Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-01
Present One OF the Funniest
Shows of the Season at :.
the Newark.
ALEX CARR MAKES A BIG
HIT AT THE AMERICAN
.Pr0ctOr's Bill Full of HumOr and
Burlesque Houses Draw
Big Crowds. (
eT HERE is fun by the yard, of the
rollicking, irresistible sort, Of
farnd in alrnnst every cnnceiY-

rollicking, irresistible sort, OIL
fered in almost every conceiv-
able form at the Newark Theatre this
week. There is first of all the prize
package variety, with a joke worth
while done up in each; then the must
cal assortment that finds expression as
much in the catchy airs that set the
feet to juggling. as in the clever words;
also the dancing, d brand that deserves
a Carnegie medal for its ~Ilfe-saving
propensities in routing dull care, and
as many other kinds as the spectator
cares to look for. It's just fun--thats
all. Honey Boy" Evans and his min
strel company are responsible.
That's what Ministries are for, to en-
terrain. The Honey Boys more than
fulfill the mission of their stage Life.
They proved their power last night.
The sun of frolic rose with the cur
tain upon a ~rain-soaked, spirit-damp-
ened crowd. but in short order its
genial warmth dispelled the gloom, put
to flight the .storm-clouds n stirred
to freshness the new life Of enjoyment.
When the. final drop cut it off the re-
membrance of its merrlment was proof
against the inconvenience of another
struggle with the elements.
There is enough fun in Evans's show
to supply a dozen. There's enough in
George Eyans's legs alone for one eve
ning's amusement. But he doesn't
allow his legs to monopolize honors.
With his singing, the little dancing in
which he INDUCES, and in the mono
logue with which he regales h sau-
dience, he adds to the measure of the
sport afforded. Nor is he the whole
show. There are half a dozen others
who share honors, while the ensemble
work of the company, no matter In
what direction 1t is directed, is VI nigh
order. The regulation old-time min
strel shov- with which the performance
opens. gives opportunity for several or
the members to display their abilities.
Humor is the keynote of this part of
the entertainment, and the jokes, when
rendered by such experts in laugh
producing as John King, Earl Benham,
San Lee and Clarence Marks are above
par.
Here, too, the s~oloists are heard. 1t
took Marks just one minute to put the
crowd on edge when he began singing
Casey Jones'" John P. Rogers won
his applause with ANY Old Port in a
Storm 1.-THE Hat My Father Wore,
Singing Bird and Down Where the
watermelons Grow won equal success
for Benhain, Vaughn Comfort and
King. respectively. Will Oakland,
whose soprano-falsetto gained quick
favor, pleased with his two songs,
..Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet and
'"When You and l Were Young, Mag
gle These paved the way for Evans's
appearance to give his. first song
'.Those Were the Good Old Days
When the drop settled, while the stage
was being reset, Evans gave his mon
ologue, bristling with witticisms n
humor that kept his hearers shouting.
Scenes from Blackville' followed, in
which Benham and King divided hon
ors in singing, while plantation dances
by the full company contributed not
a little to the enjoyment. To Thomas
and Arthur Alexander went the
honors when they held the stage
together. AIexander's portrayal OF a
CLASSY mulatto wench being excep-
tionAlly good. Then, to the strains of
airs, under the title Manila
the presented al Intricate
feature.
THE Firemen's Picnic a farce in
George NJ. Cohan's own ininiitable
concluded the performance, CIV
another chance for Evans and the
company to show what they
really do in the way Of providing
fun. Perhaps there is. a plot to the
act, but. If so, 1t is forgotten in the
fro1ic. 1t is simply more fun. full or
that bring shouts of laugh
Here is where Evans's legs are
the particular stars, Sam Lee, as
Monk Anderson. a bad niger helps
along the complications. and Alexan-
der. as "Jesimima Brinkley." a wealthy
wench. again shows his cleverness In
female im-personation. 'The play Is
supposed to have never occurred. the
explains. 1t never could have
lone so except in an imagination like
Sohan's and with such actors TO pre-
sent it. There's one description or a
nature to fit the perform
1nce. It's q, scream and most or
he noise is supplied by the audience.