Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-07-16
PACKED HOUSE WITNESSES PER.
FORMANCE AT CULvERS' HALL
LAST EVENING.
TO Be REPEATED TONIGHT
Splendid Chorus and Talented Soloists
Big Audience Much Pleased With
the Fine Entertainment-The En-.
tire Show Will Be Put on at Hob
son Tomorrow Night.

The Elks scored a grand success
with their minstrel show at the opera
house last night. The house was
packed and the audience clearly
showed Its appreciation Of the per-
fOrmance from the start. In the usual
first part there were but six black.
faces, Don Shawhan and Joe Steiner
officiating on the ends, with George
e. Mathews as interlocutor. Mr.. Ma
thews made an impressive middle
man." while Shawhan and Steiner de-
livered the goods in fine shape.
In considering the show as whole,
This included the entire company, Mr..
Mathews warbling with the best OF
them. The members sang with the
spirit that makes everything go"
and for this result the director, Don
Churchill, is responsible. After the
opening chorus, Dick Lausch, in black
face, sang "Mammy's Shuffin Rag"
and deserved the encore given him.
"The Sting OF the Bumble Bee," and
Fred Usher was called back twice for
his "Hypnotizing Man" The Skeleton
Rag" was excellently rendered by
Frank Carleton, who was also recalled,
and Dick Bakers tenor solo, "Ma-
cushla," was beautifully rendered. Mr..
Baker was given an ovation. Always
va favorite, his voice has improved
M "a nc hnn nd har
The big hit of the evening though
the hit OF the whole show--was scored
| by Joe Steiner in his song, THAT
Means Me-" Joe is just naturally full
Of the end man humor and his singing,
dancing and cavorting generally took
the audience by storm. He was called
back again and again, until at last he
went through the motions"
! The Elk troubadors followed giving
three beautiful selections, "My Pony
Boy" Sweet Violets" and Daisies
! Won't Tell" The mandolin parts were
by Emil Saxl, Fred Usher, ED. Coulter,
Roy Poison and Joe Schmit; guitars
by John A. Coleman and 0. II. Downs;
with Dick Lausch and Hal Gibson,
banjoists, and Julian Sutter on the
concert guitar. Don Churchill fol-
lowed with some interesting character
changes, followed by a blackface act,
a song and monolOgue.
Karl Keith delighted the audience
with his beautiful ballad, Killarney,
My Home Der the Seas" and respond
ed to an insistant encore.
The finale was an Elks' camping
scene, in which Walter Rector, r. s..
Zahniser, Tom Baker, Roy e. Ayers
and Don Churchill participated. At
the end a beautiful tableaux was re-
vealed.
The LewistoWn Concert Orchestra,
under the leadership of 7. p. Haller,
furnished the instrumental music, and
the selections were all splendidly rem
dered, much Of the pleasure of the en-
tertainment being due to this fine or
ganization.
Those who participated in the first
part were: Dick Baker, Fred S. Usher.
Hal b. Gibson, Joe Weiss, Harry Allen,
Bert d'Autremont, Emmitt Baker, w.
J w. Rector, A. w. Bernard, J. A.
Gamble, j. l.. Holzemer, II. r. Porter
field, Dick Lausch, ID. T. Shawhan, Ed
J win Coulter, Arthur J. Baker, J. w.
} Kenney, Herbert Linn, A. e. Pepin,
} JOS. Schmidt, o. II. Downs, H. w.
Sadler, p. E. Waid, ID. j. Hilger, e.
w. Saxl, Frank e. Carleton, Carl
Seeley, Tom Baker, Joe Steiner, Roy
Poison, j. A. Sutter, J. ]. Ballinger,
Grover Miller, Frank Hagestrom, F. ].
Hagen, J. A. Coleman, r. S. Zahniser,
,, e. II. Rogers.
The show will be given for the last
time here tonight and will doubtless
attract another packed house.
Tomorrow evening the entire COM
pany will go to HObson and put on
the show there.