The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-23
Joe Bren Compliments Elk Min
streI People.
Prominent TOpekans Rehearse
Benefit Show.
MANY CATCHY SONGS.
Vaudeville Stunts and Good LO-
cal Jokes.
Final Rehearsal at Grand To-
morrow Night.

Topeka has great musical and dra-
matte talsnt-in those lines it is to the
middle west what Boston is to the
New England states" This statement
was made last night by Joe Bren. OF
Kansas City, who is putting on an Elk
minstrel benefit Which will be given
at the Grand Thursday and Friday eV-
ening.
He had finished re.-strsing the said
talent at the Elk ha.4 last night when
he spoke From 1880 2. m until nearly
midnight the prospective Ministries sang
and danced, starting with a vim ana
keeping it up throughout the rehearsal.
They got down to work at once ana
wasted no time All this promises Well
for the coming minstrel show IN Whlch
a hostess is supposed to be entertain
ing company at a hotel at Palm Beacn,
Fla After the guests sang several
songs and their hostess modestly re-
fuses to sing. she tells them that she
has engaged the Jolly kAks' Ministries
from Topeka to entertain them This
is the cue for the entrance or tne
chorus. The program follows, ineiud
ing cleo. or last half of the Ministries.
Several local jokes are being kept
in a cool, dark place SO as to be fresh
and cause screams of merr1ment on
the nights of the minstrels. some OF
Them. according to advance intimatlons
would make an Egyptian mummy
laugh
Prominent People as SOloists.
For solos, Mrs. Albert t. Reid will
sing Day Dreams" from The SprlnS
Maid Mrs Francis McCintOck Will
render ''rhe Harbour of Love- ana
Jdiss Frances walsh will MARBLE me
Fire Bug Song from The Mldnlgh NJ
Sors'' Mrs. Margaret 'Wiggin VIII be
the interlocutoress- interlocutor III
The cast. The ends and their reSpec-
tive song hits follow: Miss Leli Bur
ge Of Los Angeles, Cal, That Pecu-
liar Rag" Miss Helen Hogeboom, " oc
%
I am Until I'm Gone" Mrs. Charles
Ella Mitchell, Honey Man. Mrs W j.;
w XVikidal. That's Why They Gail
Me Shine" Mr.. Joseph Risteen, I WISH
1t was Me- Mr. Waltace Pet.lJoIln;
Some Time Next Week, Net Now
The end men also include Mr. George
. thompson who viii sing Bless you, MI
Glel wood Jopes, who VIII sing rant
a Watermelon Vine On My Grave MI
J. H. STnalley, who will take the pldce
of Mr. Irving Snattinger, and Mr.. Lutte
WfkidaI. MI Snattinger can not take
part on account of sickness Joe his
teen made a hit as the German come,
dian in THE inside Inn, minstrel
given by the Elks some time ago. Inc
end people are well known both IN d
musical and social way. Miss Burgess
a clever Los Angeles girl, is guest at
the home OF B. T. Payne
Large Chorus in Minstrel.
The members of the chorus are: Mrs.
Arthur Nusbaum, Mrs. Caro- Fowler,
AIRS. l. c. Thompson. Mrs. Walter
Hayes, Miss Fay Mowers, Miss Men
WarnicK Miss Helen Spielman, MISS
l.etha Blanch. Miss Alice hughes MISS
7Clizabeth Kimmel Miss Mabel Seeds,
Miss Katherine Clough, Miss Edna Har-
bot. Miss Margaret Pettijohn, Miss
u3etha Thompson, Mr.. William Stewart
Mr.. Russell Frost, Mr.. A. W. Pinnel'
Fir. sherwood Wilicuts, Mr.. Caro- Fow-
Ter, Mr.. Percy Montgomery. Mr. R. De
Witt Hagar, Mr.. Grady montgomery
Mr.. Arthur Buff. Mr.. George Hogeboom
Mr.. Walter Fritz, Mr.. Arthur Poole
TFr. Harold Spielman A quartette com
posed of Mr. E. B. Gustafson, Mr.. jack
Truitt, Mr.. Orvil Spurrier and Mr.. Lyle
Anderson will sing several selections
Another rehearsal will be held TO
night beginning at q 80 o'clock ut the
11iks' club and final rehearsal Wed
nesday evening at the Grand