Evening star., 1934-02-14
SOCIETY
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big shots" Mr.. Jones announced th'
acts as they came along in sonorou'
voice which was heard in all part'
Of the tent, his clever ennunciatlor
making use of programs unnecessary
Among Lila LaGarde's crowd OF
clowns were Isabelle Bittinger, Eliza
beth Clark, Elizabeth Schauohn
Aileen Hood. Leland Williams, George
Calvert, John Sikken, Tom water
man. Rudolph Watson and Francis
Wells There were other clowns also
too numerous to mention.
It was a decided thrill to see ano
hear a small group of Hans KlndlerS
own symphony orchestra men as the
little German band, even though Ut
Kinder himself was far removed from
them. seated in the judges box with
Mrs. Kinder. one of the judges, ano
the other members Of the tribunal
that rneted out the decision on the
costumes question. ana the Cefr1al
beer girls, drilled by Virginia Hunter
with the Bavar1sn yodelers chosen
from the Americanization School AS
sociation. further accentuated the
foreign flavor of this circus parade
Lisa Gardeners dancing zebras-
Eight Of them, with Marjorie Magee
as their trainer: Anne Yago Nc
Guffey, lion tanner with her trio OF
lions, truly savage beasts, who In
everyday life are known as Wilbur
Belts, Everett Stevens. and John Dill
lon; tumblerS galor, all the way along
the ball room floor; a troup of trained
horses, who ION the inside" proved
to be Dorothy Croissant, Olga Helms
Helen Seaton, Judy Lyeth, Howard
Frederick, Eldred Wilson, John ONell
William Rodon, with Dorothy Hedges
as their trainer. And, in their wake
a whole horde of monkeys" trained
and loaned for the occasion by Donna
Taggart
Modern touches politically anc
otherwise. were the Lame Duck, oi
Edward Muth; Mr.. Past, by Denis
Connell; The Blue Eagle, by Mauc
Howell Smith. and Professor Present
who was programmed as Clifford
Brooke. Wallace Wright, as the Biz
Bad Wolf, pursued the Three Little
Pigs. to his hearts content. the pig!
being supplied by Helen Griffith ant
rescued by the Blue Eagle of Mrs
Smith.
Side show artists and freaks, as
sembled and exhibited by Herr Direk
tor. Harold Allen Long, were eXactl!
according to specifications, and in
cIuded all the marvellous character!
that the proverbial side show love-
to display to the admiring public;
bearded lady. a very fat lady indeed
a liliputian lady; the panther woman
(they call her Elaine); snake charm
er. and the usual complement of gen
tlemen freaks" and Brooke Johns
with Evelyn Tyner.
Then came the magnificent Maha'
rajah, Lester Shefer, with ladies of his
harem and whose appearance was al
Turing to say the least, and there fol
lowed an elephant; Evelyn Davis,
back rider, fresh from Fort Myer
where 1t is claimed she had trained
for her act, assisted by Jumbo" ane
an officer or two, who shall be name
less at present at least.
Harry Angelica as an organ grinder
was a picturesque figure in the
pageant
Spontaneous applause greeted tht
appearance of the merry -go-round,
one of the most finished and bes
presented skits in the pageant. Th'
skit was directed by Miss Anne Alb
bott, who also was chairman of tht
ball. Participating in this clever stun
we're MARYLAND Bryant, Frances Cole
Vaughan Darby. Madeline Diadone
Ellen Coward, Eleanor Harllee, Phoebe
Hyatt, Mary Earle Virgins, Gloria
Newton, Betty Lou Perron, Jack Ora.
ham, Ted Fields, Frank Kilroy, Wal
lace Reamy and Betty Osgood.
Acrobatic clowns, in the persons o.
Frank Portillo and Joe Galasse, me-
with instant approval by those in tbs