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MANY STAR PARTS IN REVUE, MINSTREL FOR BENEFIT CRIPPLED CHILDRENThere’ll he dozens of stars in the IIbig minstrel and revue to be staged by tho Lions club, J. C. Paschall an-1nounc.ed last night. Mr, Paschall Is!#h*i rman of the committee selecting talent for the production, which is jto bo staged for tho benefit oi the Crippled Children’s fund. * i“We’ve had dozens of folks outsidej the Lions club to volunteer their! services/’ said Mr. Paschall. Mike Hollander, who is directing the show, * savs there aro many star parts still unassigned and that he needs all the j talent available. iIRehearsal will be held tonight at 7:30 in the banquet room at the Amarillo Hotel,AI Beattie, professional show man of Denver who is spending the winter I in Amarillo, is agisting Mr. Hoi-j lander and will have one of the leads j in the minstrel. Frank Buckingham, I Bill Smith, Bill Gatton, Cecil Eaton 1and W. H. Grover are others well j known for their theatrical ability who jwill be seen in blackface. j.Mr. Gruver is being billed by Mr.Hollander as “the tallest end manm'in America.” He is 7 feet, three |inches. JMrs. C. F, Smith and Mrs. Oma1 Link Rowley are- among popular en* | tertainers in Amarillo who will take | part in the show. Mrs. Smith will j sing a number of negro spirituals | and Mrs. Rowley has a special “blackface” act that is expected to : prove a big hit, !AH members of the Lions club and , others who are willing to assist in tne show ar.e urged to attend tonight’s rehearsal.
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 10, 1930
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