Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-12-16
Deep Sea Sailors

performance here on the evening of
Tuesday. the goth instant, at ths
Grand opera house.
This is the same troupe that gave
the performance at Fort Lyon on
Thanksgiving evening. and after mum
arous requests repeated the same at
| Odd Fellows theatre at Las Animas
the evening of December 9Th. upon
| which occasion the seating capacity
Of the house was insufficient to &C
| commodate those who applied TO
| admission at the box office. e..
The personnel of the troupe Is IA
| in excess og the majority of profe:-
sional performers. whose advocatioi
s the theatrical line wholly. The diff
| ,erent members Of the troupe not on
ly represent every state in the Union
but almost every rank of the non
commissioned officer in the nava
service. They have all seen servic
n the late Spanish-American war an
arc members of the Spanish-Ameri
can War Veterans. Every lodge o
my prominence is represented in the
troupe. Beyond the fact that tn,
performance will prove its worth t.
those who attend. the remarks pass
ed upon the performance at Las Ami
uas, above referred to. by the two
most prominent newspapers OF Las
Animas, is in itself recommended
ion as to its theatrical value. This
Is an exact reproduction Of perform
,nces given on the various ships OF
the navy while the sailors are thous-
lnds OF miles from home and loved
ones, and many Of the most prom1n-
mt foreign officials and potentates
If the countries OF the world have
considered themselves fortunate in
,eing enabled to witness n perform
,nce of the character 1t is the inten-
ion to produce in this city on the
,vening of the Goth.
There isn't dull moment from the
:ime the curtain rises until the final
Irop, and the troupe have been re-
oeatedly complimented upon the clea.>
mess OF Jokes. songs and dialogues.
he foremost desire being to send
those away who witness the perfor-
nance well pleased and realizing
they have seen something both in
,tructive and enjoyable.
The criticisms mentioned above
from the Las nimas Leader and Bent
county Democrat are briefly as fol-
.ows:
The Leader-"Irresistibly funny. a
scream from start to finish.-sincere-
IS hope 1t will be reproduced at an
early date to give those who missed
the golden opportunity OF witnessing
a most enjoyable performance"
The Democrat-"A number of years
since the entertainment OF the Min
strel Troupe Of New Fort Lyon has
been equalcd. We have no words OF
.ommendation that will cover the
elegance of the performance. both as
| regards its cleanliness and witty eli
makes. Suffice be 1t said. 1t is good.
90 and see 1t when the opportunity
offers"
At eight o'clock p. m. sharp. on
Tuesday evening OF the Goth. Profes-
sor Smith, the impressario Of the
troupe. recently of the U. s. s. Mas
sachusetts. will conduct the full or
chestra, rendering n selection from
III Travatore." Following this the
humor is thrown broadcast upon a
startled audience as follows:
on.r,nr Chorr, Eptiro Circle
Solo-"Good Bye Betty Brown" ....
.... go. ...... .... Dickinson.
Hits by the end men.
Selection - Under the Yum Yum
Some more hits. singles and two
baggers.
Selection-"Just Someone" Mcllrath.
More hits. one home run.
Selection-"Abraham Lincoln Jones"
| .... -. .... .... .Diis
Still another hit. one base.
Bass Solo 80. .... cooper.
A. pilfered base.
Selection-"You Are Gwine to Get
Sompin' dat You Don't Expect
| .'.' '''' go. '''' ''''
A hit, pretty near reached first base.
Selection-'If Every Girl Was Girl
Like YOU 80. 80. 80. ..Duncar-
Hits that tie the score.
Grand Finale. first part-"Coonville
Guild Band" go. Smith and Circle
Overture-Selected.. .Orchestrf.
Olio-"A Jew There Was"-lntro-
ducing Sadie salome . Logan
REGULATIONS .... 80. ;. Osborne
Digital Dexterity--"Magic of the Deep
Sea-, :. .... -. ........ Streeck
A Drummer and q Dago-lntroducing