Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-04
ELKS REVEL IN MlNSTRELSY.
NOVEL AND INTERESTING PROGRAMME
PRESENTED WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
1t Was Given at tho Grand Opern House and
Was Attended by Large Audience
The hest Comedy Entertainment
Ever Given by Local Talent.

The kansas Ci,y Eiks distinguished
themselves last nirht ~ they never did
before. The occasion was their first min
strcl performance, given at the Grand
opera house under the direction % W. l..
Haskell Almost every feature ON tNe long
programme wouii have passed muster for
professional work, and some ot them were
decidedly better than most " the REM
uarts Of mirstrclsy loft to the profession
al stage Of to-day. The surprising success
was 3iikc creiitabic TO the talcu; ~ lodge
.6, and 10 MIR. Haskell.
From the street parade % yesterday aft
crnoou to the closing feature on last rights
programme. this enterprise was attended
10y unqualified success. Although the even
ms WAS excessively warm Tor indoor on
tcrta'nmont thc attendance was larcc
enough to overflow the Hrst TWO floors of
the trcato-. ani the fund secured vas a
handsome ADVERTISEMENT ct the treasury
Zoe programme was ALARMING to look
upon, and spc ulat.ors were aoou; gGual-
~ or O'clock; hut o. Was run throuen with
remarkable briskn,ss, brief cncorcs being
mdnjci, AMI The performance was over
az lll5. Perhaps the most remarkable
the ensemble numNets go tho first part
Although there were Few trained sinEcrs
credit in connection wi,h this belongs TO
Mr.. Behr and his orchestral whose work
was excellent throughout
The arrangement " the first par: made
q very elective picture, with George II.
footo as interlccutcr. Ncne Morse. Ia
and Charles cuiman H., as 66nEs: " /. Has.
kgl. William CarEN. " \ Lawton. FL
r. Ward and Charles CLASSIFY 2s Wmihos.
Hickock as the rr5s.5uE spirit. queen
Isabella" the .openinc number being lisa
bella" from 'l49a IN addition 10 the
songs introduced hero by the bones ard
tamhcs. there wetc ballads by Lou :.
Jones; G5harles. F.i-sera.d. Giihert Harris
was entirely new and sentimental and
comical numbers were sung exceedingly
end men ana the inttristutor wcrs mostly
new, and some OF them were decidedly
hrsht and there was d comfortable de-
gree Of assurance in The dark disguises
Many Of the spscialt.rs were novel and
terosting. william Wood distinguished
himself as coon orator. Ford aud Craw-
ford gave a clever ana varied list Of nu-
steal specialtles. The Grant Bros. boys
dancing speciality. Warren Cowlcs had
one of the most extreme Of the evenings
ana song % The dansinc Of jennings 'I.s''9 ana Si
Machette would possess commercial value
on the professional stage. The songs OF
the Lu!putian quartetts. composed Of q
NJ. Waldren. Lou :. Jones Charles Fitz-
gerald and Charles owen, were very popu-
Reckless abandon was reached in the
circus feature which constituted the third
part Of the programme. tn which James
IfarNeN, in pink tights, ratty coat, silk
nat and aristocratc whiskers. dis
tinEuishet himself as the ringmaster Will
lam Wood hypnotiSe3 all comers as he
sold tickets for the side show Charles
ClaSby was very tough looking sport as
ticket taker with q gong as bell punch.
Charles Fitzgerald would have been a de-
light to Chief Irwin if that official had
been looking for another Of the finest
The burleSque riding made a great hit
II was such Wild sport that If the horses
had rot been tnanmate the management
would surely have been arrested FOR cruel
len. clown. Sandow, with knotted muscles
and thrilling feats. was represented by
J.. J. Gillespie. Willie Sells was brought
fresh to mind by Mr.. Haskell who rode a
wooden horse attached to a brace and
pivot with q daring that would have para
Iyzed the original 81 the character he rep
resented There was a capital bit Of bur
as Nile. Shortclothes, There were innu-
merable feats Of tumhliug. jumping and
kicking, a regular three ring Performance
in one ring. The ballet, lei by W. L. Has
k"H, was one OF the ClevereSt things of all
but the most lauEhahle was the finale.
representing the Corbott-Fitzslmmons
fight, with A. II Moffet as Corbett R. p.
Eoote as John Kelley, referee. and Henry
y, Garland. James Cl0trelter. James Null
holland and Al cobb as seconds Foote
made q, speech that would have thrilled
the tcnderlpins The scrap was with half
ounce blataors and lasted three round,
and finished with Humphrey Fitzsimmons
knocked out on a convenient mattress.