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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1927)
THE ELKS' ' SHOW GAZOOT Bigfoolishpaper Printed Onceinawhile Everysooften SUPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, .MONDAY,-FEBRUARY 21, 1927. Vo. 1-No. 1 To Be Published Until Th.cy Lynch the Editor -Entered t the Klamath Falls P.oast Office as the Wont Kind of Male Matter 'rMirple Fl ;!:Vj, asees - 1 wo Sight's Only- Elks1 Show Will Be Greatest Event of Theatrical Season We nrf not Koinjr, to tell you much about the Klks.' how, "I'tirple Flashes,"-which will he staged at the Pine Tree theater, Thursday and Friday, February 24th and 25th, for we know, you know it's going to be a wonder, and why spoil it all by letting you in on the fun before the bit; liiKht? There will be (nappy mu sical number and beautiful revues, which are reviewed in another column, and .as or the farce comedy, we have a cast the 4ike of which has never before been assem bled In this district. It opens with John Houston as Jack Temple, a liar, a light com edy part that carrirs a Jot of clever lines. " C. J. Mc J'aughtou, professional pro ducer, who is directing "1'ur le Flashes," will play opK site Mr. Houston as his chum, Frank Fuller, a rii;:ucf liar. They are a team that cannot, be beaten when it Coin to hyh, wide and ttandwmr' Uajlir-"f "the truth. - Paul nalton wilt appear as the English sroiy officer. Captain fiharps. Paul la certainly there with the monocle, and bla Ion acenea are a work of art. They Win sreat applause tiom tba au dience. t Kd Moon will take tha role of John Mrown. a ladles" halrdreea r. This part la a riot of fun. Sod It la worth tba price of ad mission alone, Just to sea Kd In hla famous role. Then have Harry Welsner one of the pre mier aclora of the community. In tha character comedy, laughable part of Wlgson, tha decidedly talkative Kngllsh butler. It la tpected that after tha ahow the community will Insist upon erect ing a atatiia of Harry as mon.i menl to bla art. As for tha ladles: Wa have Mrs. Ura McNeughtan In the leading role of Mrs. Jack Tern pleton, a temperamental wife. This glveg her great scope for her batural ability, going In a uixup of comedy altuatlona from laugh ter to tears; from the sublime to the tldiruloue.g) Two dainty attractive psfs sre thoM of Mrs. f'raak Fuller, ha Ferris Wheel lady, and Mt.i liorothy Gladsoa. a romantic Slrl. They are played by Mlsa Klna Jemtosxnd Mra. Dorothy La 1'ialrle and they are appearing with all the ea of professional. Una of tha funniest roles In the play la (hat of Mra. John llrown. f'hrhitlan name, Martha, a human cyclone. H la effective ly portrayed by Mrs. 0. U' Bat ter, who, through her clever characterisation furnUbea much of the plot of the ahow. And we Rdlinra as auUtorltlea. Inalat that every good ahow should have its plot. . Tha scenic effects and coetum lug were both made at an at pensa of ft.000 especially tor tbta bow, and wa guarantee that "Purple rbubee." will be the tin ant show rvnr seen In thla Mlalrlct. ITItl'LK FI.AHIIKS Among the wedding preaenta that Hobble Ryan received were one hundred allver apoona. i Three wera marked sterling. Tha otbnr. 17 were marked "Ho tel Benson." ITKPl.K FLASHKH Wllbu? Kennett "Why ' doea my sweetheart alwaya close her eyea when I klsa her?" Jlert Cook '-8ludy your photo graph and you'll know tha rea son." rt'RIM.K r'LAMHK A Jitney operated by a woman broke down the. other day. She hailed Mont. Hamaker and quired: "Do yon know anything about Fords?" "Only a lot of bum Jokes," be replied, and drove on. Ft KPI.F. FLAHHF.H Dear Editor: My wire la cham pion lady boxer and welghe 144 pounds. 