Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-22
The HOME MINSTREL
Was GREAT SUCCESS
HOUSE WAS IN CONTINUOUS UP.
ROAR DURING FIRsT.PART.
New and Novel Military Feature for
the Opening Chorus Was Well Re.
esIvsd by Large Audience.

The minstrel performance given by
home talent at the New Baird Tuesday
evening far eclipsed anything of its
kind that has been seen In the city
for some time and the merry aid
continuous applause given the boys
from start to finish of the performance
was evidence OF how we'll pleased the
audience was.
AS is always the case, these attrac-
lions are made up Of local jokes, which
makes them so much more appreciated
than the usual travelling organizations.
They were pretty well DIVIDED at
this performance and evened-up out.
side OF the bank. clerks, who got
theirs" in double doses.
The opening first-part was a military
drill headed by the master of cere-
monies, James Chestnut, who filled the
position most admirably. while the end
men we're never better impersonated
IN Fletcher Burnett, Sam Mlxson. e.
J. Wellington and Lawrence Jackson.
AZ a negro impersonator, Sam Mix
son has few equals for one Of his ex-
perience and his song, Abraham
Lincoln jones' brought down the
house.
Larkln Carter was at his best in his
ballad, Take Me With You In Your
Dreams and was compelled to re-
spond to an encore, He has become
quite a fayorite as a soloist.
"Cubaola Glide" by the young
prince OF minstrelsy Lawrence Jack.
son, was one OF the really amusing
numbers that attracted the usual
round OF applause.
Addison Pound, who has a sweet
voice that is Just coming to notice, rem
deFed a sweet song which pleased, BE
Ny Sweetheart, Dearie." He was fol-
lowed by J. Fletcher Burnett, who
has for many years pleased audiences
IN this city and clearly shown by his
work that he could at least join the
higher classes. Don't Call Me Hon
ey" was full OF emotion and II got all
that It needed in the work OF Mr.. Bur.
nett
Rose Dreams was another beautI.
ful ballad which was nicely rendered
by Ell Futch, lie, too, has demon
strated his ability upon numerous oc-
casious Of this kind and is an appre.
ciated worker
For the real burnt cork artist, ED
Wellington Is certainly In the class.
He has twice appeared before the
iootlights here and made good, but in
the song, "Jes Help Yourself" he was
Immense.
There are few singers today In the
professional shows that can compare
with the high-class of work OF Dr
Waldo, He Is considered one OF the
best Of the city and his services are
always kindly given in cases Of this
nature. ITO the End OF the World
With You was most difficult, but
well rendered.
The clio, or second part, was one
OF the best that has ever been seen In
any OF the home enterprises and the
arrangement, as well as the entire sec.
ond part, was as good as could be de.
sired, Il showed that we have all the
material needed here for a good per.
formanee at any time.
Harry Coe. In clog dances. proved
20 be most excellent. Brooks Hay In
the horizontal bar work was good. the
quartet was immense aud the other
members attracted the usual atten.
ton
The proceeds were for most
worthy cause, aud after all expenses
have been deducted, they viii be used
for the poor OF the city.