The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-12

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thought Bannon caused to be inserted in the news
papers want ad to the effect that while he could
not give away diamond rings horsebankets, yet
he willing to challenge all adversaries with the
proposition that he would guarantee show with each
ticket sold The demand for -four and coal imme-
dately gave way to the yearning for instruction and
amusement, and the situation saved.
Bannon was once the victim of a song which he
remembers and sings to this day. probably because it
too bad ever to be forgotten. 1t in the
days when .The Blow Almost Killed Father song
was at the height of its notoriety that local bard
perpetrated parody, one Of which
Lee Harrison who sings this song
Is happy every play day,
And always puts on special frills
When it comes matinee day.
He tried a somersault in splits
And came down like cannon,
The house to its foundations shook
And the blow almost killed Bannon.
plicated ideas tcked that this for two
days dethroned the authorized version of the song,
and the fame of Bannon grew like grain of mustard
poultice on his Wisconsin farm.
Some one has recently written plaintive inquiry
for the street address Of the plays of yesterday The
plays why interest ones self in them when we can
not keep track of the human element which went to
make them success9 Where the press agents
OF yesterday Where Parker, Weadon, Broad
hurst Pride, Friedlander, Sill and dozen more who
gayly assaulted the newspapers with four-coumn
cuts, while the business manager imposed upon the
counting room the timorous one-inch display
Charles Astor Parker after brief but busy term
as manager of the Grand went upon the road and
achieved fame as a writer of special articles
for the PRESS Aside from this and the collection of
autographs he had no vices, and has risen to re-
sponsible position as press representative of the
was already enjoying considerable publicity in the
stock market and in letters from indignant subscrb
ers to the World. His last known address was 1874
Montague street. Brooklyn. George H. Broadhurst,
who used to spend his leisure time calculating how
much money Pat Harris would make if every thr-
teenth person who passed the Lyceum would in,
bossomed suddenly into playwright, thinking out
several which had an enormous vogue He made
money and has it yet, and is willing lender, tho
his present address is unfortunately not known. F.
or T. Percy Weadon, who wrote paragraphs for tho
theaters and had big mitt life insurance speciality
on the slde has given up insurance entirely and is
general agent for Henry W Savage; who pays off the
hands regularly. Sam Friedlander, who formerly
managed the Lyceum scudded to the coast some years
ago, and may have been against the earthquake for
anything that has been heard Of him recently. Mr.
Hunt the lawyer who also took charge of the Lyceum
for time, and later turned evangelist has likewise
dropped from view. Fred Pride, who managed the
dime museum and always received his friends on
first nights in dress suit also drifted eastward and
has been lost to sight tho to memory dear. He was
mysterious man, but full of gentle humor The
Lyceum had still another manager in its days of OBJ
security when it predicted the town would never
grow so that water and gas would be laid in Henne-
pin far as Eighth street. Carl L. Wallace,
who still remains with honored and prospecting
citizen and twice member of the house of represen.
tatives and coming state from this county
The theater in those days was not syndicated The
local manager independent parsonage whose
visits to New York to book attractions for the COM
ing received in the METROPOLIS with the
dignity the event merted, and whose return with
list of the shows for the next hailed by
the newspapers bit of news. There was
much rivalry to get it first there was to have
the earliest estimate of the lumber cut. J. Newton
Mind usually got the lumber cut first because he could
walk along among the mills and guess from the saw
dust piles within 200 feet Of the manufactured
but Harry Black used to counter by robbing him OF
the theater list. There appeared to be more freedom
in the criticisms too, and agination employed
in the posters A performance of Antony and Cleo.
rounds and at another time the local manager of a
show succeeded in having his playbils condemned by
the Comstock society. These triumphs Of indi-
vidual genius never since duplicated
Who s who in Minneapolis (continued)-Zoch Her
man E., low down in the alphabet but high up in mu-
sic; born in Posen, Prussia, the estate of Count
Dziedusicki evidently Of letters; emprated to
America in 1883 and Minneapolis 1884 and settled As
teacher of piano; the piano being very much unset
tied since Professor Zoch has kept his muscles and
general system toned by eleven hours practice per
day. the thumps he has given the piano If translated
harmony of his performances has already made the
music of the spheres take jealously; profession
the piano. favorite amusement the piano. recreations
the piano; the key to his life the piano keyboard
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