Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-13
Commercial Men Make Good
In Minstrel Show to Pay For
Furnishing Hospital Room
PLAY TO BIG BUSINESS
Two Hours of Fun is Furnishes by
Well Known Travelling Statesmen
Friday Night - Affairs Nets the
Promoters s2oo-wiIl Be Used to Pay
For Room Furnishings.

| In black face and ballads, gaudy cos
tunes and jokes, haring collars and
coon songs. more than score of Mar
| shalitown's we'll known commercial
| travellers put on a I the Odeon Thurs
day night, what was probably as sue
oessful AN amateur theatrical under
taking as has ever been attempted in
this city. They took orders for hugh
ter during the two hours on the boards.
and We're able 10 deliver the goods. AS
a result OF the entertainment. for which
rehearsals have been going ON for sew
eral weeks about $500 was netted
above all expenses, which Will be used
to pay for the Furnishings of the trav-
cling mems room in ST. Thomas hos
pital.
Almost every number received an en-
core, ana many OF them were Justly
deserving OF the applause. We'll
known residents, the town. It's candl-
dates for aldermen. Its condition. it's
hotels. the Iowa Central and Albion, all
came In for pheir share OF prods by the
.h
ally, the production was OF really a
high order. Especially was this true of
the quartet and choruses and the solo
numbers of Messrs c. O. Waldmann.
]. G. Blesch. +. Aubrey Smith. C. T..
Patterson and Fred Able. Among the
fun makers OF both first and seconds
parts, the bulk of the applause went to
c. Il. Patterson. Lloyd Maxwell. VIII
HELEN and Fred Able Patterson in his
female representation. was above par
and caused the house to yell. while
Maxwell's trombone encore to his turn
with HELEN in the second part, was far
from bad. Major" Wilson was also
one Of the features of the second part.
as was also Will HELEN as odd Uncle
Tom" assisted by 4 seNtet. In the cake
walk Maxwell and HELEN won. hands
down. and received the prize. a large
"two-storied" cake. The duet on the
flute and clarlonet by Messrs. C. A
Eadie aud Joseph Radke. was one of
the charming musical numbers OF the
evening. The solo numbers OF the first
part were as follows:
When I Think OF You -. !. :.
49,. :. 49,. -. &C. Q. Waldmann
Answer" Ed Minetor
"Violets" j. g. Blesch
"Armor Song" IF. Aubrey Smith
Tom, Tom the Piper's Son. Quartet
Messrs. Patterson, Arney. Smith
ANA Arney.
open the Door For You no Go"
S. w. Gr.ffiths
Wouldn't IL Make You Hungry
Will HELEN
-I,- A n i.aI
What u Nasty Disposition for
Silent Heroes !. >. +. Aubery Smith
Seated around the circle when the
curtain rose were the following gem
tlemen: Interlocutor, w. o. Rice; end
men Will HELEN. Lloyd Maxwell. Fred
Able, S. w Griifiths. DIR. n. w. Getz.
and Merrill Cole; vocalist, Messrs. Dry
den, McM.ehaels. Adams. Allen, Hawks, !
Blesch. Arney. .Arney. Smith. Cole. |
Westbrook. Waidman, Wilson. Minetor.
and Patterson.
The second part was given over TO
the following stunts:
Gun Dance ana Drill Major" Wilson
"Nonsensical Nonsense.
>. ). $3.50. =. Maxwell and HELEN
TO keo- kai-kai- kat :. :. ;. Quartet
Messrs. Patterson Arney, Arney
and Smith.
"Qld Black joe by original Uncle
Tom :. VIII! HELEN and Sextet |
.'Minnehaha Duet" ;. :. >. .. :.
-. 5000. Mess1s. Eadie and Radke
Operate Specialties". +. Patterson
Cake Walk Miss" Maxwell and Will
HELEN; Miss" Arney. of Albion;
"NJisS, pattta "Nfissn Cole of Sto,a