Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-02-26


 monds............Toney Neiderweiser Down at the Farm-yard Gate........ ................"............. A. Langford Sweetest Story Ever told............... .............................. Vernon Love Me Little, Love me Long..... ............................... Buck Bloom My Irene. Frank Graham Oars Wedding Tonight. .'....,''..'....''.......,..... Bloom Mud-pie ays.............WnI Rowland Hot Stuff. Thomas Green GRAND FINALE-DARKEY MUsKETEERs JAMES o'CoNNoR AND COMPANY. Overture. ...........................O Orchestra
 PART H.
 Miss Nellie McEwen and Wray Martin
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 Leaf from the Past. Micky Holland in his Challenge Aero
 batic Clogs. Elk Quartette ............................ Panther, Vernon, McEwen and NeidePweiser
 Tom McEwen in pleasing ballads The Old Turnkey.........M. J. Panther Eve Been Hoodoed. Frank Vowell Across the Bridge (descriptiye) ..... ............................F Frank Graham The Alabama Tom Moss NJ. ]. Panther in choice vocal selec-
 tions
 Overture ............................Or Orchestra
 PART HI.
 The evenings entertainment to conclude with the original nonsens- ic6l absurdity, entitled
 THE MUSIC TEACHER Prof. Jacob Sharpe (The music Will Rowland Mrs. Hopkins (who cannot talk mueh) )...... ...,.......... Frank Graham Birdie Cher sOn) )........... Frank Vowell Pete ia eoon) )..............Thomas Green Last evening at the Pine Bluff Opera-house occurred the greatest and most pleasing entertainment ever given by our home talent. It was that for the benefit of Pine Bluff Lodge No. 49, B.P.O.E. The merit of the performance had spread all over the county, and four days ago all the reserved seats were sold. The demand for tickets, however, con- tinued unabated and several hum dred chairs were placed in the Opera house until the aisles were filled. The galleries were packed with our best people, who were unable to get seats down stairs.
 -At9 o'clock the curtain rose and disc.osed to the vast and eager audi ence the regulation minstrel aggre- gation, with Mir. Mr. A. A. LeLaurin as the "middleman," and Messrs. D. B. Bloom, Thos. Green, A. N. Bloom and Jas. A. Langford as the end men.
 "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" was the opening chorus, and it was sung in manner that was a most agreeable surprise to everyone present. Following this came num- erous witicisms and gags from the end men, which received hearty ap- plause.
 MT. Tony Neiderweiser sang in sweet and pathetic voice the song, ''Her Eyes Don't Shine Like Dia- monds. It was such treat to his hearers that he was compelled to re- spond to an encore.
 Mr. James A. Langford surprised his most intimate friends with his talents as comedian, in the song, Down by the Farm Yard Gate.
 ''The Sweetest Story Ever Told, was a sentimental song sang by Mr. Arthur L. Vernon, which was warmly applauded.
 Mir. E. B. Bloom acquitted himself splendidly and created great laugh ter and applause by his song, "Love Me Little, Love Me Long"
 MT. Frank Graham was undoubt- edly one of the brightest stars of the evening, and his song, "Irene, "sang in rich, mellow voice, was grand treat and seldom surpassed by any minstrel performance.
 Mr. A. N. Bloom sang 'fDars a Wedding Tonight. It was ex- tremely humorous and most credit able to him.
 "Mud-Pie Days, a song by MT. Will Rowland, was extremely pretty and catchy" and Will was heartily applauded for the splendid manner in which he sang it. Mr. Tom Green was immense in his song, Hot Stuff" and, by the way, he is immense in whatever he under