Arizona republican., 1905-03-11
HEADED FOR THE HILLS
Elks ninstrels Leave for Prescott All
 Spattered With Glory.

Another crowded house greeted the
 Elks last night in their big minstrel show at the Doris opera house and another great big success was scored for that aggregation of fun makers. It was almost the same as a new show for the reason that the audience was in the main composed of new faces and just enough of the people were seeing | the performance for the second time to spread enthusiasm around them. The chorus was even better than the night before as were some of the solo singers who were more used to their surroundings As on the night before the encores were numerous and were responded to literally. MT. Warner and MT. Connelley made even bigger hits than the night before in their funny songs and the serious and sen timental selections were sung with bet ter effect. The end men delivered the goods just as they did the night before only with slight variations as experi- ence had suggested to them.
 Altogether the musical features of the entertainment predominated and the company shows the skillful training of MT. Mackenzie Gordon, whose voice was also heard in special numbers as on the night before. The efforts of MT. Gordon have been unceasing since he undertook this work and the great suc- cess of the production is very flatter- ing to his ability both as musician and instructor as we'll as stage director for beside the music he had charge of the second part and therefore had his mind more on business than on music. But those who heard him in his own solo numbers could not detect that there was anything on his mind but their rendition. He was encored repeatedly and as on the night before responded 10 imperative calls.
 Too much praise cannot be paid to the chorus which appreciated its work and in time, tone and volume excelIed anything of the sort ever undertaken here by amateur singers. The perfor- nance starts with a delightful chorus and the first part ends with one that cannot but please every person who can be stirred either by music or patriotic sentiment.
 The second part is just as rich in fun as the first part though entirely different in nature. Mir. Miller's dan cing was very pleasing to those who like footwork, and Prof High Ball is certainly Improving with age. It may be stated confidentiany, now that it is all over, that Prof. High Ball is A. Redewill, though people who saw him on the stage are certain that he must be Paderews<i. There is belief though that Padcrewski couldn't do what RedewilI did. Briefly it was q fake musical show but it was so good 1t was no fake.
 Little Johnnie Dugan again claimed the best tokens Of appreciation the au- dience had to give. This was Frank Connelley's big speciality and it was incompatible. Much of it's success. however. depended on the assistance of Harry Taffe. who consented to asso- ciate with him in public for a few min utes. and to Messrs. Champagne, Smith, O'NeiH and Rhinehart, who permitted themselves to become parti- ceps criminis after Taffe flew the coop.
 Mir. Beware, again gave a delightful exhibition in mandolin speciaities aud MT. Gordon was heard in this part again.
 The Indian chorus as on the night before was the spectacular feature of the second part. If anybody has any real Indians that can sing as well as these seventeen renegades he is inVit- ed to put them in evidence. But they must be costumed for the clothes make the man even if he be an Indian-or squaw, and the squaws were the pink of reservation society and dressed in the height of faskion.
 This morning early the big company will take the train for the Arizona cir cult. which consists this year of Pres colt. Its a whole circuit by itself and when the bunch gets into the mountain city it will be entertaining a circus. If the Prescott chappies don't do'the right thing by the Phoenix squaws it will be a reflection on the Prescott taste.