El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-03

this here old smeIter cab line what runs
up and out, and up and DOWN.
InterlocutOr: Yes. I have ridden on
the smeIter car line"
We'll then. you know how funny the
car goes. Runs little piece. then
slows up, then goes fast a little piece,
then slows up Do you know what
causes that. Mr.. Executioner?"
Il must say I don't, Mr. Crawford
We will have TO put that up TO Harry
Potter"
Il axed the conductor the other
mOrnin' and he up and tole me what
caused that funny way tn cab had He
says to me, says he, what causes IT to
run fast sometimes and slow sometimes
is that it runs fast when the cab on the
other end Of the line stops to take on
Passengers
What Is Juarez.
Cook: Tell me, professor. tell me
please, is Juarez a city or is it q
disease?"
Perry: SAY. you high brow there
in the high chair, can you tell me why
dey call these here Kohlberg segars
that WaItah Kohlberg and his daddy
makes Internationals?
NO. unless it is because they are
.
United States and Mexico, Mr.. Perry"
Wrong. dead wrong Why dey calls
them there segars internationals is be-
cause you can smoke 'em on this side
and smell 'em on the other side
High Hates.
Helde: "Speakin' OF Mexico and the
United States, does you remembah what
an awful crowd day had here at dis
Y. NJ c. A. when Mr.. Diaz come UP from
Mexico to meet Mr.. Taft? Well, comes
in from Ysleta to see the meetin' and I
tried to get room here to stay all
night. Man at de desk said he didn't
have no other room but if I went down
and axed Mistah Snyder, superintendent
of de cellar gang, he might fix me up.
Well, goes down and Mr.. Snyder let's
me sleep on de pool table Next morn
in when L axes him how much does L
owe him what do you reckon that old
crouch said to me? He says to me,
niggah. you owes me 80 cents a hour.
no extra charge for de chalk"
Music Good
The musical numbers of the first
part were effective and gave the anna
teur attempts of the boys a truly plan
alton flavor Ira Nugget sang a
negro rag time song. Coal, Coal Coal
and was assisted on the choruses by
the entire company Jack Bowen did a
q
broke into the show from the front OF
the house and sang, The Only Friend
Have Is Me-" giving a clever clog
dance for an encore.
0. D. Davis sang for a ballad number,
You" and was forced to respond to
repeated encores- Mr.. Davis's ballad In
the first part and his oliO number in
old fashioned songs were strong fea-
lures OF the entire show. George Cook,
md <-n cir
Of old time plantation songs. responded
to an encore with Dear Old Georgia"
and he was forced to give a second
encore, for which he sang the first
strains Of the opening and closing
chorus when he was Joined by the en-
tire company standing, the chorus be-
ing Ehistled behind the lowered curtain
as unique effect for the end OF the
first part
Second Part.
The second part opened with an
electric polka by Clifford Anderson. Ell
wood Carpenter. Lewis Robertson, and
Alfred Woods. H l. Mitchell physical
director of the Y NJ. c. A. gave clever
gymnastic dance called Dainty
Dance" and was forced to give it over
again for an encore. O. D. Davis sang
Eternity" and Silver Threads Among
the Cold for his part of the olio and
was again received warmly by the
crowd, his high, clear tenor filling the
big gymnasium perfectly.
Jeffries-JOhnson Fight.
The minstrel closed with a burlesque
prizefight between near Jack johnson
and almost Jim Jeffries. David Jones,
six feet four in his stocking feet, was
the black faced fac smile of johnson,
while Oscar Brouillet, five feet one, was
Jim Jeffries's double Johnson carried
his second, dirninutive black boy. onto
the stage in his arms while E b
Elfers, JeffrieS's second, carried BroutI-
lett on The fight went for three
screaming rounds, at the end Of which
Jeffries knocked Johnson down for
the count Of ten with his famous kuea
cap blow and he was declared the un-
defeated champion heavyweight OF the
world N NJ. Walker refereed the
fight
Gold Dust Twins.
The Gold Dust Twins. who acted as
curtain boys during the show, were the
funniest actors in the entire minstrel
They were Billy Race and Buster
Biggs and they were dressed TO repre-
sent the famous washing powder twins.
wearing black tights, yellow skirts and
stockings and wigs During the first
part OF the show they sat at the feet
Of the interlocutor. n. NJ. Walker, and
were as much cause for laughter as
the jokes.
ture preceding the first and second
parts and also the scores for the
choruses and songs. Edward O'Rrisn
played for the Electric Polka and the
Dainty Step dance.