Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-12
MINSTREL n SHOW
BIG SUCCESS
LOCAL TALENT APPEARED IN
MINSTREL SHOW MONDAY
EVENING. &
ANOTHER PERFORMANCE PROMISED
Will Probably be Given for Benefit
Of Park View Hospital in
This City.
ANOTHER PERFORMANCE PROMISED


The Base Ball Minstrel show, Civ
en- at the Central Opera House unde1
the auspices Of the base ball associa
ton last Thursday evening, proved
q decided success. The opera house
was crowded to its capacity and the
audience was well pleased with the
performance from beginning to end.
The company was composed Of the
following local talent: comedians
bones-Dr. H. M. Bradley, Alton F
Durham, and Fred B. Blair; tambos
E. W. Williams, H. B. Commerfort
and Henry Acres; interlocutor, Edw
Hr,lby; vocalists, T. N. Arnold, W. c
Blake, Rae Durham, Arthur Wolf, M
j. Yoran, Floyd Evans, Charles Nal
ven. A. D. Brown, Burr Finch, Mel
son Atwater, Edwin R. Davis, Claude
Gray, BERTHE Pinch, Harry Thorpe.
Boyd Smith, Stanley Atkinson, Doug
las May, Benny Thorpe, Dan Barnd
Harry We'll, Noel May, Wayne Franks
Johnnie Scott, Harry Kelsey, Archie
LeClere, Joe Pentony, Fred Miller
James Burbridge, Nick Denton, Bur
rel Works, Albert Kelley, Burrel May,
Carpenters orchestra furnished the
music, with Miss Charlotte Atwater
as pianist. The first part of the pro-
gram was began in an overture by
the entire company Of the following:
a. Sally Ann; b. Mary from Mary
land; c. Little Houston Street; d. On
a Sunday Morning; 9. When the
Cuckoo Goes to Sleep; +. When Gro
gan Joins the Band; g. Little Miss
No-One from Nowhere; b. Rosie
.Who?; i, Shut that Door; j. Dear Old
Pumpkin Man; k. Plain Phillip Lee.
h Vocal, solos were given by several
members of the company, as follows:
.The Jungle Moon, Rae Durham; n !;
when the Circus Comes to Town
A. D. Brown; II Love You, Dear
T. N. Arnold; Goodbye Everybody
Arthur Wolfe; When Uncle Joe
Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo'-H
NJ. Bradley; Close Those Eyes NY
Fabe' and sleep'--H. B. Commerford
Each number was greatly applaudec
by the audience and generously re
sponded to. The first part Of the en-
tertainm ent was concluded by the
entire company rendering "The Old
Mill S.ream." 4
The second part of the perform
ance was opened by ladies' quar-
tette, singing Loves Old Sweet
Song" The quartette was composed
o. Mrs. E. w. Williams, Miss Amy
Ram and Misses Lucille and Marjory
Arnold. The next number was given
by w. c. Radebaugh in a Speciality
which was pleasantly received by the
audience. o. M. Greenwood and JOS
Codner5 entertained the audience with
several banjo selections. Then Dr.
H. NJ. Bradley performed series or
special stunts. He first entered
disguised as chaffuer in an automo-
bile accident. One Of his most inter
esting performances was the 1mlta-
ton of cello, on homemade lnslru'
ment.
The play was concluded by The
Gentlemen Coons' Parade, by sever
al members Of the company. They
were dressed in strange costumes
and performed several drills, with H.
NJ. Bradley as captain; Stanley At
kinson,l first lieutenant; and Henry
Acres as second lieutenant. The
members of the company were Fred
Miller, Burr Finch, Benny Thorpe
Harry Kelsey, Gene Williams, Harry
Thorpe, Boyd Smith, Claud Gray, G.
Malven. B. May, j. Burbridge, Arthur
Wolfe, Doug May, H. Commerford.
After the performance a dance was
given, music being furnished by Car
penter's orchestra. @
Owing to the demand of the repe-
tition of the Thursday evening snow
plans are being made to put on an
other entertainment here in the neal
future, probably for the benetlt o1
Park View hospital in this city.