Putnam patriot., 1927-01-21
D. A. RIP. T. A. MINISTRIES
Two and a Half Hours of Entertain
 ment At Bradley Theatre

The third rehearsal for the D. A. R.-P. T. 4. community minstrel show was held at the Victory Theatre Tues day evening. practically all of the cast being present. After the general re- hearsal, the ladies remained for work on the ladies' choruses, and the end men went to the County '. M. (. A. office to work on their parts. A few speciality performers have been added to the original cast, making in all thirty-five players
 \ tentative program has been drawn np which will insure show about two hours and half long. There will be four numbers by the complete chorus. two numbers hy the ladies chorus. four ballads with chorus ac- compartment, three end men songs, and the usual local hits A ladies trio. piano, violin and cello. will ae- company the ladies numbers. and the S-A orchestra will play for the entire performance. Miss Edmaer Guy has been added to the cast and will have a speciality number in esthetic dancing. Rudolph Mettey will also do some speciality dancing numbers. The mu- sic is all of a popular nature and in cludes several of the latest song hits as well as a number of the familiar favorites. The chorus is being thor oughly trained by Mrs. E. L. Robin son. musical director. The cast, as now completed, is as follows.
 The Cast
 Iatarlseutof: Sidney r Mafiand
 End Men. L. F. Hill. Ralph Booth, Herbert Owen. Kenneth Sharpe. Mar tin Robertson. and Howard Shirreils.
 Ballad Singers: Leonol LaRucque. Ralph Jenkins, Wallace Smith, and William Wheaton.
 Other Men Singers Joseph Rivard. David BHeault, Fred Prince, Roy Triup. and Dyer Potter
 Ladies Chorus: Leonie paiele. Mrs. Kenneth Sharpe. Alice Stevens. eward ShirreHs. Corinne Wilson, har riet Cropp. Anna Paulhus. Mrs Helen Spencer. Claire Bonneville. Pearl Wheaton. Mary MedburY. Mrs. Mar tin Robertson, Marie Rose Paulhans. and Mildred Gregg.
 Ladies' Instrumental Trio: kath- erine Lowne, piano; Gertrude C. War ner. violin, and Dorothy Prince, yio- lin
 Sheiks. Rudolph Mette and Roy Thompson.
 Speciality Dancing: Edmaer Guy.
 The executive committee of the show is as follows: Director, Sidney F. Marland musical director, Mrs. E. l.. Robinson; property manager, William r.. Wheaton advertising manager. Jacob Albert; treasurer. l.. Edwin Hill.
 The sale of the tickets has been in the hands of Mrs William Wheaton and Mrs. Karl Phillips. representing the local chapter of the D. A. R., and Mrs. Raymond Medbury. representing the D. A. R. and Parent-Teachers' As sociation About four hundred tick cts were placed in the hands of the D. A. k. members and the balance are being disposed uf by the Parent Teachers Association. Reports Co the chairman of the ticket-selling com mittees are very encouraging. II looks as though every seat in the Bradley Theatre @ili he taken. D. A. k. members are instructed te return their unused tickets to the office of the Treasurer r. Edwin Fill at once, in order that tha demand for them may be supplied
 The project s an entirely Putnam project with all 6 the cast Putnam people. and a refined show with lots of laughs and good music is assured.
 They Say
 That a number of our fellow cits have developed strong southern ac- cent practicing negro dialect for the big show. into real money.
 That unless you get tickets at once you will be seeing the negroes from nigger heaven.
 That not even the editors will be spared in the local thrusts.
 That the Ladies' Beauty Chorus will be joy.
 That Pat Kelly will have some job getting burnt cork off boiled shirts af- ter the show
 That a face massage with Sapolio tadvl may be necessary.
 That couple of Shirreffs will see that deeorum prevails.
 That there is a twelfth of q dozen royalty in the Prince.
 That a song in K Sharpe will be re- leased
 That there will be another from the Hill top.
 When the telephone Booth opens up some jokes will tumble out
 That they will entertain you for i50 minutes by the press agents watch.