The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-13
MODERN WOODME N
GIVE A CLEVER
SHOW
They Entertain Their Friends
at the Grand Opera House
With an Excellent Min
strel and Vaudeville En-
tertainment Devoid of
bitches and Delays.

Minnehaha camp, M. w. A., has pro-
vided lavishly for the entertainment
of its friends in the amateur minstrel
and vaudeville performance which had
its first presentation last evening at
the Grand On that occasion those
friends showed their appreciation of a
good thing by crowding the house until
many were compelled to stand.
Ordinarily an amateur performance
Of any kind demands much charitable
consideration, but this production may
confidently stand upon it's own merits
and ask no favors, for it offers a great
deal that is highly meritorious and
nothing that falls short of being good.
OF the performance generally it may
be said that it ran with a srl1oothness
that for first night of an amateur
affair was surprising. Every per
former was fully up to the work, and
the stage management was such as to
permit none of those waits which are
so annoying to the audience and try
ing to the participants.
The flrst-part ensemble presented a
very pretty picture which was en-
hanced by the presence of a large num-
Der of young women and a half dozen
little girls among the black-face mem
bers of the company. In this scene
the central seat was Of course occupied
by Interlocutor James Morrow, who
was surrounded by little girls attrac-
lively attired and prettily grouped On
the bones end were Billy Kent, Jim
Silk, John Gallagher, Louis Nash and
M. Emanuel, and the tambos were AL
G. Flournoy, Art White, Jack O'Toole,
Wilke Collins and Ed DAM.
Audience Busy AppIaudinq.
The curtain rose to Music in the
Air." by the entire company, and then
the individual members were given
their opportunities, each in turn max
ing good to an extent which kept the
audience busy applauding, and thus
retarded the progress of the pro-
gramme beyond expectations. Evil
IDENTIFY the audience was unwilling to
take chances, and when a good thing
was on seemed loath to let it go for
fear what was to follow would not be
SO enjoyable
The first part consisted Of the Gus
tomary jokes, "coon songs" and bal
lads, pleasantly interspersed, and a
novelty in the nature of club swing
ing exhibition with Illuminated Indian
clubs on a dark stage, by Prof Carl
+ Rothfuss. To this portion Of the pro-
gramme Art White contributed the
coon song, Susie Anna" John CAL
lagher. Why Don't You Go, Go, Coz"
Jack O'Toole. kiss Yourself Good
By" Billy Kent, "Tildy;;' Emile Petit
cIerc The Game of Dyes" Joseph
McAnallan sang Jennie Lee" in
manner which pleased the audience
greatly, and Miss Jane Holland, who
possesses a contralto voice of great
richness. sang "a Dream" Miss Louise
Turtle sang Dreamy Eyes," and AL
Flournoy sang several .'coon" songs
and parodies. This portion of the pro-
gramme closed with song and dance
by Art White and Jim Silk
The olio was made up of a clever
exhibition Of magic by L. F. Smith;
Gypsy impersonation by Miss Berna
Lapham; a sketch by Billy Kent and
Al Flournoy; singing by the Column
bian quartette. Emile Peticlerc, Fred
Olson, Charles E. Adams and Fred A.
Emerson; representations by Marion
Leland. and an exhibition drill by the
degree teams Of Ramsey and Minneha-
ha camps, NAV. A.
The entertainment closed with the
farce, s'The Quiet Family" which sent
the entire audience away laughing.