Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-20
MINSTREL SHOW
GREAT SUCCESS
Eastern Star Ladies' Cleared a
Good Round sum
Ladies and Gentlemen Used Burnt rk
and Donned Coon Costum-s Before
the FootIfghts Saturday Evening

There was an immense crowd in the
opera house Saturday evening to witness
the unique entertainment given by the
Eastern Star ladies. in which about forty
of our people took part. As the program
stated, it was a mammoth aggregation,
composed Of the cream Of Belongs talent
in burnt cork carnival. and when the
curtain was raised on the FIRST part the
expectant audience broke out in loud APP
plause at the grand overture. the fine
stage setting, and kept it up at intervals
throughout the two hours of mrth pro-
voking acts
The tambos we're Mrs j. E. Ferguson.
Max Lichtenauer and Glen Wortley; the
bones. Miss Bessie Face, Vern c. Divine
and John Higgins. and each did their part
we'll.
A. B. Hull was the center piece and as
an interlocutor he was certainly prince
He never looked so we'll in all his life with
his white wig and fair countenance. Ii
was like a silver lining among the clouds
Mrs. j. E Ferguson, as Black Patti
sang I'm Afraid to Come Home In the
Dark Mrs Henry FREELY. as Miss
Henrietta SNOWFALL. rendered Down
Where the Old Kentucky Flows" Vern
c. Divine sang "Who9 Mep I'm Not the
Man. and made as big hit as singer as
he has as clothier. Mrs. j. H. Armstrong
as Miss Clorinda Holdmetite sang
Sweetheart Days" and was assisted by
the balance Of the Peruna Quartet, Mrs
l. L. Hubbell, Mrs. Henry FREELY aad
Mrs. { Ferguson This quartet also
appeared again on the program and
caught the audience in responding to an
encore with 'Peruna the Silent Miss
Marie Reed, as To-day Jewsberry. sang
Lonesome IN an exquisite manner |
Hes Cousin o. Mine" was sung by |
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dehneator of the burnt cork art OF no |
mean pretensions Miss Pearl Snowdrop |
was the stage name of Mrs. |. L. Huooell,
who 'rendered in very pathetic way MY !
Sweet Sahara Sarah The audience
was moved both to tears and laughter by
Miss Evellna DInah Doozenbug. miss
Bessie Face when she rendered mo
Wedding Bells for Me-" Mr. George
Wagner produced Love Me and the
World Is Mine 1t was so well rendered
that a mammoth bouquet Of hay, straw,
dried nettes. frozen cabbage leaves and
,.,it rod ard iaUandaT
ribbons. was presented to him by some
ardent admirer in the audience. he
responded to a hearty encore, tightly
eraspng the souvenir of the occasion
The grand finale of the first part went
out in blaze Of glory, with Miss Clorlnda
Spicer as the goddess of the star spangl led
banner, the entire company giving hearty
support.
Messrs. Garfield and VanHorn did
some dou BILE trapeze acts, which pleased
the audience very much and although the
BOYS had no practice. they gave evidence
of beng experts IN the line.
Lewis Curtis put in few minutes OF
hot foot work better than any original
coon could have done It,
Glen Wortley, as Prof. Limburger, the
strong man. showed great strength, when
Samson-hke, he raised great weights Of
thousands and tens Of thousands OF pounds
at the command Of Interlocutor Hull ex-
tracing from an admirer finer bouquet
than the Wagner one
Mr. Lichtenauer and Susie Hull brough
down the house in original monologue
ending in patriotic happy land finale b.
the entire aggregation.
Numerous jokes and hot shots wer
interspersed throughouty' The ladies AM
gentlemen who contributed to make 1t
success are entitled to much credit an
the order appreciates their assistance YER
much They cleared 1864.