Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-12
ELKS APPEAR
IN M|NSTRELS
FOR CHAR|TY'S AID
Excellent Performance Rem
dered by the Members
of Lodge No. 21.

A double work OF charity was per-
formed by members of Newark
Lodge No. p, B. p. o. Elks, last night
in the Orpheum Theatre. Besides
drawing g. large attendance for their
annual charity minstrel show the
Elks had the satisfaction of manufac-
turing plenty of fun for those who
braved the stormy and unpleasant
weather.
William J. McKenna, who has
charge of the minstrel show, has ar
ranged a program which eclipses his
successes of previous years. A num-
ber of original songs were composed
for the entertainment, which also in
clude several novel features which
make the performance different from
anything the Elks have attempted.
The Orpheum engagement was a pre-
liminary to the regular minstrel show
and ball to be given by the Elks In
Kruger Auditorium next Wednesday
night
"A Futurist Dream" is the title
given to the first part Of the show.
Like the painting of an eccentric ar
tist, the part contains about every
thing in the line of minstrelsy. The
second and last part of the show is
a one-act minstrel comedetta called
Dukes Mixture" In the latter We
hicle some of the Elks show their
versatility by appearing as women.
Only once did one of the ladies"
meet with a mishap in manipulating
her train, but on the whole the per-
formance was good and showed the
effect of careful planning and re-
hearsal
A novel opening of the entertain
ment was presented In the singing of
a prologue by Carl A. Won Gehren.
who predicted what would happen
during the evening. When the cur
tain rose forty Elks with dark COM
plexions were seated in four rows,
each row several feet higher than
the other. Each performer wore a
white suit trimmed with purple,
white shoes and purple socks. The
forty voices rendered "Twenty-one's
Big Minstrel Show Has Come to
Town" as the opening number.
Frank A. Foley InterIocutor.
Frank A. Foley, in a cream -colored
suit, occupied the interlocutof's chair
and performed in an able manner. He
had four relays of end men, two ap-
pearing at time. Edward Reilly
and Joseph Degnen were the first
pair of comedians introduced. "Auntie
SINNERS Chicken Dinner" was sung
by Mr.. Reilly. Jacob Reul was forced
to give several encores after his sing
ing of the ballad, Face to Face with
the Girl of My Dreams" Mr.. Deg
mems rendition of" Doodle-oo-dle-dee"
was a hit.
The next end men to appear were
Joseph Fischman and Samuel Den
bigh. "All the Boys in Town Are
were sung by them respectively.
William McDermitt made a hit with
his rendition of a ballad, Sweet
Kentucky Lady, Dry Your Eyes. "
| They were followed In turn by James
| Mullin and Frank Hanlon as come
| dams and William Mullin as soloist
| Dublin Bay" was sung by the
| first end man, and "On My Way to
New Orleans by Mr.. Hanlon. Will
| lam Mullin sang Sweet Sixteen"
The remaining couple of comedians
appeared in the persons of William
Berry and George Lair. Mr.. Berry
audience in singing Come Down,
Matilda" The other end song was
Home Was Never Like This" Miller
Goldsmith was popular with his rem
dition of After the Roses Have
Faded Away" and the same might be
said of West Hurst, another soloist,
who sang 1.-THE Little House Upon
the HILL" Carl Won Gehren was heard
again, this time in Three Roses"
Magician Entertains.
During the intermission Royal L.
Villas made his appearance as a
magician. The cast in the musical
comedy consisted of Joseph A. Car
roll, Theodore Aab, George Lair,
George Meehan, Samuel Denbigh,
Joseph G. Fischman, William f. Null
lin, William P. Berry, William G.
Knowles. Elmer Banta, Wallace Clark
and J. Frank Hanlon.
In this instance songs manufactured
especially for the occasion intermin-
gled the comedy part The feminine
characters were taken by the Misses
William L. Bellingham, Bernard c.
Kaiser. jr., Michael Conlon, Joseph
Mooney, Daniel A. Duffy, ]. Richard
Miller, Walter Essex. A. Frank Bel
lott and Frank Ward.
Appearing as walters were William
C. Weber, Walter Emmerson, Louis
Umstaedter, Frank Moore, James J..
Mulligan, William ]. Haggerty and
James Reed. The hunt club mem
bers were impersonated by Conrad
Leick, H. C. Aurnhammer, Joseph
Degnen, Frank Caffery, James M.
Rankin, Jacob Reul. David w. Sautar
and Herbert v. Vanderhoff.
The naval officers were Frank A.
Foley, Howard Williams. Alexander
Hinton, Edward S. Bessman, Edward
]. Reilly, George Tyron, D. ]. CALI
gan and Herman Keppler. Fred
Bachman and Andrew Noss, brother
Elks, furnished the music. The char
ity benefit committee is headed by
Moreland B. Soria. Chris Schwab Is
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