The Socorro chieftain., 1907-03-02
THE GREEN LAKE MlNSTRELS
The Famous Company Has Come and
Gone in Blaze of Glory

The Green Lake MiustrelS
have come and gore come and
gone in blaze of glory. 1t has
been years since as large Il num-
Der of people assembled at a
public entertainment in Socorro
as assembled in the Garcia opera
house Monday evening to see
and to hear what this excellent
company had to offer. The
early sale of seats gave an in
dication of what was to be- ex-
pected in way of attendance, and
the large number of extra chairs
provided were all needed. Every
one came with expectations at a
high pitch and nobody went
away disappointed.
At shortly after eight o'clock
the rising of the curtain revealed
the whole minstrel company
arrayed in a semi-circle in all
the charm of recently acquired
compleXions. straw hats, and
other gaudy attire. The first
part of the entertainment was
entirely musical except that the
numbers were interpersed with
witty encounters between the
end men and Mr.. Give-a-dam
Johnson. Most OF the witticisms
were at the expense of Socorro's
citizens, but they we're such that
they were enjoyed by everybody,
the victim included. "Toyland"
by the minstrels, Goodbye,
Mr.. Greenback" by Mr.. White,
The One He Loves Best" by
Mr.. Snow, "Pliny" by Mr.. Green,
Cheyenne" by Mr.. Peabody,
The Storm of Life by Mr..
Jackson, Pm Crazy bout 1t" by
Mr.. Black, Pm Trying Hard to
Forget You" by Mr.. Jones, and
"Slumberland" by the minstrels
were the musical selections.
Every one was well rendered and
all merited well the hearty
encores they received. The
monologues by Mr.. Blue and Mr..
Black were of the best of their
kind and were accorded abund-
ant evidence of appreciation.
! The sketch entitled The
Georgia Minstrels, was a gem.
| Alexander, who worked in a
livery stable and Pete. who
induced him TO join the minstels, -
were characters surprisingly
funny and the manner in
which they were represent
ed by Mr.. White and Mr..
Green was the perfection of
the art of minStrelSy. "Stingy
Moon" by Mr.. Peabody, the
baratone soloist, was well receiv-
ed. The concluding number, the
laughable farce entitled The
Socorro Chieftain,' was all that
it was represented to be. Mr..
Greely, the editor, showed that he
had a pretty accurate knowledge
of the inner workings OF news
paper office, and Snow showed
that he had knowledge of the
inner workings of a printers
devil that could not have been
acquired otherwise than by in
Spiration or by experience. The
condition of the Office bore all
the correct earmarkS. The
placardS, especially that on the
Arsenic Group, were "A source of
great amusement to the audience.
The Green Lake MinstrelS are
a company composed entirely of
home talent. Their entertain
ment was excellent. The only
adverse criticism that has been
passed is that the programme
was rather too long, but that is
fault that could easily be re-
paired with practice. Some OF
the members of the company
possess far more talent in their
line than is sometimes shown
by members of professional COM
panies. The end men, for in
stance, could furnish first class
minstrel performance by them
selves. There is some talk of
the company's giving their enter
tainment in one or two neigh bor'
ing towns. II this is done, The
Chieftain bespeaks for them a
liberal patronage, with the
assurance that the highest eN-
pectatious OF those in attendance
will be realized.