The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01

Black Patti Musical Comedy Co.


 Black Patti Musical Comedy Co.
 Mirth, melody and music is the key note of the performance to be given by the Black Patti Musical Comedy com- pany at the Jefferson theatre next Wednesday matinee and night.
 Those sweet singers and funmakers of Dixieland have been recognized for many years high-class standard attrac- tion, and one that has scored g. popular success with -theatre-goers in all sections of the country Among the dancers and comedians in the ranks of the Black Patti show are to be found many talented AfrO-Americans. Sissieretta Jones' the Black Patti, the vocal star of the organ ization, in addition to being the most gifted singer of her race, enjoys the dis tinction of having sung before the largest audiences that ever assembled in Madison Square Garden, New York city, and the, first colored singer honored by royal command to sing before the for mer Prince of Wales, afterward King Edward VII of England. In this country the Black Patti troupe, through its enjoy able all black stage performances, has added largely to the musical culture of a large class of people. Their revival of the sweet melodies of the south-reminis- cent of antebellum days-the plantation, the cotton fields and the levee has been a : musical revelation to millions, ..5,t |. 
 George Evans Honey Boy Minstrels 7 Honey Boy Evans and all the other minstrel favorites will be the attraction at the Jefferson theatre next Thursday matinee and night
 After two years as star of the Conan & Harris minstrels. George Evans now comes as the sole owner and star of the 4 Honey Boy' minstrels, which is in fact a continuation of the splendid organiza- yyi 1vb jc1, was last year surrounded by Conan & i Harris. It is promised that the person. mel of the company is almost the same as last year, embracing Honey Boy'' Evans. John King Sam Lee, Vaughn Comfort, Matt Keefe, Clarence Marks, Tommy Hyde Charles Hilliard. JeAnes Meehan, Pierce Keegan. Tom, Kane and especially featured James J. Corbett, as z. the interlocutor of the first part, which is still given in Ernest Albert's beautiful creation, "The Crimson Trellis.'
 George Evans has reproduced last years z show, and in the programme to follow the Crimson first part will be seen James Germans Scenes from Blackville, with : John King and Tommy Hyde as its feat ures The military march and drill. Ma nila,'' and then James J. Corbett as him. . self. in white face, telling his story of { the July meeting between Jeffs'es and / Johnson at Reno, New This monologue OI COrDetIS IS SlInply ndrFatlOn OF ! events in Jeffries' training life for eight weeks prior to July A. and is an experts reasoning for the defeat of Jeffries. It is said to be most graphic and eloquent story by man who was in position to know just what he now talks about.
 ''The Firemens Picnic" George M. Co., hans minstrel's musical comedy which was the afterpiece of last years pro- gramrne, has been retained, and again presents George Evans as "Snowball Liv- ingston." This role serves to show just how capable a comedian the Honey Boy'' really 's. The Conan & Harris minstrels, with the same scenario and production I e-rnloved was last year a most worthy attraction, and 1t is promised that George Evans has not allowed 1t to go back in
 'sThe Spendthrift"
 The most emphatic success of the past season in New York was Porter Emer- son Browne's new play, "The Spend- thrift which Frederic Thompson win present here at the Jefferson theatre "wednesday and Thursday and Thursday matinee January il and F. a' '"rhe Spendthrift' in it's conception and execution is entirely different from "A Fool There Was,'' which play first brought Porter Emerson Browne into