The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18
ELks IN MINsIRELsY
The Annual Show of the Elks Drew
a Big House and a Good Per-
Torrance Yves Given.

Torrance Was Given.
With a bunch OF so men on the
stage of the Gale theatre Thursday
evening the opening part of the Elks
minstrel show, wearing costumes of
sailors and marines they presented
a pretty fine appearance, and the
hand of applause they got when they
made their grand entrance in sec
tions indicated that the audience was
going to be in sympathy with the
performance. 1t was an unique en-
tertainment containing many good
features from the opening to the
close. The sailors in their natty
costumes made a good picture on
the stage, and the white color was
relieved by the dashing apparel of
the end men, who appeared in green,
vel and red silks full dress suits,
Wi We're trimmed to heighten
the effect of the clothes they wore.
The Koolish orchestra was station
ed at the rear of the stage on an
elevated platform and played the
music to the songs. Jack McLough-
lin occupied the position of inter
loctor, and produced the show in it's
entirety. Out on the ends were Bert
Johnston, Louis Beckwith and Walt
er Nolt doing the jingling of the
tambourines, while ove on the
other side there were H. G. Nichols,
Delvan Becker and Amos johnson,
who ratified the bones with consum-
mate skill. The end men worked
off their jokes in a way to produce
hearty laughter and applause, some
of the jokes touching local parties
and were appreciated all the on
that account.
A fine lot of songs was given
and the following gentlemen appear
ed in solos, the singing opening with
a Toast to the Elks, written by
Messrs. Fullenwider and McLough-
lin, 1.-THE Sound of a Chicken Fry
ing in the Pan; OATS Music to Me,
by Walter Nolt; Blind P-g," Win
ME Woodman; Sometime by G.
w. Downey; LET Me Down Easy
by Delvan Becker; THE Longest
Way Round is the Shortest Way
Home" by Wilfred Gormley; "Give
Me Shelter, Grub and my Spending
Change" by Louis Beckwith; "Any
Old Port in a Storm" by Harry
slade; Barney McGee's Maxim
Sleeps Eyes at Me-" by Jack Nc
Loughlin: eff You Think So, You're
Crazy" by H. G. Nichols, who was
accompanied in the chorus by Miss
Grace Warren, who occupied a box
stage; ITO the End of the World
With You" by Joseph P. Michels.
The assembly chorus brought the
first part to a close, in which Bert
Johnston worked the finish up to a
great climax when he tried to tell
his story to members of the company,
who got up and left the stage. Bert
finally tried to tell it to the remain
ing chairs, and they mysteriously
left the stage, and he was finally
shut off by dropping three curtains
in front of him, but he managed to
get to the front, when he attempted
to tell it to DR.. Geo. P. Dix, who got
up and left the audience, Bert firing
a brick at the dentist for his lack
of appreciation OF his story.
Harry Brown and Jack Porter
started off the second part with a
vaudeville sketch which proved a
good turn. The sketch was we'll
written and was amusing. Brown APP
peared in the female part of the
sketch, and Porter did the part of
the william and the hero rescuer,
when he lifted his beloved one from
the improvised railroad track and
thus saved her from the impending
danger Of being crushed to death he
meath the wheels of the supposed
approaching freight train.
Charles Fowler proved himself to
be quite an entertaining monologue
artist, and recited his hits with good
effect. Sidney Rosenthal gave a song
and dance and then recited a Kipling
selection, both of which were we'll
received. Vassar and McGrath gave
a separate dancing stunt that showed
the boys were clever with their feet
and then did the act together. Mrs.
M. Koolish gave an %elocution num-
Der that indicated her splendid abil-
ity in that direction. She possesses
a fine voice for this work, and with
an easy and graceful stage presence
her work gives evidence of her
thoroughness. She responded to an