Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-31
Ernest GAmaster

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EN)0HED BY .A[[
Singing, Dancing and Humorous
Parts of Performances are
Unusually Coed for Home
-TaIent---0ne Act F-a re e
PIeases.
The Elk 5 minstrel show last evez
ming at the Dali thea#re9was very
good, and the entire performance e. was
given better than great many, ex-
fpeoted. The opera house, was filled
to its capacity, and, a great many of
thoserdesiring to- see the show were
unable toy get a seat.
From the rise of the curtain to
the end of the show the Elks furnish
ed laughing powders to the onlook-
ers. Their jokes were all original
| and all of them when sprung brought
| the entire house into a}imerry. up
roar. Their points of hamorl gener-
ally were connected with some local
man, and this too made them more
mirthful, the end men being wellasup
piled with curious sayings.
The opening chorus, Echoes of the
Past" was good, and the manner of
| execution by the entire chorus won
the confidence OF the audience from
the start as to their ability as good
i.singers. ~
When Arthur J. Podawiltz, the i'm
/ terlocutor, and by the way he hand
/ led that dignified position in a cred
ible way, announced that Fred B.
| Warner was to sing, Every Girl !
Get, the Other Fellow Steals a
coon with a large red pel4zadot tie
took the center of the stage and in
that easy going way sang the selec-
ton in a most charming man
ner Some one in the audience was
so pleased with his singing that a
bunch of flowers were sent up to hin
Mr.. Louis Reichel rendered eff l Had
the World to Give YOU i'm. pleas
ing way.
| Nobody by G. A. Normingtor
brought the house down by storm
Mr. bennington was repeatedly. en-
| cored, and to show that somebody
was sweet ON him he was handed an
limitation heart, with a lemon at
| tached.
| In his baritone voice Otto r. Roen-
ius sang in a delightful 'fTonigh
Will Never Come Again. For his
efforts, he received two lunches of
nice onions. The Wisconsin, Univers
| ity glee club gave a class yen that
resoundedi throughout the entire hall.
| Robert E. Nash and Sam Church
sang pleasant duet Come Right
in, Sit Right Down and Make Your
self at Home" The two young men
wound up their part by doing a nice
Juggling stunt. "Meet Me Tonight
| in Dreamland" by Fred. Sehnabel and
"My Pretty Little Maid of Cherokee
by George III. Fay were two valuable
| parts of the minstrel.
DIR. W.rO.J Blanchar gave a violin
solo, s"Sehubert's Scramble" His
execution was good, and the audiencf
was pleased with his efforts.
| abraham Lincoln Jones" by Arth-
ur Mulroy was another one of those
spontaneous outbursts, and Mr.. Mui-
roy certainly credited mirth galore
| in the manner in which he handled
the song, supplying local names for
/ some of, the characters in the. song
The closing chorus, the words and
music of which was arranged by A.
P Mulroy, was sung, and the curtain
/ fell for the end of the minstrel part
of the performance.
The clog dancing and overstepping
by George Borne was cleverly. given,
and many of the people admired the
graceful movements of the young
man.
| The one act farce, "The Hotel Half
back" was played In such afpleasing
way to reflect much credit on the
Elks in the character roll. ALI of
the characters in this little farce 'por
trayed their parts in a most excel
lent manner, and they handled their
end of the performance in such a wa.
as to please. the big group of adj
mirers. Especial mention is made
/ of the acting of Louis Reichel as
/ the innkeeper, Chas. Hatch, the
tramp, Otto Roenius, the butcher.
| c. A Morning ton, boxing professor,
and A. J. Podawiftz, the farmer want
1 ing to learn to box, furnished good
hing lesson was given. Arthuri Mad
sen made nice sedate looking girl.
The performance ended with the al
| pearance of the entire chorus sing.
ing the closing ode again, after whicl
i tho nenn1<s left the theatre with a