The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-24
Not a Vacant Seat in the House.
Local Talent Had Undergone
Most Careful Tralning-The
Best show Of the Season.

training OF local talent was begun
here several weeks ago by Mrs. John
T. Brinck OF Dallas, who conducted
the show throughout and under whose
management II won such a success.
She is a skilled and tireless worker.
Music for the occasion was fur
nished by a superb orchestra OF FIVE
pieces and band OF twenty Specia!
scenery had been provided, the show
was elaborate in equipments and de-
served the applause which was so
gratefully showered upon IL. The per
sonnel Of the troupe was as follows:
Interlocutor Mr.. ]. H. Adams
End Men-Messrs. Sanders, Hammer
Morgan, Bee. Hardie, Adams.
Cooner and Gafford.
Mrs. j. T. Brinck. Director
E. Lowenstein. .... Musical Director
Prof. Robt Rudisill . . Band Director
II. l.. Sanders. .. Stage Manager
When the curtain rose the audience
was introduced to the finest troupe of
shady" fun-makers ever on the 10
cal stage. Their makeup was per
feet and the cross-fire of jokes
sparkled with genuine Wit The end
men did some spledid work Not a
person saw the show but VIII give the
minstrel boys credit for as apa per-
formance as the professionals ever
put up on the local stage. The songs
by Wilkerson brothers, II. d. Hardie.
r. l.. Sanders. j. Williams, DR.. Doak,
II. p. Bee, T. Y. Morgan. George VIII
liams, Prof. Moore, Dr. Anderson,
John Cooner and o. A. Gafford in the
part of the performance were
all good.
Mrs. c. M. Campbell, Mrs. Max
Miss Cecile Wilmington
and Mrs. John T. Brinck each sang
and so well were the people pleased
that each one responded to an eocore
Mrs Brinck's singing of negro melo-
dies captured the house and for a
time the cheers were almost deafen-
ing.
The watermelon song sheet was an
extremely clever piece of work. The
lights were turned off and from the
dim lights a huge slice Of watermelon
was seen in the back ground with the
black seed very prominent. When
the singing reached the chorus the
lights were turned on and each black
spot in the watermelon became the
black face of a minstrel happily sing
Ing while protruding through a huge
canvas resembling a piece of melon.
A comedy sketch entitled "A Gin
ger Snap" was reserved for the
finale, and it made a decided hit. The
response to encores from the begin
ming of the show made the hour late
for the comedy sketch but the scenes
were so full of life that not a dull mo-
ment came.
Here is the cast of characters:
Hot Stuff. f...............H II. ID. Hardie
Plain Jones. ..... Geo. S. Hammer
Peter Jackson Tin disguised
... .............T Y. Morgan
Office Boy. y.............. John Cooner
Arabella Snow .........O. A. Gafford
Mrs. Jones. es.......s....E 70. S. Adams
Mile. Mozark. rk.............E Ed Adams
Again local talent distinguished IT,
self Gafford and Adams. who played
the parts of Aarabella Snow and Mrs.
Jones, were rich. George Hammer.
who was forced into a glove contest
with Peter Jackson in disguise, made a
hit with the people Cleverness
abounded on every hand, and to the
intelocutor. j. II. Adams, and the ring
men, belong large portion Of the
credit won by the show.
j. Wood Taliaferro, assisted by
Messrs. Wolyerton, Madden. Gray,
McCheren and Hancock. treated the
people to performance of tumbling
McCharen and Hancock, treated the
Their long leaps into the air were ex
citing and created a deal Of favor
able comment. The act closed with
the most thrilling scene in the show
j. w. Taliaferro threw his ankles
knees, hips, shoulders and last his
neck out of Joint.
The opera house managers, Messrs
Bonner & Morgan, for their liberality
and splendid business management
have won warm place in the heart;
OF the people of the Confederacy anC
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