White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-02-24
RECEIPTS OF PLAY TAKE
BAND OUT OF Debt

An audience that filled every seat
that could be wedged into the room
and that overflowed into the halls,
was out to see the Commercial Club
show at the high school auditorium
Tuesday evening. The show was
guaranteed to be full of laughs and
the gatekeeper says no one asked for
a refund.
AS advertised, THE show was
unique. It was built around an i'm
prdvised broadcasting station, BUNK,
and the radio artists who performed
before the microphone were all local
stars, who were, according to the
plot, guests of Dad Romans at Palm
Beach, Florida. So well were the
plans worked out and SO informal
was the air of the "studio" that it
was really no strain on the irnagina-
ton to believle that you were actually
Setting in" or broadcasting pro-
gram.
George Hammer, as the station
announcer for the evening, seemed
Perfectly at home in frcnt of the
credit for much of the real "atmos-
phere" of the play. His several studio
friends, while waiting for the real
high class stars on the program to
appear, in turn delighted the audience
with impromptu songs and jokes.
The Ukulele Sisters opened the pro-
grom with popular number; Ralph
Windsor and Russell Blair were
sweetly sentimental in vocal duet;
Russell Brown sang as his B number
Henry made Lady out of Lizzie"
recalling to the minds OF some OF
those present stunt Of Russell's
high school days in which he and
another Lizzie, not by any means a
lady, also starred; Harry Fo1tz sang
as his A number, care You Lone
some?" and for B number, Mother
Machree". Both these were highly
enjoyed by the audience. Miss Effie
Mykol was at the piano.
The arrival of tke real stars of the
evening was, heralded by the entrance
of The Punkin Sisters, familiar to all
theatre goers. Their two numbers,
with Mrs. Hawley at the piano, were
greeted with joy by the audience,
none of whom could be found to
criticize the overwhelming admiration
that prompted two of White Bluffs
leading citizens to lay butes of
flowers and fruit at their feet as
their beautiful songs were ended.
Mime. Tetrazirni, who sang first
in her native tongue, also evoked
sincere and hearty applause. It is
got often that such famous, star
can be heard, even over the radio,
and what it cost to bring such a
voice to White Bluffs can only be
imagined. As her B number, the
great singer gave, II Love You
Truly"
The Write SiseeEs, wlaese etiissat was
tightly misleading, were one efs .the
hits of the evening, one Of the Sisters
being an artist on the Saxaphone
and the other graceful exponent of
the Charlston.
The Lone Pickaninny, after he got
the mouse out of his sax and got
under way, produced music that could
not be resisted-stars, announcer
hotel flunky and studio guests all
joined infsa dance as long as it lasted.
A Surprise" number was given by
a gentleman and lady of the colored
persuasion, evidently natives OF PaIm
Beach, who sang to the musical ac-
compartment Of ukulele in the
hands Of the lady. This number also
was popular.
The crownings act of the evening,
however, was the dialogue by Jabber
and Spells, high priced colored spec
';alty artists, whose realistic makeup
and clever wit brought out a contin-
uous roar of laughter and applause
from the highly interested audience
as one local hit after another was
scored.
The evening closed with vocal
solo by Miss Madeline Ferguson,
the entire troupe joining in the chorus
as the curtain fell.
1t was a good show all the way
through and did not advertise
promise that it did not fulfill. The
total receipts for the evening were
5000, every cent of it net, as every
thing in the production of the show
was donated.