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Show ELMS' SHOW AT ORPHEUM IS SUCCESS THE CAST Thomas Woodrow. mayor of Terminal Termi-nal City W E. Sanderson Dan McMillen. political boss and owner or the Tribune 'm w Efarcombe Julius Friedman, proprietor of the Friedman Department store George Glen Otto Van Dlppel, leader of the Am sterdam Bnd'- Otto Meeker, Joe Wheeler, cub reporter on tho Tribune L P Hardy Gafney Cunningham, representative of a London Investment companv CO Do Wolf Washington Jones, superintendent of of the Woodrow home Jay Glen Gale McMillen. just hom- from col lege . . Royal J Douglas !)r Creighton. the family physician Dr ; W. Green ("illl f isher, councilman W. D. W. Zeller Al Goodnow. councilman Eddlo Miller Beatrice Woodrow celebrating her eighteenth birthday Mrs Myrtle Ballinger Higley Mrs. Woodrow, a society leader. . . . Mrs. Minnie Brown Clara Cliuton. friend of the family Miss Frances Van Uuskirk Daisy Wlngate a motor enthusiast Miss Bessie Blai- Mrs. Mct.raw Frank Rounds CHORl'S Lather Anderson. Inez Cortez. Mildred Mil-dred Cortez. Madeline Lauzon, Lillian Scott. Etta Platfoot. Norma White. Agr.es Warner. Fern Elliott Mildred I'.irdoe. Susb Simlster, llortense Sim-Ister. Sim-Ister. Vera Royal. Leona Brown. Bill :.lx-i h ors i ii M lid; eij i ,i d;i West. Eleanor Nelson. Ellen Dee, Ha zel Pincock. J A lllckey. J Van I Graaf, H L. Madson, M F Lence, r A. Brojihy. R M Hoggan. W W Wilson. Wil-son. Joe Crompton. V A Rose. Adolph Miller. Jr 11. V. Eckardt. E. W Har-rold Har-rold J. B. Wall. L, T Clark. C O. De Wolf. Not since th mind of man niniu-'li not to the contrary has one roof covered cov-ered such a throng of Elks and Elk- 1 esses as turned out last night to wit ness the openinc performance of "The Amsterdam Land" at iii-' Orpheuni theater Flks of reality Elks by na lure, intent or implication -thev were all there (with the exception of those who will be there tonight and tomor row night l to give voice to their approval ap-proval of the talented men and worn en who give of their time and efforts tO UiaklllK this the Elks show ,:n institution in the social life of the city. It was as If the Chief Poo Bah of the Elks, otherwise hut DO) correct ly. flrand Mufti Zeller had Issued an edict to his kneeling subject- qikJ like the bold, bad bandits, had said "Son an-hereby an-hereby commanded to drop two pieces of silver guaranteed b) fin!. Bam and of about the size of the bald spot on Roy Buchmiller s bead into the cup-shaped hands of the zealous guardian of the wicket In the Orpho um For this you will receive two transfers, which will gel you two richly upholstered seats In the said Orpheum for our annual holdup Don'l call the police and don't disturb the white horse he is overworked now but bring the money Otherwise" but there Isn't any otherwise Every body did it or is golim to At that there were few reprets The Beat People on Earth this time have a how which is more pretentious than any they have before attempted and which by its character, rests on '(s merits alone, without recourse to the hurling of juicy, local bon mots across the footlights, at he expense of well-known well-known citizens To some of course I this lack of local color is disappointing disappoint-ing Ii takes away some of the hilarity hilar-ity of tho annual event Ogdenlteo I don't go to Elk shows to witness dra- I mntlc art They expoct to have Borne tun and a chance to laugh at the cihes thrown at their neighbors. But laving that viewpoint aside, one must give credit to tho boys and girls who have demonstrated their ability to put on aometblng of Import and strength Just at this particular time when the high cost of living Is a live topic and the public market question Is J being quietly p.gltnted In a manner which may perhaps, force It to bud j Into a real sentiment, "Th Amtr- i dam Band' Ib welcomed for Its exposition expo-sition of an idea. Sometime in the future maybe, we'll look back and thank the Elks for crystallizing that idea. "The Amsterdam Bnnd" is ralher a curious mixture of pathos and comedy, com-edy, conveys a municipal lesson and occasionally opportunliv is taken advantage ad-vantage of to reveal the musical tal ents of the company presenting it As a piny It wouldn't do to tell just what one thinks As a vehicle for profes slonals the first performance would probably be the last. The story is an oddly constructed affair and you will he left to unravel It vourself when you see it. We doubt whether we could do it if we tried, anyway Considering the fact that but one dress rehearsal preceded the opening performance and hut two weeks spent on ii m all., one should tread lightly from a critical standpoint. AS Mayor Woodrow, Walter Sander son surprised even his friends He looked quite as much at home presid iur, ovoi the destinies of a cltv as he does over in his smoke emporium, and argued public market" to his friends quite as if he meant It. If a similar Idea ever assumes definite form in Ogden Mr Sanderson would be the logical person to "stir 'cm up i-.corge QleB made his usual hit as proprietor of th" department store Like a consistent E-Iebrow shopkeeper. I his Joy was unconflned when he heard i ha i Ills place of business was afire. As iho band leader Otto Meckes adhered to the comedy roles which he has always essayed and handled his part capablv I. L Hard gave a first-lass Impersonation Im-personation of the wide-awake report er on the Tribune He was on the Job all the time and like all reporters got rich (l throue'u his close atten lion to duty Jay Glen contributed one of the bright spots to the performance by his portrayal of the colored servant. V ashlngton Jones. His song and dance number gave him a bully oppor tunny to display his funny legs. The stnr.e lost a tavorlte when Jay pas3fd It up As n negro Impersonator he really Is above the amateur rank 1 Mrs Myrtle Ballinger-Hklev looked j the part of the petite little daughter of the mayor and pleased in her song number. While she didn't hnv- a great" leal to do with the story, Frances Van Uus-I Uus-I kirk made manv friends by her ease of manner and general air of prepos a K-ion in the part of Clara Clinton Miss Van Ruskirk is a natural actress and. enhancing her natural beauty with some stunning gowns lookd even niore lovely on the stage She has a charming oice also and received receiv-ed more than her Bhare of encores In the duet number with Gale McMillen Bessie Blair sang prettily in a fetch- I ing song with Cunningham It was! one of the daintiest bits of the even Ing Frank Rounds as Mrs. McGraw, an ( Irish woman of "weight. Wm W I Hareombe as Dan McMillen. R f I Douglas as Gale McMillen. Dr Green I as Dr. Creighton. W D Zeller as (.111 Fisher. Eddie Miller as 1 Goodnow Good-now and Minnie Brown as Mrs Wood-row Wood-row were other principals who fulfilled ful-filled requirements In their respective roles What a joy It would be to a theatrical the-atrical producer s heart if ho could collect an aggregation of fresh looking, look-ing, handsome idrls and men as that of the chorus The were a little nervous, ner-vous, but should do better tonight Judge Howell announced that, contrary con-trary to custom and owing to the unprecedented un-precedented demand for seats a third performance of t ho play will be given Wednesday night. The boys and ulr! of the Industrial school will be the guests of the- evening Another year, judging from the clamor for se ns for The Vmsterdam Band. ' the Elks' show managers will be forced to copy the methods of those who stage the world's series every fall and advertise "Beware of spec ulaiors ' |
