Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1901 — Library Entertainment. [ARTICLE]

Library Entertainment.

The entertainment for the benefit of the Jasper Public Library to be given in the opera house, May 24th, is unde r the management of Mrs. Delos Thompson and Mrs. Frank A. Ross. They have arranged for the production of a great many novel and elaborate features with something to appeal to every taste. The minstrels, all in black tace and modern in every particular, will be under the leadership of Mr. Frank Hardy, as Interlocutor, and Messrs. Orlan and Van Grant, as Bones and Tambo, will introduce their famous clog-dancing. The clever little specialty artist, Miss Mabie Huff, will delight the audience with May Irwin’s latest song. Solos will be rendered by Messrs. Hardy, Fiddler, Meyer and Parcels and their songs will be the newest and latest. They have not a chestnut in their repertoire. The Mouse Trap, Howell’s excruciatingly funny farce, will be given by six young ladies and Mr. Bruce Hardy. A tamborine drill, by sixteen girls in gipsy costume, with specialties in fancy dancing and acrobatic feats, will be a beautiful feature, and Miss Mary Wright will read one of her inimitable character sketches. As always, the children offer the most attractive songs, by Herman Tuteur and Harry Eger, lovely fairy’s lullaby, by Madeline Phillips; a drum and bones duet, by Senior Hopkins and Ray Parks, will bring down the house. The entertainment closes with a grand patriotic tableau.

The kids have organized two ball clubs in town. One of the clubs is composed of John Morgan, Ray Parks, Bradley Ross, Senior Hopkins, Lynn Templeton, George Long, Emmet LaRue, Livingston Ross and Loyd Parks. They call themselves the Riverside Park, Jrs. The other club is composed of Henry Thornton, Carl Duvall, Geo. Zea, Rob Milliron, Alonzo Healey, Harrison Timmons, Perry Horton, James Brenner and Orris Newman. They call themselves the Rensselaer Juniors, though the other club tried to name them the Hoboes. They had their first game of the season at the Riverside Park last Saturday. The Riverside Park, Jrs., came out victorious by a score of 21 to 9. Another game will be played next Saturday. The Journal job department has just turned out a 100 page brief for the appellants in the Wakarusha ditch case appealed to the supreme court. The brief was compiled by Judge Thompson, who has given much thought and labor to the preparation of this brief. The argument is presented in a clear, concise manner, and if the decision of the lower court is not reversed it will be through no fault of the attorneys for the appellants. This case is the one in which the circuit court gave judgment against the petitioners for $3,646.70; paid out by the commissioners for preliminary work on the ditch, which was never constructed. The attorneys for the appellants are Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, Ferguson & Wilson, Ohilcote & Parkison, Charles E. Mills and William B, Austin.

Marie Lamour is a name that has been heralded through the theatrical columns of the daily papers to such an unlimited extent of late that to those who have not watched the career of this gifted young artiste from its inception, a brief resume of what might be termed her professional life will not prove uninteresting reading. To begin with, Miss Lamour began her career on the stage in the humble capacity of a chorus singer in one of Augustin Daly’s musical comedy companies, and to the splendid early training received in this capacity, as well as to a strict adherence to the rigid discipline, constantly enforced in Mr. • Daly’s organizations, Miss Lamour credits the foundation of what up to this time has been career of brilliant success. It is to their early training as members of the chorus that Fanny Davenport, Lillian Russell and many other stars of like prominence owe much of their later success. After a brief period in the chorus Miss Lamour was advanced to the more important position of a principal, and several years’ experience of this kind in Mr. Daly’s New York company made her not only a splendid actress but a . most pronounced metropolition favorite. Last season Miss Lamour severed her connection with the Daly company to star in thetitle role of Wilford Clarke’s farcial comedy, “A Wise Woman,” and her success so far is said to have been of the most solid artistic and financial kind, Miss Lamour will appear in this city at the head of her own company on Saturday evening, May 18th. The supporting company is said to be very strong and includes Frederic Murphy, last season leading man with Julia Marlowe.