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ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH j, 1879 (Ergen (The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper) Vol. 11. Est. 1-31-28 The Puppet Show Saturday afternoon and evening the Saint Agnes Guild gave Tryon '■jtes a real treat. We were able see Tony Sarg’s nationally fa mous Mtarionettes. Saturday after noon there was a puppetization of Robinson Crusoe, an act of the Mikado and a scene from Faust. The evening performance consisted of Crusoe and the entre Mjikado. On a tiny stage these tiny people succeeded in creating not only an amusing illusion but at times genu inely lovely fantjasy. It is impos sible to give any idea of their virtuosity when handled by ex perts. The ship wreck in Robin son Crusoe was moving and mar velous scene. But perhaps puppets are at their best when they are making you laugh. We all love little Crusoe struggling to climb into the ship, Friday who talks as though he knew more of South Carolina than of the South Seas, ''and tettering Pittii Sing. The puppeteers responsible for these miniature masterpieces are four: Pritchard, Elsie Davoral, An drew Phiffer and Don George. They are full of vitality and love their puppets. They came here via Greensboro and Asheville where they last played and they are now in Florida. They travel in a Ford truck designed especially with two seats in front and just the space behind necessary to carry their little stage in its collapsed state, their boxes of Marionettes and rec ord playing apparatus. All this they stored away in thirty-five minutes after the curtain came down. A puppeteer must not only be Continued on Back Pago ) TRYON, N. C., TUESDAY, FEB. 1, 1938 Happy Birthday Manager George E. Bell of the Postal Telegraph office reports that his office in Tryon collected S3O in telegrams wishing President Roosevelt “Happy Birthday” on January 30th. The service was donated by the Postal and the en tire amount of money was turned over to the National Headquarters for the relief of infantile paralysis. This made a much larger amount J .han is derived from, some of the 1 alls which have considerable ex penses with orchestra, refresh ments. etc. Not Another Whim Due to the fact that the Parish House will not hold all the people at one time it is requested that in so far as possible those going to the Garden club play, “Royal Whims.” please divide into groups according to the spelling of their names as follows: Those whose names begin with letters from A to K will help a lot if they at tend the performance on Friday night; those from L to Z on Satur day. Basketball Tonight Tonight at 7:30 the Tryon high school team® meet the strong Co lumbus squad. The games with the visitors are always interesting and hard fought. The veteran Co lumbus boys have not been defeat ed in the county and the Tryon youngsters are determined to hand them a set back. Official®, Ref eree, Eargle (Newberry); Umpire, Buchanan (W. C. T. U.), The gymnasium will be well heated and comfortable.
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