Newspaper clipping of a review of the 'Senior Vaudville at College Auditorium'
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Title
Newspaper clipping of a review of the 'Senior Vaudville at College Auditorium'
Subject
Benson, Laura Quayle
Florida State College for Women
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Scrapbooks--1910-1920
Scrapbooks--United States--History--20th century
Description
Newspaper Clippings on page 65 of the scrapbook of Laura Quayle Benson who attended the Florida State College for Women ca. 1917-1919. This page includes a newspaper clipping announcing a Vaudville show being held in the college auditorium.
Creator
[no text]
Source
[no text]
Publisher
Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida
Date
1917-1919
Contributor
Heritage & University Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida
Rights
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Relation
DigiNole, FSU Digital Library, Heritage & University Archives: Laura Quayle Benson Scrapbook, 1917-1919
Format
Newspaper Clipping
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
fscw-scrapbook.benson.hum2831.fa20.grp.5.page.65.item.459
Coverage
Tallahassee (Fla.)
1917-1919
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Text
Senior Vaudville at College Auditorium
The most entertaining show of the whole year was given under the direction of the Senior class on Saturday night in the auditorium. The entertainment was arranged in the style of a vaudeville and minstrel show in six parts.
The first part of the evening was called by the official announcer, "Piano-ville." Two pianos were drawn up on the stage and out stepped Misses Gladys Evans, Irene Lisenby, and Inez Hogan, who seated themselves at the pianos and began to play a trio. With much spirit, they rendered all the popular airs, from "Hindustan" to "I'm Sorry, Dear." The perfect time that they kept was truly remarkable, and long and insistent applause called them back for an encore.
The second division of the program was the "Rainbow CHorus." To the air of "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," seven couples danced out upon the stage, the men dressed as Pierrots and the girls as their fair Pierettes. The costumes were particularly effective, representing the colors of the rainbow, and each girl carried a small parasol. The singing and dancing of the chorus were good, and especially pretty was the solo dance of Miss Velma Shands. The songs which the chorus sang were the very latest and most pleasing to the audience.
The next number was a selection from grand opera by Edith Price and Rosalia Gonzalez. These two, who never fail to provoke their hearers to uncontrollable laughter, were never in better voice and spirits, and suffice it to say that they were as amusing, if not more so than usual.
As a contrast to the preceding act, Misses Ebben Schramm and Dorothy Johnson gave a humorous impersonation of "Melissy," an F.S.C washwoman, and "George Washington," her husband. Much to the amusement of all, several rare joes upon members of the faculty and the student body were told, and many were the scandalous secrets unearthed by these two.
Again the scene and setting changed, for this time Fair Hawaii appeared upon the stage. To the music of ukeleles and Hawaiian guitars, several dark youths danced in, singing and playing, and then seating themselves upon the floor, continued to give several numbers. There was a dance by Misses Marjorie Garvin and Louise Eyles, in the costume of Hawaiian maidens, which was executed with the skills of professionals. Josephine Davis also sang a solo, accompanied by the rest of the chorus.
The last number on the program was the minstrel. The girls who took part in this were Edith Price, interlocuter; Rosalia Gonzolez and Ruth Holmer, end men, and Virginia Holand, Jane Butt, Edna Earles Chestnut, and Lucile Lutrell. The jokes were very clever, the dancing good, and the solos and the harmony in the chorus work excellent. The whole performance indicated much thought, hard work, and careful practice. The student body is indebted to the Seniors for n evening so enjoyably spent.
The most entertaining show of the whole year was given under the direction of the Senior class on Saturday night in the auditorium. The entertainment was arranged in the style of a vaudeville and minstrel show in six parts.
The first part of the evening was called by the official announcer, "Piano-ville." Two pianos were drawn up on the stage and out stepped Misses Gladys Evans, Irene Lisenby, and Inez Hogan, who seated themselves at the pianos and began to play a trio. With much spirit, they rendered all the popular airs, from "Hindustan" to "I'm Sorry, Dear." The perfect time that they kept was truly remarkable, and long and insistent applause called them back for an encore.
The second division of the program was the "Rainbow CHorus." To the air of "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," seven couples danced out upon the stage, the men dressed as Pierrots and the girls as their fair Pierettes. The costumes were particularly effective, representing the colors of the rainbow, and each girl carried a small parasol. The singing and dancing of the chorus were good, and especially pretty was the solo dance of Miss Velma Shands. The songs which the chorus sang were the very latest and most pleasing to the audience.
The next number was a selection from grand opera by Edith Price and Rosalia Gonzalez. These two, who never fail to provoke their hearers to uncontrollable laughter, were never in better voice and spirits, and suffice it to say that they were as amusing, if not more so than usual.
As a contrast to the preceding act, Misses Ebben Schramm and Dorothy Johnson gave a humorous impersonation of "Melissy," an F.S.C washwoman, and "George Washington," her husband. Much to the amusement of all, several rare joes upon members of the faculty and the student body were told, and many were the scandalous secrets unearthed by these two.
Again the scene and setting changed, for this time Fair Hawaii appeared upon the stage. To the music of ukeleles and Hawaiian guitars, several dark youths danced in, singing and playing, and then seating themselves upon the floor, continued to give several numbers. There was a dance by Misses Marjorie Garvin and Louise Eyles, in the costume of Hawaiian maidens, which was executed with the skills of professionals. Josephine Davis also sang a solo, accompanied by the rest of the chorus.
The last number on the program was the minstrel. The girls who took part in this were Edith Price, interlocuter; Rosalia Gonzolez and Ruth Holmer, end men, and Virginia Holand, Jane Butt, Edna Earles Chestnut, and Lucile Lutrell. The jokes were very clever, the dancing good, and the solos and the harmony in the chorus work excellent. The whole performance indicated much thought, hard work, and careful practice. The student body is indebted to the Seniors for n evening so enjoyably spent.
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Newspaper Clipping
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Citation
“Newspaper clipping of a review of the 'Senior Vaudville at College Auditorium',” Exploration of FSCW Scrapbooks, accessed April 26, 2024, https://humfscwexploration.omeka.net/items/show/568.
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| This Item | Creator | Item: Laura Quayle Benson |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Laura Quayle Benson Scrapbook |
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Laura Quayle Benson Scrapbook Page 64 |