The daily sentinel., 1912-04-19

After the opening ensemble, "All
hail to the Kings of Mirth, the Elks
of the Realms of Laughter" the
first part started with the solo by
Don C. Piatt, You'll Want Me
Back" AS an endman Mr.. Piatt
Is complete success and as a solo
ist he did himself proud. The chorus
responses were also excellent.
L. w. Burners Married Man
song was one of the hits of the
piece. Mr.. Bruner has an excellent
stage presence, a we'll shaded voice.
and received several encores for his
efforts.
William G. Baylis in Driving
Home the Cows from the Pasture" +"
was thoroughly enjoyed. His fine
tenor showed the good advantage in
this ballad. The quartette composed
of Messrs. Baylis, Knoche, Fisk and
Redding was also well appreciated.
Jimmie Fiske in the popular
Beautiful Doll" was feature all
by himself. The vaudevillian who
can sing like Fiske is worth a good
salary on anybody's circuit, and those
lovable gestures are the best thing
Jimmie does,
Frank Hills splendid baritone was
shown to good advantage in the Be
douln love song, When the Sands
of the Desert Grow Cold"
The introduction of Messrs. Geo.
Nahstoll and Harry b. Jones was a
scream. The. hammer and anvil"
song by Mr.. Jones stands out from
all the rest as the greatest laugh
provoker in the piece. His local
hits brought down the house time af-
ter time.
Roy Longs Il Love the Name of
Mary" was well rendered. Mr.. Long
was a strong, musical baritone and
his work was thoroughly appreciated
Frank Whitaker. whose darkened
countenance shown with irrepressible
glee throughout the entire perform
ance, was at his best in his rendition
of the Carolina Rag" His light
some steps as he perambulated up
and down the stage produced the
heartiest appreciation from his audi
ence.
Wallace NJ Birdsall found a bal
lad well fitted for his sweet tenor
in "If All My Dreams Were Made
of Gold" 1t was one of the best
numbers on the entire program
1t was Mike, however. who added
the final touch to the minstrel sec
tion of the piece. Clad in carmine
Norfolk jacket with trousers of a
delicate crimson tint Mike executed
that Mysterious Rag" amid the en-
thusiastic cheers of the audience,
(Thas is to say that he danced it;
not murdered itl Music and words.
with choral accompaniment were
well balanced and Mike fitted his
part like a glove. II was a real hit.
"There's a Dixie Girl WHO'S Long
IA .or Her Yankee Doodle Boy" as
rendered by 0hroid Stevens was well
Scsived tut when. on the encore. he
Was occ0mpanied by Baby Lamont
Harris with his little trap drums who
rolled out stirring accompaniment
( to the chorus, the crowd simply
Went wild with applause They were
/ forced to return again and again be-
I fore the crowd was able to let them
/ go.
The Jokes were new and were
I sprung with the ease of old time
I comedians. Jimmie Fiskes story OF
I his two trips up l6-story building
which had fallen with a terrific
I crash was a gem of jokes.
As announced in advance. the
"Boogie Oogie" novelty was the hit
I of the show. The chorus of little
pickaninnies with their bandanas and
] rag dolls would have upset the grav-
I ity of a brass monkey. and when
! they had finished their song, the
/ audience knew that it had seen an
/ act that was simply the greatest
laugh-getter ever invented. Com
posing this little chorus were the