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AMATEUR NIGHTPACKS FAYETTEAT SECOND CARD“Hillbillies with Old-timeTunes and Jig DancerAcclaimed WinnerEvery sent «f the hie auditorium of the Fayette Theater was Sat unlay night, for the second pro* rram ot tin- Amateur Contest and thewas parked wit Ft patrons unto get seats for the first show..Six arts, all oft them generously tip pjauded, were presented liy Ora launders, who is giving profession nl assistance to Manager Hoy O. Simons In putting on this contest.The program was varied and as in*! dirated ly the consistent acclaim for each art. it was a popular entertain* ’ment all in all.First prize was awarded by popular tipproval to tFie “Hillbillies,” an :art which presented a scene from earlier days. A trio of old-time musicians, Warren and Frank Williams,,*! banjos, and Jess Dawson. guitar,' played “jiggin' tunes that found their equal in the “jigghr feet of ' Addison Mlt; Murray. His “clowning brought down the house and carried J1 off the honor of first place.Mershon and Manker, the black-far* lt;1 hoys who have been “putting over the Dark Town Strutters Minstrels on frequent presentations throughout the county, took secondJ place with their act A vocal iniita tion of a circus calliope call nl the comedians hack for an encore. Their singing and talking “went over” withequal success Mankeris solo, “In My Mother’s Eyes.” won hearty applnuse. He was accompanied hvMrs. Marion Wilson at Hie organ. Miss Agatha Warner with a'' iIBilly Paxson proved himself a versatile entertainer in a musical reading. song and dance, put on with ox eeptional talent for so young a boy His was a black-faced act and his costume a real minstrel one His unconcern at faring an audience of several hundred people was partieu-Jtiit
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Washington C H Herald
Washington Court House, Ohio, US
Mon, May 06, 1929
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