The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-03
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At 9 O'Clock Saturday evening the
curtain at the Nixon opera house rose,
disclosing to an audience that tillel
every seat in the house, a circle OF
IL swell .'coons,' with IL. A. Gilbert
in the center and Drake, Jordan anu
Dunn, tombourines, and Ebbet, Logo
marsino and johnson, bones, on either
end.
The opening chorus, kings of the
Ebony SwelIs, at once put the audi
ence in sympathy with the artists,
which they retained until the end.
While all VINO took part in the show
teur ability, many OF them would give
a good account OF themselves with pro-
fesslonals.
Mr.. Ebbett, after ordering a thor
ripe hen fruit and other contraband
articles, several eggs found in the
pocket of pave Staunlon were carried
to the stage and hled for further use.
Mr.. Ebbett sang IN his characteristic
manner the song, you'll Get All
that Is Comm to You,' with an en-
core Of ms own composition, ending
with ''fou II ges TINS poor Old neaa
swelled,'' which caused hearty laugh
ter. A beautiful bouquet OF garden
sass was handed over the iootng.ts,
which caused him to remark that lie
would have to buy no stock for 1,
week at least. Alter the encore ne
received not one lemon but at least "a
dozen, mounted OIL stalk OF ceier.,,
with "a large COW of ribbon of the lat
est fashionable shade OF green.
The local hits were many and dis
tinctiy clever, noticeaoly the one N
which popular young man OF the
town was said to have gone into u
provision store in Reno ana, seeing the
wife and TOUR children Tor "a starter.
Chalie Van valkenperg rendered the
song '.Good Night, Beloved, Cool
Night, IN pleasing manner, but ow
ing TO a slight attack OF Buck fever,
or perhaps on account OF the ex
treme cold, chattering OF his who'll
system was distinctly perceptible to the
audience. Charlie AYERS that the NJ
did not pass off until 4 clock the
next morning.
MIR. Kepler's stump speech broughp
down the house, and the song by M.
Murray, "N hat Money Cant Buy,
was -eneored.
The quartette, ''Little Orphan Nan
ME-" James Whitcomb Riley's quaint
and pleasing poem, set to music, was
nicely sung by Father Meohan, George
Evan, G. w. Jordan and George South.
ward. The air was a sort of $50 as
ouplease,' but the melody was un
mstakable, even if the singers diI
not always come cut "neck aud neck.
"a Dark Mystery" was certainly
not a misnomer, as carried out oy
Messrs. Southwark, Lag marcino and
Johnson. The audience seemed hyV-
Noticed, in fact almost asleep (ona
audible snore was heard but quickl.9
suppressed. as chairs, hats and a
lighted cigar, pulled by willing hands
with the strings scarcely visible, laws
Of gravltation scorning," hoated
through space.
Mr. Jordan's song, ''The Preacher
and the Bear" was very well sung ami
!, very funny.
The Uncle Josh Birthday Party
was the master stroke of the evening
and the combination of cake walk, hoe.
(, down buck-and wing, with many stunts
unnamed and ind, scribable, wound
up the entertainment and left evsty-
one in good humor. The feature IN
this was not the "boys" at all, but
one Of the ladies who wore fine ex
ample Of the directoire gown, which
has created such a furore in the
past few months. To the ladies who
were contemplating wearing the style
1t will be possibly terrible warning
Mr.. EbDett's "caliope" was the
"hit" Of the evning, and il ever CAP