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JUNE, 1M4 THE ECHO PAGE FIVE — - - * ■ ■ - ■ ■■ ..... _ Record Crowd Attends Minstrel Show VARIED PROGRAM OFENTERTAINHENT IDGEYAPPUUDED fiill Jordan Was Master Of Ceremonies. Square Dancing Enjoyed On Friday night June 9th, the Ijeereation Department presented ‘He second annual Ecusta minstrel Show to one of the largest crowds employees ever to attend an ®ttiployee party. The show opened with the or- ^estra pjaiying an overture, which followed by the opening of the curjtain, revealing a beautiful s^ge, with a large cast singing * our Land and My Land.” A large American flag was hung the back of the stage and each of the stage was banked with foliage. The many lovely in evening dresses of various olors, together with the gaily coi ned costumes of the black-faced p®n, made a most attractive pic- and at the opening of the 'Jitain, the cast was greeted with applause. Sill Jordan, interlocutor, intro- Uced the end men: Walter Kay, Harrison, Rupert Gordon, ^Unley Mehaffey and the other *^tertainers of the evening. , Jordan ana tne end men the audience and members o cast roaring with laughter ^^oughout the evening with their jokes and gags. These com- spots were interspersed with specialty numbers, girl’s sextette sang “By the jj,'yer of Roses,” and later, “San v®rnando Valley” and “It’s Love, Love.” The Mountain Music ^Kers sang and played “Take Me 9ck to Tulsa” and “Alabama .^Dilee;” Jimmy Reese played a g solo, “Maid of the Mist,” b ^ as an encore, “Honeysuckle ose,» Huniey Mehaffey, blackface ^ dance specialty, ^ fimmi Neuberger, soprano, “When I Have Sung My and “Indian Love Call.” SCENES FROM ECUSTA’S BIG FUN NIGHT Sgs” ® Ecusta Male Quartet made its appearance at Ecusta, singing ^^vest Call” and “Keep a Little and “Old Man River;” John j^shine In Your Sky.” Howard e sang “The Blind Plough- and “Old Man River;’ >>^swian played a voilin solo, « ^Qduction” and “Tarantelle” by and as an encor^, a arrangement of “The Ros- sZi Nevin for violin and girls’ •i^^ette. Lucille Heffner sang Time” by Gershwin and Heard That Song Before.” “Kentucky Babe,” tih 1 ^^osed the show with the “Vict’ry Polka.” % niinstrel show proved to be in Jiighspoi^fihtertainments series of in^iiy employee % and. it ,certain that Ecus- look forward to seeing A • % ®^uare dance followed the Hjjl^’.with the Music Makers fur- toh the music, and Dick Pax- lulling. members of the orchestra Q} minstrel show were Mary Leon English, ’ Jimmy Reese, trumpet, Spencer, cello and John 5 %' ■ 'A'i ? > ' ' i* ' ■ : 5| "0. ' ' Word Description of Photos Shown buy war BONDS! At top. Interlocutor Bill Jor dan, tells a fast one that tickles the end men; at right, the lovely girls’ sextette; below, the Moun tain Music Makers really “take off” and to their left two of the end men are so hilarious they dance round and round to the amusement of the audience. Pic ture at the bottom shows en- tire cast. I'
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