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ELKS SHOW. BIG SCREAM: WAS BEST IN RECENT YEARS

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Anchorage was right! And the Seward Elks' Club was right! For ever since Saturday night when the Elks' presented "The Whole Town's Talking" the whole town has been talking.

It has been the pleasure of the writer to have reviewed the majority of performances presented, during the last eight years, by the Little Theater club of Anchorage and without hesitation, or fear of contradiction, Saturday's show, by the talented members of the cast, was far superior to any of the many and excellent entertainments in recent years.

The cast wore a professional demeanor: the old "pep" was imbued in each and every one and, as far as the audience could detect not one error was made.

The three-act comedy was presented under the auspices of the Seward Elks' Club, B. P. O. Elks' No. 1351, Anchorage, and was the first entertainment of this nature to have been presented to the local public by the Order. Few seats were vacant when the curtain rolled up, at 9 o'clock, the delay occurring owing to the late arrival of the train and cast.

Sanford Dodge, the professional director and also a member of the cast, has long been known to the American theatrical public, and his presentation of this famous Broadway success, reflects his personal training of the cast.

Every climax was led up to with that professional snap and assurance so essential to success, and the spectators had many a good hearty laugh. Anita Loos and John Emerson, noted authors, wrote the show and by special arrangement with Langmans' Green & Co., New York, the Little Theater Club of Anchorage obtained permission to produce it.

Without going into a detailed account, the cast of characters as they appeared, was as follows:

Mrs. Henry Simmons, Francis Nichols, in the role of the wife carried her part to perfection;

Annie, the maid, Sue Belle La Rue, was a chic little thing and did not overlook a bet. Taxi-driver

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M. J. MacDonald had but a brief moment of glory in the first scene; Henry Simmons, Sanford Dodge, was a man full of good ideas-sometimes-and not only got himself in "dutch" but also his poor partner.

Ethel Simmons, the darling daughter portrayed by Mae Wennerstrom, was just as nice as could be; Roger Shields, Walter Niemi, revealed lots of natural talent in his characterization of a "lounge lizard." Poor old Chester Binney, Maurice L. Sharp, was in a hell of a fix until the very end thru the connivance of his partner. Sally Otis, Mildred Ames, was a cute trick, as was also Lila Wilson, Ruby Laughlin, girl friends from next door. Donald Swift, John M. Cook, played the heavy in his usual dramatic and forceful style: but got whipped. Letty Lythe, Gertrude Mulcahy, the movie queen, impersonated a star to perfection but caused Binney a lot of grief: then Sadie Bloom, a dancing teacher, Pearl MacDonald, stepped into the picture and informed old-man Simmons where to head in at.

Act I-the Simmons living room. Act II-Same: two weeks later. Act III-Same scene, same day. 9 p. m.

The staff for Mr. Dodge was; B. A. Wennerstrom, house manager: stage manager, M. L. Sharp; properties, M. J. MacDonald: electrician, Tom Osbo; Prompter, Jerry Wellman: wardrobe mistress Clare Brown; Capt. of usherettes, June Geyer; musical director, Lois Jessen: ticket takers, H. Henrikson, Leonard Hopkins, and Wm Anrig: technician, J. Frank Lawson.

Ushers were June Geyer, Constance Henrikson, Doris Sullivan Wilma Shellhorn, Lois Jessen and Dorothy Fairman.

A number of the members of the cast returned to Anchorage on Sunday's train the others awaiting over for yesterday's passenger.

Mr. Dodge, boarded the S. S. Alaska for the states, having completed his Alaska contracts.

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