St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-08-26
MINISTRIES
BIG SUCCESS
Most Unique Entertainment
Ever in Covington.
Ninety People of Covington
in the Cast.
The Tom Thumb Wedding
Humorous Solemnity.
T, entieth Century Minstrels
Full of Laughter.

The Twentieth Century Ministries,
under the auspecies of the koyington
karnival Klub and managed by Mr..
Chester Byrne, was the most unique
and catchy entertainment that mas
been for some time in Covington
Ike precision with which everything
was carried out, considering the very
large cast, was remarkable, and Mr..
Byrne and the ladies who SO faith
fully assisted him are deserving OF
the praise that has been showered
upon them. AS for, those who parti-
cipated in the performances, 1t was
simply a strengthening of the often
repeated assertion that the local
talent of Covington is hard to beat.
Frank Boudousquie memories the
longest parts as easily as II they
We're nursery rhymes and is always
amusing; Karl Kohnke and Miss
Ratio are always welcome and ap-
piauded singers; Sydney Fuhrman is
an old-time favorite In black-face
comedy; Joe Porter has q fine tenor
voice and sings well. Irving Clark
added to the amusement OF the even
ing. In fact, the black-face walters
kept the audience in good hurlor
during the entire performance Of
1.-The lawn party, while the chorus
singing of the guests was excellent
| time and harmony, the Whfstiing ae-
Eco osppanImept being. a uniQue feature
lfhat received Hearty aaTl adsb ne
Introduction Of Jokes with local ap-
lplication created a great deal OF
amusement, and were taken In the
good-natured spirit in which they
were meant. Sweet Red Roses,
by Miss Anaise Boudousquie, was
encoured, and Miss Ruth Bokenfohr,
who sang "Cupid's !. o. IT," was
received with applause notwithstand-
ing, it was her first appearance on
the public stage.
The first number of the enter
tainment was the Tom Thumb We'd
ding, which was conducted with all
the dignity that such an occasion re-
auires, the little ones being in full
dressing and deporting themselves
in strict conformity to the social
rules of high society" unfrighten-
ed by the "rubbering" of the inn
mense audience, which was anxious
to see every detail of the interesting
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performance. me only pfeah III .ns
humorous wedding ceremoney, Ben
Miller officiating, which was full of
siGe-splitting suggestions as to re-
GEirements of the new woman of her
husband and of his subservient obe-
dience, the least of which was the
provision of the brown stone front,
with the ignominious hanging of the
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