The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-11

like life is worth living.
flow. Manager Chas. Abel, of the
Dodge theatre, performed part that
is so essential to all performances
which feature electrical effects.
To those who took part in the min |
strel, to one and to all, every one
who purchased ticket or in any
manner whatever assisted the enter
tainment of last Friday evening, the
Keokuk Baseball association is II
thankful
About the Minstrels.
One would have had to see the
Rase Ball minstrels to appreciate
them thoroughly, as cold tyne cannot
do Justice. no matter how hard one
tries to convey the idea of what
transpires in SO attractive an enter
| tainment.
As the curtain rose on the first
scene of the performance. there seat
ed in all comfort that an up-to-date
club affords. were the twenty-fonr
minstrel men. At the ends were the
| black face men. four in number,
Messrs. Carl Hemmy, Frank Wester-
hoff. Smoky Miller and Truman
Scherer GROUPED in the centre In
natty blue suits and with the added
touch of neat bow ties of black.
standing fashionahly forth, were the
men OF the chorus. Reclining easily
| in comfortable chair. Ed S. Lotion.
| interlocutor of the evening in full
evening dress. greeted his colleagues
entire coterie of minstrels men arose
end sang with will and harmonious
blending of voices, the opening cho-
rus, "Down in Alabama"
Screened partially from the view
OF the audience in drawing room
scene in the club house. the Miller
rrchestra discoursed music during
/ the entire first 'rstallment of the
program. The chorus members were
especially strong and the singing of
each solist as he advanced to the
! Handsomely carpeted stairs. leading
/ between the great walls of the power
dam, called forth delishted applause.
Sauntering in jauntily and with the
air of professionals, mirth bristled
in all quarters as through the door
of the club house and out to the
veranda, strolled Keoknk's premier
black faced men, Walter Nodler and
John BRASIL Seating themselves at
the extremes of the circle, new and
original jokes manifested themselves
at every turn, and it would seem
that Observation-Disclosures had his hands
well filed in reception Of the anec-
dotes the irrepressible half dozen
end men unburdened themselves with
Each Of the men in cork responded to
4 the hosts wish for q song and the
. iollity that prevailed among the
palms, club house pennants. the gay
4 etv of many and vari-colored lights,
was supreme.
Following Cairo" the closing chorus
of the first part of the program, the
curtain closed from view company
that the lady and gentlemen fans
knew, were artists in their line.
Part the Second.
The second part of the entertain
ment was given over to individual
dialogue and quartet numbers.
The End Mems Quartet. Walt Nod
Ter, diector John BRASIL, Smoky Mil
Ter and Truman Scherer, the original
and untamable hamonizers, sang in
strains that were beautiful, less the
beautiful, in farcial stunt.
,, O. R. Johnston of Ft. Madison has
been in Keokuk before. What he did
Friday night would have made the
never smiling king of Egyptian MANI
, les and time worn sphynx smile,
even had that sage and ruler been in
! his crossest moments. A song and
laugh, roar and more jokes. told
the FIT. Madison performers part OF
the program.
Her Future Established.
' That Little Miss jeanette School
/ has a future before her, has long been
evident to those who have
been aware of the exception
al entertaining abilities OF this
' dainty little lady. Miss Schoei
was the lone actress of Friday eve
. n,ngs minstrels and her appearance
was the cause for repeated encores