Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
MINISTRIES GIVE A
SUCCESSFUL CONCERT
DON'T WORRY PERFORMANCE
YIELDS WORKERS PROFIT
Sum Added to Treasury of Depart
ment Store Employees by Play
Given in the Gamut Club
Theater

Last nights performance by the
Don't Worry MINISTRIES yielded a con-
siderable sum of money to the treas
ury of the Broadway Department Store
Mutual Benefit association, under
whose auspices the entertainment was
given. The Gamut Club theater was
filled with an enthusiastic audience. A
good program had been arranged and
the MINISTRIES had been well trained
under the supervision of H. s. Carroll,
the stores advertising manager. w.
H. B. Kilner was the business man.
ager, the stage settings were by f.
w. Metcalf and Roy r. Musser acted
as treasurer.
Each item on the program was re-
ceived with applause. The oriental
sketch by ]. c. Barr proved to be the
impersonation of Chinaman. Mr.
Barr's exhibition of the Chinese's pc.
culiarities were so convincing as te
| leave certain doubt as to whether
there was Chinese on the stage.
Mime. Sembrich. the famous opera
singer, was an impersonation by G
Winchell. Mr.. Winchell was richly
gowned in an Empire dress of finest
white silk over taffeta silk trimmed
with pearls and applique. In his song
from the opera Lucia" he scored a
success. Encores were called for
The closing march and chorus, Tom
my Was a Soldier Boy" was well rem
dered the entertainment ending with
veritable bombardment of colored
papers, the whole producing a most
striking effect. as thousands of yards
of serpentine of every color twiied in
and out from the stage to the audi
ence. The program rendered follows:
Opening melody. entire company.
"Spooney SAM" w. j. Graves.
kiss Me Good Night. Dear Love-" G. A.
Skinner.
An oriental sketch, J. c. Barr.
Gratitude" H. 8. Carroll.
Love VIII Tell the Rest" ]. e. Meeker.
That's Music to Me-" w. J. Graves.
Good BY. Sweetheart. Good By" H. S.
Carroll.
Impersonation. Nine. Sembrich. C. winchell.
Somebody Lied" J. e. Meeker
Grand finale. closing march and chorus,
Tommy Was Soldier Boy"
The minstrel troupe consisted of the
following: C. E. Adams, j. C. Barr, e.
Brown, H. S. Carroll, w. e. Gibson,
w. ]. Graves. s. r. Heffernan, ]. F.
Howe. F. e. Lowry. ]. E. Meeker G. E.
l.. Sullivan, G. M. Thompson, HI. p.
Thumb, o. e. Watkins, M. E. Weber
and c.. Wincheli
The entertainment was followed by
a dance. which was largely attended.
The ballroom of the Gamut club was
used for this purpose.
The Broadway Department Store Mu-
tual Benefit association was the first
organization of it's kind in this city.
The members include a majority of
the employees of the Broadway depart
ment store, and the benefits derived
consist in the payment of sums to sick
members and free medical attention at
any time. The association from the
date of its Inauguration has been able
to pay all its debts and at present there
is a healthy balance in the treasury
The association is managed by the
employees themselves, the management
of the house having no voice in its af-
fairs, but Mr.. Let's sympathy in the
associations work Is such that he has
often made liberal donations to the
society. approving heartily of the work
carried on.
Mr.. Let's, proprietor of the store, and
family were present at the entertain
ment given last evening.