Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
ANNUAL SHOW
Y. vi. C. A. Minstrels on Friday Even
ing Splendid Entertainment-Th
Grand Opera House Crowded

Grand Opera House Crowded.
1ne annual Minstrel Show of the
Y NJ G. A. Glee club, under the d.
rection of Mrs C. F. Ogden, was pro-
duced at the grand opera house Friday
night to crowded house. Moreover,
the audience was an enthusiastic one,
for the club surpassed itself in the
quality of the entertainment put up,
and gales of laughter repeatedly filed
the house.
The production was divided into
three parts. The first being the
Ministries proper, the second an In
dian scene, and the third clever en-
tertainment by the magician Nickel
john.
The curtain rose upon very strik-
ing stage setting, the scenery being
rich but quiet. The large chorus
grouped in a semi-circle at the rear
presented fine appearance, made ap
as it was of well-groomed, clean-look-
ing young fellows in black garments
While the opening chorus, "Mississ-
ippi' was being sung, the black-face
comedians pranced upon the stage
Then the fun began. A rapid fire OF
negro melodies, jokes and funny busi-
ness was mixed with sentimental
songs and rousing choruses, winning
repeated applause from the audience
The end-men, Mark Scholfield with
the bones and Harry Kane with tam
BORNE were especially well-received
in their song-hits This is the Life
and s'Cross the Mason-Dixon Line"
Max Vehlow and Will Schulenburg,
the former singing "Pickaninny Babe
and the latter, when You Wore a
Tulip" acquitted themselves well,
Vehlow's voice being especially good.
Leo Burke in "Kentucky Days." Ed
win Hunger in MANDY and /, Cony
Piper in Camp Meeting Band' and
Franklin Haskin in "Cotton Blossom
Time" were also well-receiyed.
The curtain went down on the first
part to the spirited singing of 81 Love
the Whole United States" by the en-
tire chorus.
The curtain now rose on beautiful
setting representing d forest scene by
moonlight. The entrance to an In
dian tepee showed to the right, and
well down the stage. In front of this
burned small fire Of sticks, and in
the entrance sat an Indian woman,
grooming to baby lying within.
the grooming rose tosa weird lullaby,
in the midst of which an Indian hun
ter came slowly upon the stage. He
answered the song of the woman, who
rose and came toward him, joining
her song with bis. Meanwhile, the
entire chorus had filled in, and stood
in the dark at the rear of the stage.
The Indians sang the "Glow Worm"
the woman singing beautiful, high
obligato during the chorus, in which
the entire Glee-club Joined, flashing
tiny electric lights the while. 1t was
hauntingly pretty scene. The sing
sng of the Indian Lullaby by Mrs.
G. F. Ogden, who took the part of
the Indian woman, and of the "Pueblo
Love Song'' by Emery James, as the
Indian man, was very good work, and
received well-merited applause from
the pleased audience.
While the stage was being changed
for the third part, the Y. M. G. A.
quartette, Max Vehlow, Chas. Hooker,
Emery James and Edward Murray
sang two negro lullabies.
Meikeljohn, the magician, furnished
an hours excellent entertainment.
Mr.. Meikeljohn, who is a retired
magician OF note, came over from
Lacrosse in response to an urgent
request from Mr.. Ogden, whose per-
sonal friend he is, and since he is an
enthusiastic "Y" man his place on
the program was not exactly that Of
professional. His work, however,
was of high order, and showed that
he ranks well above the majority of
such entertainers. We have never
seen man who did the ring-joining
trick so well, and with that exception
his tricks were ali new to us. His
WORK, with the talking doll, was the
best we have ever seen, the dialogue
being new and really funny.
The Y. NJ. G. A. minstrel show was
| high-class and a great success, and
the PILOT heartily congratulates Mrs.
Ogden, the Glee Club and the Y M.