Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-27

To say that the lsikt minstrel
shuw.--easlly the unr llF rtcnf ~ iht
past week eas fully up 40 cxpeeia.
tafionn L. about she highest pralas
that nm alie g. besiuN. ror faIns
three neeks nov have been telling
sop how good 4 eAs goinE g ~,
am noa prepared ~ 80 bHrh ~ my
chair With self-fnilsfled suiilc aud
ray n told you -
TO sat that The show waE perfect
would ~ ruerns ~ ldlutir. f,f nofh-
ing this side ~ Heaven is perfect
ii 4 onb honcH 10 admit thaf tbcre
were weak spots. ngt checking OF
against thrm the overwhelmingly
strong ones the balance n 70 FAR t.
the good that no reasonable person
wuuld for 4 moment hesitate 20 give
his unqualified and enthusiastic
praise 70 The show and @ those who
uuf II on.
There was such vast difference
between this and other shows put on
by Joe nreu N Tho pnst that there
Is 40 bneis ~ comparison. min.
slrcl show Is q thinu apart. and the
fact that one has made good In an
other sort ~ theatrical venture Is
Is no means q guaranty thai he VIII
not Tail mlserAblY IN a blaek-fHce
role. or sizes versa. thus II was
that on Friday night new set Of
stars arose m the local amateur the.
airiral armament whllt some who IN
the past have mad high place on the
scroli Of fame were to a greater OF
less extent thrown lufo selIpsc
Hen pufyear and Hugo Meyer
were distinctly among the new ART
walls. both scored heavily. and both
deserve all the glory that attaches
10 their achievement u IL no dis
pafagement 20 either to say that thcirl
susvess was 10 the nature Of sur.
prlfe. We all knew IN wcy ihatl
thsy were good singers. but we had
no Idea that u was IN them 60 make
the big dramatic hit that they did,
Meyers work IN the grand opera
burhsquc. especially IN the Trovu.
tore scene, vet mark that will stand
for long time ia local dramatic
circles. while Purenr In the finail
exit OF the show, displayed grace
and dash, combined with real vocal
ability. that put the stamp Of class
All over him.
Ernest Landolfl was sood--exceed-
inEly good-as h. always lH m every
thinE that he goes into. but ! could
not help thinking that he suffered
~ comparison with other work that
he has done In Albuquerque. Per-
haps / Was unfortunate In haVlngi
seen him do things that | liked
better. Perhaps II 4 had never
seen him In The inside Inn and the
other BreH productions 81 an earlier
day ] would have ranked his work
the other night higher than ! did
However, II seemed 10 me that black
face comedy was out of his line
Don't misunderstood me--he got
away with Il in the best sort Of
fashion; but In looking nj him I II
could not help thinking of the smash
ing success that he made IN Dutch
character comedy and wishing that l. Il
could see him In that sort Of part
again.
Whatever ''f-andy" missed IN his
black-face work. however, he more
than made up In his dancing. He
IN grace and skill his beau I
tifuI partner. Miss vaurhcy. What
more can you say than ihai2 The
two Of them made as pretty "a pic.
ture as one would want 10 see or Is ,
likely ever 10 hoc. l.
James X. Polk. from up on the
hill. preached and chanted a niger
sermon that was cinnnlc. Even i'll
We had fufgutten 10 look Ht his name q
on the program We would have I
known that he WAS from the south. !
You can't get that lndnaeribnble and I
lndefinabie tone and manner down
pal unless you have scented the mag
lnlia blossoms have seen the white
fields Of cotton waving In the au- {
IumH Hnn- have listened 10 the q
II some blessed old black =
nanny that could bonh you around !
md call You my chile and ask of '
iou the last cent that YOU own With u
seffect assurance that u viii be Civ
II. Mr. Folks act was big hlt. Il
specially with the folks from back >
iome Id
Then there was Colonel Sellers Il
Who duekad his wnsIwnman In AL y
way that NDH one ~ the really cute b
Joints " the whole show. and Judge II
mig. who made an end man Of the i
most approved and conventional Il
lyle. and %
Well, ynn see. II yom try to tell y
low good all OF them are You very Is
Don run out of words. aud ! am not u
ny too long on words. especially adj "
eetivrs. which are much IN demand
u Hn occasion u this SUIT. "
3 q m
NOTICEABLE OMISSION. ~
vf cuurso YOU have observed that q