The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-12-13
MINSTREL MEN
SCORE SUCCESS
Burnt Cork Artists Present a
Creditable Entertainment.
Hit OF TIE SEASON
Played to The Largest Audience in The
History OF the lmprOv ement Club.
Galleries Crowded.

The Old Time MinStrels, given at the
Improvement Club hall Wednesday
evening under the auspices of the local
Odd Fellows lodge, scored the success
Of the season, playing to the largest
house Of play-goers in the history of
Fort Pierce. Every reserved seat was
taken, the gallery was filed to over
flowing, and many were compelled to
stand during the entire performance.
The curtain went up at 8:l5, reveal
ing the circle, end men excepted, cos
tuned in white with yellow evening
coats and black sashes. Shortly after
the end men, composed of c. f. Killer,
Chas. Lord A. B. Brown and Geo n.
Backus, came prancing in, gorgeously
arrayed in red and heavily weighted
with jewelry, and performed the grand
walk around with considerable gustO.
Then the jokes started and great
many local hits were scored. Clyde
Killer surprised his many friends by
blOssoming out as burnt cOrker of
the first water Of course there was
Backus-he always carries the palm as
a black face expert but Clyde was
right behind him. A. b. Brown and
Chas Lord were there with the goods
as usual, Lord making Il decided hit
with his tenor solo, love Me and the
World is Mine"
Among the lesser lights, John Schot-
tier was the success of the evening,
provoking great applause in telling
"How Hans Took the First Degree
following with a comic song, "Im a
Jonah" Harry Budd also made his
first appearance in "San Antono,' in
the rendering of which he acquitted
himself creditably. d. Fl. Conkling
was not quite up to his usual standard
in his bass solo, "Many the Wreck Be-
low" having swallowed some burnt
cork that slightly shaded his tones.
The encore, "Old Black joe, was well
rendered. W. T.. VanLandingham was
bit of color, too, in " They Say He
Went to College" but was accorded
the usual applause. The efficient in
terlocutor, r. l.. Goodwin, sang "A
Lemon in the Garden Of Love- calling
forth great appauses, and responding
with "Silver Threads Among the Gold
The first part was concluded with Poor
john" sung by Geo. Y. Backus, in cos
tune, in his usual sde-splitting style.
The first number of the Olio was the
Bully Boys Quartette, composed Of r.
H. Goodwin, first tenor, w. f.. Tylan-
der, second tenor, d. II. Conkling, bar
atone, Il. l.. Evcrnden, bass, was II
great success, singing "Jump Back.
Honey" and "You SO Ny Lady Love. -
The quartctte was ably accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. w. F.. Tylander.
Little Miss Thclma Feigcl sang why
Don't They Play With Me- calling
forth great applause. The self-posses-
sion of this little star is very remark
able, and her splendid singing has made
her great favOrite. She was accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. c. G.
'cigel.
The brass Quartette, composed of
w. f. Tylander, r. +. Minis, A, B.
Lowry ard Frank Stetson, presented q
number of very high order which was
very much enjoyed Then came Bakus
in his monologue, 'Love,' in which he
was at his best. He kept the house in
an uproar for more than quarter of
an hour, and in response to deafening
encore he gave the old but ever new
pantomime "The Joys Of Bachelor
DOM" The sketch entitled "rhe New
Doctor in which George Gardner APP
peared as Miss Flora Graves,M, d.,
and Clyde Keller as Timothy Wildcats.
the doctors assistant, was a splendid
presentation. The boys did themselves
grand, going through the difficult per-
Torrance without bobble and winning
that rare plandt, a curtain call.
The concluding number of the per-
Torrance was the pantomime, "Fun on
the Levee," in which Bakus starred u:
the drowsy coon who sought repose on
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