Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-05
.ELKs BIC MINISTRIES
SCORE GREAT SUCCESS
I,are and Housing Entertainment
Afforded Large Audience at the
Grand Last Night.

Elegant cosiumlng. attractl's
Stage fetting. ripping humor. foua
ING music. fine gDices swing'ny
,norue. merry situations and color
fII ensemble com bIned 20 make The
first offering os the Elka BIg Min
stros af the Grand last night au IN.
qualified and unequ.gocal succers.
Groomed 20 profes Hoaal ease and
proficiency under rho able direction
. tf Henry R0t1'm0re. Texas actor
of side and eryi1hl" repute, the Gu
ire cast. drawn largely from The
memberah.p of the local ElkH lodE"
acquitted Themselves vim o marked
/ degree OF credit
The large audience. pat lu smiling
! mood by the rghilarnting weather
, outside. Waa receptive and responsive
and manifested appreciation oi m"
merry uips and haaulIng melodies
/ ~ rooms after round oi rousing ap-
; Dlause
Georg. Lindsay acted as 'nterIocu.
/ tor FOR thc nrt part ~ the program.
yl,ldin@ 10 Harr, Burkuer Tor the
I last Both gentlemen we're a. eas"
1 M tho spotlight and starred with att
rho ver.r and dignity OF veterans.
Tho end men. eight in number
Neasrs Cravtf0rl. Evans. 1homp-
con. BarFer. buckingham Hraun'lI
Brnuulg ana Andrews. docks'ader'd
1 II admirably and offered their
F biackface ballads and badinag" in
-reai voice and form
! Tho chorus nas strong ana "it'r.
tive. ana the individual voice mum.
hers were especially pleasing pros
,rg that Amarillo can present 'o''.
artists of 900 mail order uf ability
/ Each number uas followed hy swing
.ns applause aud many eurorca yer"
made necessary
Those aho appeared tn special
numhors Wore NestH Roll smith
Kersoy Johns and Am"s who's" oi-
f.rIug. The LHn1 of Ny Golden
prsam." uas me finale OF the irF
tor Of the minstrel. closing with %
beautiful scenic setting m me rrh.
ter of which on q raised da'F MISS
Edna Hardwood posed os Ih'
Dream Girl
An .nfumi I0n ~ 'nn 10 twelve
minutes pnHrd and nas followed
by me second section - the perform
ancc. which was equal 100 appeal and
worth 40 tho first
"Thc Book of Scandal q happy
duo affair hy buckingham and
Crawford. which brought out loi
of local eElts. dome in rhyme md ,''
10 music. scored decided hit
Evans and Rrnuncll starred ln
Alexander and Miranda. char
coal kctch. and one of the sirorg"s
appeals of the performance va.
made by the Alpine Quarteiie
Mos5-s Roll. Crawford poultar and
poulter. whose offering ELECTED con
'luuous appIaua"
Henry Rouurmore. Tho director
went on with Barker iu laugh-prn
vok.nr Sidewalk sk' which proved
one OF the target center strikes oI
tho cycuiur
The feature OF the show was lh'
Grand fmal, of The Seven Ages oil
Love" ON pautpm0me which wa
beautiful ana impressive IN the "N
tremr Irury Ropucmore and his'
ComeIlc Ropuomore we're the cen
trial figures of tho cast, snein'
aCuddlc Up Little Closer SUR
rounded by the 'ulloviug east in 40
propriatc costume school Kids.
Miss Ethclhcrl Rhiuchort and jim
Trolliuger "sWrctio and the Girl.
Miss Katherine Nilliken and Oth'
Thompson "Chapple and His Girl.
Miss Ruth Dloomhart and Ray An
dr,vs. Soldiers Farewell Mis-
Uorcse Kendricb aud nill npN'ns
Party Folk. Miss Edna Ha1le"oor
and Bert barker Bride art
n Groom" Miss Sell Reeves and Ar
thur rarker Grandma and Grand
| pa" Miss Mice Kcndrick aud y =
smith This act hrougM 20 a bril-
liant close o. performance OF Ccnuin'
worth
The NIrs'rele win be- given agol
tonight a. the Grand and it IS cS
rerted that an even greater CROW,