The daily sentinel., 1906-10-26
DEAR OLD MELODIES
Great Audience Richly Entertained by
the Slayton Jubilee Singero-
\ Program Above Re
proach.-Second
In Course

,he patrons of the course that the
attraction was secured for retura
engagement this year.
Last night as the second number of
the new course, this splendid COM
pany of negro vocallsts and music
/ hardly be unfavorahly criticised ia
any particular. program that
aroused the six hundred and more
people present to high pitch of en-
thuslasm many times during the even
ing 1t was a great entertatum enI D..
o; of the rarest. sweetest and most
inter- ting musical programs ever
heard In Grand JUNCTION.
The Iusonnel of the comppnF i :
almost the gane as the one last year,
there are onIy two new people. rho
oonpspy consists of FIVE mel and
three women. Henry WashinE'o, h.
'rS the itaG of the company rs %
las season. Every voice is 'ur'r
ior Cne and every voice was in sI'n' q,
did condition last night. From -;
O'Clock vitii 1915 number sUcsccl-
ed nulIher and not a single g ,ttlni.
fAI'ed tc L eased and call forth ur'-
two or three encores.
Old but ever new and ever beauri-
fnl southern plantation melodies ross-
Ing harmonious. almost weird luh-
lice shouts, that music original with
the negro of the South and only tru-
ly successful when sung by members
OF the colored race. the glorious sac.
red airs and hymns. both new and
old. latest ballads and character songs
and bits of humor and fun, made up
the inimitable program carried out by
the eight colored artists.
Steal away to Jesus" was one of
the first selections and 1t was one of
the most impressive of the evening.
Among the jubilee shouts rendered to
the intense delight of the audience
We're "over on the Jordan Road,
BLOW, Gabriel. Blow" Joshua
Fought the Battle of Jericho" Lord
Make Me Holy" and "We1l Meet
Down at Jordan. Hallelujah." A diff
ferent member of the company lead
each of these clean. old time. anus
ing yet somehow inspiring. shouts.
and II would indeed be difficult to
pick out the best rendered of the
shouts. AS jubilee singers the Slay
tons are certainly of the very highest
type. That they know how to per
fectly sing and also to admirablv
"act" these quaint pieces of musir
that require these harmonious move
ments of the body and dellneatlons of
the face so peculiar to the negro to
make them successful, there can be
no question.
The singing of MY Old Kentuck.'
Home" by the young negro girl with
the company assisting in the chorus. |
was beautiful rendition of that
grand old ballad. Mrs. Hallas. who
was with the company last year. did
admirable work last night. In ans
wers to encores for a jubilee shout
she sang most sweetly "Suanee
River" and MY Kentucky Babe.
with the company assisting In the
chorus. Mr.. Washington's singing of
"Walt TIL the Sun Shines Again.
the program.
Perhaps the most impressively rem
dered of the old melodies was Swing
Low, Sweet Chariot" than which a
prettler or sweeter melody was never
written. Mrs. Goodyear. whose voice
is delicate. pleasing and cultured,
sang the verses and lead the chorus.
the Audience demanded the repetition
of the chorus two or three times
A tall fellow named Horace was
the star comedian of the evening and
his songs, "Oh Say. wouldn't That
be a Dream" and Don't Ask Any
Questions for You Know the Rea-
son Why" called forth storm after
storm of applause. Horace's witty
sayings and negro speeches added
much to the evenings enjoyment. He
is a true comedian.
Mrs. Hellas' selection THE Swiss
Cuckoo Song" was pretty as it could
be and her encore Maggie" was cat
chy and unique. She certainly pos
esses remarkably beautiful voice
The clarionet solos by Horace were
exquisitely rendered and added pleas
ing variety to the program.
"Massa's In the Cold, Cold Ground"
was one of the superior numbers o.
the company's program.
The basso's songs "in the Deep
slight and Beware" were enthus
iastically received.
The humorous work of the male
quartette. their old camping meeting
shout I'm be Ready was hugely en-
joyed. Their mpersonation-sho
Initiating the Hebrews. the Irish and
the Germans was the fun hit of the
evening.
Many of the good features We have
not space to mention.
The program closed with Sousa' e
STARS and Stripes"
Many were disappointed because!