The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-20
MINSTRELS GET
UPWARD SHOVE BY MR.. LEW
Dockstader Happy to / ind They Il Put on Show
Under Special Dspensation IRON Governor
Mann for s Weet Charity

Lew Dockstadcr climbed UP into a
hall on Broad Street yesterday after
noon and glanced around the room.
wanted 10 become m!nstrels. Are you
all herc?' he asked. and when they
said they were all there Lew sus-
l understand IT, gents" said the min
strcl man. you guys are going TO put
on the Honey BoyS ilotchkiss Imperial
Mins,rels under special dispensation
right and take this lump out OF my
throat"
They said he was right.
Then we understand each other"
said Lew. II see guys here that might
cunt spare you. When you make an
vice versa. when you make highbali
you must have the booze. Do you
follow me? Well, so FAR. SO good.
cork on that chap over there with
the pink checks, and that tall gent
would locke like volaninc in white
to put on this show next month for
sweet onarity. Professor, VIII you
kindly hand me glass OF water You
want, ME TO give you q few lessons.
Thirty-Three Jokes.
For an hour or more Lew gave the
lessons. and while his pupils might
have been regarded as stupid at times
eiated when every one went out for a
glass OF sody. Lew remarked that
an aggregation which might play
through Wet Virginia without being
For the arst part Lew sat Henry
with Charlie sickel on one end and
Garlic Boschen on the other. Then
Tor twenty minutes there were some
n no
as he swore that none OF them would
be sprung a the matinee to-day. He
tested the vocal chords. put sextei
wound up with a : wh!rlwind glide.
There was one man who was triha
heavy IN the feet, blu. Lew gave him
the local sport was lighter In tho feet
than In the head. II got you. steve
said the Minstrel King. .."once more
now and you'll be there"
that eventful night. Just be natural.
said the, teacher. Don't act as u you
are posing for a picture. Don't I'm,
agine that you are suaragettes: J,
you feel wabbly take another braceI
and don't give your audience those old
gags they have heard since you were
trying TO squeeze into ball park
try .s TO to be astmuch like Mr.. Lew Dock
stader as possible. Did you ever notice
how gracefully / come upon the stage?
w ell, peat tnht IL you can anu s"ec'
charity will become n millionaire.
There is q whole lot of difference
between a minstrel show and funeral.
Don't look S If you had missed a train
connection in Petersburg. Try to look
as happy as woodrow Wilson the day
he thought he was going to get that
Carnegie pension. Throw out your re-
spectivc chests like this. Now, all to-
ecther. Remember that charity covers
a multitude of sins and lot of burnt
cork covers many whiskers. There may
be some dead ones In this bunch. and
If there arc I'd suggest that Umpire
Westervelt throw 'em out. don't
think there Is anything else we care
TO talk about"
Hopes It Won't he PuIIcd.
In his dressing room at the Academy
last night Mr.. Dockstader said that
he never saw a shifticr lot of actors
aviators, dancers. acrobats or tight
rope walkers. "Bcllcvc me, SON." he
said, "thcy've got some wonderful
stunts + looked over the samples
and you can tell your critic that he
won't have to get sick that night 1T
! will BIO some show. Stick 'em for a
good ad, for they won't need any
! advertising after the first performance:
But do hope the Mayor won't pull
it,"
"AIr. Dockstader is perfect gentle
man." said Henry S. Hotchklss, speak
ing for the amateurs. "Hc said he
wouldn't have the nerve to follow us
with his show at the Academy, and