The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-29
LOCAL DISCIPLES OF BiLLY
KERSANDS ON THE STAGE.
The capital city minstrels Give a Ratiling
Good Performance a. the McKcnnou
Opera Bouse--Uuthrie Talent Shines
Out before an Immense
Audience.

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10 say that the boys did well is put
ting it mildly-they covered them
selves with glory and burnt cork.
IL was an entertainment which
would do credit TO many minstrels
which are billed as professionals The
company with one exception, was
composed Of amateurs-youug men
abcu. town who indulge in no bragga-
docio as regards their respective his
trionic merits Weeks OF preparation
had been made for the performance,
and the boys displayed their training
ably and well
The house was crowdcd-in fact
pa kcd and the 5, r O. sign
came near being rcsorted to.
The entertainment opened with an
interesting first part, the scene being
drawing room with the minstrels in
black face and appropriate wardrobe,
seated in a semi circle on the top OF the
stage, with the orchestra, uniformed,
on raised platform in the rear. The
stage settings were professional to a
high degree. The minstrels were ar
ranged as follows:
Bones George Taylor, Frank Laux,
Scott Robinson, George Smith; Tambos
Il d. Kinnan,J. c. Coffee, Dion John
son and A. T.. BENTLEY conversation
ist-A. H. Youug; chorus r NJ. Tarl-
ton, jess Hunter. McGinty O Brien,
Louie Cornell, Joe Deal Carl liavig-
horst, Chas. Carleton, Dudley Mil Ter,
Floyd Cattle, George Paine, Leach and
Brooks
The program opened with song by
the chorus, entitled, sailing" IT
was we'll received rs WAS also jess
Hunters solo Then begcn tne bonn
bardm ent of Conversationalist Young
with gags For the most part the
"take-ofTs" were fresh and mp to date
only few of the gags wore gog-
giles and several looked better by hav
their whislicrs shaved. But happily
only two of the jokes were resented 10y
the audience. The Bently Taylor fire
alarm business was very good but
brevity would have improved it.
Johnsons dog racket was also timely
The work of the quartette, Paine, Cat
tie, Brooks and Leach was excellent
and Brooks and OBrien ored many
plaudits on their solo. The dark town
excursion, was rushing and putting
and proved an Ggrecab.e Gnalc. The
olio which followed was at once super
latively amazing and interesting and
was carried through with bang-up
zest The big four mandolin and gut
tar club, compose Of A. G. Swisher
Louie Cornell, Bruce Cannon
and Edward Stevens, was one
of tie features of tho performance.
Ed Bentley did good work in mono
logue and Professor Lehrer's violin
solo was well received and enthusi
astically applauded, as was also j. }
Newcomb's clarionet solo. One of the
features of the show was the hori
zontal bar and con tortion work of tn,
Nounco, (or Wianco,) Brothers, TIVE
lads of this city. Their work wa
arvelous-sinewy of arm and liml
and 1.-THE of figure they enacted som'
of the most difficult feats to be seen on
the professional stage or arena They
richly deserved the encores they re
ceived Versatile george Taylor added
to their fun and work. A. L. Young
was at home on the stage, and hi
violin limitations were par excellent
win Felts proved good newsboy
The entertainment concluded with al
afterpiece entitled. Escaped From
Sing Sing or Going Back TO Jail, 80 will
the following cast: a. L. Young c
Carlton, A. L Bentley and George
Taylor. This last was trihe over
drawn. OF course it is easy 10 criticisC
amateurs, but the boys should not
have tested the patience of theii
audience, which was good -natured TO d
high degree Taken all in all, tn,
p minstrel was a complete success frou
the rise TO the fall of the cur
tain. Only in two instances wa.
coarseness observable, but minstrel il
not supposed to please the squeamish
The boys are success i'm burut-corK
, and the audience was highly pleased
1t is probable that the pcrformanc
will be repeated The proceeds of TIN
- affair go To the Capital City orchestra
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