The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-05-31
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did. Right here, however, the au-
dience showed a particular favor for
w. S. Towner whose announcement
was: "I'll be Back in Minute, but
I've Got to Go Now" adding to his
batting average when it came to the
proof Of the showing before a Havre
audience. a fact that was later cal
led to his attention by rather harsh
Joke upon Which he was impaled by
Interlocutor John C. Sullivan.
My Marriauccia,' by Harry G. Sui
Ivan won some spotted applause from
the audience. Gee, but This is a
Lonesome Town." splendidly rendered
by Jere J. Sullivan drew applause
from all who know a stock article
when they see or hear it, but only
frowns and resentment from (sorry
to say portion of Havre's audi
ence which cannot savvy the neces-
sity of program in a minstrel Or
ganization-nor even scent joke. So
far as the First Part was concerned
it appears to the critic Of the Herald,
lust as it so demonstratively did was
shown by the applauding favor OF the
audience. that Miss Leonora Patterson
was the one notable soloist. Il
Like Your Way she sang, and re-
peated encores showed that the par
quette people liked her way almost
as we'll as did the gallery god who
exclaimed: Gee! amt she a peach!'
1t may be kindly to state to Mr..
Brown that Of all the songs pro-
duced by the Fort Benton mlnstrels
his offering of Cheer Up Mary is
the only one SO far honored in the
whistling on the streets Of Havre.
Amy Old Time at ALL" by Frances
E. Green seemed rendered at an ap-
propriate time when Havre society was
beginning to come along to settle it
self in it's seats. Possibly, from her
later vOcalism in a duet the solo
had merit. Nobody without wire
less telephone attachment at the ear,
however, could find out anything a.
bout the song in the barn-like chatter
coop.
A sketch, solemnly declared on the
program to be Gin one act,' and en-
titled, "a Chatting Dish Tragedy ad-
ded considerable to the enlivenment
of the entertainment. In this there
appeared the Misses Iva Boland,
Louise Patterson and Nellie Murphy,
and Ezra l.. Crane. Beside, Clifford
Kinder danced to the pronounced de-
light of the gallery.
The ensemble was as creditable as
| the opera house arrangement Was ulo"
creditable-and that is as high praise
as could be given to a Conreid en-
semble. The City Orchestra held it.
self to its usual and expected high
level during the early part of the
program and Mrs. j. A Gordan later
proved painstaking accompanist,
earning the gratitude Of each visitor
with new music Viola Bjerrine
and Louise E. Frields, also, assisted
in the stage performance.The Citi-
zens' Band of Havre did it's best to
drum up crowd for the most worthy
enterprise of a club house and that
it helped, was shown by the attendance
which was one of the largest ever
gathered in McIntyre's opera house.
Not to forget the gags-nearly all Of
which were locally applied-some wer
new, most were old, but none was
rotten. All the pleasantries Of the
Fort Benton mummers were taken az
good naturedly as the surrounding cir
cumstances of the victims compelled
them to be taken.
AS a result of the zeal and kindli-
ness of Havre's Fort Benton friends
the Mems club was given a nice ii
nancial boost.
The minstrel company was accompar
led by large number of other friend
and well-wishers of Havre, who cam
to assist by their attendance the ne1
club project of Havre Among tn
Fort Benton visitors We're: Messrs an
Mesdames Wallace E. Chase, J. T
; Kehoe,W w. F. MILFORD; Mesdames Z
Frank Sayre and G. w. Buck; Messr
j. V. Carroll, J. V. Carroll, Jr., H. E