Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
ADJUSTMENTS
FIELD SHOW BEST EVER.

to Pine Bluff last night, whe) 1t
succeeded in hanging before the
| playhouse door the first S. o. r. sign
of the present season. AS usual
| they fought to &c tickets to see the
Ministries and as usual they got their
whole dollars worth, for Al G..
Field has never raised the price to
his performance, Notwithstanding ne
has during his more than a quarter
of century annually increased the
number of his performers, enlarged
| the minstrel show in many respects
and added to it's originality arc Ella
boorateness.
The beloved minstrel magnate is
| growing old. His steps are not as
firm as in days of yore, but as his
hair grows whittier the public loves
him more, continues to enjoy his fun
making offerings and never fail. tC
stamp him the worlds GREATEST and
most successful minstrel man. others
have attempted in recent s'ars to
wade into AL Fields popular territory
which extends all over the United
States, without success. Lou D)ck-
stader, ''Honey Boy Evans" and ether
black face performers, boosted by
famous eastern critics, came south
They advertised themselves as the
greatest and grandest. Thousands Of
dollars were spent and lost in ar
effort to dislodge Field and his big
company of superb fun makers. But
the old man wet merrily on, playing
the same cities and the same houses
with his usual success Cpiy his
receipts We're larger in ma II OF them
in spite of the Knockers ahead of
him. They billed in just few
weeks ahead of the Field show, but
this did not lessen the business of
the Field aggregation. The follow
ing season they fell behind, between
and ahead of the Columbus man,
playing at times in the same cities
ON the same days, but Field came out
with flying colors and the balance
sheet cit up on the RICH. side.
Dpckstadev and others dropped their
wads trying to relegate the Field
show. E@#
And that is why Pine Bluff theatre
goers again last evening witnessed
the big minstrel performance under
such favorable conditions. Every
knock was evidently boost, for If
anything AL G. Field has the great
est show in his history. He has
surrounded himself again with many
CT the old stars, Bert Swor, Bill.
Clark, Johnny Dove, Jack Richards
and Paul La Londe. They brought an
abundance of music and comedy with
them and intermingled with their
stunts, entitled THE Aviation Meet
in which Bert Swor is all done up
like sore finger and gets off some
real classy foolishness, the dancing
speciality of Johnny Dove and his
assistants who do some exceptionally
clever foot work and introduce the
minuet, the three Tyres, henderson
Lewis and Harvey, offer high class
music with an amusing negro mixed
up somewhat with trombone. The
burlesque ON the movies" pro gram
mend in Panama" is really one of the
comedy features of the Field produc-
zion.
Field has discarded the introduc-
tory, so familiar to minstrel lovers
He has given them something more
novel and an opening with more
stage business" in it. The gentle
men, be seated" stuff has grown time
worn. The curtain rises on COM
pany of United States soldiers in
Panama, while the soldiers of al
nations gather to celebrate the open
ing of the Panama Canal and them
the minstrel parade appears, with its
band of ragtime music and its come
dams en- masse. while all march on
in full minstrel attire, finally pre-
senting the grand old man OF min
strelsy-Al Field himself, who per-
forms the ceremonial functions.
In the singing section of the per-
fl finance Mrl Field has retained
many of the old favorites. West
Avery sings THE Old Maids BALI;
Walter Sherwood renders two tune
full ballads. when the Maple
Leaves Were Falling" and Ill
Change the Shadows to Sunshine;
Billey Argall, fine-looking fellow
with rich, mellow voice, sings
when | Dream of Old Erin. I'm
Dreaming of YOU and "Lovelight
Bay, Johnny Dove and Denny Ryan
throw the audience into fits of de-
light with coon" song and dance
oet ucipo ssYnu Made Me Love You'