Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-07-04
GREETED BY
PACKED HOUSE
BLACK FACE MINSTREL MADE
Big HIT WEDNESDAY,.
EACH NUMBER WAS fine
LOCAL PEOPLE STAGE One OF THE
BEST SHOWS SEEN HERE FOR
SOME time.

SOME TIME.
There we're more 'sooons" in town
Wednesday evening than has been here
Tor some time. In fact to be exact
there were twenty.four new dark
skinned beauties and some that we're
not beauties. However, this new bunch
were all members of the black face
minstrel show at the Morris Grand and
as songsters, comedians and joksters
they had real ''colored folks" backed
off the boards and gasping for breath.
This black face event was under the
auspices of the Battle Mountain Ath-
letic Association, the majority of its
members taking part in performance
assisted by local talent from the city.
Doors to the theatre opened at 500
p. m. and at the time the curtain rose
one half hour later standing room in
the building was at premium. It was
a capacity house.
The performance opened with and
overture by the orchestra and chorus
by the entire company. G. B. Keshler
then favored the audience with "Any
Old Way You Cook Chicken" and he
won a real live chicken with his song.
End men songs and gags were next in
order and F. M. Greene, Tom Elcessor,
William Proftltt and Ray Gardner
assisted by lnterlocutor, Edward Bar
rett were very entertaining for q time.
In negro dialect, Gardner gave first
class imitation which caused the audi.
ence hearty laugh. The finale for
the first part was song by the entire
company.
A southern Groom, "Little Puff of
Smoke" by Miss Queena Stewart.
assisted by Little Lois Hedrick and
chorus Of Messrs Profatt, Juckett and
Williams was the first number of the
second part. This was exceptionally
good and was heartily applauded. One
of the big hits was the next number, a
song by DR.. Williams, of this city, and
Mr.. Ferrell, president of the Blso K
Hills Travelling Mems Association.
The appearance of M. Ferrell in the
makeup of darky belle in the audi
ence during the doctors song caused
a great deal of merriment. Mr.. Ferrell ia
over six feet tall and an exceptionally
large man and with wig and q "yaller"
gown, to use slang phrase "was there
and over". These two gentlemen
responded to several curtain calls.
Earl Flanders, solo cornetist, rem
dered several selections that were very
good previous to the next act which
was farce entitled "The Two Lun-
atics" by Thomas Eastman and Mrs.
France Tinsley. This little sketch was
one of the most mirth provoking of the
evening. It was scream from start to
finish and was the equal Of most of the
refined vaudeville Turns on the biz
time.
The next little turn surprised most
everybody, "Mickie" Greene perform.
Ing as a clog dancer. Even his most
intimate friends hardly thought bis
trilbies would perform in the manner
In which they did. As matter of fact
Mickie could make some of the pro-
fessionsls look like thirty cents when
1t comes to clogging. Following his
turn came Tommy Eloessor and Chester
Walker in clever little monologue.
An instrumental medley by H. H.
Cook. Glenn Reicker, w. j. Schillemsn
and A. +. Rilbourne. two with mando.
Inns and two with guitars, was very
entertaining. AZ closing number to
this we'll arranged program, Edward
Barrett, an old theatrical man, assisted
by Miss Queens Stewart, gave q one
act sketch entitled "The Return Of
Rip Van Winkle." This was one of the
best numbers Of the evening and many
who had witnessed entire productions
this famous piece were loud in their
praises of these two characters Of the
plsy as portrayed by MIR. Barrett and
Miss Stewart.
The entire program was we'll arrang
ed and reflects much credit on those
who assisted In its successful produc
tion. 1t was an event that will long bt
remembered by the audience as we'll q,
those taking part. The Athletic Asso
citation OF the Ssnitarium are to be con
lgratulated on the success of the under
taking. Aside from putting them on