Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-15
Old TINE M|NSIRHSY.
BURNT CORK MAKEUP
LAST NIGHT.
BRILLIANT FIRST PART.
No End of Merriment, and Excellent
Solos and ChOruses-An OliO of Up
to-Date Specialties-The Boxing
Exhibition and the Quartette
Were Distinguishing Features.

No. %, B. P. o. Elks, gave more than
creditaible performance at the Opera
House last night. There was standing
room only" down stairs, and the bal
cony was well filled The entertainment
opened with an old-time first part. The
stage setting was remarkably hand
some. The burnt cork artists were
arranged in tiers in amphitheatre
form. White chairs and judicious
distribution of ported plants accentu-
ated the pleasing effect. The electri-
cal emblem above the heads of the
performers consisted OF cross-bar
and badge. The cross-bar contained
rows OF incandescent lights forming
the words: Hello, Bill" The badge
was fac smile of an Elks emblem, in
appropriate colored lights, and was de-
signed by E. L. Leonhart.
The Ministries wore evening dress.
The end men were distinguished by
white vests, and the interlocutor, Mr..
Will H. Caswell, wore strikingly
handsome costume, with white wig.
On the bones end were Frank Wheat,
Robert F. Hill, Joe Rankin and Roy
Lallance, and on the "tambo'' end
George w. Boring, Robert Mole, Harry
Wayne and Howard Shafer. The jokes
were for the most part original, and
the local hits" struck members OF
the lodge almost exclusively.
Leonard Heyman opened the musi-
cal programme with a happy rendition
of 81 Can't Tell You Why Love You,
But | Do Bob Hill sang some original
parodies which fairly brought down
the house. John Rankin sang "She
Rests by the Sewanee River" and re-
ceived merited encore Bob Nole's
Swell Coon" song was well re-
ceived.
George Kyle's exhibition of baton
swinging opened the second section OF
the first part, and he was followed by
Fred Danvers, who sang Naples" in
the absence of Ralph Heyman. 1t was
very creditably done, and he was re-
warded with generous applause. Other
solo numbers which were admirably
rendered were Not With My Money"
by Frank Wheat; Down In the Deep"
by ]. P. Hanley; and Flying High
by George w. Boring. The finale was
When the Moon Comes Up Behind the
HILL" with the solo part sung by Mas
ter Carl Schmidt with the ease and
grace of professional. While the solo
lists all did exceptionally we'll, too much
cannot be said in praise Of the chorus,
which was drilled and conducted by w.
NJ Clemans.
While the stakes were being driven
upon the prize fight ring, Messrs.
Wheat, Rankin and Mole entertained
the audience with a side-splitting abb
surdity entitled 'I'n Bust Up the
Game"
One of the most pronounced hits OF
the evening was made in the boxing
contest. The principals were the
Duga brothers, of Bellaire, five-year-
olds The ring was roped in approved
fashion, and tiny chairs placed in the
corners for the atoms of humanity who
gave the exhibition. The seconds were
Capt. William Augustus Delaplaine,
mayor of Graysville, o., and Col. Wiley
Beall. of Wellsburg. Their combined
avordupois will closely approximate
500 pounds, and the contrast between
principals and seconds was very ludic-
rous. The seconds performed their pc
culiar functions in a manner which led
to the suspicion that they were some
what familiar with ring tactics. They
approached perfection in their roles.
Harry w. Mcclure acted as master of
INT
The bout lasted four rounds, and the
audience was cheering and applauding
continually. The upper-cut blow Of
one of the little fellows was a win
ner
George w Boring followed with a
monologue act, and was enthusiast
cally applauded after his rendition of
a laughing song. His parody on THE
Blue and the Gray was a veritable
gem, ana caught on Immediately.
Another stellar feature was the
quartette consisting of Messrs. Echols,
Wells, Marlowe and Hazlett, in their
speciality Moonlight on the Levee"
Their voices blend perfectly, and their
singing was a revelation to the audi
ence, very few of whom had sus-
pected such voce! ability.
Uncle Rastus In His Younger
Days was a singing speciality which
introduced Thomas A. Little in an
excellent makeup and an artistic rendi-
ton of "Old Black Joe" The dog was
disappointment
J. H. Murray gave monologue act,
and songs with banjo accompaniment,
which were heartily applauded.
The work of the Ritz brothers upon
the horizontal bars has seldom been
,equalled in Wheeling.
James Collins contributed a novel
and refined speciality entitled Topics
of the Day" an up-to-date dissertation
on politics.
The performance concluded with a
sketch entitled The Worm VIII
Turn with J. P. Morgan. Leonard
Heyman and Edward 3. Franzheim in
the cast.
The affair was a complete success.
and much of the credit is due to the
executive committee, and particularly
TO the painstaking efforts of its
chairman. Mr.. George w. Lutz. Other
mebers of the committee are w. H.
Truschel. DR.. L. n. Refer. W. H. Cas-
sell and DR.. ". S. Hamilton
Following are the chairmen of com
mittees: George w. Lutz. general man
ager; E. B. Franzheim. stage: Charles
c. Schmidt. finance; w. H. TruscheI
secretary; J. W. Grub. tickets; w. H.
Cassell, advertising: E. L. Leonhart