Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-18
IMMENSE CROWD
At EbkS' SHOW
LOCAL TALENT APPEARS no AD-
VANTAGE N ANIMAL LODGE
MERRNM NkING FEST.
There WAS C0STUMINc, TOO
Troupe Members Not Moved 90
Rest After Singing Themselves
1rcd-Mill Repeat.

Murmurs of approval ran through
the vast audience at the Grand last
night as the curtain slid up Tor the
opening performance Of the Elks'
big minstrel show, revealing duz-
2ling array of scenery, costumes and
talent.
The costumes We're of royal purple
and white the lodge colors and
there was something within the cos
Tunes. This was clearly demonslrat-
ed when the opening number "lIur-
rah for the Minstrel Boys" had
been sung by the entire company and
Tom Munroe, occupying the intcrlo-
cutors chair bade the funmakcrs:
"Re seated, gentlemen Then the
fun started.
Jokes and gags Of the mrth pro.
voling variety. and occasionally a
hot shot at some local celebrity
was INDUCED in. And the audience
was provoked mirlhfully. This was
attested to by the generous and
hearty applause.
Jokes Virtually unbosOmcd.
Mr. Munroe acquitted himself most
favorably as iutcrlocutor Charles
Rolofson, Robert Ligon, Jack Porter
and Joe Shallenbergcr. Myron Math-
er. Billy West, Nat Ligon, Homer
Conlcy and l.. ~ Ewing composing,
the end men kept the house in a
roar as they unbosomed jokes and
witty sayigs.
DR.. II. II, Messlmer was heartily
received when he sang TIL the
Sands of the Desert Grow Cold,
Lawrence Bentley, promising
young soloist, created favorable i'm
preston when he rendered ''ln the
Land of Golden Dreams
Down to the Bottomlcss.
Tom Munroe delighted the assem-
blage with his deep basso voice when
he sang. when the Bell in the
Lighthouse Rings one of the pro
vokers" peeped under his chair to
see if it were possible to so any
deeper.
Every number on the program was
encorcd time after time. The crowd
was enjoying itself to the utmost ana
seemed reluctant to allow the mem
bers to rest after singing the Narlou'
numbers three or four times.
Everything was "Squsitc"
Everybody was surprlsed-agree-
ably so. Mr. Brcn worked hard TO
make the show success, and II thero
was anyone who expected to witness
an awkward, stumbling, homespun
production they soon were disillusion-
ed. Every member Of the troupe
played his part to perfection. There
was not "A tiresome moment OF the
whole two and half hours time OF
merriment.
Billy West was pleasing with his
song. Rag Time soldier Man" llo'
mer Conlcy followed with That Old
Girl Of Mme,' and his clear tone
caused several gray heads to nod
reminiscently.
Myron C'Buttons'l Mather was in
troduced as the Lew Dockstader OF
Tulsa" and sang when Uncle Joe
Plays Rag" with genuine way
down south" antics.
A Song with Feeling
Everybody got de speerit,' when
Charley Rolofson got up to sing,
"Whcn the Midnight Choo-Choo
Leaves for Alabam -. 1t was a gen
uine hit and the crowd could almost
imagine they heard the "clickety-
click" of the rails. Some felt to see If
they had their Pullman tickets.
Nat Ligon directed his song,
THAT'S What You Get for Getting
Married" at some of the recent ben
edicts i'm the audience and kept the
house in "A chuctle. Mr.. Ligon com
posed the song, and Joe Bhen set
1t to music
The ragtime version Of the Sex
tette from Lucia" rendered BY Ro-
lofson. Mather, Bentley, Messlmer.
conley and West called for several
encores.
Nosing Around "A Piano.
Much favoroble comment was heard
during the ntermission, but the crowd
was not prepared for the bundles of
nonsense which was turned loose in
the second part Of the show.
Billy West and Buttons Mather
scored big town" hit with their
latest skit, "The Pianist and the Bell
Poy" West presented a version of
two one armed men playing Dixie
and Yankee Doodle" winding up By
playing a few lines through his nose.
Mather kept up a running fire of wit,
and said West nose" all about the
piano.
Nat Ligon. billed as That Misss-
sippi Boy" offered his new creation,
"Woman's Rights" He Grated" quite
oratorically. and was 50 wrapped up
in his subject he didn't notice he was
losing his worldly wraps, until sis
ter suffragette in the audience called
his attention to IT,
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