PALMER'S CEST MINSTREL SHOW YET
WAS HUGE FOX-OFFICE SUCCESS
gcm-ta
Although it war a Kiwumr
Club production ... *rly LVO pro.
pie, rrpirM-ntini the rfitirv con.*
mum tv. had a hand <>r voice in
it And tlie g« ncral standard >»1
excellence apparent in mript.
performance, Maying effix t*. tim
ing cortumer. and piocrani*
touched lor the h«»un> and noui*
of hard uoik and ingenuity that
made it the best show Palmer
has had yet.
True it was the aame old Mm
stic-l Show, the same interlocu
tor, the same black-faced end
men the same chorus, the same
variety acts But like many of the
old opera favorites at the Metro
politan, the Minstrel Shot, h.,s
become a cultural tradition n
this community—even mere o
perhaps, because the talent and
work of the production < ime
from the community as well ns
the appreciation Like Kuuy Bint
at the Metro, the producer, dm
tor and their staffs breathed new
life into the old Minstrel lormuia
to bring a new and unique • nte: -
tainment experience to audiences
a o-n. ng toe three performances
of “Minstrel Fantasy."
The script that bound together
the whole Minstrel production—
the Prologue and the brief inter
ruptions of the show by the writ
er and his wife—was a highly en
tertaining innovation this year.
Joe Hudock as the harrassed
writer and Arline Day as the de
voted though repetitious wife
gave excellent portrayals. The
curtain arrangements that put the
script across couldn’t have been
bettered on a professional stag-.
The end men were magnificent
in their new swallow-tailed, strip
ed suits. In keeping with the neve
sartorial dignity their antics were
more restrained this year and
were much more effective. The
circumspection and erudition dis
played in the interlocutor’s read
ing* of the straight lines provided
a foil for the end mem
The chorus selections were pol
ished periormances. particularly
• Joshua fit—.” The audition of a
few fine male voices made the
fine harmony, ana tne arrange
ments were a tribute to director
and chorus.
Among the variety numbers,
the auintet, of course, was out
standing. Lois ihompson with
her melodious voice ana Margaret
Conway with her winsome per
sonality added sp- vk t0
year’s depleted quartet. Their
“Shrimp Boats' was art in the
big time circuit and their “Chat
tanooga Shoe Shine Boy with
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I.ttk Hilly C<>ttn II ! • I Ji.niii
n d hull Inlying thr hi»< k fsce
br ught down th« Iiuuk Dana
and Robin «trr not new to Pal
mi r audience but their inimitable
»iyU* ihow forth m nev. numbm
and now. adorable- owlumi i. and
• ho t udimrr loved them again
Mel Munmn made hm reputa
tion at a singer last year, but
hit ringing in tiw* quintet and
rendition of the ever popular
Old Man River' added more
ij i *.« this yeai New at aolpistt
R< um y Nelmn't fine ti nor voice
icompamed by the chorus in
' tr and Mississippi" got the
how "ff t a mining good start.
And Norman Routey't imitation*
of Berle 1 vet and Johnnie R ,y
were to good that everyone wan!
hear him imitate Rusey
The Hillbilly Swingsteo were
the only "impu ' front out-idc
•re Valley, but the community
gave them a warm ovation that
*1 nderod a desire for more even
j? show went relent le-sly on.
Alongside all this high caliber
i entertainment, the K?\ sisters
■in queen p i jean’ seemed *
rtle anemic by O'lnnarison. The
uee-ris we; e lovclv .-nd their
Horvns were beautiful, but a
queen-saturate.i public was not
overly impressed.
That the shew was a financial
uceess as well a- an entertain
ment triumph was apparent to
fviw; nian producers even before
the curtains parted on Saturday
night. By that time it was known .
that there had been more than
one thousand paid admissions Al
though the climax of the three
performances came when Produc- j
tion Manager H. J. Hodgson
handed a check for $1-000 to Ed
Smith, chairman of the Valley
Hospital Fund committee (and in-1
cidentallv Kiwanis president) in1
were Rnv Nelson and
NEW BABIES
D*mm.n«
Mr »nd Mr* Riohrrrf Drm
n ,n*. fbumcr «i< the p;*r< nt* «*f
i o< w baby t> v Chari*** Rirhird.
n i«t Valle* Hospital March
S (V i !*•*, the M-i enii «nn f *rtbe
D (»m mg* wi ghed * ight |> und*.
twelve i»uwm at birth
Dolfi
A <1. ught*r, S'Ivin Jean wa
nt Yidhv Hoepital on March 29
!e n to Mr and Mr* James Dolfi
.’ he wi gbed nrven pound*. t* n
‘Urires at birth
Hodrdon
Richard Anthony, ww *-*n l it
Mr and Kir* Richard llodirf'in,
.*> born at \'allev Hospit.il
March i(| . :< 1 weight'd eight
poun o mm* ounce*
SCHO "L BIG NS
FiNAL EXAMS
The students of the Palmer
< " I will begin wrk on then
; nal ex. m.<- ->on, Next week will
mark the last lap of the term.
Grades seven through twelve
have finished their I O. tests
Achievement tests will Ih- given
’ o graces one through twelve
curing tilt- next few weeks These
•f i: indicate progress of facts
learned curing the rear.
Junior- and Seniors have com
pit * d the lvuh r test a Inch aid
-indents in selecting proper types
f work or to invicate the work
lie is interested in.
fulfillment of the Kiwanis hos
pital fund pledge, it was no sur
prise. The amount the show had
brought in above the pledge was
a gratifying surprise. Even with
generous expenditures for cos
tumes. props, curtains, programs,
and advertising, it was believed
that the show would net close to
SI.500. leaving a small start in
the Kiwanis kitty for another
community project.
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A n« dancing im'ht'i will
• 1 giving lf*<tni in Paine i
n< 'St Thurintay. April 10. pi * nipt
i> at 3 .10 p.m *n thr Co-Op Club
Hii Mali
There t* a papet in the above
nwm »'hrir those inter* »t«*d in
mining <>n« of the dum may
niinlft. Early registration will
h« ip Mt> un-iclirn Benin>n thr
nr.. lOH'hn lri»m Anchni age. to
divide «>n thr number of rlnsae.*
needed Thrrr will In- classes for
’■*>th beginning anil advanced
!-u{ .Ik Mis Henson teaches tap
ballet, and acrobatic dancing.
There will be a lesson on the
the flint day next Thursday. bu1
pan nt* who wish to talk to Mrs
H. r-(>n before registering their
children may do so before 3 30
p r' The n< w dancing teach*. r
'Ians to rontinuc the lessons
through the summer. but she may
not give lesson* during the
i! nths oi January and February.
Mi Benson gives lessons in An
chorage at the Log Cabin on
olh< r days of the week
About 23 girls started to take
dancing lessons a year ago last
fall, but after eight or nine h >
sons, then teacher went Out.-ui
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sink . . . and then the drain
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all-time relief from this incon
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To Hold Election
Theta th.ptrr Beta Sigma I'
»l hold a r* mins meeting April
T at tin hi>mr of Mauve Ixnd
on Valti \ Slni t
S< hi^duled lor eight o'clock. an
election of officer* lor the coming
year u ill take place All mem*
lM*r* ate urged to attend bv
Blanche R\ an. aoronty pi evident
Plan* lor a preferential tea wiil
•a made during the meeting
A photographer will be promt
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w»‘l any party or pari.** has
ino brlonsings loft in th* custody
of Parker Lester please claim
samo immediately «• after April
I l*M. ro respemibihly will be
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