The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-17
WHITING OWL CLUB
IN MINSTREL SHOW
A Howling Success, Scream
ing Farce, is the
Comment.
JACK O'KEEFE INTERLOCUTOR
Mrs. William Walker Remembered
By Players for Assistance in
Drilling Them.
JACK O'KEEFE INTERLOCUTOR
Especial to THE TImEs.)

Whiting, Ind, April 17-The mem
bers OF the Owl club Of Whiting in
line of minstrel comedy, which came
near being actually legitimate fun
making. presented an unique entertain
ment in their club rooms, One Hundred
and Nineteenth street and Pennsyl- |
vania avenue, and scored a great sue
cess
The members have purchased at the
expense of several hundred dollars a
new portable stage and several scenes.
These were put in use for the first
time, and hereafter the members of the
club will be heard of as pulling off
several stunts in the theatrical line
Their first attempt was indeed a howl
ing success, and will encourage them
for more work in this line. so numer-
Gus are the compliments they are re-
ceiving.
orKeefe Interfocutor.
| On the stage were the eight end
men, dressed in typical negro costumes,
/ and SO complete was their makeup
| that it was almost impossible to tell
who they were. The tambos were rep
resented by George Gray. Vincent
James. Ed Girard and Hoyt Ogram.
The bones were: Ed. Gray, Charles
Kleiber. Roy Welsby and c. Moore.
Jack O'Keefe occupied the seat of
honor, he being the interlocutor. and
many were the jokes in which Whit
/ ing people were victims.
On the stage were also six other
young men, who did their share in
causing the peoples side to ache.
The program opened with an open
ing chorus by the Ministries, Shine on
Harvest Moon" The next number
was an overture by Hayes orchestra,
after which the following songs were
excellently rendered by different mem
bers:
The Song Program.
Song Tommy III. F. Coddington
Song What's the Use of Moonlight"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Hoyt Wright
song-''A Dream" ......... Jerry O'NeH
song-'Love Makes the World Go
Wrong" ......... Archie L. Judson
Song Right Church But Wrong
Pew" ................Ch Charles KIeiber
song-"A Wise Old OWL. 80. Ed Cray
SONG Sarah" Roy Welsby
Song-"Some Day When Dreams
Come True" ............ Earl Morgan
Song-'Keep Smiling. Hoyt Ogram
| Song-"Take Plenty of Shoes" ...
.....-,...-......... George Gray
Chorus-'Kiss Your Minstrel Boy
Cook Bye. Owl Club Minstrels
DR.. Meyers, Harvey Matthias, Robert
AdIey and James Slower.
The music for the above part was
under the direction of DR.. Humphreys,
and to him much credit is due
Give one-Act Darma.
The second part began with an over
/ ture by Hays orchestra This was fol-
lowed by song by the quartette,
composed of Ed Grey, Earl Morgan
Hoyt Ogram and Robert Humphreys
Hays orchestra next gave another
selection, after which DR.. E. NJ Wells
favored the assemblage with one Of
his famous monologues which will not
soon be forgotten.
The last number was a one-act
drama. "Fads and Fancies" depicting
some of the happenings in high So
ciety.
r The cast of characters in which il
: will be seen some of the boys posed as
members of the opposite sex, was as
a follows:
:. Alice st. Clair. handsome dashing
: widow. ..................E Ed Gray
5 Walter Harrington, a society adven-
|. turer ..s......-.......-. Earl Morgan
Isador Leszynski. who is mashed on
a Miss ST. Clair. Vincent James
. Tessie McManus, AIce's maid ...
.-..-................ Hoyt Ogran
Patrick Dollars, the man of all work
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Jerry O'Nei
Sweet young debutantes and friend
of Alice:
: Violet. Girar,
n Agnes ...,............... Robert Able,
Celeste. ...........L. F. Coddingtol
IS Fanny. .......-...-.....A Archie Judsoi
e Mabel. .......... Roy Welsb
" Gladys. ................ Charles Kleibe
y Bessie. ................C Clarence Moor
: Club Remembers Mrs. Walker.
= The farce was scream from star
to finish, and all took their parts ex
r ceptionally fine. Some of the boy.
= however. found it rather difficult t
pose and act like girls Especial
N Ed Girard, better known as "Pudgy
y, The singing numbers of this wer
Somebody Lied" since Arrah wann
- Marrier Barney Carney a Little Gil
Like Me" and Good Bye sweethear
Good Bye
a. Jack O'Keefe was manager of tn
le show and did his part well .receivin
Is the sincere thanks of all connecte,
W Mrs. William Walker has been yer
Or kind in helping the different member
z learn their songs, and as a mark of ar
SC probation, the club members presente
Il her with