The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-17
.ELKS' MINISTRIES DISPORT
AS BURNT CORK SOLDIERS
Departure from Usual Custom
Made at Entertainment and
House Is Pleased.
CHORUS WELL DRILLED
Song Hits introduced, While Ollo
Is on Par with Finest
Vaudeville.
CHORUS WELL DRILLED

before the rise of the curtain last evening,
the first night of the twenty-fourth annual
minstrel entertainment and benefit of In
Ganapolis Lodge, No. 13, b. Z. O. e, was
decided success. With an audience that
was as good as the best. the programme
that was presented for its consideration
asked favors of no one and was good from
start TO finish
The first part of the minstrel performance
was a decided variation from the set char
acter of other entertainments of its kind,
and the change was appreciated by the au-
dence The rise of the curtain upon dark
ened stage disclosed a company of soldiers
seated or lying upon a terraced hillside.
Every soldier was in uniform and the open
ing chorus, sung before the lights on the
stage were bright enough for the audience
to discern individual faces, was "Tenting
on the Old Camp Ground" 1t was a we'll
conceived well-given and effective opening.
With the turning on of the stage lights
the young women who assisted in the cho-
rus and solo work were introduced to the
audience as society girls" of the town
near which the soldiery was encamped,
and took their seats upon the stage with
the male chorus. The interlocutor, Charles
"A. II.
as Captain Bookwalter commander of
the troops and the end men, the "black-
face comedians" who gave the entertain
ment its minstrel character, wandered upon
the stage by twos as camp cooks, white
aproned and trousered, with white chefs
caps upon their woolly heads. OF the
cooks the bones were Bert t'eibleman,
Billy Rost and Mike jefferson the tambos,
]. Russell Powell, Charley BALI and Fred
w. Brandt.
SINGERS MAKE HITS.
The first of the end men to disport him
self before the audience as a soloist was
Charley BALI, in the coon" song, ''Sing
Hallelujah" He was recalled and per-
suaded to contribute another verse. both
because it was the order of the evening and
because he deserved it.
Roscoe A. Patterson, in the garb of a
soldier, was enthusiastically received in his
rendition of the ballad Memories" His
fine baritone voice appeared to good advan-
tage in the song, and he responded TO an
encore.
Miss Hazel Woodward, in a violin solo,
1.-THE Palms and an encore, played with
much feeling and delicate expression. She
was given very cordial reception.
Billy ROst, in the topical song, Amt 1t
Funny What a Difference Just Few
Hours Make?" succeeded in living up to
his established reputation as a vocalist,
and acquitted himself creditably as an old
another funny verse
His colleague, Mike Jefferson, on giving
the information that Emil Fertig had told
him he had 'short-stop voice between a
second and third base, was excused from
singing, but cup up awhile as school boy
reading the story of George Washington
with interpretations. Mike reads well, or
at least the audience thought so, for ii
asked him TO do some more, whereupon
he read a short sketch of Captain Smith s
life. The brand of reader used by the
township assessor would scarcely do for
stories.
In more serious vein again. Harry Y.
MERGERS tenor solo. the military song,
Fall In with a rousing refrain by the
chorus, was received by a storm of APP
plause, and Mr.. Mercer responded to an
Following him, Bert Feibleman held the
center of the stage while he sang several
verses of a comic song entitled, Hanna,
Won't You Open That Door?" The door
wasn't opened, but Mr.. Feibleman came
back once or twice to state that it ought
to be. and the chorus agreed with him.
Miss Anna Litta Grimm gave evidence OF
a contralto voice of much sweetness in her
rendition of the ballad, 'Ah, Twas a
Dream" with an encore.
CHORUS is WELL DRILLED.
]. Russell Powell. the pride of Center
township" either sang upon topic that
touched a popular chord or else his music
was considered about as good as the best
ever" for he had to refuse encores before
the audience was satisfied. He sang, III
Money Talks, 1t Amt on Speakin' Terms
with Me-.
precursor of st. Patricks day was the
last solo, rendered by Neil Fleming, whose
bass voice sang of Peggy Brady" the
Irish lass. The audience liked the song
and the singer. and showed it's apprecia-
ton.
THE Star-spangled Banner" by the full
chorus, with the end men giving a drill
in startling new costumes representing the
armies of all nations, was the finale of the
first part, and was rendered with enthusi-
asm. The chorus is a good one with both
volume and harmony, and is under the di-
rection of Herman Arndt The entire pro-
Feibleman.
The following young women and men are
members of the chorus:
Misses Madge~A. Allen and Ruby Bailey
Mrs. c. S. Bronson Mrs. w. l.. Bronson
Misses Florence Charles, Emily ]. Glenn
Bertha Lacheray, Ethel Mccain, Heller
Parmelee, Fr&udta Sellers, Alma Scher.
gems, Ethel Swain, Zoe Tapp, Viviar
Thurtle, Clementine Victor, Frances Wood.
ward, Hazel Woodward. Messrs. w. S. Al
exander, II. c. Anderson, H. G.. Anderson
\. Brandt, c. s. Bronson: w. L. Bronson
j. l.. Calbert. H S. Carter, G. NJ Cranon
| j. w. Davis, j. f. Duthie, w H. Eagle, A
| +. Egelus, Neal Fleming, j. F. Garrett, V
| n. Garrett, c. H. Guy, C. Hadsell, s. w
| Hendryx, c. E. Hudson, f. L. Landgraf. III
| c. Lieber, II. Y. Mercer. w. W Morgan, ]
| f. Meyer, q. Z. Muir. r Morrison, w. II
| Mccarthy, c. A. McIlvain, L. Mood
Charles Neidhammer c. J. Pappenbrock
| r. o. Patterson. G. w. Petty, w. L. Petty
| II. NJ. Pierce. II. f. Reed, f. w Springer
Andrew Smith, Carl Steeg. Roy Thomas
| II. r. Victor. Paul Wamsley, w. H. Viii
| cox, +. II. Yeaman.
| The olio. consisting of selections by tn,
| futile Mandolin Orchestra and three vaude
| Vile acts. is good enough to finish a min
| strel production of more pretensions thar
| the Elks. The vaudeville acts are contrib
uted by Billy Link, Americas creates
| monologuist;" Ward and Curran, singers
| and comedians, and the Capt William +,
| English Zouaves, under command of Capt
Jacob +. Fox.
| The programmes for the entertainment ar,
| elaborate affairs, containing pictures O
| the members of the local Elks' lodge, som,
! information concerning the history an,
| aims of the lodge and advertisements O
| local merchants and business houses
| The same programme will be distribute,
| this evening.
| RIPT + VERSE C4TTCE