Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16
SONGS AND MUSIC ARE =,
FEATURES or PROGRAMS
soIoists Make Good in Ballads and
Rags in First Part-Fares Skit and
Instrumental and Vocal Numbers
Mako w oiie-Rspsat Performance
in Eidora Tonight.

in the minstrel show given at the Ode
on Monday night. One Of the big au-
diences Of the season saw the per-
formance, which In many respects
ranked high among the amateur the
atrical productions given in this city
In years. Musically the entertainment
was especially good. Owing to the alb
sence Of local performers in those other
specialties commonto ninstrels, these.
Of course, we're lacking, but the audi
ence liked the music and the antics OF
the Elks and every one got his moneys
worth and was pleased and satisfied.
First Part the Feature.
Framed in a stage setting that was
suitable and fitting and costumed APP
propriately, the first part was the feat
ure of the show. The circular tiers
showed about forty of the performers
and members of the chorus in their
seats. The costumes were black.
trimmed in red and pure white. with
evening clothes and conventional end
men makcups for the comedians.
AS interlocutor, o. L. Ingledue made
a conspicuous central figure for the
group and carried part Of the dlalog
of the jokes well. The end men who
ratified the bones were James Gay, H.
A. Weisman, Clifford Muchmore, and
A. A. Nicholson. Those who held down
the other end OF the line with the
tambos were w. W. Fuller. Louis Tate,
Ed Swingley and Will Pursel
SoIoists Do Well.
All OF the soloists. w. S. Reed. W. w.
Fuller, W. c. McCarten. H. A. Weis-
I1ln
man, VIII Pursel, and James Cay sang
with credit to themselves and drew out
an abundance Of applause, which was
not satisfied until the singers had re-
sponded with an encore.
|. A medley opened the first part and
the following were the solos sung: III
You Were Big Red Rose" w. 8.
Reed: ''That Navajo Rag" w. w. Full
c. McCarten; Steamboat BILL H. a.
Weisrnan: 'If Had Thousand Lives
to Live" Clifford Holmes; I'll Change
the Thorns to Roses" Andrew Bow.
man; "Everybody's DOM 1t Now"
the rag "Buckwheat Cakes" sung by
James Gay and the company.
One OF the features Of the first part
was the rag duet, "The Babboon Baby
Dance" sung and acted by Muchmore
and Swingley. Another feature was the
ensemble singing. which was very
creditabIe. The references made In the
Jokes to local characters were received
with great gusto.
Clio Furnishes Fun.
John Jeannetta, Muchmore and
Swingley, Karl Ingledue. Stanton Bow
man, George Hockridge, W. c. 'McCar-
ten, James Gay. G. Walter Thompson,
w. S. Reed, Ed Redel, George He'd
strom and Clifford Holmes appeared in
the olio that furnished much music and
fun for the audience.
Jeannetta played solo on the &C
Gordon. iMuchmore & Swingley scored
quite hit in their negro singing and
talking act. Under the name OF High
Finance" 1ngledue. Bowman. Hook
ridge, and McCarten gave farce skit
in which Hockridge and McCarten were
the elephant.
Dancer Gets tts "Hook."
James Gay, one Of the promoters. did.
a song and dance followed by turn
with the banjo. Miss Gertrude Hoffman
announced as "a famous dancer APP
peared with a masculine figure draped
in gauze and started to do dance "a
la Little Egypt that was peculiar Tor
it's elephantine grace and nimbleness.
The dance had not gone many meas
ures before the dancer was ordered OF
the stage as Objectionable to the the
alter management. The removal Of the
wig disclosed the dancer to be Earl
Stoddart.
Special features Of the olio were the
three solos sung by G. Walter Thomp-
son, which deserved the very loud and
prolonged applause accorded them. The
rag songs. sung by Irwin Parker, made
a distinct hit. The Elks' quartet, Reed.
Redel, Hedstrom and Holmes. closed
the performance.
In addition to those already men
toned, others who took part We're
Ross C. Peterson. George Wiley. w.
Watson, George Bowman, VIII Rails,
r. Dewitt, b. j. Laughlin. NJ. d. Bur-
roughs, J. X. Marx, DR.. F. l.. Humes-
ton, Fred Jones, G.. A. Lainson, p. v.
ID. Lanier. Stanton Bowman, James
Swingley, J. Harlan, Horace Patton,
Herman Willis. w. A. Tapp. A. ]. Berg
rer, w. ]. Thompson, Fred Ritter. F.
A Hoppe, j. F. Stiles. Milan Pinker-
ton, J. A. Rails. v. o. Louis. Victor
Pearson, ]. "A. Dunn, J. J. Plunkett,
and NJ. J. Mcclure, and Master Harry
Gates and Frank Hoppe.
The minstrels go to Eldora tonight
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