Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-03-13
Y,M.B.L, MINSTREL WAS HUGE SUCCESS Performance w ent Off Without Hitch and Was
 Well Received. QUARTET MAKES HIT. "SecOnd Licker Hearing" Brought Forth Many Laughs and
 Made Hit.
QUARTET MAKES HIT

With a packed house to greet the performers, constant romdelay of entheusiasm to spur and cheer them on to do their ''darndest' is the black face line, the Progressive League bunch, assisted by the Dixie Quar- tette of Argenta, and Walter Strong of Little Rock, set rabid, record breaking chase after minstrelsy honors last night at the Elks theatre.
 The for-a- while sons of the spis disguised in African hue, disported caustic and enthusiastic wit galore There were sweet strains of vocallsm that made the ''elder" boys dream of days gone by and the younger dwell in those that is" and quartette, the vibrant melody and harmony of which gave everybody all kinds of blues-save when the four were sing ing. The Argenta boys had to re- spond to at least ten enchores and the audience would gladly have lis tened to ten more if the boys had no, been out of breath.
 In speaking of the sob artists, such as Walter AdamsI Dolph Kastor, Henry Roberts and Dan Taylor, one has tc give them the greatest of credit, for thoi, yunr1x ~ any high class aggregation ever tour ing the country.
 Down in blackface row there were some shining lights, and the big electric of the blazing bunch was Meyer Solmson, who was a killer" masculine and femine, when it came to burning up the ozone in ripping laughs. Solmson is a comedian par excellent, with a rapid fire getaway that stamped him as a minstrel man for fair.
 John Pruniski, Minor Woodward, Buddy" Sonnenschein, John Sorrells, Frank Franey, who were likewise garbed in the ebony, hauled an en- larged cargo of laughs over the foot lights. The latter part of the per formance, given over to "The Second Licker Hearing" was a scream and in which the blackface element of the performance shone greatly.
 MT. Strong's song," Just For To- night demanded several enchores.
 The Second Licker Hearing,' was written by the interlocutor, Judge E. J. Kerwin, who was large factor in getting up the performance and in carrying it along during the evening. The lines were apt and carried with them many a good local hit.
 Much credit is due Prof. w. J. Seibert for the success of the mins- trels, as his leadership of the orch 'estra brought all out of the vocalists that was in them. Prof. M. D. Me- Neil is also due much credit for the way in which he trained the vocal ists.
 The performance was given under the auspices of the Young Mems Progressive League for the benefit of taking care of the big state track meet and it is said quite a large sum was realized. The program rendered was as follows:
 TambOS
 Meyer Solmson, John Pruniski, Frank Franey. Minor Woodward. John Sorrells, Milford Sonnenschein.
 In the Circle.
 Daniel Taylor, Henry Roberts, Walter H. Adams, Dolph Kastor, Walter E. Strong, Frank O'Connor, William Cargill, w. J. Doyle, billiard H. Saunders, w. w. Taylor, s. B. Russell, A. H. Rowell, Hardy Kilgore, H. K. Toney, John H. Tucker. Edwin Howell, Fred Manneschmidt, Henry Jordan, Pam Johnson, Henry Topf, Percy Machin, Werner Story, John Ketchel and Chas. White.
 "The Memphis Blues,' John Sorrells My Wonderful Dream Girl".
 ................... Daniel Taylor You'll Have to Get Out and Get
 Under" Meyer Solmson ITO Have, to Hold, to Love"....
 ................ Henry Roberts