Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-25
:
GAMUT MINSTRELS
A GREAT SUCCESS
BEST SHOW EVER PRODUCED
BY LOCAL TALENT
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE FILLS
AUDITORIUM
Entertainment Affords Amusement for
Every Taste, from Classic Music
to Scientific Boxing and
Fencing

The Camut club minstrel show an6
vaudeville given at the Auditorium last
night, before one of the largest and
most enthusiastic audiences of the sea.
son, was a success from every stand
point. The program was varied enough
to suit all tastes, ranging from classical
music to a scientific exhibition of box
ing and fencing. And in the hits of the
end men even the cosmopolitan nature
of the audience was accorded Difference
as exemplified in l.. j. Seiby's catchy
bit of nonsense, hitting from Koose-
velt and Evans to Asia, San Francisco
and Goldfield, New. to which Mr.. Wing
later In the performance added his
funny tribute to the Native Daugh-
ters."
The numbers on the first half of the
program were SO roundly applauded
that 1t was necessary for the perform
ers OF the second half to uisappoint
the audience by not responding to en-
cores, thus preventing long drawn
out program.
More than one hundred members Of
the Gamut club participated. From the
pleasing notes of the opening chorus
to the funny business of the end men
the audience and actors were one In
sympathy. Mr.. Selby proved himself
a star end man. He was busy" all
the time.
In Sympathetic Voice
The rendering of Down the River
Nile" by Leroy Jepson and the Phil
plause. The graceful, swaying accom-
panirnent OF the chorus enhanced the
pleasing effect of the song.
The dry manner OF Mr.. Wing won
many merry laugh for him. His joke
about the dog that died on the street
car track-was it killed by the cars?
No, 1t was ON the belt line and lay
down on the track and starved before
the car camey-was only one OF scores
of local hits.
All the musical numbers were given
in q manner to make the fashionable
and cultured audience wish that time
had permitted OF an encoure to each
number.
"Reveries," by the Euterpean club,
was sung In sweetly tender way that
made it especially delightful.
The jokes and posturing of Mr.. Selby
and Mr.. Wing; the screamingly funny
pantomine performance about the new
sheath costume with its grand open
ing on the side," done by Mr.. Rush;
the clever impersonation sketches Of
Mr.. Condit; the ridiculous monologue
of Mr.. SaIyer and Mr.. Ostrom's coon
song were finished productions.
Jeffrles Is Referee
Boxing exhibitions were given by
Ivan Kahn and George Damron at las
pounds, and Walla Wheeler and Sam
Coulter. The bouts were ofetwo rounds,
two minutes each. James J. Jeffries
was referee.
Fencing exhibitions were given by
Professor Uyttenhove VS.. Warde L.
Heller, Warde L. Heller VS.. H. Mel
lin and Professor Uyttenhove VS.. Ed
ward Dietrich. All these are members
of the Los Angeles Atheletic club
The company of players comprised
the following members
Interlocutor--M p. Frasier.
Ends-.Is J. selby, Z. Z. salyer, Jud Rush.
T. H. ostrom. w r. Wing. d. c. Hunt.
A. r. Carpenter. w. 3. Stringfellow. p. y.
b. swart. G. @. Miller. W. e. Lord, d. M
Thomas. E. p. Emerson. A.. Clapp. H. X.
Miller L. p. Bergen, H. #. Stevens. II. B.
Tuttle. q. A. Collins. DIR. j. Lester Adams.
r. B. Dunwell. c. e. Basley, H. e. Rice.
q. r. Duncan, c. w. Hatch, f. L. Cunning
ham, w. F.. Metzger, g. W. Isaacs. Charles
Bowes, T. M. Bridges II. +. Calvert, w. w.
Ciawson. Heber Coleman. ]. r. Dupuy. DR..
c. H, Erwin. w. F. Gates j. r. Gale. Warde
L. Heller, George A. Lynch. r. q. Nay, Ro-
land Paul. Gregory Perkins. jr. ]. B. Poulin,
f. W. Wallace, l.. cinnamon, p. O. Evans,
G. G Hagar, M. de Haaff, 8. Barton Brown.
f. b. Bower. F. II. Colby. r. L. Doe. A.
sheldon Balinger. II. r. Flint. Alex Ham
mum, Elmer Marsh. #. w. Blanchard.
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