The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
THE WORCESTER THEATRE
GRAHAMs SPECIALITY co


This will be the third appearance here
Of the Graham people, and if the pres
ent affair is arranged as well as the
other two, it viii be veritable negro
music festival. Manager John Graham
always gets together the best singers.
comedians and dancers obtainabIe
among the colored race, and with the
regions of coon songs that are turned
out continually, it is not difficult to
| prophesy a long evening of rollicking
run and melody. Not the least of the
many attractions is the colored plan
ISL, who is the best rag time player
tnat has visited here, but among the
stage performers are the favorites, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Mcintosh and Sam and
carrie Lucas, in sketches.
! Others are: Siren Navarro. dainty
creole contortionist; Wesley and Cor
lnne Norris, singing, dancing and
knockabout comedians; Mile Perkins.
the southern nightingale; ]. Christian,
fancy foot cyclist; BRANDON and Fin
ley, eccentric acrobat and monologue
comedians, and John BIackston, cham
pion buck and wing dancer. In addf
tlon TO these star cards there will be a
Dig chorus of handsome creoles, oeto-
rooms and quadroons, embodying that
rich, dark beauty for which the adj
mixture of Spanish and negro blood is
noted. These maidens are striking
types, and they are talented as well,
Ihsy VIII contribute plantation songs,
canoes, and genuine colored cake
walk, TO which their dazzling beauty
VIII give added attractiveness. There
will also be ladies' quartet. a male
quartet and quintet, and ali who wit
ness this unique entertainment will
| agree that it is the greatest singing
snow before the public. The entire
Show will be found right up to date
and all the old-time schemes for in
PRODUCING negro jollity and comedy
nave been abandoned. Manager Ora
nam desires only the best and his great
southern Specially Company will this
season present new and bright com
cay entitled Sarah Jackson's Recep-
ton" written especially for this com
/ pany by Herbert A. Kenny of the Bos
/ ton Herald.
WASHBURN'S MINSTRELs.
| Leon w. Washburn. who in the sum
Iner is known as the proprietor of the
pest or all the popular priced circuses.
oeVotes his attention winters to min
strel troupe, which he strives to keen
on the same high plane as his tent
snow, and al the same prices of adj
mission, 10, 20 and so cents. The troupe.
houses all through New England, comes
70 worcester next Friday and Satur-
Gay. Apropos of the quality of its per
romance the following clipping from
the Bridgeport Union is of interest:
Leon w. Washburns MINISTRIES.
White and colored, opened it's three
Gays engagement at Smiths Theatre
tast evening to an audience that filled
the mouse to standing room. 1t was a
good show in every sense of the ex-
preston and sent every one away thor
oughly pleased with the entertainment.
Inc performance opened with the reg
uiation half circle first part, which
served as a medium to introduce some
very pretty costuming, good singing
ana daneing and plenty of fun. The
JOKES and stories of the end men, Lew
Benedict and Sam Horner We're new
and up-to-date and took well with the
audience. Mr.. Benedict was particu-
larly funny, and kept the audience in
roars. Although an old time minstrel,
ne fully demonstrated that he is by no
means a has been" All the musical
features of the first part are rendered
by singers who possess exceptionally
fine voices. George Platt's rendition OF
Break the news to mother with
stereopticon views was one of the feat
ures of the opening and was roundly
applauded. Benedict Weaver and Ker-
sands, in The new route created no
end Of amusement and laughter. The
clio introduced an excellent lot of
speclaltieS. The Horner Bros.-Sam
and ]. LIE Glare Horner-ln their knock
about turn, were great. They are the
best team in that line seen here this
season. They do about everything but
kill one another Lawrence and Matt
Diamond in neat singing and dane
ing speciality, the Crescent City Quar-
! far t.,
Zionist, the Knox Bros. in their origina.
comedy musical act, and Harry Weaver
in his representations of a soubrette
were all good. The eight colored per-
formers in buck and wing dancing ex-
ecuted number of very difficult move
ments and We're well received. The
feature of the olio was the war mag
niscope, which closed the show. Every
one Of the views was fine and elected
no end of applause from the audience"