The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11
TIRE MINSTREL PERFORMANCE
IRWIN FooTLICHT FAvoRIrRs.


In all the dreariness of the spring
snow, Ruby camp felicitates itself.
On Friday evening of last week, a
company ofladies and gentlemen sud-
denly revealed to this little community
that genius was abroad for making
men, women and children laugh, and
when the human being laughs from
the mere fun of the thing, fraternity
ensues. We believe, that afte; this,
Ruby camp will even have political
harmony, and that the dlcturbers in
our political Israel will become lambs.
We owe all this to few self-sacri6cing
ladies and gentlemen. A dramatic
critic has no right to philosophize or
write politics, so to the matter
in hand, an account of this entertain
ment, given by the Elk Mountain
Jubilee Club: The entire thing was
delightful revelation to the commu-
nifty. Little did they dream that in
their midst existed so much of the
genius for making life merry, and the
executive ability for combining and
utilizing so great variety of talent.
The church was kindly loaned the club
for the occasion, in view of the fact
that the proceeds of this and future
entertainments are to be divided be-
tween 1t and the fund for disabled
miners.
A stage was erected at one end of
the room, with all the necessary set
tlngs and appointments for the pro-
duction of simple one act plays, and,
in view Of the lack of material for
such purposes. incident to new min
ing camp, the architects of this por-
ton of the work, deserve unbounded
praise, for really tie entire thing was
artistic.
The audience was not only large,
the church being full, but it was thor
oughly enthusiastic and appreciative.
In fact the camp was there in all its
beauty; in all its prospectivenesss !;
in all its ummarriageability /; in all its
small boys, and alas, also in many, if
not all, its "hopes," in the shape of
lusty lunged little fellows, who, at
times, made the air. resonant with
their lnfantile yelis for tie milk-bottle
or their elder brothers hair.
Mr.. W. S. Goodwin, as manager,
and MIR. M. D. Murray, as musical
director, evidently combine very ex-
cepslonal abilities for bringing together
and for making the most of the mater
ial, and to them very much of the
happy success of the entertainment is
due, and thase gentlemen arc ''deserv-
ing of much gratitude, as in such
affairs really the success or ill success,
is almost wholly determined by the
gentlemen who have the practical
charge.
MIR. G. N. Williamson, who PLAYED
the overture upon the piano, opened
the entertainment with very happy
foretaste of what was,ssin store for the
audience, and the music for the even
ing was constant source of pleasure,
under the able dictatorship of Mr..
Murray, assisted by Messrs. Darlington
and Williamson.
lhe minstrel troup was composed
of Mr.. N. D. Dewey, as bones, and
end man. Mr.. NJ. F. Stiles, as Inter-
locutor, Mr.. F. H. Gore, as tambo.
and other end man, and Messrs Ed.
Field, w. E. Remington, S. R. K,lby,
E. B. Van .Tuyl, Len. Whited and G..
K. Browning, as chorus. If the end
men were immense, the chorus
was fit accompaniment. Take the
troup as an entirety and it would be
dlfhcult to equal it anywhere, and
simply because it was an amateur. we
do not feel called upon to make any
apologies, even when we judge it by
the professional standard.
BY making everybody laugh, the
troup placed itself beyond criticism,
and 1t took the small bovfairly off his
feet. The mining camp produces its
gamin and when you amaze this child
OF big hopes into silence, you may be
sure you have accomplished stroke
of genius The peyforr,,,