The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
Y. N. |. SHOW
WINS SUCCESS
FIRST EVENING
Popular Songs and Clever
End Men Feature Whirl-
wind Performance Before
Packed Auditorium.

Undoubtedly the biggest local talent
success shown in Richmond recently
was the Y. M. /. minstrel last night.
With a packed house and most of the
seats sold tonight, the committee was
ready to vote to show again Friday
night.
Every act scored last night. The
audience listened attentively to the
ballad singers and applauded literally
but were in a constant uproar while
the end men were working.
The curtain rose on 4 scene which
was the hit Of the evening. There
were seventy-five young men on the
stage, black-face, including the menu
bers of Runge's orchestra, which old
the playing for the entire show.
Stage Well Arranged.
In the center of the stage were the
marble stairs, which resembled the
entrance to the piazza OF palatial
home. On the pillars at the foot of
the marble balustrades were two big
frosted globes which threw white light
over the stage. To the sides were
concealed red lights which cast soft
red glow over the wings.
All of the chorus men we're dressed
In evening dress with lapels faced
with red and yellow satin. The end
man were costumed in bright hued
velvet suits. Orchestra members, ten
In number, were attired In full dress.
The orchestra was seated on the nigh
balcony which stretched into the
wings on both sides of the stage.
The show opened with medley of
airs in which Chinatown was featured.
The end men were introduced between
songs. They entered from the bal
cony and came down the stairs to the
stage.
Singers Win Applause.
Joseph Vessel with "The Bubble,
from High links; Frank Kahle, "In
the Vale of Dreams" Urban II. Cause
pohl, when the Rainbow is Lighter
Than Morn" and Ray Geier, Just a
Little Love. Little Kiss" scored de-
cided hits for the ballad singers.
All of the end men were of different
type and seemed to delight the audi
ence. st. Andrews hall was in an up
roar after Benton Barlow finished the
third encore Of "Rufe Johnson's Har-
mony Band with a dance. Barlow
was costumed most uniquely. A tight
fitting suit of satin, was black on the
left side and white on the right side
and the wig was black hair and white
hair to match. BY whirling rapidly in
his dance, the black and white tails
flying, he captured the audience and
it was almost impossible to proceed
with the show.
Another song which caused the au-
dience to become hilarious was "The
Man Who Wrote That VAMPIRE sung
by Clarence Turner. who exhibited
probably the best minstrel voice in
the show.
"She Used to Be the Slowest Girl in
Town." by Paul Minor, was called
back number of times, and the last
choruses in which parodies were IN.
troduced. made the singer one OF the
popular end men. Evan Smith also
made hit when he sang, when
Grown Up Ladies Act Like Babies"
German Songs Please.
Otto "Blotz" Klett produced a nov
city in minstrely when he sang as
part of the olio, some of the most pop
ular American airs in German AS
many persons in the audience spoke
German, the act went WELL
Turner, Ryan and Barlow, with
Snaveley assisting. had an act which
was rivalled for popularity only by the
Ble1 twins, in their farce on the John
son-Wiliard fight. The four young
men. WHO are we'll known as minstrel
end men. showed Uncle Toms Cabin
Ryan acting as the slave driver. The
act resolved itself into a whirlwind OF
popular music
Evan Smith and Paul Minor had an
act which they called Zone Wonderful
Night which was worthy of the pro
fesslonal vaudeville stage Paul Har
ris played the piano for the olio acts
The finale was another beautiful
stage setting to show a big citv cah
aret. In the cabaret comedy. Edwa ri
24&n was featured.
S1OWard Messick of Earlham col
lege. who acted as interlocutor. prac
tlcally had the entire finale. He is 2
well known and talented elccutionis,
and he displayed some CT his skill in
the closing number.
1t was necessary to add sevent,
seats to the capacity of st, Andrew
hall today, and a number Of persons
unable to secure seats are holdina
tickets for tomorrow night pendine
the decision of the committee or
whether to show the third time.