| Show T bisin HE E MINSTREL FROLIC PLEASES almi legion show one of pep splendid singing and 1 dancing beautiful costumes pretty girls the minstrel frolic presented it the liberty theatre yesterday afternoon and last evening by the brigham post of if the american legion under the direction of harry C baker was one of the most pleasing and entertaining performances witnessed in this city in I a long time it was a harrington adams production consisting of two acts and six scenes and was a scream from the rise of the curtain until the grand finale it was only about two weeks ago that mr baker arrived in the city and to have selected and drilled so large a cast or 0 home talent in so short a time Is an accomplishment ment of real merit the manner in which the performance was presented reflects great credit to all who tool took part the rise of the curtain portrayed a minstrel setting with its colored comedians and harmonists harmonis ts all gorgeously costumed with lewis jones as interlocutor the play started out with a vim and pep that captivated the audience right off the reel the singing was excellent the dancing perfect and the many pretty girls in the various scenes looked most charming in the minstrel act the comedians were larry hansen henry frogley earl wright lloyd rees frank wright harry olsen R P forsgren and ephraim josephson the ballad ests dorothy baker ruth haws and edith nelson the harmonists harmonis ts priscilla nelson fern stokes lillian hart phyllls phyllis korth myrle roberts florence call delone cheat cheal lucille jensen luella bickmore fay grover olive bywater la preal larsen vernice woodland lolla madsen leona ward phyllis davis zelda ward alice evans and gladys zundel solos were rendered by ephraim josephson ruth haws harry olsen dorothy baker henry frogley edith nelson earl wright larry hansen and overturns overtures by the company scene one was a delightful terpsichorean novelty entitled beaux and belles the beaux were lucille stohl chloe osborne zelda ward and gladys Zu zundel ridel the belles leona ward alice evans evans vernice woodland and norma christensen Chrls scene two A romance of the forest was a beautiful indian scene with victor forsgren as chief greycloud dwight wright right as wildhorse Wild horse melva smith as deerfoot and dorothy baker as baunee the indian braves included leroy iless hess ed taylor elwyn anthony willard christensen Chrls john Bl mathias athias and bert eliason solos were rendered by wildhorse Wild horse baunee and deerfoot Deer toot this scene was one of exceptional merit and beautifully portrayed scene three was a real scream with horae horace olsen and ruth haws singing youve simply got me ble cuckoo is aisted by the following f ol lowing bowery gang oj of boys and girls the girls laveri lavera wood lola Bl madsen adsen edith wixom fay grover over cora harding olive by water phyllis davis la preal lar sen the boys erland victor merit wood jack hess ralph olsen chaun cey call glen zundel willie sackett and milton fowler scene tour four sweet little you consisted ot of singing and dancing by agalla Au anderson derson and ephraim josephson the society girls in this scene were lucille ricks nicks thyra morgan eleanor kaiser lillian fite fife lucille reeves and fontella 11 wight scene five consisted of two settings the first the riverfront at Sial pore india with harry baker as mac blac sennett a movie producer frank wryght as chill blains blaids his ebony assistant earl wright as mahar rajah ot of larry hansen as jin indra the royal heralds anda kund son as Yaz minni maharajah Mah arajah ot of the second setting was the interior ot or the 1 maharajahs Mahara lahara jahs pala palace ee with the following as girls ot of the harem elva siegfried clara fowler F pern ern stokes luclle lucile jensen phyllls phyllis korth mildred taylor phyllis woof inden ruby huby sackett florence call lucille Bick inore ruth stohl delone cheat cheal the court attendants were jack hess chauncey Chaunc cy call merlin wood and horace olsen this scene was very attractive anil and most ably presented scene six was the grand finale by the entire company the Blin minstrel frolic will be presented again this evening and tho the performance being ot of a highly entertaining character should be witnessed I 1 by a packed house |
