The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01
EJIcCEsSFUL X. OF c.
MINSTREL SHOW
E,,ertainment Proved to Be a
Crackerjack.
,oop SONGS AND FUNNY JOKES

.f,snum Was Filled Tuesday and
Wednesday Evenings TO See Work Of
I.ssl Amateurs One OF tho Best
Local shows Ever Given,
a.. ,.ynrl. Knights of Columbus. the
n organization TO WOO the black
'''' ..i4,.. of mlnstrelsy, brought its
H.r tn a successful termination IN
,r,Bauecs in the auditorium Tues
"Wednesday evenings. The mum.
I..sI,l, interested IN the affair was
r. iiat the theatre was hlled To
iy each night aud the quality OF
tinment was ~ excellent that
H.. Ion. club did not set any new
,.l,,.. h !. putting II conseryatiyeiy
. .t.f ile show was one OF the best
80 .tuuts ever done by Braitlcboro
~. tb, curtain arose on the regula.
tr.f ualt Il revealed company OF
'..,ban 10 people effectively grouped
s..rumrd, eight end men and as
- ,sgur women occupying the INST
-, Euh the intcrlooutor aud the cho'
.1tIus IN tiers mot tears) behind the
f-l4.rs The ends wep gorseously ar
- In suits OF red, while the young
- In The inst circle were gowned IN
,f.ps IBles OF various hues. The inter
.,t.r WUrp a handsome colonial costume
{Sils tbc members Of the chorus appeared
NM, suits with red trimmings. lhe
[rsruft was made up OF snatches from
,r,l, popuar airs arranged 10y John D.
Nohn oil Boston, who directed the produe'
NM. II was extremely musical vnd gave
be end men opportunity TO 90 al kihus
| n hone and tambo stunts: Al the close ol
M overture came several rounds Oh JOKES
- I,s1l flavor and then the interlocu'
~ vi,b his song, No, No, Positively
Z, ,pJ Iil A clever little dance between
~ $50. After more Jokes Robert w.
|Mtcbel sang The Ghost OF the Banjo
Snon effectively, Eugene Cray following
Min ,be catchy Much Obliged to You
wbi'h gave him the opportunity. to do
init dance. The next musical number
T,. bass solo. When the Bell in the
| / ,,btbou.e Rings, by the interlocutor, Dr.
II III OConnor, and then John l.. Stew
ar delivered the goods in the form OF a
an, called Gratitude, which contained
numerous verses OF local application.
Al this point the premiers, ID. FRANK
Shea and III. c. Rice were announced, and
,be la,ter shufiled on the stage absorbed
. N an enormous copy Of that famous novel
. Tbnse Weeks. After some persuasion Mr..
NO. ,toppcd reading long enough TO
hand tbc Iuterocutor telegram from Mr.
~, m the effect that he had been de-
| hyed but would arrive by wireless. At
,bis poInt Mr.. Shea arrived from
above, landing on his partner with such
force that the lights all went out, Con,
.ternation reigned for few seconds and
when the darkness was dispelled the pre-
miers were discovered in heap on the
stage somewhat the worse for the COILS
| ION but able to take their places after
re.toratiyes had been given them. Mr..
Shea was dressed in glddy evening suit
| Of green and red while MIR. Rice wore
| .tylshy cut golf costume with nat 10
match. After the furore created by the
premiers' entrance had subsidized John >.
Nolan sang Who, Me? I'm Not the Man,
' concluding with a clever soft shoe dance
| to the music of Moonlight on the Mis-
sissippi sung by the chorus. Then came
shea and Rice in their operate duet
+ entitled When the Hammer on the Anvil
Rings which was in reality a topical
song discussing various local topics. AFTER
| this number the ends left the stage ana
Mis-. Katherine " Aonuoi " SS
Because | Love You Dear with much ell
feet .. l.:
The first part concluded with an exhl-
/ bition by "Hindpaws circus in which
j. j. Nolan was the ringmaster, j. I.
Feriter the clown, j. l.. Stewart the
juggler. Harry Benson the strong man, u.
Frank Shea the bareback rider IN PINK
tights and doublet and Robert Mitchell
and Alcide Marion the japanese pole ar,
lists. While these performers went
through their acts the chorus sang Come
to the Circus.
Everything about the first part went
smoothly and on both nights the, applause
was so frequent that every number need-
ed an encore. Between the songs the dif-
ierent end men handed out line OF gags
which took" in great shape. The par
ticpants in the first part were as 1ol-
lows. lnterlocutor, DR.. +. H.. OCon-
nor; premiers, d. +. Shea and ID. Y.
Rice: bones. j. L. Stewart, j. p. Ferriter,
R. W. Mitchell and H. j. Racette; tam
Dos, J. j. Nolan, +. j. Cray, Harry Ben
son and Alcide Marion; chorus, +. M.
Ferriter, Chas. r. O'Connor, Hugh IL.
Harwood, f. G. Weeks j. j. Eckels, ,jr,
J. P. Kane, John d. Kaine, ?. f. Aher,
I. j. Snyder, Florance Ferriter, F. W.
ylerden, Louis Breslin, James Blake, ".
!. Carleton, H. p Miller, John Blake,
VIM. Lee, Maurice O'Donnell, Leon
Gould, Edward Eckels, Edward Paro, u.
I. Riley, George O'Connor, Katherine
Guiheen, Mildred Mcdonald, Mrs. Dan +.
Riley, Annie McGrath, Mary Stewart,