Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-11
ELKS MINSTREL
PROVES SCREAM
FROM THE START
With Assistance Of Hawaiian Hooters OF
Fort Brown They Stage Performance
That Not Only Drew Big Crowd, But
Held II 10 End of Show.

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for youl"
.Doe> You know Amos Tlckle-thc Girl-F
"AmuS whut"
"Amoustachc.'
The Brownsville FIX. with the assist
ance ~ the Hawaiian Hooters II Fort
Brown. and other local talent, acquitted
them>clvc, brilliantly a. MINISTRIES AT the
Dittmann thcatrr last night. Shows may
come and shows may 20. but there J. never
a time when m organization 81 cnthu~ia~-
tie young men can not stage 4 minstrel per
Torrance and get away with IT,
especially when they have the assistance
Of the excellent talent that Tended itself
toward making a huge success of the pro-
duction NJ last night.
The end men. Mc-sr~. 4. n. Morcau. p.
l.. Spero. o. X. Mason and W. T.. Turner,
and intcrlocutor. Young Davittc. the meat
and core Of a minstrel show, carried
through their parts without a single hitch.
told their stories and put thcir questions III
genuinc minstrel style. and what IL most
important held the attention uf the audi
'f'' INV hfIA ~ nNA NllA III II Eati
humor throughout. but IN q constant state
of expectancy that hurst into ,pontancou,
applause with the realization III each offer
mg. The stories were new. several were
directed Al prominent local people. creating
"a ripple "a amusement throughout the
audience.
The entry Of the "rut-up" end Of the
endmen was made IN original style. q. n.
Moreau adopting the Zeppelin method from
the wing,. = genuine inrpedo-~hapcd bag
with an ordinary galvanized iron tub for
la basket having formed the necessary
transportation through the atmosphere H.
the landing place un the stage. ". r.
Turner wa~ 'railroadcd" through on an
automatic locomotive which went dead" IN
the middle of the stage. Obtaining a III
OF fodder he held It inviiingly before the
locomotive. The machine managed ID de-
vclop enough steam IL move forward
slightly, e"bhled the meal. and then settled
down ~ it, quick trip across the stage.
leaving ~ single passenger 10 stare won
~der1ngiy while u progressed en- ill., Jour
ney- finally disappearing IN tho distance.
The solos with The choru~c- were pleas
lng and well rendered. several bcin. forced
~ answer 90 encorc~.
The solos:
Il Want - Go Back 10 Michigan" Louis
knwal-ki.
"llieh Cost 81 Loving" Harold Cowcn.
IN aboard ter Dixie" !. y. Pntcrnat
Down ~ New Orleans 4. N. MORGAN
'iiastimc Arabian Nights. y. l.. Spcro.
Band Band Band" +. :. Order.
Hot tn ~ Monkey Land T.. n. DIN
stead.
"llr'~ Z Devil" M. r.. Turner.
MY Croony Melody" J. r. Moore.
in Maple Sugar Time" Mr.. Shirley
"Tlnrlc- lnglc- Ine." Edward n. Rorke.
In the interim between the minstrel and
he Hawaiian Hooters ot Fort Rrnu, Z"
there We're solos ~ r n
>tceman. who wa~ accompanied ~ Mis-
ANITA kowal~ki; Mr.. G. Il. Kirby. accom-
panied ~ Mr.. +. J. Tucker. and ~ senior
hc'uclia. who sang 'The Last Rose Of
Summer" IN the Italian.
The presentation ~ the .IInwan.r
Hooters Of Fort Brown" wa one of ,be
most delightful. both from n musical aud
costume standpoint. witnessed N Rr,wn.
''"e within recent years. United state,
army men. assisted IN Fred and Loui. Ko-
"ai~hi and III VII Rorkc ~ this CITY. and Ill
rccied hy Lieutenant HAYDEN. were the IN
''fnih'hlali~l>. Soloi>t~ and chorus. n WAS
N iran~plantmg MI Il Hawaiian orrhe.t-
with All ~ attractive and romantic .
iulncry from thr far distant island. ~
"r""h~Nhlr The songs were Hawaiian.
and To the excellent voices of the -~oloi.,.
"H~ TENT beautiful music from einht instr,
m'Hi-. including guitars. mandoIiry and
To-" uSu!elc~, The latter distinctly Hawaiian
Instruments.
The Hawaiian chorus consisted or .L,
'"l''~' with solos q, the following.
Honolulu r%omhoy.' Corporal Wrltr ~
mecca. q waltz song. Corporal oBiev.
"N"kl1 Mermaid" Private N,,.b,,.
Nakiki Hula. Corporal Wrlir.
ms ra>ie was III typicul Hawaiian
white costume. with wreath,. called .le,-
around thcr shoulders. About thrir uYi.t.
'hrN wore red. flowing >a,he~. and e,tber
f'' "r black necktic~. An wore straw hst.
II fancy shapes, with rcd bands. and with
Tue Nights shaded a blue the effect 81 ~.
m"N~ed chorus about the in~trumentsE-ts
was most pleasing.
me performance was ended bv r =
h"rke and his Six Dear. Delightful W,m.
'n. I'm, was = truly hurIcsou,. and not.
~'h>l"nding the apparent awkwardness 81
ne tx "dear, delightful womcn.- ,bora