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Show Lion Minstrel Pleases Big Crowds The Lions Minstrel was presented to two large audiences last Friday and Saturday nights in the Cameo Theatre. The singing by the entire group, the specialty numbers, the antics of the end-men and the cross fire of minstrel fun found favor with the crowd- ' The troupe of Lions taking part was augmented by other talent, Rulon Nicholes taking the part and singing the special number of "Old Risrfr .Toe": "Bun" (Ray) Shelley with his pantomiming, little Miss Jenee Baird who gave some clever song and tap dance numbers, Keith Clark who played a guitar and harmonica har-monica at the same time; Carl Bennett Ben-nett and Howard Nelson who rendered ren-dered banjo duets, and Moral D. Steele, Creed Gammell and Arnold Terry who were among the chorus. The Lions in the minstrel were M-L. M-L. Baird, Earl Holmstead and Clarence Clar-ence Grant, the other three end-men; end-men; E. Ray Gardner, interlocutor; William Chipman, Joseph Walton, E. H. Boley, Walter Slack, G. A. Anderson, Glen Taylor, V. F- Houston,. Hous-ton,. L. B- Adamson, B. F. Moffett and Owen Humphries. Leo Meredith was general manager mana-ger of the minstrel and K. J. Bird the music director and a large portion por-tion of the credit for the minstrel's success is due the efforts expended i htt .Tohn H. Miller, by these two. John H- Miner, theater manager, gave generous assistance as-sistance in the use of equipment, the building, etc. An orchestra was in attendance and played the accompaniments. In the orchestra were Misses Lydia Ol-sen, Ol-sen, Merma Grant, Helen Ellison, Gwen Richins, Lois Binns, Edith Walker, Jim Wagstaff, Winn Carl-sile Carl-sile and Phil Jensen, all of whom attended the rehearsals faithfully and gave valuable assistance in putting put-ting the show over. |