8ha Insleta that. 1 do the waablng. What shall I do? T. J. Webb. The washing. Editor. Reserved Seat Sale at Pine Tree Box Office V Wednesday, February, 23rd ; " v at 10 A. M. Be in line at the opening and get your choice seats. The admis sion for "Purple Flashes" is 75c and $1.10, $1.65 and $2.20. Elks advance, tickets must be exchanged for reservations. SEAT SALE , Ticket Loges : ....$2.00 First Row3 in Orchestra (300 seats) 1.50 Remainder of Orchestra (150 seats) 1.00 Entire Balcony (150 scats) Every, seat in the Theatre is Reserved for This Show Tax' Total 20c $2.20 15c 1.65 10c . 1.10 (No tax) .75 Musical Acts, Show Fun,Fashion,Show, Revues and Girlies The Klamath Falls Elks' show will hold the boards at the -Pine Tree theater Thursday and Friday, and : it will carry a cast of 50 people. And not satisfied with giving full money's worth in the laughable farce cbmedv, which is ex- plained in another column and which is one of the greatest hits of recent years, the Elks! are putting on a number of musical revues, that are a 'riot of fun. color, pretty girls 'and effective costumine- They open with the Elk'e Jazx FreJ" Lucaa, "The Spanish Olrl.' will Introduce tha two chorus groups aa fashion models, and also will contain the following cast of characters: "Juliet." Mra. Fun and Foolishness A "GOOD ONE" . When W. II. A. Renner and his bride were on their honeymoon, tbey went Into restaurant and while busily engsged In looking over tha menu tha waitress, who waa a much calclmlned and pern sided young miss, came up to Jake their order. W. II. A. look ed op from tba menu, smiled sweetly at tha waitress and said: "flow la tha chicken today?" "Pretty good, kid," aha retort ed, "how are you?" I'l Itl'I.K FLASHES ' There waa a young man from the city. Who met what ha thought was a kitty. He gave It a pat. ' And said. "Wen little oat" And tbey burled bla clothes out of pity. (The above versa wai written by Ceorge Koran Maaduel.) Pt'KPLK r'LAHHF.H IN Plt.iR.UACY Girl Mr. Underwood, can you tlx mm some eastop All mt fhat I 'Mean'! taste It? Major Sure. Yon batter alt down and have a nice soda While you wait. Olrl (After drinking soda) Is my castor oil ready? Major You've already taken It. I put it In tha toda ao you would not taste it. Girl What? Oood Lord, I wanted It for my brother. Ed Moon telling C. J. alcXauchtar, about hair dressing In "Purple Flashes." and John Houston V all Mra. Dorothy LaPrarle and Paul Dalton t'apt. Sharpe ' as Dorothy Dawn and Arlet Edsel "What part do you think I could play beat on the etage!" Jack Ryan "A decayed gen tleman." Arlet "And why a decayed gentleman?" Jack "Because you are apt-h rotten actor." GOOD IDEA "This la my car," ahouted tha irate motorist to the garage man, "and what I aay about It goes see!" Just then "Pat" McCollura crawled from under the car and pleadingly said: "Say 'engine' mister." Horace Manning (ia movies to little boy behind blm Can't yon sea young fellow? Little Boy Not a thing. Horace Then keep your eyea on ma and lough when I do. PITU'LE FLASHES - Doe Carter I've made hun dreds of tromea suffer la my lite time. t She Oh, what a brute you most b. k -.