The daily sentinel., 1905-03-30
THE EAGLES
The Minstrel Show Was
a Success; Big Crowd
Attended

Last nlBHl lne EdSitS ehtSi toiHSN
at the Park opera house. The big
minstrel show. participated in by
home talent solely. was given its
presentation. and it proved one of
the most enjoyable home talent en-
tertainments given at the opera house
in a good long time.
The house was well filled. there
being but very few empty seats in the
building. The audience was bent
upon enjoying the performance and
every feature was well received and
enthusiastically applauded.
When the curtain arose on the
first part the scene presented was
very attractive. The minsrels num-
bered fourteen, Myron Mckinney
acted as interlocutor and Prof. Boy
er's orchestra. consisting of eight
pieces. occupied raised seats in the
| rear. A monster eagle. with wings
outspread as if in flight, was sus-
pended above the performers, while
near the footlights sat another great
bird. A banner bearing the en-
blems of the order hung above he
stage.
The end men We're Harry w. John
son and Kit d. Wilson. Jack Cal
lupe. Allen Boyce and Bert Dooley
handled the bones. while Charles
Jackman. O. V. Meier and Bob Good
win were the tambos.
The opening course was We're pret-
ty. Jack NJ. Conley's solo. I'm Wear
ing My Heart Away for You" was
beautifully rendered, Mr. Conley's
tich voice being at its best. Kit d.
Wilson made things roar when he
sang "A Habit Never Had" L. w.
Lowry sang "Adrift," and he handled
this difficult ballad we'll. There's
Going to be Hot Time BY and By, -
was a warm old song. and Harry w.
Johnson was the man to sing it, Dar-
rel Dyke. the basso, sang Rocked
in the Cradle of the Deep" and his
rendition was charming. One of the
most delightful numbers was You're
as Welcome as the Flowers in May.
p. J. Brophy. who sang the ballad.
has splendid voice. Jack Gallupe's S
In Opera" was one of the hits of
The evening.
The first part was concluded with
the minstrels version of Uncle
Toms Cabin" Bob Goodwin played
Uncle Tom; Harry w. johnson made
tough looking Topsy; Kit Wilson
| a a oil
as Simon Legree, and Mr.. Williams,
who weighs few pounds, played
Little Eva. The scene presented was
Eva's flight TO heaven. This original
version was great
The features of the Olio were well
arranged and very good. The banjo
tricks and monologue by Mr. Riley
were most laughable. Jack Gallupe
and Wilson. the black face team,
proved highly entertaining. o. V.
Meier and Kit d. Wilson used their
feet in great style. Charles Jack
man. the magician, and his ridiculous
assistant, Henry w. Johnson, gave
some clever demonstrations of leger-
demain. Johnson. whose negro
makeup was great, succeeded in ex-
posing to the audience many of Jack
mans tricks. The act was a good
one.
The performance closed with that
uproarious farce, Razor Jim" Har-
ry johnson played the part of Ra-
zor Jim, the colored property man
and Office boy employed by the theat-
rical manager Jack Gallupe was
the manager. Kit Wilson played Ed
| win Booth; l.. w. Lowry made a
great Patti; Austin Corcoran was
Sarah Bernhardt; Darrell Dyke took
the part of Chuck Corners, and O.
V. Meier was Willie Wild Waves. A
| better afterpiece could not have
been chosen. 1t proved the most
! laughable feature of the evening and
the audience was roaring all the
time. Harry Johnson is a comedian
of the true type. and better negro"
has not been seen on the local stage
in some time Jack Gallupe made a
typical and very satisfactory mana
ger Wilson's makeup and action as
Edwin Booth were soul inspiring.
The big audience left the house
well pleased with the show The
young men worked hard to make the
entertainment a success and every
one deserves great credit 1t was a
clean, up-to-date and strictly first
class performance. and the efforts of
the gentlemen were more than sue
cessful.
The door receipts were quite large
and the profits realized will go to-
ward securing and equipping spe-
i cial train to take the Grand juno
tion Eagles to Denver on the meet
ing of the Eagles national conven-
tion in August.
Judge c. F. Caswell will not re-
turn from Denver until Saturday lie
1 expected TO return yesterday. but.,m