The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-02
Two and a Half Hours of
Real Fun.
GOES WITH DASH
Not a dull Moment in the
Program.
Large House Grccts the Troupe OF
Home Talent Minstrel Folk and
Large Sale Of Seats is Shown for
the Second Performance.

IN tne lun anu 1rOIlC lne III their
high grade amateur minstrel at the
Grand last evening. For two weeks
their friends have been patiently
awaiting the time when they should
disport themselves in great glee, and
with a packed house and the con-
sclousness of "the goods" they pro-
ceeded to put over q line of song
and comedy seldom excelled in the
city.
A big hand greeted the opening
scene, planned lavishly and executed
artistically. Against scintillating
background of forestry with tropi-
cal vista, appeared the balladists in
light blue brocaded court costumes
with gold trimmings. In the rear was
seated the orchestra in white flan-
nels with jaunty Heidelberg caps.
Then came the end men In scarlet
The drills We're effective and the
opening chorus hut forecast of bet
ter things to come.
Robert Cheney opened the program
with baton swinging act. Mr..
Cheney belongs I'm the professional
ranks, his lightning ~ction and origin
aIty winning his hearty applause.
Mr. Fred Scherff started the fun with
"Do Your Duty Doctor" n coon dit
ty of a plaintive note given In excel
lent style by Mr.. Scherf. Mr.. Howard
Wetmore sang "Thc Garden of
Dreams which gave SPLENDID oppor-
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tenor, an opportunity made the most
of by the singer. Percy Waggoner
was there with th dark-hued melody
i'm Lord How He Can Love" As a
coon shouter Percy is the one big
scream and in his enthusiasm wakes
dramatic in gesture, which adds lots
to the effect One of the song treats of
the evening was ITO the End of the
World With YOU" by Edmond BALI,
late of the Fields minstrels. Mr.. Balz
is the possessor of u tenor voice rich
in quality and sustained In tone and
control. He sings with ease. and was
repeatedly encored for the finish OF lifs
rendition. Nick HERS :'What's the
matter with Father" was a rollicking
whistleable blackface affair full of fun
bubbles and given with u vim. Mr.
Waiter Moores, "Td Live or | Would
Die For You" was beautiful in senti-
ment and handled to the utmost ad
vantage by a sympathetic baritone
with proper emotional shading. I'm
Glad That 1t Happened That Way,
a snatch of blackfaced song by Ned
Burke, who gave it q local flavor and
q comical twist was a ten strike. Mr..
Carmi f. Church closed the singing
number of the first part with, Daddy
Was A Grand Old Man." swinging
air with Dixie and Yankee Doodle
rubbing elbows for place. In the
meantime however, Messrs Her
Burke, Scherff and Waggoner broke
out In a fresh place every now and
then after the fashion of end men.
Harry s. Elliott, dignified and right
up to- the minute interlocutor, strove
to keep order i'm the camp and parry
the thrusts Of the quartet. He sue
rather well considering the provoca
tion. Who could keep so much offer
vescence in order entirely? 1t kept
Mr. Elliott on the hop, skip, and jump
One of the musical features of the
by Dowlers orchestra, classic bit of
melody perfectly rendered. The Elk'e
Quartette were the first of the olio at
fractions. They gave high class popu
lar airs, finishing with jungle rag.
and came back for repeated encores.
Marvellous, mystifying magic was
the offering of w. w. Durbn, exalted
ruler of Kenton lodge. Brother DUR
bin did all sorts of impossible things
with ease and dispatch and kept his
audience guessing every minute.
Then that exuberent Elk. Ned Burke,
came TO the front with line OF talk
gathered from the funny places every
where The way he passed 1t across
the lights kept his audience convulsed.
His "Acheing Heart" patheticism was
immense.
''The Long and the Short of It," and
incidentally the thin and the broad
Of II ALSO ioomod forth in the person
of Nick Her and Ed BALI One look
was enough. Nick was the swagger
chap from the seashore hotel or. a
Broadway cafe, a regular clothes idol.
ED was the plaid kid right out OF "a
the fun thing, n Ia Kaiserhof. His
announcement" was one of the hits
of the evening.
Wooley and Piers horizontal bar
experts gave the proper finish to the
production, This clever duo is part
of the Ringing circus aggregation
and their feats and fun were Of the
| top level.
In the chorus which worked 10 ad-
vantage were Messrs. j. W. Js.coby.
@. Il. Church, w. S. Moore, N. f..
Tilton, ]. l.. Price, George Mckinley,
Willis Spauldlng, Emerson Krause,
Charles Geiger, Fred Kramer c. W..
Mason, Fl. S. Elliott. l.. @. Jones. r..
II. Rettig, c. L. Murphy, ]. q, Stark,
John Condor. Harry Waggoner, Geo,
~ Her Ned Burke, red Sheriff r..
r. Wottrng, Frank Weber. Albert
Carlisle, Ralph cheicy. Harold Will
iams Il. l.. Owen, j. II. Wetmore,
~ B. Sawyer, Walter Cope, Edmond
Baiz, John Atkinson. Earl Withon.