Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-05-04
Royal Amusement Co.
Gives an Up-to-dats and Inter-
esting Performance at
Town Hall.

Inc ROyal Amusement company OF
South Pittsburg gave an up to date
and thoroughly interesting perform
ance at the Town Hall Thursday
night. which was perfect delirium of
fun making by set of accomplished
actors as we'll ais other specialties not
of common order.
The opening was the usual olio, or
minstrel performance, and was replete
with good songs. sharp jests and witty
sayings. The end men were Messrs.
Williamson, Love, Cameron and
Smith, all good 'uns. Mr.. George W,
Bennett was interlocutor. The entire
olio was evenly good, and the songs
introduced were catchy.
Then followed an act by "Serpeno, :"
who is our friend watkins, who was
seen here some two years ago, con-
torsionist. who proceeded to tie him
self up in all sorts of positions His
performance was remarkable display
of suppleness of joints, in fact, joints
seemed to be absent He has been on
with an amusement company under
the name of "Selpeno, which is a
good one describing his serpent like
movements.
Bennett, the Man of Mystery, did
some things that we're positively eerie.
He found big lot of things in Wal
ter Randle's Stetson, which were not
there when presented to him and he
piled money into that hat from all
parts of the stage. At his request
Sheriff Ferguson applied the handouts
to him, and the performer, stepping
behind screen which only concealed
his body, released himself in few mo-
NETS Then not content he had them
double shackle him, and again he got
loose. A straight jacket was then pro-
duced, and Sheriff Ferguson buckled
him securely in it, and complacently
ordered him to get out of it. Fergu-
son just knew he couldn't get out of
it, but in abofit 80 seconds after step
ping behind the screen, he threw it to
the floor. His work was remarkable,
as in each instance it seemed impossi-
BILE for him to release himself andthere
was no outside aid as committee of
four were right on the stage with him.
Mr.. Bennett has also been travelling
extensively and left Friday for Balti-
more to fill an engagement for a
lengthy period for a transformation
act, which requires large amount of
stage setting. Last season at Coney
Island he performel his hand cutfed
act, hands and feet fastened, immersed
in tank of water, being plunged in
to it.
Two selections by "Dannie, the
Swiss yodler, were gems and many
wanted more. Dan Sharrits is the
real name of the singer, and ''Dan-
nie' is the name under which he has
been travelling His yodle songs,
which are representations of the calls
of the Swiss mouutaineers to one an
other while herding cattle, were beau
tiful. An act introduced by Mr..
Sharitts and another gentleman, ad-
vertised the merits of patent tool
which performed the work of some
twenty devices. 1t was good adver-
tising act and thoroughly interesting.
The close was "Jim GREEN'S Trip to
the Carnival, and it was corker.
Written by Mr. Williamson, it was
full of life and go. Jim Green, which
part was taken by 7. d. Smith very
realisticly, was country negro, who
has plenty of money, but manages to
lose it at the carnival 1t was in two
scenes, the first when Green meets two
individuals who fleece him in success
sion on bets, and the second the en-
trance to the carnival grounds with
spielers, performers, spectators and
Jim Green, who gets buncoed out of
the rest Of his money, and goes to
shooting, and the scramble which en-
sued was ludicrous.
Mr.. Williamson also sang two songs
during the entertainment which were |
given in his usual interesting way. :
Mr.. P. A. Freddy, of South Pitts
burg, who is located there in the piano
tuning business, was accompanist on
the piano, and showed himself prof
sient performer on the instrument.
The receipts were SIS. 40, which was
not sufficient to cover expenses, bnt
the loss was divided up between the
company and the hall managers. The
night was bad and the people did not
turn out as well as hoped, but the
of the company will scatter
shortly for other points for the season,
and it was case of putting on the
'how that night or not at all, and
.ather than disappoint the people they
lecided to make the venture.