The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-07-02
BLACK-AND-TAN
SHOW GOOD ONE
World of Talent in All Lines;
Fine Stage Settings and
Captivating Make-ups.

The work of the home talent minstrels
on Wednesday night at the opera house
clearly demonstrates the fact that the
white man with a little dash of cork,
has his colored brother beaten to a
fare-you- at his own game of play
ing "nigger." What Strong, Priddy,
Gaut and Abrahamson didn't do in
dark and shady ways isn't worth
mentioning. "say man." the only good
excuse you can offer for not seeing dat
show is that you are blind else
you left dat good right eye dat sees
all de real nice, pretty things, at home.
We are not going to try to tell about
it; what's the use; we couldn't do II
If we would; and If we tried to tell 1t
for those who were not there, 1t would
only spoil it for those who were and
witnessed the real thing. 1t was a sue
cess from the stage settings, which
are to be credited to C. A. and Zanies
Parsons. to the orchestra under the di-
rection of Prof. Fuller
The arrangement of the stage was
unique. with DIR. Riggs. the interlocu-
tor. on kingly throne at hte back
center of the stage flanked on either
side on elevated seats by eight lady
contralto and soprano singers, composed
of Mrs. Ingram, Misses Irene Parsons
Minnie Eimers. Hazel Toye. Bessie Elm
ers, Mayme Long, Mrs. II. V. Riggs
and Mrs. Abrahamson; with a lower
circle of males composed of Hub Wood,
II. Hilbourne. u. Parsons, G. w. Elm
ers, j. Janasco, Jack Edwards and J.
G. Eimers, and Little Miss Doris PEN
well and Masters Dick Abrahamson,
Reese Hattabaugh and Alfred Parsons
in an inner semi circle. The last three
came out in a special feature together
while little Doris Penwell figured In a
beautiful tableaux when THE Story of
the Flag was sung by the chorus, The
effect was fine.
/ In addition to the above features the
Arion Chorus, under the direction OF
Harry Hilbourne. rendered number OF
pleasing and appropriate selections.
In addition to the singing of the col
! ored quartette in several very fetch
/ ing' specialties. w. E. Campbell and
and Count De Bouille sang excellent
solos and the latter presented the i'm
pressions of a Frenchman received at a
baseball game Mark Priddy made a
great hit when he told in song about
his trouble "Wid dat right eye dat
would roam" and implicated Judge
Scales with himself He then laid his
, other efforts In the shade when it came
i to impersonating the ''swen lady" in
the cafe scene who was looking for
Herman Hussman. The makeup was
artistic, the costume was gorgeous, the
skirt was well slit, and the acting was
perfection itself The impersonation
was so correct in this scene that Mr..
Priddy's own office associate did not
know until the next day who the lady
was; and had Mr.. Priddy himself met
the dazzling apparition out on Broad
way, no doubt that good right eye woul(
have wandered. This scene was added
to by the work of Strong Ingram and
Parsons. The boys should hasten to
give us another one.
The receipts were something like $12i
not near much as ii was worth.
The success of the Minstrel is large
ly due to the director Mr.. Billy Strong
whose ability in that line was clearly
in evidence last night. Billy is certain
: ly there when it comes to "blackfaee.