American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-04-22
COLORED MINSTREL
WILL CAPTIVATE
Thirty Voices in Overture and
ChoruSes.
Novel Features VIII Include an Airship
Carrying Passenger Over the Au-
dience- Twelve Ladies
in the Chorus.

The Second Annual Grand Minis
tre' entertainment, by the American
Falls Commercial Club Colored min
istrels, will be given at the Auditor
ium Thursday evening. These enter
tainments are given once each yea
to please the performers and rails
funds for the use of the club NJ
thought is given to the public. IT.
long time between entertainment
and those who become offended O.
fai' to see anything "funny' in the
Jokes forget all about it before tn
year rolls around, and it
pated that the entire police force
VII be kept busy keeping the gen
eral public out of the baldheadet
row, where the best view of the per
formers is to be had, and where
every word of Atwood's solo may
be heard.
Last years minstrel was the mo 4
pleasurable of any production that
has so far been given here, but it
will be nothing compared to this
one. Only mere men participated in
the former one. Thursday night
there will be thirty voices-twelve
ladies right from the South, sab,
and eighteen mere men, not count
ing High Henry nor the orchestra.
Great preparations have been made
and the entertainment will be more
elaborate and better than last year.
An elevated stage has been construct
ed which will give the. audience
perfect view and put the heads OF
the orchestra among the scenery.
There are three tiers each raised
twenty inches, and one six inches.
The four end men will be seated al
the front of the stage. On the first
raised tier behind them will be seat
ed three basso profundos and three
colored Carusos. On the second
raised tier will be eight colored
songbirds and High Henry. On the
third raised tier will be the twelve
colored beauties with the orchestra
as a background on the fourth tier.
The program will open with
vocal overture with orchestra accom-
paniment. which will close only whe
the singers become to hoarse 10 sing
any longer. Each OF the END men
will have a solo, in which all talent
will assist in the chorus. They are
all gems, as follows:
Atwood, "Call Me Up Some Rainy
Afternoon" -
St. John, "Put Yours Arms Arou'<
Ne Honey"
Dawson, "Roll On Thou Dark and
Blue Ocean,"
Roberts. "Come Right In, Sit
Right Down. and Make Yourself at
Home"
The Jokes are all good. Some OF
them are almost new, and the rest
of them are home manufactured.
They have been censored by Juoge
Oliver and bear his official seal: IN
fact, he wrote most Of the orlglnal i
ones, and they are so funny ne
can't help laughing at them himseh;
Last year a commOtion was causeo
in the audience just before the cur
tain arose, by the appearance OF
colored lady brigade that dvioeo
honors with the performers. me
management will station two ponce
men at the door and several plain
clothes men throughout the audience
to see that the best part OF tne
show this year will be given from
the stage. A feature that will in
terest all will be life sized fly-
ing machine which will leave the
stage and float over the audience
make trip through the air and re-
carrying a young lady, VINO VIII,
turn safely to the stage. rms VIII
be a very pretty and interesting fea-
ture, Walter Sparks and Judge ol'-
yer discovered this feature IN
Boise playhouse last winter, ana !.
took the combined coaxing OF all
their friends to get them to leave.
There are other featurs. too nu
merous to mention, all of Whlch
will please. The prices have Deeh
regulated according to the excellence
of the entertainment. All seats on
the main floor, adults s1.oo, chlio-
rem so cents; balcony SO cents.
The performers are as follows
End men, j. v. Dawson, T. Z. 81
John, George W. Roberts and q. W.
Atwood, with eight picanninnles on
the first row.
Second row. H. C. Allen, }. b.
Brokaw, o. o. Fireman, j. T. Doran'
R. w. Lightner and r. E. Austin.
Third row. H. r. Collier, ). q.
Holloway, T. F. Murray, Scott Smith,
High Henry, l.. E. Sigmond. Harry
R. Wallis, o. H. Barber and Frank
Hook.
Fourth row, Miss Birdie SNOWFALL
Miss Sally Ann Johnson, Miss Bar
oara Fritchie Dewdrop, Miss SAINT
Johnissa Orangeblossom, Miss Lydla
Macon Georgia, Miss Georgefta
Washington Jackson, Miss Dextrlna
Snowflake. Miss Sally Agnecia, Miss
Matilda Nunetta Rosebud, MISS
Muriano Songbird. Miss Ricardonoth
Miss Gracelot Enidau-