El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-02
FINE ENTERTAINMENT
BY THE We WILL ENTERTAINERS
LAST NIGHT.
The Show Vas a Good One and De
served 10 b. Better Attended. -
Minstrel Show Next.

The first entertainment of the We
Will Entertainers was given last night
! at Myar opera house and was highly
enjoyed. The performance opened with
little farce comedy curtain raiser
by F. f. Morriss entitled We WILL
| The cast was:
DR.. Henry Spark. president of the
FL Paso Midwinter Carnival associa-
tion-F. E. Morriss.
Richard Dalton. in love and in
trouble-P. F. Hunter.
Col. George Mansfield. who 10 troub-
led with Dalton's troubles and who has
troubles of his Own-JuliuS krakauer.
Miss Mabel Mansfield. whose troubles
were Dalton's troubles-Miss Gertrude
Catlin.
Mrs. Mansfield. MabeIs step-mother,
who had no troubles.
The first scene opened when Dalton
and DR.. Spark met on the street and
Dalton told his troubles. The doctor
at once had a plan which was worked
on Col Mansfield by which he gave
his consent to the marriage of his
beautiful daughter to Dalton. Miss
Catlin as Mabel Mansfield won the
hearts and sympathy of all by her
grace and ease on the stage. Julius
Krakauer as the coloney could not
have been bette rand he kept the aud
fence in laughter most of the time.
Miss Windsor as Mrs. Mansfield assist
ed the young people to work the col
onel and won the applause of the
audience.
The colonel was har of hearing and
hue play was used where a couple
We're supposed to be going through a
mock marriage and the colonel was
told that he was to give the bride
away when he received a certain cue.
He at once fell into the trap and at
what he thought was a rehearsal he
gave his daughter to Dalton in the
holy bonds of matrimony. When he
read an account of the wedding in the
paper the next morning he was all
rage and said that he would disinherit
his daughter but upon their earnest ap-
peal for forgiveness he consented on
one condition. and that was they were
all to work for the interests of the
Midwinter Carnival. The play was
we'll written and well acted.
DR.. Kingsley sang Believe" in a
sweet tenor voice that delighted every
one. Fred Feldman. always popular
with his banjo. next favored the aud
fence with several selections. Earle X.
Mitchell with a bunch of nonsense
gave a good representation of Ezra
Kendall. His jokes were all local and
Hitiut al utClueu nit his Eidhe up WIS
that of a tramp golf player and he
acted his part well.
w. b. Gass did some clever dancing
and sang some good coon songs. Carl
Brenneman next favored the audience
with a masterful violin solo.
Will Peck in a black face monologue
got off lot of good local hits. +. NJ.
Johnson as Hermann and p. F.
Hunter as his assistant madea hit with
their tricks which Hunter was con-
tinually giving away. They closed the
first part with some second sight and
mind reading.
A. V. Barber as a bum. assisted by
Miss Blackman gave a clever sketch
which ended by Mr. Barber the car
tooniSt. drawing some clever cartoons
The ever popular Herbert Ward in a
burlesQue on Sol Smith Russell made
n hit with his topical song. Far. Far
Away. J. n. Milne the well known
tenor sang a beautiful ballad
The performance was closed with a
delightful serenade by the We Will
Trio" composed of Messrs. Ward
Brokenbrow and Rokahr. The enter
tainment was appreciated by all pres
house for the entertainment was one
of the best that local talent could pro-
duce and it was for a good cause. The
next entertainment by the club will
likely be minstrel show given in
about three weeks.
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