The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-04-30
THE HOME MINSTREL
Score Big Suecess-Musie Splendid
and SpeciaIties Delightful

and SpeciaIties Delightful
The home minstrel given last night
at the ArmOry theater for the benefit
of the band and the Ocala baseball
team, was a tremendous success. A
large crowd greeted these amateur
performers, and no minstrel ever Civ
en- in Ocala, either by travelling COM
panies or home talent, was better or
more enjoyable.
The stage settings were very pretty
and the opening overture by the en-
tire company was excellent. Every
member Of the company was in fine
voice, and they had been splendidly
trained by Mr.. Albert Gerig. The cho-
rus singing was really superb and
brought forth a storm of applause.
The music Of the Ocala Concert Or
chestra was one of the very enjoyable
delights of this entertainment. The
members of this orchestra, under the
leadership of Prof. Leon Fishel, have
been playing together for the past six
or eight months, and the Damrosch
orchestra, which played in Jackson
vile last week, would be almost put
to the blush by the Ocala orchestra.
Those playing in the orchestra last
night were the following:
Violins, Miss Common, T. Fisher, Max
| Fishel, George MacKay, F. Weihe; pi-
ano, Mrs. Benz. Condor; clarionet,
George Martin; cornet. Frank Math-
ews; flute, Leon Fishel: trombone,
! Charles Barr; horns, B. F. Borden, A.
E. Teneyck; drums, G. w. Martin,
Herbert Martin; bass, Chas. z. Sim
mons.
Mr.. George r. Mexican was the in
/ terlocutor and carried off his part
! splendidly. He has acted in this ca
pacity at several previous MINISTRIES,
and last night was better than usual.
Messrs. J. ]. Gerig, A. ]. Beck, Pratt
/ Morris, A. f. Gerig, William Moore
and ]. C. Fleming were the burnt cork
end men, and their songs and jokes
were irresistably funny, as we'll as
were their costumes.
The circle included Messrs. G. A.
Nash, Frank Gates, Otto Lohrig, J. F.
Thompson, o. w. Cordero, F P. Simp-
son, Robert Mathews and Charles
Williams. They wore dress suits and
their voices were most harmonious.
wore the band uniforms, and the en-
tire group was a most striking one.
The solos were splendid and were
perfectly rendered, and nearly every
soloist was obliged to respond to an
encore Mr.. Thomas G.. Halls bari
tone solo, "A Son of the Desert Am L.
was magnificent He sang his song
in costume and his exquisite voice
charmed everyone. His encore was
also greatly enjoyed.
The comic songs of Mr.. Beck, Mr..
Fleming and the two Gerigs" were
simply great. and caused perfect ex-
plosions of merriment.
The solos Of Mr.. Cordero and Mr..
Simpson were delightfully."- sweet and
splendidIy rendered, and both were en-
Enthusiastically encored.
An overture by the orchestra con-
Guided the first part Of the minstrel.
Some good jokes were gotten off on
local subjects and on several Ocala-
ties. Particularly laugh-provoking
were those gotten off on Mr. A. Frank,
Mr. William Jeffcoat and Mr. Emmett
Robinson. DR.. Walter Hoods autOmO-
bile and DR.. Blalock, and one from
Mr. Jake Gerig on the street sweeper.
The second part consisted of an or
iginal stump speech by Mr.. Pratt
Morris. a beautiful cornet solo by Fl.
Watterson Tucker, song and splendid
dancing by Ted Fisher, and an exceed
ingly clever musical sketch by Mr.. Al
bert Gerig and Mr. Fleming, and an
other selection by the orchestra.
The minstrel concluded with a COM
ic sketch entitled, "How to Get a Di-
vorce" and the following were the
cast Of characters:
Judge Alimony,.. e.. ......J. J. Gerig.
Lawyer Bleedem.. o.. e.. A. z. Gerig.
Lawyer Fleecem. q. e.. Leon FisheL
Officer. o.. 800. j. Q. Fleming.