The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-01
BLACK FACE ARTISTS
Minstrel Show Given by the Uniform
Rank Proves Great Artistic and
Financial Success.
WINDSOR AND JACKSON STARS

WINDSOR AND ia CK9ON STARS
Notwithstanding the Bad Weather Crowd
which Tested the Capacity of the House
was in Attendance and Gave Merited
Applause to the Efforts of the Performers
Little MISS stewart Makes the Hit of the
Evening With Cake Walk.
The long expected minstrel show,
under the auspices of the Uniform
Rank, K. OF p, was pulled off at the
Rhode opera house last evening, and it
may well be said that the entertain
ment was one of the most successful
of the kind ever held in the city.
Notwithstanding the fact that a
blizzard was raging without, the opera
house was filled to overlooking and all
evening the crowd were kept busy
"jo1lying up" as the roasts and toasts
were sent out from the black face
comedians on the stage. All the old
timers were on the program and when
the curtain went up it revealed an ar
would rival the performers travelling
with Billy Rice, Primrose and West,
or even the veteran Jack Haverly.
Everything was arranged in good old
fashioned minstrel shape. In the CEN
ter was seated Richard Welles, while
about him in a circle was seated the
cohorts which were to furnish the
amusement for the evening. On the
end were the eight end men with the
tambos and bones and from the begin
ming to the end of the first part they
kept up a chatter and a clatter which
would have been an honor to a gang or
coons who had been on the road for
many seasons.
The first part of the entertainment
was given over to the usual roasting.
Every body joked. Johnson Jackson
and Ben Windsor, who by the way
were the bright particular stars OF the
evening, had a whole book full OF
them, and Keck Wheeler aud S1gel
Con1ey couldn't find time to spring all
the good ones which they had pre-
pared. Harry Stringham was there
too with a pocket full of mild roasts,
and even Cliff Garst had few old
ones which he was allowed to repeat
under suferance. Everybody got a
shot, but as it happened the jokes were
mild and no hard feelings were engen-
dered. While the fusi1ade of pleasant
ny was kept up during the evening, the
Jokes and n1irth were stopped long
enough to make place for splendid
musical program, in which many OF
the Kenosha favorites took part. All
the performers did admirably and were
greeted with we'll earned applause.
The songs by Keck Wheeler, Charles
Patcheon and Frank Swift are deserv-
ing of special notice. Of course Jack
son and Windsor couldn't help being
funny and their series of 'psalms"
called down the house several times.
and in fact they came near to calling
the police. But all the jokers were
not behind the foot1ights, for while the
stars of the evening were singing
their "psa1ms," some of the audience
passed around and offered pictures OF
the stars at the rate of two for five. o.
course the sale was large.
The second part opened with another
minstrel spasm, after which Joe New
house held the platform for ten min
utes while he told of some thing :
about the town which needed correc
ton. Joe is veteran performer, but
he never appeared to better advan
tage than last evening.
Ben Windsor and Keck Wheeler fol-
lowed with a series of dances under the
title, Something Not Generally
Known" We admit that it was a
surprise.
The Marquette Club quartette rem
dered a selection which won a hearty
encore from the audience.
One of the most enjoyable parts OF
the entire entertainment was a little
bit of vaudeville at the close of the
show by Art Haskins and Miss Fay
Stewart. The little lady is certainly a
star of the first magnitude. Her coon
songs on her generous applause ano
| the cake walk with Mr.. Haskins was
exceedingly funny.
In all the minstrel show was great
artistic and financial success. The
financial returns from the entertain.
ment, which were very large, will be
added to the emergency fund of the
Uniform Rank.