The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-19
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Fine Miassrel Show.


Grand yesterday, better than ever,
combining the old fashioned min
strelsy with the new tangled type,
and bringing out OF the combination
three solid hours of amusement, foe
the two capacity houses which greet
ed these old iayorites. The songs
were chosen with care and included
several OF those made famous in the
days OF yesterday by George Prim-
rose and Lew Do-kstader. The dane
ing was superb, and reflected credit
on the teacher, that exponent of grace
onstrate that he has not forgotten,
nor grown one whit less graceful,
than in his younger days, AR. George
Primrose. As for comedy, it was
everywhere, but nowhere as polished
Or as keen as when handled by the
peerless comsdlan OF the minstrel
world, Lew Dockstader himself. And
besides Mr.. Dockstader there was
Happy Jack" Lambert, Tom Brown,
Jack Carter, Eddie Kennedy, Frank
Arlington and Bobby Allen, all coined
ians OF the first water.
In the first part there was distinc,
revival of the old time minstrels with
vivid strain OF the new era OF dane
ing and ragtime interpolated. and
combined in fashion which pro-
ducsd wonderful results. Foley and
Murphy in their singing and dancing
duet, While they were Dancing
Around" started the ball rolling.
George H. Thurston sang When an
Old School Boys Meets an Old School
Girl" and was followed py Jack Nc
Shane singing another of the sentimen-
tai songs, Il Miss You Most OF All"
Happy. J1ck lsambert's rollicking,
raggy dance song Camp Meeting
I Band" was a great prelude to the
entrance Of Dockstader and Primrose.
Raymond Wylei's range of voice was
best exhibited in his singing OF the
Miserers from II Travatore. From his
natural bass voice he SCARED to the
height OF soprano singing. George
Primrose singing Down on this Old
| Swanee," and dancing his famous soft
shoe dance, brought a storm of APP
plause and led Mr.. Primrose to sug-
gest that some OF the "two year olds''
| had not performed yet. The first part
closed with the Sextette from Lucia
! in ragtime.
Messrs. Sidney. Webster, MervilIe
and Starr, styling themselves the
Four Meteors presented singing
noveIy In their collection OF songs,
and in their closing number, which
was an imitation OF "a Country
/ Band
Lew Dockstader followed with a
monologue. Those who bellows mono.
Ioguing Is not an art should hear
Dockstader. He has it down to ire
mendously fine point, If not real art.
His stuff is clean and funny, and well.
Dockstadsr in black face and suit
OF clothes, showing mo affection" for
their various parts, as he expressed 1t
and In which he had mo confidence
is enough to make you add several
pounds Of averdupois, IL Laughing
makes you fat as the specialists
claim.
The Six Brown Brothers, featuring
Tom Brown and his saxophone sex
tette deserve the name OF premier
musical actors.
Foley and Murphy. proteges o
Primrose, proved credit to thei,
master, in the dance thsy put on
They were grace personified, and tn,
lclogging and shuttle dancing was be
yond description. 1t was done witt
SO little effort. seemingly. yet witt
absolute faithfulness to time an,
rhythm.
The afterpiece by George Primros
in which he presents sketch Dow
Homs' was marvel of stage setting
singing and dancing. The first seen
represented the levee at New Orleans
the next showed ths darkies return
ing from the cotton fields and last G
all the old plantation scene.
! Rich stage setting and correct CO.
tuning added greatly to the produ,
LAOh 2dcS A1SAI. l4mtoDc dAQ tJONi
: stader ara setting high standard
the minstrel world.
x Grand Opera House.
"a The Hepworth American Film con
ID pany presents at the Grand oper
st house tonight David Copperfleh
ID ssven parts. The price of admissio
u for adults is 20 cents and for childre
J. 10 cents The story OF Dickens far
* Gus David Copperfleld will be reaii
a. ttcally portrayed and it is hoped TIL
ie large audience will take advantai
o. OF this opportunity to see this pho
~ play. The reels will show many
ie the thrilling incidents in the gre
- book. Be sure and go to the Graz
o. tonight. Two shows One at q:
and one at observation-disclosures
= alright Eyes" at the Hippodror
Theatre.
Bright and witty lines, a funny pl
81 great cast OF principals, bevy