Putnam patriot., 1927-02-11

ing choruses were under way. Mrs. Gertrude Robinson directed the music from a raised platform in the orches- tra pit and her heart was in her work. The response from the other side of the footlights to the directors en- thusiasm was readily noticeable. The musical directors efforts instilied courage and confidence, if they were lacking anywhere, and every member of the cast felt impelled by the direct or's baton to do his best. The re- sponse was wonderfully good and the three opening numbers, in fact, all of the chorus numbers, came forward in good volume and good tone.
 Sidney Marland of Danielson, able director and ablest of interloeutors. also efferveseed and instilied pep into his surrounding company. Mir. Mar land was sadly handicapped by a severe hoarseness but he got his lines across SO as to be easily distinguish able notwithstanding. He graciously introduced Our ladies' chorus" "0ur ladies' trio. Our dress circle" !" Our Knights of Mirth.h and announced each number as 1t was to appear and in addition handled the anticlmaxes of the end mems jokes Mr Marland may well feel proud of the result of his weeks of hard work and rehear- sal He deserves much credit for the success Of the Community Minstrel Show
 Late Arrivals
 There was a commotion in the rear of the theatre and down the center aisle appeared two of the hlackfaeed brethren. umbrella. Roloshes. mufilers. mittens. and much other warm wear .ne apparel They wrangled their Wav 10 The stage and over tke piano onto the stage itself They were duly repfimanded by the nterlocutor for being late Hill and Sharpe were the lardy ones. Each was blaming the other Sharpe explained that they sad iust arrived from Danielseu but stoRned at the Grove Street Gravy yard where Hill insisted upon taking a number of tombstones to make marbles for his Hi-Y boys. With this explanation, coupled with the fnct that they had just arrived from the interloeutor's home town, they were allowed Co take chairs of honor at the extreme ends of the end mems row. They were cautioned. however. that if late again they would be shot at sunrise with Sunrise polish. This leads to the comment that no expense was spared in the purchase of black and red grease paint to adorn the fac es of the "Dress Circle and Knights of Mrth" They were blackened three coats deep. If they used lip sticks the sticks must have been nro- poriioned like giant firecrackers. The hiack wns on to cover the white faces and it was deed douhly dnrkly done. The red paint was thrown pro- miseuouslv around gaping mouths. Thus made up the circle appeared a study in black and red masques.
 By His Loug,h
 Endman Hub" Owens started the jokster stuff by riding a well known citizen to the gates of heaven where Hub" got in but was forced to abandon his mount which, he said. was an animal with extremelv long ears. "Hub" was only identified by his length and one red eye, red eye being something he never fiirted with before. His left optic looked as if it had spent a night at the Bucket of Blood.
 The Ladies' Trio. Mrs. Dorothy Prince. violin. Miss Gertrude Warner, cello. and Mrs. Katharine Lown. piano. played to encore The trio occupied whnt would be the south east corner of the palm room.
 Charlie Robertson kept his hieh hat on while he told how certain former city judge. now vaeationizing in Florida, followed hia physieian's orders to take prescribed medicine three nights running and skipping nieht The iudge. according to chmeiie, carried out the requirements on his front lawn on Grove street onrbed only in his niehtie. running twe uights and skipping one.
 The interloeut0r then stated that Raloh fe~kins would sine. Always" A hu~riei glanea plong the dress cir cle disclas d 'mber ef round black faces bu, we lo=f bet in irving to nici ou~ superintendent Of schools. Aa for identification. he eoula easily have worked in an unde~study on most of the audience until he hegan to eiug. then all knew that he was the ari'.isal p. C. !. Mr Jenkins sang exceedingly well and repeated the last
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