Show ELKS' ELKS CHARITY SHOW PROVES SUCCESSFUL i All expectations regarding the Elks' Elks I Christmas charity show were realized last night From the rising of the I curtain on n the colorful spectacle made I I by the singers till tm the finish of the thelast thelast thelast last act the the offering proved greater i j than many of the pretentious road I V shows Excellent music is the dominating note of the performance The double octet composed of ot members of the Mendelssohn male chorus under the direction of Professor J. J J. J McClellan l proved a big feature and won continued continued continued con con- applause Miss Becky Almond gave a classical musical number with full orchestral accompaniment The I minstrels were garbed In colonial costumes cos- cos costumes umes and in time old-time minstrel re re- re galia Among the soloists were Crowle who sang Such Nice People In which he made humorous humorous humorous hu hu- hu- hu allusions to brother Elks Ells whom he lie saw in the house I Raymond Raymon Williams and chorus rendered ren dered Before Defore the World egan Began In wonderful style The song was written written writ writ- ten by Hugh Dougall B. B T. T an as the ih f kin nf 1 IV II was vas a big hit h In ih- ih the t tuneful ei song Boogie Man Ian Starr Dunham sang and danced d in true minstrel fashion Old favorites were rendered by James H. H Nielson Wallace Vallace Bennett Dennett and Bert rook Lawrence Clayton clad in a hula hula costume I added to the storm of ot mirth V Harry J. J Beane director of ot the how was ably aSs assisted Isted by Gail GaB Martin l The I syncopated song and dance by l Marie Marje e Foster and Alice Jensen were well received Alfred Irewin proved an excellent ventriloquist In jn hl his new sketch In which an old automobile auto auto- mobile and two dummies s play a prominent t part The show will run tonight and and to tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow night and a matinee Satur- Satur day V. V |