. m. sharp and
the doors will be open at 7;15. 1t is
the intention Of those in charge to
have this show open on time. Tickets
are on sale at Andreson's music store.
The first special number will be a
classical dance numbers by Miss Irna
Dalton, talented local dancer, who has
appeared in all of the Business and
Professional Women's vaudeville shows
up until the present one. Miss Dalton
has studied in Los Angeles under Kos
loft and otl;er interl ative dancers
OF note. She catches the spirit OF the
dance as it was intended and holds
audiences, by the sheer grace OF her
movement. Miss Dalton has for her
speciality act this time number called
"Pierrette.'' Beyond that she would
volunteer no information, but those
who know say that it is we'll worth
seeing.
The second number will be an orig
inal dance by little Miss Jacqueline
Ames, which will be entitled "Nola."
This dance will be done in Jacqueline's
own style. This little tot is an artist
in her own way and an original num-
ber Of her own staging will be enter
tanning and amusing.
The third number on the speciality
program will be series of piano
specialties by D Roswell Homer,
pianist in the Elks club orchestra and
other organizations. Homer gave sew
/ eral specialties last year and they
brought down the house. This year
he promises something new and dar-
ing. His act is sponsored by the Amer
ican legion auxiliary
Beatrice Frost will give a
French diA~ect reading for the fourth
speciality act which is entitled "Verre
Definite. Mrs Frost is well known as
reader in this locality as she has
appeared in public and on club pro-
grams with we'll selected readings all
her life Her readings have taken
number of prizes and she possesses the
art of minicry in degree rare in local
talent.
The last act among the speciality
numbers is one by the Business and
Professional Women's club itself. 1t
is a mysterious matter about which
the Dispatch reporter could elicit little
information other than it was TO be
called shades of Minstrelcy' and that
! it is a child of Miss Harriet Shedd's
facile pen. One member OF the club
spoke in stage whisper and said that
/ she had heard a part of it and that
lit was very clever. Miss Shedd
writes good deal in her spare, time
and those who have read her pieces
say that they are In excellent style
as well as highly original The author
OF the Business and Professional Wpm-
ems speciality act has also directed and
arranged the entire vaudeville pro-
gram. Miss Irma Dalton who is ap-
pearing in the first speciality number
lis also coaching the Douglas Music
club and the Gloom Chasers acts.
The vaudeville is an annual affair
Ito aid needy students in their college
and normal work and a great deal OF
good has already been done by funds
so raised. The Business and Profes-
sional Womans club is enthusiastic
over the sales on the present vaude-
vile to date and say that bigger
and better vaudeville is attracting
Iarger audiences each year