Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-25
.ELKS' MINSTREL
SHOW MAKES HIT;
BARTH FEATURES
Best People Put on Perform
ance That Keeps Members
Of Audience Leaning Against
Each Other.

See Barth and die"
Give me Barth or give me--a lit
tie Of the same
NO matter what the price Of adj
mission Is. Ms worth anybody'a
money 10 see Bnrth.Y
ouch were a few Of the expressions
heard last night among the crowd
that poured our from the Elks thea
ter az tho conclusion Of the minstrel
show put on by the BEST People.
Not the Only Ono.
Not that Senator Barth Is Ia be
considered the only attraction OF the
Elks MINISTRIES There were others
plenty Of them-but. unfortunately
for them. they had TO exert more OF
less effort 10 produce results. All
Senator Barth had TO do was To be
thcrc---and he was there all the time
Ito bring out ripple Of laughter.
Somebody was looking al Mr.. rnrth
all the time. which II one OF the reas-
ons that somebody was laughing all
the time.
There was Ernest Inndolfi--the
'L0ndyH of old--and Judge Craig and
colone! Sellers, and Hugo Meyer and
hen Purycar and the McCnnna boys,
and Louis iiesHeIdon and VIII Me-
Donald and George Valiant and q.
A. III. Wilson. There was Miss
Vaughey. whose exquisite grace In
dancing WIS a revelation 10 the
crowded house. There were,. Of
course. Joe Bren and Charlie Sapp,
who put the swing and the pep into
the show. and there was little Evelyn
Mearns, whose entre-act singing and
dancing brought forth unstinted
praise. There were the Jokes and
the songs, the jests and the dances.
the gags and the horsepIay
An these deserve their full share Of
praise. They did well and the pub
lie should be told about It, Hut after
looking al senator Bnrth II IL hard to
remember anything else.
Trovatorc Up 10 the Minute.
The prison scene from III Trnva-
tore, ~ Charlie sapp add Hugo
Meyer. the sermon on Adam and Eve
by James X. Polk. a university stu
dent. the comedy skit of Einest Lam
dolfl and Joe Bren, In which both
showed about all the elaAs there WIS
possible and the seldom Inn" the
pihylet that ended the performance.
WIN Inv HfhU iEttH ~ WV "ft0Us INV
al Troyatore" burlesque. combining
both music and humor. deserves spe-
eal mention.
Among the humorous touches TO a
very humorous procedure was the pre-
sentntisn to Will Mcdonald OF n
choice bouquet Of vegetables by the
employees of the l.. H. Putney com
pany. The vegetables were specially
selected and guaranteed TO he every
bit ns good as the selection rendered
by Mr.. Mcdonald.
Brcn Comes In for Praise.
Joe Bren and his assistant. Charlie
sapp, cannot be too highly praised for
the success Of the show. II WAS they
who managed the performance and
to whom Is due the credit for the
emOothnese and dash with WHICH
things went along The scenic effects
and the costumlng, which would have
done credit 10 any professional per-
Torrance. also are items that go dis
tIncily TO their credit In short, in
all things that go to make up a fin
ishcd and artistic show. Messrs. Rren
and Sapp have the spotlight
Rut those who saw the show viii
cherish longest the memory Of Sena-
tor Barth presenting his bill az
wash lady" for a dollar six bits.
whereupon Colonel Sellers immedi-
atcly dncked
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