The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-23

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of this kind, say that every actor was
star, every stunt, was superb, etc.
etc. OF course, there is always sure
to be some little hitch, but for clever
execution, and probably the best re-
suits ever obtained from practice and
presentation for a minstrel, was seen
last evening at the Grand by the sew
era hundred persons in the large au-
/ dience.
To mention one performer, more
than another, would mean an unequal
division Of bouquets. They were all
good, the sponsors to the toasts, of
the host. From the opening chorus,
.lere's to the Land Of Bohemia, to
Carriages" the entertainment was
first class, and those who were not
pleased, lead too much the life of the
skeptic, pessimist and critic. The in
4 dividual soloists, the best talent in
the city, were par excellent and would
do credit to the foot lights of even
greater performances than the one
last night. Supported by a chorus of
twenty-five, full, rich voices. 1t can be
said without hesitation, that the Choir
us numbers were probably the equal
of the best professional talent that has
yet appeared in Keokuk.
Spice of Part /.
John BRASIL, is one of those fea-
lures and fixtures of performance
of this kind, that could not, be dis
pensed with at any cost. .Braz'' is al
ways there. And last evening he
was more there than ever. In his Gu
banola Glide, he made one of the tre-
mendous hits Of the entire exhibition,
the slip-slide slorum stunt of his, with
feet as well as his voice, brought
down the house. And in the duologue
with Walter Nodler, he was great.
John (Jack) WEIGH, one of the. lead
ing lights in former Ministries and a
young singer Of local prominence, re-
sponded with BY the Light of the
Silvery Moon"
t Without a doubt, one of the clever
est makeups yet to be produced, was
Just a Minstrel Stunt" by Ed. Lof-
ton. Almost late from dallying along
the road, Ed arrived just In time to
hear his name called and sauntered
in and took his position against a tree,
just as in former days, when he was
champion of the black-face minstrel
half-moon The stunt was great
and several encores brought him
back to repeat and vary, his nimita
bic buck and wing dance Close OBJ
servers say that with little practice
Ed would make a toe dancer, tina,
would make the fair French maiders
open their eyes in wonderment.
Solos that brought applause and I'M
quieted encores, were given by Johr
B. A. Nodler, in Zone Little Word,
Little Dipper Dip by Walter Nodler
Hello. Mr.. Moonman, Hello" by
Harold Crosby of the Colonial theatre
Next to Your Mother, Who Do You
Love- by Chuck Jones, former
minstrel light. You're Dear Oh
World After All" by Thomas Roger
son, formerly of the Majestic theatre
Twilight" with : bewitching ligh
changes, by Guerdon Colvin of Dodge
theatre, was beautiful number. "Hov
Do You Do, Miss Josephine" was
selection well adapted by Cy Phillips
whose service in minstrelsy has beel
long and of stellar nature ANY Oh
Port in Storm, a deep bass solo b.
Fred Dressed was well received Wa,
ter Nodler's "Shakey Eyes" pre-clude
the performance with the closing chol
us The Glorious Highball"
Second Round.
If there is a Norwegian, Dane O
Swede in Keokuk, who thinks he cha
it on o. r. Johnston when it come
to talking SwederAmerican dialect b
has another guess coming. MIR. Johr
son of the up-river city, was In Keoku
last evening, and having nothing els
to do, put on stunt that carried awe
the house, and won for him a blu
ribbon as an entertainer.
Edgar Hamburger, the well-know
Warsaw minstrel man, was there wit
his antiquated, but always enjoyabl
''Heine" stunt, which went well.
John BRASIL and Walter Noble
read things out of a leafless, "Dal
sope' and "Comishun Plan" book
that made the audience sit up an
take notice with their witticisms an
criticisms of present day happening
With Messrs. Golf, Crosby, Colvi
and Dressed, singing Wen All Hay
Just One More Little Drink" and tt
closing chorus. the curtain dropped c
a most successful entertainment.