The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-09
Surprising Talent
 In Democrat Frolic
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Hyde. Those of you who can sing, or dance, or play any musical in- struments, and haven't as yet ap- | peared before this celebrated Broadway director for part in The Democrat Frolic, attend toe nights rehearsal at Garden Hall at 7:15 o'clock and he will have you perform before him to see what you can do.
 Three Simple Rules There are only three simple rules to follow if you want to join the cast of this great musical re- vue. You must be 16 years of age or over, you must be able to at- tend rehearsals for this entire week prior to the opening of the Frolic at the Fox-Pcli Palace the- ater, and you must possess some talent, as a dancer, singer, or mu- sician.
 And you young men who want to get a start on the stage-here is your opportunity to appear. MT Hyde will need from 20 to 30 young men in the gigantic military num- Der he plans to stage, and so if you think you will look well dolled up | in @ snappy West Point uniform, and If you think you are capable | of marcbiRg in formations, be sure to be on hand tonight at Garden Hall.
 Scholarship Offered Three valuable scholarships have been offered as awards to the dancers and singers who are ad- judged the most ambitious and tal- apfal hx, Tiraofnr Hvda Harry DeMuth, considered one of the greatest acrobatic and spe- cialty dance instructors in the country to-day, has agreed to pre- sent a four months scholarship to the dancer selected by MT Hyde as l the most adept.
 Madame Helen Romanoff, inter- nationally known dramatic so- prano, and singing teacher to the Imperial Russian family prior to the downfall of the Czar, has of | fered a four months scholarship | to the singer participating in the Frolic who has the finest voice in | quality and range.
 | And the second dancing award will come from Ivan Tarasoff, the | famous New York ballet master To the Frolic dancer selected by MT Hyde as talented along the lines taught by Tarasoff. will go an award entitling the dancer to four months free tuition at the Tara. soff school of dancing in New York More Prizes In View In addition it is expected that these awards will be augmented by further prizes of more local na. ture, these to be announced dur. ing the coming week.
 | The Democrat Frolic, which opens at the Fox-Poli Palace the ater next Sunday, will be the most elaborate, the most colorful, and
 the most entertaining all-Water. bury revue ever presented In this city. The cast will comprise al least 100 Waterbury boys and girls and while 1t will be presented by amateurs, the revue will be strict ly professional in appearance.
 No amount of time, money oi effort is being spared by The Democrat to make this Frolic the greatest ever. Victor Hyde, who has made and discovered many oi our present day stars. and who has directed innumerable New York revue hits, has been brought to Waterbury to personally supervise the production.
 I Dazzling costumes that have 1, been designed and created by the smartest New York costumers, and scenery that has flashed before the eyes of many Broadway audiences is being imported for the show And what a show 1t will be!
 The first tryout Saturday night at Garden hall on East Main stree, brought the discovery of a wealth of talent. There were dancers singers and musicians. and one by one they appeared before MT Hyde and displayed their particular tai. ent.
 There were toe dancers, aero. batic dancers. tap dancers. and ec. centric dancers. There were SO. pranos, tenors and blues singers There were those who delivered recitations. There were guttaI players. saxophone players, accor' dionists.
 One by one they paraded ana performed before Mr Hyde. Hs watched them carefully. with ex'
 perienced eyes, and trained ears He was silent most of the time, but in some cases where the perform. CT was particularly adept, he sait quietly:
 "That was nice" Or. "ver! good, thank you."
 And SO all of Saturday night wa taken up with the hearing of audi tions. There were some who triet out yesterday as well, but the re
 hearsal last night principall'
 evolved around tho teaching of thu
 routine of the opening number, aiit the memorixing of iyri is.
 Hyde stood In the Front of thre'
 lines of girls. Iie turned to hil
 piano player:
 "Glve mo c pickup"
 The plane player tbumwed th,