Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-11
WATERv|LLE.
The Postman's Minstrels.

by local talent under the capable lead |
e"ship of Mr. AID Mrs William van |
DuZer OF New York. From the ring OF
the curtain about SD o'clock there
WAS somrtnin@ doing ipr over TWO
hours, duriug which time none Of the
persons in The audience knew whether
or no they woul be eliminated rom
the eond-natured jokes and stories that
hit nearly all of the local cclcbritlcs.\
Tho minstrel loving people HAY" been
waiting for long time to witness the
production. winch had been heralded
broadcast as the best local minstrel
show ever produced in the city, ano
they were not in the least disappoint-
co The gorgeous costumes, the catchy
music and he jokes of tn" funny enc
men viii be remembered for a time to
come. tn" stag setting in the hrS'
part vas a most brilliant one. Ihc
large chorus and end men were uni
formed in the costumes Of muskcteers
ami he ila$hy, %ilken suits made
decided hit.
At 8l5 O'Clock the "'rtain rose upon
lh' assembly singing MY Old Ken
lucky Home" which was rendered II
a beautiful manner.
"Gentlcmcn be seated spoke Inter-
locutrr ToWne The tan.tos resoGndeC
twice and the chorus took seats.
Introductory overture by tie entire
con pany" WAS the next command ant
The following ch"ruses We're intro
duced: "'fhc Muskete"rS,' "Go~, | Wisl
That ! had 4 Girl In Jungle Town
MY Rosie Rambler, IF You Mss Nc
Deari",'' ''Td Rather Float Through
Dreamy ola Waltz with Enn." ane
| 'Swc cthe2rt Town" The antics Of th
end men in lnc Jungle Town chorus
were great and their waltz in a later
chorus pleased the large audience an6
they W. re made to respond.
My World is a Dream Of Yon," b.
William H. Murray was one NJ tn
prettinst selections of the evening. Mr.
| Murray is a fine singer ami again dem
onstratcd his ability last evening.
''S"mehc1y Lied" a certainly conf
cal song Inv George w. Townsend mad
a remarkable bit and the manner i,
which il was rendered made it doubl
| humorous. The end men added to thu
fun with their bones and tambcs in
! The Choir .lscs. Several local verses a.
"ncorts were great. Following came The
| "Armourers Song" rendered by Henry
| p. Page. Mr.. Page is one of the fines
singers in tne state. and his baritone
selection WAS Il great favor. Wise OLE
| indian by w. Ernest Crosby, an enc
| man. ami his 10 al versions kept ths
| audience in continuous laughter. One
| Of the most ridiculous was the song
rendered by End Man Bob White, en-
titled. Il l'sed 20 BE Afraid to Go
| Home in the Dark. Now I'm Afraid t.
80 at All" Bob also had several
verses that were localized and very
| fCW escaped
| on" Of the feature Soloists was Tom
| Fox of Augusta and his selection. "a
| Dream q YOU was literally applaud
| d. Mr.. Fox is an elegant singer an6
was forced to RESPOND to an encore
Dan Berry made the hit of the even
ing in his song. Has Anybody Seer
| Ny Cat. which vas intermingled witt
| at clllS ard ether various noises.
| Dan needs 10 Introduction in the min
| strcl line ara as an end men IS hard [,
"eat. He has such a pleasing person.
atty ard his method of singing suc'
| SONGS as this is in class by itself.
| Intcrmin2ling 1hc songs cane tn
| iok's by the eight end men and they
all had several handles. but they wer,
good naturcd and non-onensIve tn,
iu'ie1ce enjoyed hearty laughs al
| each others expense
For the finale of part one. the entire
company sang sweetheart in man
ner that resounded all over the hall.
| The olio was equal to the first part
and the many acts introduced was a
1 h.,
never realized that the city contained
such artists The Colby Quartet. con-
sisting of j. Corey Richardson. r. H.
| Lord. NJ. f. Lord and Lewis Cleveland
gave several selections as starter
The work was commendablc and they
| We're held on the stage by several en-
cores.
An act entitled, Passing PersonaH
ties, by +. Fl. Douglass made graa;
nit. 1t was in story form and implicit
ed scores of citizens. 1t was a novelty
and pleased the audience.
Little Miss Katherine AnniS was :n-
PRODUCED as The Little Magnet" and
she certainly attracted the attention.
At recent entertainment she sang
much t" the delight of her hearers and
her musical number last evening were
equally appreciated.
one of the best acts of the evening
was the song and dance by the "Tra-
Vesty Four" The musical number.
rel Me Dusky Maiden" was staged
perfectly and the hard song and drill
was executed by Messrs. Jones and
Smith and Misses Smith and Kilgore
in manner that made big hit.
The Dancing Marvel" George F.
Doe. Il local dancer was very clever in
his special line and his ridiculous
makeup added much to his act
Many old timers remember Bill Nc
Kay as a stage artist and under the
title Of THE Old Time Minstrer' Bill
again made his appearance on the
STAGE. Bill feels right at home before
an audience and his banjo and vocal
selections We're up to his usual stand
ard.
Last but not least was the Terpsicho-
rean Fantasy, in which Joe Towards
latest success. Love Me All the Time"
was introduced. Mr.. Van Duzer taking
the leading role and being assisted by
boys: !. +. Thomas. DR. c. r. Hatfield. |