Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-14
Frederic E. Howe's "The Land
of Chef Appears Before Big
Crowd at Odeon
FOR CHARITY FUND
Production Is Successful From Every
Standpoint, and Pieases a Large
Audience-Bie Home Talent Cast
Participates = The Program and
Personnel.

| rection of Frederic E. Howe, or
| Dowasiac, Mich, given at the odeon
| Thursday night, was successful from
every standpoint, and large audience
was present to extend a cordial greet
| ing to those of '"The Land of Chef
Mr.. Howe's production is novel one
| is presented on an elaborate scale, ana
with a strictly amateur cast. The en-
| tertainment was one of the best ever
given in the city by home talent, ana
the audience generally pronounced
itself as being highly pleased.
| Mr.. Howe presents "The Land OF
Chez with an array of special seen
cry and electrical effects, and the pro-
duction, from a scenic standpoint, is
very pleasing to the eye. The most
clever work was done by the feminine
portion Of the cast, which captivated
the audience from the beginning of its
appearance From an artistic stand
point the solo work Of Mr.. c. E. Pat
terson, Mr.. Gordon G. Allen and
Mr.. C. C. Wallace was the most pleas
| ing. George Matteson's buck and
\ wing QdnClIlS WAS OCSluSIAS SASsSA'
and savored of professionalism
1.-The Land of Chef" is a musical
melange with an old fashioned MN
| strel show as a first part. Instead
of the usual olio the minstrel put on
farcial skit, in which musical numbers
are introduced. The second part be-
gins with the arrival of an air ship,
bearing members Of the feminine por-
| ton of the cast. Mrs. Howe, as Car
meleta, was introduced during Vhe
second part in an electrical dance that
was very pleasing.
| Following the grand entrance and
the opening musical number, medley
of catchy airs, ending i with 'The
Sweetest Girl in Dixie" in which Miss
Bertha Ostdiek is introduced, George
Redel sang "Oysters and CLANS"
''Bill' HELEN, who received his intro
| duction as minstrel before local au-
diences in home talent performances
several years ago, becomes offended
at Lloyd Maxwell, the end man oppo-
site him, and threatens to clean out
4 the place. A dull razor prevents him
| from carrying out his threat, but
George Tuffree, the scissors grinder,
makes his appearance in the front
part of the house, an. enters the stage
| from the middle aisle. Mr.. Tuffree
sang Scissors to Grind" after which
Mr. HELEN is subdued and the per-
Torrance proceeds with the following
solo numbers:
/ Ballad, Good Night, Beloved, Good
Night"-Mr. c. G. Wallace.
Invitation Song, Lets All Go UP to
Maude' s"-Mr. Milan Pinkerton.
Baritone Ballad, Qllustrated Good
/ Bye Sis''-Mr. II. L. Laird.
Song, Emancipation Day"-Mr. S. B.
Packard, Jr.
Buck and Wing Dancing-Mr. Geo.
Matteson.
Bass Solo, "Davie Jones' Locker
Mr.. Gordon Allen.
Love Song, by the Watermelon
vine"-Mr W. III. Melhaupt, assist
ed by male quartet, Arthur jack
son, Charles Darling, C. c. Wallace,
and Gordon Allen.
"song, Here's Ma Friend,"-Mr.
Lloyd R. Maxwell.
| Tenor Solo, 81 Love You"-Mr G. E..
! Patterson.
Song, You're Always Behind Like all
Old Cows Tail''-Mr. j. A. Martin.
1 At the conclusion of Mr.. Martins
song the minstrels made ready for the
appearance of the air ship, which is
| sighted in the distance. When it
reaches 1.-THE Land of Chef" it's fair
occupants alight and introduce them
selves with a song. The young ladies
arriving in the air ship are Mrs. Howe,
Mrs. Lloyd r. Maxwell, Mrs. Charles
Fl. Whitehead, Mrs. j. A. Martin, and
Misses Alice Howard, May and Bertha
Ostdiek, Maude Lundy and Kate
Downing.
/ The principals in the farce of the
second part are Alfred Stern, as king;
| c. E. Patterson, as queen; Lloyd r..
Maxwell, chief conspirator; Will Mel
haupt, the main gimmick to
the chief conspirator; j. A. Mar
tin and Milan Pinkerton, courtiers to
the king; and Maude, by herself. Mr..
Patterson made the hit of the evening
as the queen.
In the minstrel performance proper
the end men were as follows: Bones
Messrs. Maxwell, Melhaupt, Stern,
and Pinkerton. Tambos-Messrs. Hell
len, Martin, Packard and Jack" ST.
mon The chorus for the minstrel
performance, the solo portion of which
| balance in green, comprised Messrs. f..
j. Smith, G. II. McDevitt, Carl Heit-
shu, E. B. Lynch. j. A. Mather, Thomas
Triplett, Harry Stoddart. Jack Lar
der Charles Darling, G. K. Allison,
Ross Salisbury, George Matteson, Ar
| thur Jackson, George Tuffree, George
Redel, n. B. Miller, Roy Tuffree, Ar
mold Kennedy, Bruce Moffatt, d. E.
Strub, Raymond Ferrin and Alva Mich
olson.
In the musical specialties of the Sec
ond part, appeared the Misses May AMI
Bertha Ostdiek, Florence Hutson. Alice
Howard Kate Downing and Mauda
Lundy; Mesdames j. A. Martin, C. II.
Whitehead and Lloyd R. Maxwell.
Mrs Charles Williams acted as
accompanst, assisted by members of
the Odeon orchestra. and during the
first part Mr.. Patterson acted as mu-
steal director. The committee from
Marshalltown Lodge, No. BIZ, under
whose auspices the entertainment was
given, is composed of ]. E. Swingley.
chairman; G. o. Lawrence, j. r. Bin
ford. C.. R. Brown and E. H. Mack.