Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-09
ROARING SUCCESS
IS TUNEFUL SK|T
OF JOE BREN
Play Put on Under Auspices Of
knights Of Columbus Last
Night Holds Crowd Breath.
less Until Grand Finale.

\ roaring. roilicking. lauahable
musical comedy was the inside
Inn. played 20 well filled house
az tho Elks opera house last night.
This masterpiece of joe Bren's. Wins
Of meiodsland. went with dash and
n swing that took the audience of
their feet as ;se curtain rose ana
held them GREATNESS until tho clos-
Ink chorus had been sung the Hast
time.
Every number from the opening
chorus. summer. to the grand a.
male. Nns new surprise and delight
ana won round after round OF app
plausc from the appreciativc audit
cnce. old favoritcs such ~ the local
talent and Mrs nrrn. ~ we'll ~ those
who appeared for the first time on
the Ellis stage. we're greeted with
appreciation. az indeed they mrrited.
for every actor waa star. and the
chorus was 80 Choruss thai u made
the young men 81 up ana take mo-
tice.
The presentation and .nscmbl. OF
tue production. tho completeness Of
every detail. the splendid chorus
drills. as wcil ~ the flushed portraN-
al ~ the individual PARTS such wer'
the things which impressed the audi
ence last night aAd again demon
rtratcd the Rcnius VI joe liren az -
stage manager and artist of no mean
proportions.
The tuncul melodies. composed
by Joe himself 1and indeed played
by him with such abandon ana vigor
tina, n looked 49, II he would shake
his head OFF,. we're Of the catchy.
mrlodious variety that Keep singing
Themselves in ones head. 80 that the
audience went ont last night hum
ming them under ia breath.
Hes Me kiddo." an old nVoritc.
was again sung by Mrs Colbert ana
danced with the inimitahly funny
"liuttons." Joe scotti imnersonating.
repeated the triumph Il scored on a
previous eecasn,n. the tough mug'
dance Of the chorus sending the
audience into fits of laughter.
The chatactee songs OF Dunn AMI
Schnitz. played by Sapp and l.andnifi.
were good comedy and we'll done. and
kept the house IN smiles when
You're Looking For n Man was sung
by Miss Pratt IN true musical cpnedy
style The sly little slancsa and
sweet wtnsome smiles accompanying
|the song would have made n hit on
Iliroadway itself.
MJs. Joe Bren. az usual. was half
the show, She sang Take Care Lit
tie GirL Take Care" bu, she diem;
ssem 30 care 80 rnch Verse after
verse OF the delightful little biz OF
melody we're called Tor ana even then
the house could not he satisfied Mrs
Brcn sprung surprise on the house
rs Il had been said she would. by tho
dainty dance that she executed with
the song. Il was really good dancing
such as IL seen In Albuquerque but
rarely. and the house ross TO the
occasion ana applauded roundly.
l"Why Don't You BE q Man Like Your
Dad was hu an added triumph for
Mrs. Joe. ana was full OF sage advice
for young men who are la love.
A novelty In the singing line was
the quartet by Ttixse aud Niyette
With the comedy men, Il was called
~Dafiydills Il was daffy. daif,, DAT
| ~. ain ard no pickles. as schniixel-
banner p1i H. The Village Gossip"
by Miss he Tullio was also funny
As had been expected The song
triumph. In Starland' was the tu"c-
tut success Of tho evening, After
The Inn and merriment OF the whole
performance The serious sweetness OF
THIS song appealed particularly as
sung by Mrs charles White rs ri.
w." Tho romance and elamof OF the
etarlft aV.niuua vchlrh Tho faanlo nf
know 80 well how 10 appreciate, was
well brought oat BY the sich voice OF