Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-07
MT. VERNON MINSTRELS.
Unique Entertainment Under the
Auspices of the Calumet CLUB.

Mt. Vernon, Ne. May 6.-(SncciaD-
The event Of the season in Nit. Vernon
was the minstrel show ana vaudeville
entertainment given by the members
of the Calumet Club Of this village last
Wednesday, evening. This show was
gwen under the auspices of the club
ana was IN every sense 4 grand sue
cess. The size Of the audience which
Witnessed the performance exceeded
the most sanguin, expectations If all
concerned.
The chorus was trained under tie
leadership of Prof. II. W. knapp. ana
too much credit cannot be given him
for the way in which the performers
acquitted themselves
| The curtain rose promptly mt eight
o'clock, disclosing Il very prcttily
decorated stage with til" chorus seated
in the usual half circle ana dressed in
tn" usual striking costumes Of the Old
| time negro minStrclS.
| After a spirited rendering Of the
opening chorus the following songs
We're sung by members of the circle:
| 'Do. Re. Ne FI. Sol. La, Sc. Do A.
w. Tyler: Use Climbing up YonGer to
! the Skies" +. r. Cram; put on Your
Robes J. w. Allen; Sarah Jane
Matilda" Clifton L. Allen: Are You
Coming out Tonight. Mary Anne" T.
w. McQuaidc; "Shovcling Coal G. G.
Gilman.
Between the songs We're interspcrsed
| many new ana up-to-datc jokes and
some few local hits, which were duly
10, I,,
The circle was made up of the fol-
lowing club members: G. G. Gilman, r.
w. McQuaide. ]. W. Allen. tamboes;
bones: Ralph W. Leighton. ESQ. inter
lorutor; Aware Gordon. Kenneth
Covcy. Carleton Turner Clifton Allen.
Vernon Hall. Il. II. Cram and Carl
Davis. middlcmcn.
The first part of tho cntcrt ainment
ended with the song OF "Why Can't a |
Girl he 4 Soldier" and n military drill
beautifully rendered by six well-known
ladies of the village
Following the MINISTRIES came sketch
Is by various members Of 1.-THE troupe
among which the most notable were
the lullaby song sung by z. r. Cram.
a performance upon the bones ana
tamhOes by Mrssrs. G. ]. Cole. II. Cole
and Nickcrson. and a dance ana sketch
by Mr.. Nickcrson.
Following these short acts were two
vaudeville sketches, the first entitled.
"Prof. Snanllum and his Private
School" the second being Fritz Spin
kclhcimcr ana Dutchy Gerstenderfer in
their original Dutch dialogue.
In TIE school sketch AllstOn W. Tyler
tainly at his best ana the performance
that he gave would certainly have done
credit to a professional comedian. The
support which he received from the
five ladies' who composed the school is |
worthy of more than passing mention.
The work cf all was so nearly perfect
that it is difficult to praise one any
more than another. The way in which
tie girls bombaricd with beans III"
professor ana the way in which he
punished them by placing them in his
new patented spanking machine Kept
inc audience conVulscd throughout the |
entire sketch.
The Dutch sketch was remarkably |
good in every particular. 1t opened |
with the appearance Of an automobile
travelling at rapid speed across tn" |
stage. the chauffeur being Ralph ". !
Leighton Esq, passenger. AllSton NJ.
TYLER. The makeup Of both was most |
realistic. as was also their Dutch |
dialect. The misharS usual to green
automobilsts or cranky machines. such !
rs blowing out the fuse. 'CXplosion-
ments." running over dogs, etc, caused !
no end Of mcrriment. After the auto |
has been swappcd off. rapid-fre jokes |
are hurled back and forth between the |