El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-08
Elk MINISTRIES
PACK THEATER
Annual Performance Given
by Local Lodge; Attend
ance Is Large.

The annual minstrel show OF e Paso
lodge of Elks packed the Texas Grand
, theater for its opening performance
I Wednesday night
The first part was exceedingly
good for an amateur performance and
the music of the orchestra. led by II.
T.. Van Surdam, added much to the
pleasure of the entertainment A. 7.
SieVers directed the chorus singing and
his work had much to do with the sue
cess of this part Of the show.
Grouped about a mammoth set Of Elk
antlers. on which blazed colored lights,
the cast for the first part made an eN-
cellent showing when the curtain arose
with all the company singing Ken
lucky Babe" Chas. Armstrong sat in
the center as interlocutor. The end men
, We're attired in short, purple trousers,
white hose. black coats with white silk
/ Innings. the collars in purple. The
other members of the cast wore the
conventional evening garb.
Barry Hagedon and J. II. Phillips in
troduced as the premier end men,
made good with their jokes and songs.
Many of the jokes were on local people
J. II. Alberts also made a decided hit
with his jokes and his song Other end
men who told funny stories were J. H.
Held. F. A. Rayner and W. H Long.
Parvin Witte sang a southern negro
melody and r J. Carson, T. A Chris
tian and c. ". Mackenzie sang ballads,
the latter AMO AE1 pDlAAAAAE 20 EAANAA 80
in response to the applause
The first part closed with the entire
company singing The Mississippi Cab
aret" led by W. COllette.
The Pass City quartet. composed Of
Tom Crutcher. J. H. Phillips. C. A.
some Of the sOloists in their numbers by
joining in the chorus to excellent ef-
feet
Ate. considerable Of a wait the olio
r. and Al-gave a fine exhibition OF
horizontal bar work During this
performance Al Schultz sprained his
wrist and fell, but his brother con-
tinued the exhibition alone.
Jim Gagen told some stories and re-
cited: Brann and Blessington gave
some character sketches and cartoons
there was a boxing act between : A.
Browne and Jim Gagen, and Pollock
and Nash did turn. The Pass City
quartet then gave some selections and
the performance closed with the COM
pany and many in the audience sing
ing AUD Lang Syne"
During the course Of the clio per-
Torrance. Roy d. Barnum. the new
exalted ruler Of the Elks. who presided
over the second part, thanked the audi
ence for its attendance, in a speech be-
fore the curtain
Homer Thomas. an athlete from the
Y N. c. A.. has been secured by the
Elks to take Albert Schutz's place this
evening.
Those participating in the perform
ance were.
c. II. Armstrong, interlocutor; J. II.
Phillips. F. A. Raynor, ". H Long,
Barry Hacedon. Julius Alberts and Joe
Held, end men: Parvin White, r. J. Car
son. Barry Hagedon. J. Albe-ts. Thos-
Christian, c. " Mackenzie, J. H Phil
lips and ". Collette. solOists; Parvin
White. c. NJ Mackenzie, J. H. Phillips,
Thos, z. Gaskil1 and F. L. Linneen, first
tenors; J. B. Paden, Tom Crutcher,
CLYDE r. Holmes. c. N. Order. H. s
lie eros and c. W Harper, second ten
ors: Thos. Christian. R Il. knoOihuizsn,
Tom Couzens, VIM. Crosby, G. 7. Smith,
c. H. Armstrong, Chas. A. Brann, first
bass: r. J. Carson. R. R. ROkahr, Chas-
Rokahr, r E King. Chas. F. Fink, w
Conette and c. v Murry- second pass
musical director, A F. Sievers-