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Show CHARITY SHOW HEAD LQOKINSJORSSNGERS Men Wanted for Big Chorus to Be Staged by Ogden Elks' Lodge. Special lo The Tribune. OGDISX, Jan. C. In addition to doing a variety of things to many lines of industry, in-dustry, the military draft has not overlooked over-looked the show business In Ogden. Charles H. Lewis, engaged as direetor of the annual charity fund show to be stuped by Ogden loue No. 713. R P. O. Wks. has discovered that he may be compelled to resort to the draft in order to fill up the male section of his clioni;-. Direetor Lewis and W. IX W. Zcller. "huirman of the snow i-ommittec-, have i ncfjuntered little trouble in recruiting L'liouh voting- women for the biff cast and stunning chorus, hut no small amount ol male material available in former yours i-s nu-.v wearing Khaki. Uuth of the show manairera are eonratuialin theniyelves that thev did not wait until after the next draft rail or the annual show would have been about 9S per cent 'girls. Due to the short as? of male actors and nh:o to the fact that it was an opportunity oppor-tunity to .set a real headliner back in the 'ame. Al Ifestmark, veteran of countless minstrel shows, has consented to do his bit thus year. Itestmark can remember when Lew Docks tad er was a babe in aims and Al G. Field was just breaking into the .ararne. He is too old to be drafted so he will occupy the center of the singe when the Llks appear in the bis minstrel first part which really forms the last part of the eominff show. Deiia rod by Director Lewis to be even be i tcr than the ITU 7 show, "A Night in a Caharet." the Ogden JCIks arc scheduled to present what was once known as : ' Tuxedo" under the title of "The Whirl of .Mirth." It is a combination of musical comedy in the first part and minstrel show in the second part, guaranteed by Director Direc-tor E,evis to furnish two hours of the best entertainment pver offered as a home talent attraction in Ogden. The dates for the Dks' show tin's year are January 14, in and 16. Rehearsals are now being hold daily and nightly at the Elks' club. |