The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-02-24
1T WAS THE BEST EVER
Elks Ministries Played TO Packed
House and Made Every body Laugh

Without doubt the most successful
minstrel show which the local order OF
Elks ever put on in Oskaloosa was
given at the Masonic opera house last
evening. Under the direction of Joe
Bren Producing Company of Chicago,
they outdid all their previous records
for the best there is going. Their Com.
edians were a perfact scream from
start TO finish, their musical numbers
wera all above criticism, in fact the
whole production left nothing to be
desired in any way.
The above setting of the first act
was unique. with the minstrel idea
carried out in detail, the comedians
and the harmonists in the foreground
and the orchestra in the background;
and each one in costume. The min
strels of the first act were each one
dressed in lavendar and green and
Interpreted with the clever musical
numbers were some new and gold
puns. They pulled good ones through
out the entire production and kept the
audience in an uproar of laughter. The
house was packed to capacity, and
their, appreciation of the good work
was generously expressed by their APP
plause.
During the first act Evan Morgan
, sang "A Little Bit of Heaven" in a
most charming way, and responded to
encoreB three times. Likewise did
Roy Kemble respond to three encores
when he sang, when ! leave the
World Behind" to the delight of the
house: and Chas. Sapp, who sang
you'd Never Know That Old Town
of Mine" made an awful hit with the
house. The finale of the first act was
ragtime version of the Poet and
Peasant" by the entire company, which
was a pleasing and amusing close.
T. L. Shipley did the Interlocutor
act to a finish. Several good musical
numbers were given during the last
act Of the show, opening with When
It's Moonlight in the Garden of Love"
sung by Roy Kemble. Harter Hull with
]. G. Bradbury and Ted Briggs were
there with the comedy stuff in big
way; but when John Nasboro, of OF.
tumwa, and Chas. Sapp, one of the
company did the Ragtime Grand Opera
Stunt, there was no limit to the laughs
which they received They put on the
"Spaniard Who Blighted My Life"
"An Operatic Medley" and Prison
scene from II Trovatore'." with feel
ing and vim, and were certainly there
and over. In all. the show last evening
was decidedly tho best thing Oskaloo
sa has seen this season of its kind.
, Cloughs Orchestra did the honors in
the musical role too, and they were
done right
With the changes, and some addi-
lions to the cast of characters, the
show will be repeated tomorrow ey-
ening. How do we know? Because
Art Oppenheimer said that he abso-
'lutely knew Of one change which
there would be in the performance for
tomorrow evening. (He wasn't in the
show last mighty
The comedians for the evening were
Jas. Brewster, Harter Hull, Tel Briggs
Jack Shelton, John Nasboro. III. B.
Murphy, fred Steddom, Chas. Sapp
of the Bren Company.
! Balladists were Evan Morgan and
Roy Kemble; and the Harmonists
were J. G. Bradbury, Jack Hines VIII
Goche, e. Fl. Shaw, r. M. Boyer, Will
Harvey, Jack Stringfellow, Jack Har-
rison. George Bambord, |. A. Garland.
H. Fl. Harvey, Walker Davis, Fred
Matthews, Warren Kalbach and Claire
Arnold. J. p. Seibert. John McCutch-
en-, and Chas. Anderson appeared in
the last car who did not appear in the
first act
A monologue in the last act by a
beautiful young lady" (Al White)
was certainly one Of the best yet, and
made the audience work overtime on
the laugh stunt. She (?) handed out
some of the most clever comedy of
the evening and was rich" Joe Bren
at the piano was decidedly great And
Jim Brewster came back strong and
made good his reputation of years ago