The Washington herald., 1913-02-11
COLUMBIA.
George Evans "Honey Boy Min.
strels.


That deliciously droll exponent of
black-facs comedy, George Evans. furn-
ished laughter and good cheer in abund.
ance at the Columbia last night, where
he and his Honey Boy" Minstrels are
this week paying their annual visit. Mr.
Evans, can always be depended upon to
tickle the risibilities of an audience-he
Is, as any one who has ever seen him
knows, quite a show in himself, and this
season the Honey Boy" has surrounded
himself with many OF the favorites OF
past seasons and provided them with a
great quantity of fun-making material
which. In their hands. Is eminently sue
cessful in its mission OF gloom dispellinE
The show gets under way with an ex-
ceptionally entertaining first part-the
curtain rising on the conventional semi
circle OF smiling black fnces-during the
progress OF which End Men Jack Ken
redy. Jim Doherty, Sam Lee, and John
King pull numerous new and amusing
gags with the capable assistance of
Interlocutor Vaughn Comfort. The vo-
calists include James Meehan, whose ex-
cellent tenor won him many encores in
That's How I Need You" Joseph Gil
lespie, possessor of a splendid barytone.
who scored emphatically with his Dear
Old Rose" and Mr.. Comfort, who stop
ped interlocutoring long enough to sing
why Did You Make Me Care?" several
times.
OF course. the comedians were heard
from. Jack Kennedy played a game of
ball all by himself while warbling. "Oh.
that Baseball Rag" and Jim Doherty
surprised the house by a spirited rendi-
ton of When that Midnight Choo-Choo
Leaves for Alabam'' in a tenor Of more
or less appealing quality. Who ever
heard of an end man possessing a tenor?
Then John King sang OF The Ragtime
Soldier Man" who had to CO." with the
result that he went" very well and had
to respond with numerous encores. The
first part is brought to close with an
excellent rag number, "I Love to Hear
the Irish Band Play on st. Patrick's
Day." rendered by Tommy HYDE
After a intermission, during which
the Honey Boys" orchestra. under the
experienced hand OF Edward V. Cupero.
played several popular selections. there
was presented Seminary Days" a sing
ing and dancing melange, with Raymond
Maxson as the bright particular star in
an eccentric dance number.
Then followed George Evans in what
he appropriately terms Merry Mono
logue Moments" Mr.. Evans has a fund
of new stories which he tells in the IN
imitable Evans fashion, sings several
songs In that extraordinary voice. which.
as he informs u.s. defiies description, and
delivers himself of a few pertinent and
laugh-provoking remarks on topics of
the day.
After a terpschorian diversion by Tom
my Hyde, assisted by John Barry, there
was presented one of the most amusing
minstrel show fnales seen here In re-
cent years. This season Mr.. Evans who, |
like George Cohan, writes his own words
and music. dubs his brain child, DE Co |
lightly Guards Reception and describes /
1t as a military minstreletta-" What |
ever that may be, the Honey Boys We
hicle is It, and more. Merely another |
way of saying that Cicero Didimus Jones |
and Gen. Woof woof there are one, and, |
OF course. that one the Honey Boy'O af- |
ford the Evans. fun-making features full |
sway-the aggravated strut the ever
present cigar. the long feet-are ever in |
evidence. And with the abundance of |
clever lines with which he has supplied |
himself, you have Mr.. Evans at. his best |
In DE Golightly Guards Reception" |
Also present, as a picture OF dusky |
beauty. was that clever female imperson- |
ater. Charles Hilliard, who. together with |
John King, Sam Lee, and Tommy Hyde, |
helped the Illustrations Gen. Woof woof |
to get into all sorts of trouble and out |
again.