Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-12-26
Elk M|NSTRE[S A
RIOT Of FUN AND MUSIC

''The best show of its kind ever |
put on in Devils Lake" was the uni
versal verdict rendered on the Big
Cabaret and Minstrel show put on by
the local lodge of Elks Friday and
Saturday evenings of last week.
From the rising of the curtain until
the last joke was cracked and the last
song sung, it was delightful enter
| tainment. beautifully staged and car
ried out with an attention to detail
that would have done credit to troupe
of veteran actors.
The work Of those who took part in
the big production demonstrated clear.
ly what is possibly to be accomplished
by those who know their business and
know they know it. Mr.. and Mrs.
Holly Shepard. of Chicago, who had
charge Of the work, are deserving Of
great credit for the clever manner in
which the discovered and worked up
the talent of Devils Lake. Having
less than two weeks in which to stage
and produce the big show yet they
were ready on the opening night with
an entertainment that was delight to
the audience and necessarily a satisfac-
tion to Mr.. Shepard and his accom-
plished wife.
As for the show from in front Of
the footlights it was "scream" from
start to finish. There was, Of course,
no attempt at anything at all resemb-
ling a plot. It was just what it was
described on the bills, ga Night in =
Cabaret" Beautiful women, handsome
men, coon shouting. witty songs. senti.
mental songs, delightful dances and
many jokes that were not too ancient
And every song was sung, every
joke cracked, every story told in =
manner that left nothing to be desired
Where all did SO. well. comparisons
would hardly be fair. but we cannot
forbear mentioning the work Of Cbas.
H. Doyon who, as interlocutor, was the
pivot Of the show. Mr.. Doyon had
considerable to do besides look hand.
sme, but his work, smooth as it was,
hardly compared with his personal ap.
pearance. If Charley had not been
born to be q banker and business
man the stage would surely have cap
tured him, and it is just as certain
that he would have been a matinee idol
comparing with Chauncey Olcott OF
John Drew.
Charley Henley was "there" in his
touching little ballad entitled "Oh,
t How She Dances" He was recalled
t 50 often by the delighted audience that
: he became quite breathless and there
. was talk for time Of invoking the
i aid Of the pulmotor, but it was not
n found necessary.
: The dancing Of Mrs. Jerome Fres
man and Mr.. Eddie Loberg was an
other feature which captured the house
! From an artistic standpoint this fea.
ture was the "hit" of the show.
|: Cash Clyde Page, known to his hosts
of friends and admirers as "Little
, Eva" appeared twice during the en-
, tertainment and each appearance wa.
2 marked by a riot of applause. He sang
j. two songs, "Dat's Harmony" and q
topical song with his "Bunch of Peel
9 ers,' What Do You Think o. That
0 The policemen assisting Mr.. Page il
!. the latter number were Messrs. Kepp
Clapp. Morgan. Barnes, Falger, Duell
Bryant and Schultz. They captured
D the house and then some.
3 Mrs. J. A. Moran contributed two
songs in her usual artistic manner as
!. did also Miss Dorothy Walter.
D; A. P. Blonde appeared to good ad.
3 vantage in his song Goodbye Boys. ~
5 The song was made particularly efec.
tive by fancy drill put on by the
| Misses Caddigan, Juergens, Halgren,
l Reese, Olson, Wallace, Lee, Redmond,
Walter, Gilhooley and Mrs. Austin and
Mrs. Orban.
And we cannot pass the subject with
out mentioning the work of R. E. Aus
| tin and VIM. Falger as end men and
, "cutups' generally. Each had song
Ray singing "Beans, Beans, Beans {"
. in his own inimitable way, while Bill
| captured the house with his rendition
of "Things Am A Comm Nah Way"
The orchestra which furnished the
accompaniments and the incidental mu-
, sic was also local affair, directed BY
Mrs. Shepard, and its work was fully
) up to the high standard set by the rest
3 of the show and left nothing to be de-
sired.
All in all it was "some show' and
: If 1t is ever repeated in this city the