Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-16
CLUB MINSTRELS
MAKE GREAT HIT

Duke of Bilgewater Earl H. BowIby
Buster Brown, club chef
IF. o. Canedy
Larry Mulligan, head waiter. -.
.............. Charles Imhof
Nose, waiter. Raymond Syrett
Joe, waiter 49,. Wallace Warren
Sam, waiter 49,. Harry C. Fulmer
Bill, waiter. . Ralph D. MacManus
Gazads, valet to Raiah Mazza -.
Harry Green
Blazoo, valet to Raiah Mazzoo.
....... Charles Roantree
Rajah Mazza 49,. Bedar Wood, Jr.
Rajah MaZZoo ........ Bill Toal
The Mechanical Doll ......
...... Miss Dorothy B. Simpson
Soloist -. Miss Charlotte Anderson
Chorus-A. ]. Lindstrom, E. e.
Russell, Walter Bleuer, ]. C. Kaiser,
Jack Hazard, Ralph Syrett, Lee H.
Kaupke, ]. F. Syrett, Bert Steaks, ].
NJ. Bond, Glenn Baker, Harry Daw-
son, ]. G. Woodbury., Bert Plough,
Herman Applequist, Charles Feuch-
ter, Robert Cloudas, Floyd Wilson.
For every minute of time and for
every ounce of strength that produc-
ers and performers of Trinity Mems
club minstrels put in the production,
ample remuneration was given when
the large audience which greeted the
performance at the Illinois theatre
last evening, pronounced it one Of
the best home talent performances of
recent years. From the time that
the curtain rose on the first scene
till the grand finale, the audience
was kept in a state of appreciation
through the able rendition of parts
I by the play cast. AS the result of
the production, the Golfers of the
I club were enriched several hundred
dollars. The proceeds will go to-
ward the furnishing and equipment
of the Trinity parish house. The
hope of the club that pleasure and
profit will follow in the wake of
the minstrel, that its friends may be
multiplied and its treasury filled, was
realized.
1t would be invidious to give cred
it to any particular one for the sue
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one did his or her part. The chorus,
directed by Professor E. L. Phil
brook, was especially good. The tone
and harmony in each song was ex-
cellent. 1t was the best chorus,
without exception that has ever been
gathered for home talent perform
ance. Each of the minstrel soloists
pleased in the rendition of his song.
The assortment of vocal numbers
from ragtime to the sentimental was
good. The song hit of the production
vas THAT Borneo Drag" as sung by
Bedar Wood, Jr. The song was
written especially for Trinity min.
strels by Earl H. Bowlby.
The following musical numbers
were given in the first part:
''The Jolly Blacksmith" E. E
Russell, Wallace Warren, Robert
Cloudas, J. C. Woodbury.; opening
overture, solo parts, Jack Hazard
Raymond Syrett; Il Will Love Yor
When the Silvery Threads Are Shin
ing Among the Cold" Robert Clou
das; maybe I'll Come Back" Harry
L. Green; Rose of My Life" Harry
. Dawson; 1.-THE Rolling Stone" o. B
Hampton; Its Not For Me-" Ear
H. Bowlby; THAT Borneo Drag,
written especially for Trinity min
strel by Earl H. Bowlby) Bedal
, Wood, Jr.; Fare Thee WE'LL" Wal
: lace Warren; "My Honey Man,
, Charles Roantree; 1.-THE Song of tn,
= Flag" A. J. Lindstrom; Beautiful
DOLL" Charles Roantree.
In the comedy department, som,
really new and perfectly good joke
were sprung by the men who tool
the part of the ordinary end men O
the minstrels. Charles Roantree'
wireless telegraphy" trip around tn
world, Bill Toal accompanying, wa
Especially funny. Bells had been plac
cd through the theatre and operate'
ty batteries and the effect was a
good as it was novel. Preceding tn
finale, Charles Imhof and F. o. Can
? edy gave a vaudeville skit Imhof a
usual was especially good. The seen
2 was closed with a favorite Irish song
Mr.. Imhof sang the verse and Floy,
Wilson from the auditorium of tn
house, sang the chorus.
The first part of musical number
, concluded with Beautiful Doll,
. sung by Mr.. Roantree. Miss Doroth,
B. Simpson took the part of the me
chanical doll with very pretty littl