The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-02
BANGUp IS
MINISTRIES
LAST SHOW
Capacity Audience Enjoys
SuperIative Minstrel
Show Last Night

Under Lillian Uggen's direction,
the l943 Rotary Club minstrel show,
with the few rough spots ironed
out and the entire cast OF fifty
turning out top performances,
played to its second and final
nights capacity audience las
night in the Twentieth Century
Theatre.
Truly living up to its billing OF
gags, gals and outlaws" the show
clicked perfectly, end men Hank
Harmon, Claude Carnegie, Walter
Carl and Walter Brazelton inter-
polating funny ones in rich Negro
dialects that we're never heard in
the south.
Again and again performers were
called back for encores, while Sen
orita Mucha Hotta Stuffa, her neck
decorated with Christmas tree or
naments only a little larger than
the original Miranda ones, per-
formed before a nearly hysterical
audience, together with her curva-
ceous chorus of lovelies, otherwise
known as Max Albrecht, Ellis Rey-
nolds, Art Demmert, Del Kruliko-
ski, Theodore Diedrichs and Stan
Berringer. Lou Levy; service man,
suffered from breast trouble dur
ing the number.
Roses Presented
Again stopping the show were
Lillian Uggen's comedy song num-
beers, climaxed by the presentation
of bouquet of roses, presented in
appreciation of her work as direc-
tor as well as for her own mimi
table vocals.
Some changes were made in
speciality numbers, such as the
approximations of Richard Peter,
who included Charles Boyer, Ned
Sparks and Lionel Barrymore
among his take offs.
Members of the string ensemble
who presented the grand IS Bali
numbers were Lyles, HIATT, Maez
and Vantil. while the catchy hill
billies were Buddy Rice, director,
and Luck Canore, Blackie Braud
and Willie Wilson, rounded off by
poppy Billy Vaisvila.
Demonstrations
Smooth DEMONSTRATIONS were un-
der the direction of Klondy Du-
fresno who also played the violin,
supported by Mrs. Harry Sporting,
pianist, Mrs. Phyllis Langdon, vio-
linist, Bill Matheny, trombonist,
Shirley Davis, cellist, and LIE Roy
West, drummer.
Behind the scenes but OF vital
Importance to the success OF the
ambitious enterprise were working
committees of the Juneau Rotary
Club: Managers Rod Darnell, Lou
Hudson and Don Skuse; Stage,
Harold Foss, manager, and Ellis
Reynolds, Lu Liston, Hank Har-
mon, Harold Roth and Ed Shaffer.
Stage electrician was Ernie Par
sons; property man, Dick Williams,
whose committee deserves special
praise for the professional job OF
curtaining and tasteful staging with
the Rotary Club emblems employed
effectively as decorative features.
More Committees
Publicity was handled by Homer
Garvin, Lu Liston and John
Young; theatre manager was Ho-
mer Garvin, advance ticket sales,
Wilbur Wester and Dave Patter-
son; box office. Jim McNaughton,
George Schmidt and Jim Cooper.
Doormen we're Jack Burford and
Hank Green; head usher, Horace
Adams, and Bert Faulkner, Tom
Morgan, Elwood MacLain, Howard
Stabler, Tom Dyer and Stan
Grummett.
Concessions under the manage
ment OF Roald Copstead were sold
by persuasive Rotarians in black
face and included Sid Cowgirl, Ben
Beneke, Roy Gillespie, Monte
Grisham, Bert Mcdowell, Percy
Reynolds, Bill Walker, Herb Hill
herman and Waino Hendrickson.
A committee composed Of Rod
Darnell, John Bishop, Lu Liston,
DR.. C. C. Carter and Pete Gle
ments was responsible for the fine
make ups.
Following last nights perform
ance pictures of the cast were
taken.
AUSTIN. Tex, - Uncle
Rillv Disch who retired last wear