Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05
Local Performers Make Big Hit
in Minstrel for Benefit OF
Bethany Home.
ATTRACTS A BIG AUDIENCE
Excellent Program Marked by Song
Hits, Drills and Other Fea-
tured Numbers.

home was a decided success in every |
v ay Nearly all the seats in the house
were taken, and a goodly sum realized
for the home-~~The affair was under
TIE, direction of Miss Clara Hampton,
who deserves much praise for the sue
cess of the undertaking. The chorus
in the finale consisted of 80 voices, 80
young men and So young ladies. The
military drill given by II young Ia
dies dressed in the national cOlors, was
one of the features Of the program. Will
lam TIimble, one of the ballad sing
ers, assisted the young ladies in the
drill with the baritone solo, The Same
Cd Starry Flag, and at the close a
large American flag dropped slowly
back of the singers.
The SoIoists.
Gilbert Graves, bass sOloist, sang
THE King of the Winds" Mr. Graves
was costumed as Faust" and with the
spot light and the use of electrical APP
EaIatus to initiate a storm, the effect
was striking. Charles Roantree, the
secretary of the club in the minstrel,
rendered a very beautiful whistling
solo. Goodbye. Sweetheart, Good
Bye" Mr.. Roantree was recalled for
the third encore number, and even then
the audience did not seem satisfied.
William Mueller Of Davenport, bass
soloist who has appeared a number of
times before tri-city audiences, sang
The Queen Of the Earth" F. II. Bur
CESS. formerly of this city and now Of
Lacrosse. Wis, one of the extreme end
men. sang the song hit of the evening
And the World Goes On" The two
local verses to the song were exceed
ingly good and up to date Russell
Hampton. the other extreme end. lee
tuTed to the audience 'On the subject.
"Woman's Rights" The lecture drew
loud applause from the audience, it be-
ing full OF huDor from start TO finish.
AXel Dunderberg, one of Moline's bari
tone solOists. assisted by the double
quartet. made, decided hit with the
song. When the Man in the Moon
Looks Down" Floyd Wilson. tenor
soloist of Moline sangs"I've Said My
| Last Farewell" He was assisted in
the number by Mr.. Golf. who repre-
scented a colored lady, The song
brought out much applause. The solo
"When the Swallows Build Then
Nests" was sing by Herman Smell OF
this city. Mr.. Schnell was assisted
in the chorus by the double quartet
One of the decided hits of. the evening
was the song, "Where is Brown" ren
dered by Russell Hampton The flora
drill in the first part of the olfo. 'giver
by II of the young ladies was very eff
Ifective, and the young ladies We're ap
Iplauded time after time by the audi
Ience. The young ladies were all dress
ed alike and each one of them carried
a wreath of flowers. Robert ReXdale'S
song. I'm the Land of Flowers and
Sunshine" illustrated, was sung by
Mrs. Mae Richards Casey. to the de
light of the audience. Little Miss Ruth
Irene South sang won't You Come
lover to My House" She was heartily
Iapplauded and was presented with {
bunch of tea roses.
o. b. Hampton took the part of the
interlocutor, and he handled the part
excellently. The music was furnished
by Bleuer's orchestra.
The Program.
PART ONE.
Jolly Good Fellows Are We"-Open
ing chorus
Let 1t Alone"-Arthur Anderson.
IGravea.
Kentucky Babes"--Quartet Messrt
Cloudas, Graham, Rambo and Muen
stor.
"And the World Goes On"-F. H
Burgess.
Goodbye Sweetheart, Goodbye.
whistling solo-Charles Roantree.
Queen of the Earth'-Willian
Mueller
when the Man in the Moon Look
Down ''-Axel Dunderberg, assisted b.
Messrs. Normoyle. Applequist, Schnel
Tlimble, Mueller, Graves, Hampton.
I've Said My Last Farewell-Floy
Wilson.
"When the Swallows Build Thei
Nests'-Herman Schnen, assisted b
double quartet.
Where is Brown?"-R. p. Hampto.
"The Same Old Starry FIag"-Wi
Trimble and chorus
Military Girls-The Misses Nina Va
Buren,, Evangeline Casteel. Julia NJ,
Twain, Charlotte Smith, Cora Gazette
Orpha Tremann. Blanche Smith. Mau
Young, Mable Smith, Sara Stoddar,
Abbie Burns and Ruth Hemenway.
Olio.
I'm the Land of Flowers and Sul
sh me-" illustrated-Mrs. Mae r. C;
seq.
Floral Drill Maidens-The Misses il
liza Beck. Ada X. Hudson. Rose Kroh
Grace Day, Gertrude Melgren. Agne
Twomey. Emma Fiebig. Alma Kos
Edna Raines. Grace Mold. Carrie TIE
kelsen, Ethel Cameron, Myrtle Came
on. and Julia Spilger
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