-i...' Doo Not at all. Yon se I'm a dentist. Pl'RTLK FLASHF-S The other day I saw . A girl and She dropped her purse I hurried after her, " But I fooled her I kept the puna. ' Lin W. Nesblth. PURPLE FLASHES At a meeting of the Elk's club Jack ElUott read an article on "Personal Devils." There were about 200 present. , PURPLE FLASHES My Dar Mr. Editor: What can I do witth floating kidney? Artie Whitman. Teach It to swim. Editor. PURPLE FLASHES She fell In lova with a bootleg man, i And ahe swore she'd be faith ful till death. And It wasn't his looks and It wasnt his wealth But he had such a wonderful ' breath. Harry Prattler. Pony chorus composed of the Mlssca Bessie Darley, Evelyn Beckley. Addle Jenkins. Esther Noel. Gertrude Lindley. Thelma Grizzle. Grace Bennett, Alleen Loomts. Louise Bell. A ilea Mas sey, Goldia Lewia and Lncile Conway. Also the Elka Ballet Chorea composed of the Misses Myrtle Collister. Evelyn Frances, I Evelyn Amkke. - Ines - Jenkins. .Genevieve Henaley, Pearl Collie 'ter, Juanita Dodge. Marie Engle. Fay Grltile and Rose Darley. The song numbers heard in the open-' Ing are "Just Pack Me lp In Your Heart," "The Twinkle ' In Your Eye," "Bye Bya .Black bird." and two solos offered by Mrs. Lucile Conway and Miss Evelyn Amtcke. "A Little Cot tage for Two." and "Kentucky's Way Of Saying Good Morning." In "The Old Fashioned Girls Revue." the song numbers "You're Just A Flower From Aa Old Bosquet" and "When You And I Were Seventeen." are of fered by Mr. Willard Smith, and Mrs. Marjorte Olda will appear 3B The Old Fashioned Girl. They will be supported by the Elks Ballet chorus aa crinoline girls. ' One of the peppiest revues of the show will be "The Eskimo Baby Revue" which la led by C. J. McXaugbtan, supported by the Elka Jan Pony chorus and the Elka Ballet chorus as a whole flock of Eskimo babies and that Isn't all. He will introduce 'six "Girls Of Other Lands." "The Spanish Girl." "The Oriental Girl," "The Hula Hula Dancer." "The Bride." "The Vamp." etc.. impersonated by the little Misses Barbara Bentley. Phyllis Foster, La Wanna Thyler. Virginia Budd, and Dolores Runda. "The Girla Of My Dreams Re rue," led by Mr. Jack Whitney, Mra. Betty Glover. "The Southern GlrL" Mlsa EWera Elttreln. "The Chlneae Girl," Mra. Clara Hous ton. "The Peasant ' Olrl," Mrs. ' Lucile McMillan, t"The Broadway Girl," Mra. Madge Dalton, "The Gypsy Oirl," Mrs. Dorothy Reed. "The Follies Girl," Miss Pearl Blehn. In "The Jazzland Revue." tha Elka' Pony Chorus will . intro duce (he sensational aong hit of the Duncan aiaters in "Topsy and Eva." calied "Um-tm-Da-Da." In the same revue the M lines Evelyn Francis and Marie Engle wilt offer the interesting musical ' . reading "In The Usual Way," and the Pony Chorua will offer, "Give Me A Little Klsa." '- Beranse of the sis of this pa-' per,' It was necessary to go tq presa a week ahead of tha publi cation and there will be .several -sets, and a good many people, that will be - aeea ia 'Purple -Flashes," that are not aee; here. There will be a special orches tra In the pit. and tha ahow will be ataged 4a the eame style- as waa . maintained V in , the many -coaat cltlea where "Pnrpie Flaah es," scored the hit of the season. The costuming and scenery for. the ahow are carried by Mr. Mc N'aughton. and they are both beautiful. Some1 wonderful cho rus sets, evening gowna and scen ic settings are ahown. PURPLE FLASHES FAIR ENOUGH Jack Jewett waa trying to aell Bill Tingley a cow and the dicker ing had been going on for some time. Bill asked:. "How much milk does she give?" Jack replied: "I don't just -know exactly, but she's a darned good natured cow and she'll give you all she can." "ELKS" "DEARS" and even r ."OLD BUCKS" 1 i Admit We are the Cat's Whisker at Eliminators of the Famous Wrinkles CLUB CAFE If.: SEE US AND THEN THE DENTIST V , "Jack's the Name" i i FIRST NATIONAL BANK ;. : ' By special arrangement with the management of "Purple Flashes" any money paid out by . this bank will be accepted at par for tickets or. advertising subject to Charlie Riley's ap proval. ' . 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