The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-17
ELKS ARE BUSY.
Programme for Their Minstrel
Show Completed.
Will Be Two Hours and a Half
in Duration.
PROSPECT is GOOD.
PerfOrmersAre Practicing Long
and Faithfully.
Expect to Attend Football Game
With Special Yell.

The cast for the Elks' Minstrel show
to be given on November % and 20 in
the Auditorium has been made up. ].
A Donahue director-in-chief of the
grand and superlative performances
with their irideScent gatherings a "A
gloria, has made up his official list of
workingmen.
To say the least the plan looks inn
posing. The bill presents everything
that a regular minstrel performance
springs upon the public. F/r. Donahue
has even gone so far to make a
double edition. of the opening hand
as the minstrel bards say. Choruses,
solos, gags and jags, octettes, bones and
tambourines, clogs, buck and wing
Dances tableau features und so
weiter, are as numerous as was Par
ker's vote in Texas.
The programme follows:
DOUBLE OPENING-FIRSTE EDITION
Grand opening chorus-Medley of
popular choruses. Chorus of 100 voices
End Alexander" C. K. Holiday
Bass solo,. storm of Life C. Snyder
End song-"Tale of An Old Black
Crow. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Guy Morse
Tenor solo-'Tonight' ...Jas. Lacey
Original parody. ."Goo-Goo Eyes
SECOND EDITION.
Chorus-"The Heidelberg Stein Song
EIks' Octette
End song-"Good Bye Eliza Jane n,.
Baritone solo. king of the Highway"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Burg E. Zeis
End song-..Disposez' H. d. Copeland
BaIlad-''He Was Prince. Elmer Hill
Grand fnale-Patriotic Flag Chorus
-..--...-......-.-- .--..-.--..-- Chorus
OLIO.
Song-'I Got a Feelin' For You
Observation-Disclosures. Margaret Maloncy
Fencing Girls-Ladies' Society, Topeka
Turnverein.
Musical turn on the Xylophone-Or-
chestra of Eight.
Exhibition by prize winning team of
the Topeka Turner's
L am planning" said Mr.. Donahue, ito
make the show two hours and a half
In length. That will make it about right
The program which 1 have outlined to
you is but a mere skeleton as you can
see. / am unable to provide all of the
names of those participating just at the
present time, but they will be ready in
a few DAYS. Perhaps after tonight's reg
ular entire rehearsal at the Auditorium.
male voices and will be made up of the
best talent in the city We will have
some really excellent music for the gen.
erai public. The jokes are new and the
way they Will be sprung is not to be
sneezed at"
After commenting on a number of the
'.jokesters'' Mr.. Donahue turned around
real quick and said: Say, but you ought
eruciating to hear him tell story. He
is crack-er-jack and will be one of the
features of the show
a full attendance is desired at the re-
hearsal of the entire minstrel perform
ance tonight at the Auditorium. The
sweating will commence promptly at
O'Clock
On Saturday afternoon the Elks will
work an advertising stunt on the people
of Topeka by going to the Haskell-Wash-
burn football game at Washburn field
about 200 strong. For that special occa-
sion they will spring a disturbing,
their show. They will go early and get a
block of seats for themselves. During the
halves they will send out a choice COM
mittee of statesmen to go through the
GroWd and sell tickets to their show. The