The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-12
MINSTREL
SHOW splendid
Crowed Opera House Amused
and D Delighted BY Able
Local Talent.

Local Talent.
Old time minstrelsy In modern
garsb mas presented in clever man
ner Is i well drilled company OF lo-
cai stage artists at the Grand opera
house Thursday night as charity
Sbenefit performances Of the local
lodge Of Telks The house was filled
TO its capacity with an audience that
was highly delighted and amused By
the performance. Prof. Augustine
| .: Smith again added to his laurelsI
as dramatic and operatlc com=
poser as well as an. able stage dl-
rector. for the whole show was a
creation Of his splendid genius and
the performance was personally di-
reeted by him.
The first part was excellent in ey-
Eery detail, the ballads and ragttme-
songs being very nicely rendered,
the Jokes apfoariously funny ANA
the general ensemble of a most
pleasing nature. The stage was
prettily set with a background OF
purple and white. The ballad sing
Eers. appeared in conventional eve
lining dress and the end men
had on gorgeous silk frock coats.
Crows orchestra upon platform be-
hind the. singers. rendered the in
strumental music The picture
formed was brilliant and stylish.
Each actor acquitted himself with.
honors and the applause they ali
brought forth showed that the au-
dience was immensely pleased with
the efforts of all.
The funny end men were Messrs.
Gene Richards, Douglass Williams,
Percy Byrd. Writ Lewis and Ben F..
Kerr. The ballad singers. or as the
program styled them, The Celestial
Choir (?)," consisted of Messrs EN-
NETT Gill, conlin. Tarland, Byrd.
lstager, Cain, Coyne, Finn. Francis.
Tricot. Jock Gill, Schultz, Mulheran.
Cohen, WEIGH and Pacquet Samuel
R. Bentley was the interlocutor.
,Messrs. Cain and Stage did a bril-
lian dancing act, and the following
songs were sungs:
Some Time 1890. Mr., B. F. Kerr
When the Meadow Larks Are Call
ing Annie Laurie .......
........ Mr. j. A. Conlin
Ephraim Johnson. !. Mr.. p. Byrd.
The Sea is Ny Sweetheart, J.
.....s.tss-. Mr.. Roy Byrd
What WIN Your Answer Be. $500.
....:.... .t.... Mr.. r. E. Gil
The Crocodile Love Song !. Z. !.
....... Mr.. Gene Richards
Years, Years, Years. .........
........ Mr.. r. A. Farand
Everybody Turned and Looked at
Ne. ..-.s;. !. Mr.. ID. Williams
I'm Going Away. -. Writ Lewis
Mr., Kerr was introduced as Lew
Doekstader by moving picture
series, showing that eminent min
strel man making fast run and al
quck make-uH.to reach the stage in
time for the performance.
a mirth provoking comedy en-
titled Prof. wallop's Boarding
School" constituted the ollo and IL
was cIeyerly rendered by the follow
ing cast:
Professor Wallop. =. s. R. Bentley
Lillian Rustic. John Cain
Anna Held, -. .......J. G. Francis
Ounce. ............. Louis Carr
Sweet Potatoes Ralph Stager
Julia Marlowe. -. Almond Tricot
willie Geppert -. John Mulhersn
Archie Crawford ....... Mr.. Flynn
aPatsy Higgins. So. Arthur Paquet
julius .......... Writ Lewis
Bolivar .,......G Gene Richards
Ike e......... Charles Gill
Slinky .......... James Boyle
During the play the following spe-
clalties were introduced
Monolouge. ........ Percy Byrd
salome Dance. Fleming Holden
limitations ...... Ed Mayors
Make Noise Like Hoop and Roll
Away Mr.. Williams and chorus.
1 John Lowery of the coast artillery
and stationed at Fort wadsworth on
Staten Island is here on furiough,
sranted owing to the death of his
mother He is in fine health and many
friends are greeting him.
McGowan's
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