Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-02
SAILORS Shine
IN MINSTREL SHOW
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Good Performance All
Opera House
PleaSeS

Charity covers a multitude of sins,
and II must never be forgotten that
the minstrel show of the boys OF
the West Virginia at the Opera
House last night was for Charity.
When the half hundred man-of-
warsmen cast of their militant togs
and busted" out in empurpled glory
to the tune of coon rhymes and shut
fling feet, the audience had an i'm
preston of being entertained to
such degree that they have not yet
recovered from II. The boys were
typical twentieth century Ministries,
and the Jokes and gags were the US
ual relics of the Pliostene Age. Once
or twice they got of some brand
new Jokes and the audience never
turned hair. They had to get
back to the white-headed ones. for
1t doesn't do to bring innovations
into minstrel show. 3
The songs were well sung by good
singers, and the ORCHESTRA was ex-
cellent in accompanying the vocal
lists. Midshipman Donovin, the
wiggling coon. made hit with that
dear old ditty, II Love My Wife, but
o You Kid" and the audience hand
ed out large gobs Of applause while
the ushers passed the laughing gas.
When Dahlin sang Shine On,
Harvest Moon" Dodgeworth, who
was making a hit as an end man,
kept lighthouse going In his shirt
front to the intense amusement of
the people on the other side OF the
footlights. Mr.. D0dgeworth ex-
planned that 1t was the Harvest
Moon Shinin' On.
The West Virginia Acrobatic Four,
Montgomery, Parker, Schleson and
Hunter, presented some really excel
lent stunts and put enough slips in
their performance to take them out
of the professional class. Reed . nd
Mcknight as the premier buck and
wing artists, did fine work in dou-
BILE harness. ID. M. Allen, the COM
edy juggler, did some nonchalent
and careless work. and proved him
self to be coming wonder when he
really sets himself to practice. 1t
would be shame to waste his hands
on anything else when they can
wiggle about In a juggling exhibi-
ton like they did most night.
The National City Quartet pre-.
scented modern medleys OF the latest
tunes and answered to one real en-
core and on pipe dream.
The Hotel Halfback' was denot-
ed on the program as comedy in
one scene. which was very fortu
nate. because theatrical precedents
would never have found classifi.
cation for II. II appeared to be i'm.
Dromptu. tickled the audience and
fulfilled Its duty to a proper degree
The cast follows: pttt
Silas. the hotel keeper. Montgomery
Sells, a travelling salesman. .....
'...... ............. Mitchell
Jacob, the butcher next door.
| ''''.'''.'. .......... Strauss
Chasem, a musician. .Weisel
White, porter of the hotel. .Lamke,
Eddy. a tramp ....... .CorcoraI
Terry, tough one. Ma,
Carrie, a waitress 49,. CranstoI
Song--"You'll BE Sorry Just Too
Late CranstoI
Scene-The Hotel.
| Time-Not yet, but soon.
Owing to the counter attraction
last night OF the chief petty officers
ball. not such a large crowd attend
ed the minstrel show as might b,
wished. but as the program is re
;;peated tonight the boys should b,
given a chance to see their good
heartedness rewarded. for the re
'ceipts go to the Associated Charities