The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-05-29
AMATEUR SHOW
ATTRACTS CROWD
Performance DisclOSes Much
Real Talent in Sheridan
County
AWARDS INTERESTING


Plentywood, came out to attend
the Amateur show sponsored by
the American Legion last Friday
night at the high school audi
forum. It is estimated that over
1900 packed the auditorium to hear
and see the amateurs perform.
An hour before the time for the
starting of the program, people
commenced. to pour through the
halls Of the high school building
into the auditorium.
Every available seat was filled,
the bleachers were packed, men
sat on the floor and hundreds were
compelled to stand during the per-
Torrance. Many when they saw
the crowd decided not to buy
ticket and went down town to the
picture show, or the pool hall.
There were twenty-five numbers
in all, A. c. Erickson's special mum
Der making 26. With each ticket |
went a ballot on which was a
square for the holder to vote by
writing in the number of his ia
vorite performer. All the conf
petitors were numbered. While
over 1900 had tickets, only about
two thirds or 1913 voted, and one
third or 500 did not vote. There
was no majority vote: no number
received One-fifth of the votes cast
and the winner of the first prize
did not have half as many votes
as those who did not vote at all.
There were three main prizes. Of
$25, $15 and $40, and five place
prizes of 81 each, going to The
numbers receiving the most votes,
that is. the highest number, 1st,
the second highest, End, and the .
Ord highest, 3rd, while the next O
five in the order of vote received, n
were awarded the places. c
The first money, $50, went to t.
little Stanley Johnson, twelve-year v
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer y
johnson of Plentywood, and Ben
Lee, also twelve vers old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee of Archer, No. :
~, with 179 votes. These little q !.
chaps in chaps and cowboy hats, u
and accordion and banjo duo, play X
ed old time music, made a hit with II
the audience, and got the high
vote. al
The second money, SIS, went 10 h.
Pete Gallagher, jr., the 16-year- TT
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. pl
Gallagher Of Plentywood, the Irish al
tenor, No. /, with lit votes. Pete, tn
junior, Irish tenor, sang "Mexicae til
Rose" fl
The third money, SIS, went to fl
Art Christensen and Christ Johan- tn
sen, Of Dagmar in a Negro i'm tn
personation song and dance skit, M
No. II, with 80 votes. w
The first place 81, went to Fay ar
Buckholt, No. 13, of Medicine Lake tn
holm solo, with 70 votes. Second b
place 81 went to Rueben Hultgren tn
u Westby, barnyard animal calls. rio
With 81 votes. Third place 81 went
% Irene Lerbecl1 and Marcella Rel N
an, both Of Dooley, little girls, vo- Al
al solo and piano accompaniment. -;
With 63 votes. Fourth place 81, III
vent to Lauretta Becker, OF Plen- g.,
ywood, tap dancing with AZ votes 90,
nd fifth place, 81, went to Arthur an
larsh Of Plcntywood, tap dancing, IN
nth 46 votes. I'll I'll
The winners received a total Of -
n votes between them, of the
O1S votes cast, leaving 1876 votes p.
attributed among the remaining
all of whom received
ome votes. And all of the votes
asst fell far short of one-half of
he number Of tickets sold. ito
The show was a success. Every me
lumber on the program did well, der
nd the entertainment was well 1876
orth the price af admission and for
ie competitors brought out some pay
al talent. Of course, the award the
9. OF the money does not at all hay
dlcate the talent. In fact some neg
the most talented numbers did A
It win even a dollar place, while far
me won dollar places that were fIoc
nong the poorer talent. How FSt
er, the judges of talent all con- Ape
de that Pete Gallagher was en- this
led to second place on the &c Wit
al basis of talent. So those who thaI
1 not win places need not feel dnri
all discouraged. mo-
Milo Ruegsegger, No. 2, of Ray n
md, on the harmonica, is an ar ana
t; and Elmer Nielsen, No. 6. of c r.r,S
serve, was there on the accor- the
~ ana LyoId JACOBSEN OF Dag able
- On ehe Jazzoo" was a knock thay
{: Fay Buckholz, No. 10, of of !
sdicine Lake is a violin artist nroe