The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-03-20

for the second season the White Way
Minstrels will present much better
show than last year land that was some
show, the performance to take place at
Reynolds Theatre Tuesday, March "A.
New songs, jokes, acts and dances will
be presented. and among those taking
part in the entertainment will be the
pick Of last years performance with the
addition OF some new faces, all local
people.
Everyone will remember the purpose
! for putting on the minstrel last year was
an effort made to gather together funds
10 install our Great White Way in the
business section. Now the purpose OF
this entertainment is to make up bal
ance due on the contract that is unpaid,
and il you will attend this performance
you will be well repaid with an evening
OF pleasant enjoyment, as well as help
the Boosters clean up the outstanding
expense Of the White Way. In the
grand first part the curtain rises on a
setting representing tropic island
The White Way Minstrel Troupe, while
homeward bound, after successful
tour abroad, are shipwrecked upon this
island, and while waiting for rescue
ship the company rehearse their all
new program, introducing Mr.. III. I.
Robinson as interlocutor, while H. M.
DeGraffenreid, Boyce Howse, Ohio
Beck, j. f. Semones, r. @. Jack
son, Curtis Verhine, S. B. Thompson,
Irvine Griffin and others will appear as
end men. The clever comedians will
render comedy songs, tell new jokes on
local politics and the folks about town,
land if you are not present you will be
talked about the same as il you were
present. and the comedians will also
take part in up-to-date dancing and
marching numbers. The balladists, who
will contribute pleasing song numbers,
are Messrs. Lea Garth, G. v. Jones and
others. They will be assisted by one |
OF the best male choruses ever heard in
the city, and their singing will be one of
the most pleasing features OF the nights
entertainment. The first part with its
host Of singers, dancers, musicians and
funny men, will present strictly up-to-
date minstrel performance such as only
the big city shows present, with its
catchy songs, funny jokes by the end
men, and its clever dancing numbers.
One very entertaining feature will be
local" jokes sprung" by the end
men, These jokes are all on local peo-
Pile and conditions, and the official joke
smith has been busily engaged for the
past two weeks in looking up the dope"
on the prominent citizens, and many Of
them will get theirs" on the night OF
the minstrel performance. The jokes
are harmless, however, and the victims
will enjoy the fun.
The olio, or second part Of the show,
will be most entertaining with its great
variety Of acts. What will prove to be
a big laughing hit will be Jimmie" Tin
an eccentric makeup that is scream)
telling how he lost his leg, and some
other great experiences. The Harris
Brothers, J. @. and w. T., will present
to the patrons dancing advertisement
entitled The Original Tango" worth
going miles to see. Prof. Cbas. Web
man will put you next to few tricks OF
mysterious magic most equal to Her
mann the Great. The White Way Quar-
tette will be there with the goods, With
d bunch Of the latest comic songs and
ballads to balance up the program, and
The performance will close with fea-
ture act-one that will take the older
people back to the days of the ''OId
Time Minstrel Show" with the big plan
tation act, Way Down SOUTH in ]
which about thirty singers, dancers and
comedians will appear. The show will
be fast and snappy one from start to
finish, with but one short intermission, {
between the first and second parts, and ]
then you viii be entertained by Jim /
mics orchestra Of all-star musicians. |
The show will last about two hours and I
ifteen minutes, and viii have no long /
drawn out dialogues to tire you, but j
every number will be full Of life and '
action. The fun starts the minute The
curtain rises and keeps up until the
final fall on the scene Of the darkies
dancing in the moonlight 1
The reserve seat sale opens at q
Z