Community 133 ST . PATRICK 'S NIGHT Friday, March 17th, 1905. The Romai.tit Irish hiama in F..ur Act * 'Clx Shamrock and Rose" — IV TK> — Sourls Dramatic Company. CAST OF CHARACTERS B 'tncy OBrady An I nth Boothal...... Mr Ed •■• ■ .. Squire FiUgtrald. Roo* I Fatb*....... Mr PeWf M (.la.H John DcMiond. An Outlawed PimoL Mf Joho K. Pougete Sha»n Car->, A Spy............ Mr Joho L U 'aLb Copt. Berk of the Etog aYeomaory . Mr. Jamea St . J ^bn Lieut Douglas* ol the Kiruj a Yeomanry. Mr Morle > \roro Thomtoo ai the King ■ Yeomanry------ Mr George Si '• tin Root PiUgenld The Root of W.ckJow Ma* CUrm Walsh lieenO'Rourke Bamey'a Shamrock . Mm Mamie Mtlnmi Sano Dowaond, Joho 1 3 i *ir-....... M. a* Jo»ie Mc^oaid ■a V ^uin Fniy»-»: J • H..en >■ V .cklo* Row . no., Mi-t • arrtval. Stia«" ram h»»n • t>>! ol nlul .» B 'w» J Pn ..! 1 uvfiK U urfi;».lr) i ruilot Ud *h*r» i hin> Ihf Inn and Barory Th< lu([-,iiv« Tfc* amtal of Uit ml ipi Oera qiomlt *<1h ifct Squirt T»* OVfour Tbr At the turn of the century a number of the Souris Band players moved away from Souris disorganizing the group for a time. But c. 1904, it was revitalized under the name Citizens' Band and, in 1910, incor¬ porated under an Act of the House of Assembly . When Eustace Shaw left Souris in 1909 he was given a gold-headed cane by the Band members.105 Political meetings were often held outdoors, the Band in attendance, and speeches made from the band stand. A speaker who could not make himself heard did not usually get elected. Thirty years ago, a man age 79 described the dances in his day in this way: "Currie the Piper played for weddings and dances. Great dances in those days, real dancing. The breakdowns were eight handers and, at the end, there would be jigs, reels and step dancing of the finest."106 In 1911, the circus came to Souris —minus the elephant, which had to be left behind at . The Island could not take the wide gauge railway car that contained the elephant. The circus set up tents on Caleb Carlton 's field on . Movies the silent ones, came the next year. They played six nights a week in St . Patrick's Hall, with a change of title three times a week. Admission was ten cents for adults and five for children. Nelson Paquet was in charge for the owner, Grave- stock of Pictou, Nova Scotia . Evangeline Paquet played the piano during the showing. The movie house operated for three years before closing or folding.107 Touring play companies, W.S. Harkins Company and Price Webber , brought their productions to Souris . Price Webber and his wife Edwina Gray were very popular and well liked. They played to packed houses for a week in such plays as "" and "Way Down East."108 The Kickaboo Indian Medicine Show played in the upper floor of the Agricultural Hall in the 1890s. The main profit came from the sale of a general tonic called Sagwa. Souris ' own St . Patrick and Easter plays were always very popular. Tha part, ful ■..'.k. B ' -aa-ono brara S «<t rata,... I CMlkf V M o" «k' p* Tb* profwaa) asJ Tl.a ifn.il «* haa* aa.t I»m llnh al ha, Tha 'ml La Shamrock aaa KoM '■■: Mack's Popular Orcheitra—Mr. John E. Macdonald, Leader. CATCHY SPECIAL HU - SPECIAL C 08TVMU Arr«puW> -Mr» J W Inuu , at** Mary MaricoaM . Mlaa - ■ - *•..** SU|c Manager — Mr. f. W. Bmman . ion al Li) o'da-k 'Erin go Bngh.**" Courtesy Picture* of the Past by I>eards