The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-02-26
THE LADY COONS
Young Ladies Of Mitchell Adopted the
Minstrel Profession for a One
Nights Amusement.
A Change in the United States Express
Run Gives Roger Powell a Diff
ferent Railway Run.
OPENED FOR ONE DAY
A Weeks Blockade on the Milwaukee
is Raised but a Storm Closes
up All Traffic Again.
SOCIETY IN MINSTRELSY.

The Young Ladies' Don the Habiliments
| of the Jokelet and Burnt Cork.
Something OF q variety was injected
into the amusement line when it was
announced ten days ago that Mitchell's
young society ladies would demonstrate
their ability to produce minstrel
show, and the affair came off at the
Grand opera house Saturday evening in
the presence of probably the largest
audience which has graced the Grand
since it was opened to the public.
There was an eagerness on the part of
the people to witness the initial per-
formance of society ladies in minstrel
sy, and the half secrecy which had been
maintained as TO the nature of the spec.
ialtles and the main features only serv-
ed to make the eagerness the more in
tense. The ladies felt their inadequacy
to maintain the duties of the end man,
to "rattle de bones," plunk the tam
BOURNE in a scientific manner and han
die the usual jokes, consequently they
pressed into the ranks H. G. Nichols,
Ell. P. Beckwith aud Jay Duudas, who
donned the feminine attire and ap-
peared as girlish as possible, the two
latter gentlemen propounding the jokes
and satirical bits to Miss Julia Rogers,
who presided over the festivities as the
interlocutor. A delay was caused in
the raising of the curtain on the first
act owing to a portion OF the electric
lights going out, in the house, which,
by the way, caused considerable annoy
ance at previous entertsinment
When the curtain went up at nearly
o'clock there was disclosed to view q
scene of blackness that was amusing
and by close inspection the features
OF the following young ladies were re-
something like this:
Miss Rogers, interlocutor.
Miss Colvin, Miss Becker,
Miss Wells, Miss Harker,
Miss MacKay, Mrs. Dwight,
Mrs. Dix, Miss Rowley,
Miss kintigh, Mrs. Oleson,
Miss Bras, Miss Gregory,
Mr.. Nichols, Miss Ballard,
Mr.. Beckwith, Mr.. Dundas.
The first part consisted of the open.
ing overture and song by the orchestra
and entire company. Songs were in.
troduced by Mr.. Nichols, Miss Colvin
and Miss Gregory, who were loudly ap.
plauded. Miss Bras gave pretty lit.
tie song and dance and 80 nicely did
she acquit herself that the audience de-
manded repetition. Miss Becke,
sang pretty ballad quite cleverly
Between the songs Messrs. Beckwitt
and Dlndas delivered their jokes il
the latest style of the black art, some O
which were of local value The frs
part ended with cake walk q large
cake being given the lady who crossed
the stage in the most grotesque man
ner and the audience centered it's en-
thusiasm on Miss Gregory, who carried
off the cake.
A stump speech by Miss Roger
opened the second part of specialize
and she gave brief dissertation OF
how the north pole WAS lost, and Mr.
Beckwith did q turn in comic song
In very clever speciality Or. Edga
Dix made the hit Of the evening, hi
references OF a local nature being par
tioularly we'll received. DR.. Dix is a,
artist in this line and made his special
: ty taking feature, securing great ap
p'ause. Messrs. Nichols and Beckwitl
gave mandolin and guitar selection
which was followed by Mrs. Oleson an,
Mr.. Nichols in a comical dance
Misses Bras and Ballard sang capt.
Sating duet, "All Coons Look Alike t