The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-14
BIG WOODMAN MINSTREL
HERE ON MAY Is.

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Greenwood Theatre, q splendid
minstrel, which will be given I'M
der the auspices of Greenwood
Camp, No. $50. of the Woodmen
of the World and the Greenwood
Brass Band, and the cleverest of
local talent, under the capable d.
rection of Mr.. Elmer Fisk, of
Memphis, who has had large ex-
rerience in minstrelsy and its
staging, will fill the interesting
bill that is now being rehearsed.
Quite a clever innovation has
been planned for the opening
scene, teeming with originality in
its thought and effulgent with
modern setting. The latest of
musical hits in the way of rag
time, marches, ballads, quartettes
and sextettes are being practiced
a I'd will be presented in a most
pleasing way.
Greenwood is unusually fortu-
nate for having so much able tall
ent within the confines of the
Queen City of the Delta, and no
doubt Charles Frohman would
have been able to supply his de-
sired stars from this section with
more success than in his effort to
90 the a la Lusitania route. In
fact we sit, ponder, wonder and
marvel at the stupidity of theatre
cal scouts for overlooking the un-
limited number of Thespians who,
but for their love for Greenwood,
lcould have been induced to in
spire theatregoers from over the
footlights.
For the end men In the great
ly-touted minstrel extravaganza
which will make its seers and
hearers forget the possibilities OF
our having to don the bayonet
and musket, the capable services
of such clever comedians as Will
Vardaman, Will Anthony, Scott
Crull, Ward Telfair, Shelby Steele,
Cot George and others have been
secured, which guarantees the
most wonderful bill of the season.
The latest ballad importations
will be warbled by no others than
the much-touted Buck Chandler,
Tony Saunders, Sam Stein, Tom
Phillips, Charley Priestley, Mike
Moore, Bruce Brown, Sec. Hays,
Roy Bew, Sharkey Pate and
others.
Such outrageously cute and vo'
luptuouslyrappealiing song ditties
as Happy Tho Married." DC
Married Men Make the Best Hus'
bands" Betsy Basting Belly
Bands for the Belgians," Cow:
May Come and Cows May Go Blu
Bull Will Go on Forever" "Ane
Still She Was Not Happy" ane
%innumerable absolutely late hit,
compose the intensely interesting
program.
A little vaudeville will be in
jected after the minstrel opening
prominent among the features O
which will be the staging of
fifty-round alteration between
the Goliath who let Jess Willart
beat him to the kale, Jack Gray
and the promising pugilist in Lii
liputan fistic circle, Bruce Brown
Big One Barclay, whose mono
logues have removed the malice
aforethought from the frenzie'
minds of many who disagree wit
Woodrow, has a new adaptation
from his own original orgies, tina
he will be most entertaining
Alshurgxsvitxh, Creoriainus, Pre-
sxyhousil, and we-can't-spell-the
other-gents-name, will render
saxaphone quartette, which wi
be great. The entire cleo will b
resplendent with features of til
genuinely satisfying variety.
Never before has Greenwood
had the opportunity of witnessin
; such an all-star cast, and W
avail herself of this unusual o.
portunity. An advance ticket sa
will be made, and when the mer
|. bers of the Woodmen Camp