Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-16

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was EXCEPTIONALLY FINE.
Good Music, Vocal and instrumental,
Original side-Splitting
Jokes, Etc.
, The armory opera house was I'LL
ed with big audience Friday even
ing to hear the rendition of the base
ball benefit minstrel show. The
pro gram was splendid one and re
plete with original local hits and
quips, to each of which the audience
Immediately "tumbled" and enjoyed
hearty laugh. The singing, solos,
etc., were of the best and the orches-
trail music was particularly good.
Miss Rosalind Cook efficiently direct
ed the musical numbers of the SHOW:
and her mother, Mrs. w. H. Cook,
was the able pianist. w. B. Kearns
as interlocutor cannota.b be equalled
upon the American continental
L least SO think Webster City audien-
ces: and the four end men were
picked from we'll known jokers of
the community. A. and w. B.
bod ge, E. P. Prince and DR.. r. f.
Beck .- 49,.
The circle during the first part of
| the program was composed ~ TWEEN
ty-two men with their interlocutor,
all in elaborate Colonial costume and
pow dered wigs. The choruses were
very fine and evoked prolonged ar-
plause from the audience, the first
chorus being a collection Of plan!a-
ton airs.
Mrs. Edna McCauliff appeared to
unusually good advantage following
the chorus, in a soprano solo Gar
issima," to which she gracionsly re-
sponded with a beautiful encore.
A comedy solo, Fan fan-fan,"
descriptive of a baseball fan was
sung by w. B. Dodge in inimitablc
style and also called for an encore
Miss Florence Woolley, of the
Ellsworth Conservatory of music in
Iowa Falls, made her initia. appear
ance before a Webster City audience
will. a delightful violin SOLO. Miss
WooIley surprised and captivated
her audience with ave Maria and
was heartily encored. Those who
were fortunate enough to hear Miss
tWoolley's violin performance will
hope to hear more from her in the
future .
| Another comedy song-a negro
exhortation to the straight and mar
row path-sung by B. A. Dodge, was
given with true negro religious zeal
| and occasioned spontaneous ap-
plause. Harold Maxon followed this
number with a very fine solo, Lit
tie Grey Mother The audience
showed much appreciation of this
number. A cornet solo was then
rendered by Miss Cecile Smock OF
this city, whose playing has more
than once greatly pleased Webster
City audiences. Miss Smock respond
ed to an encore. '
DR.. Beck in a new Cohen tele-
phone talk permanently placed his
name upon the tablet of Webster
City comedians. Cohen's frantic but
unsuccessful efforts to gain the SYM
pathetic attention Of the board OF
health to the Office boy who has
swallowed half dollar and refuses
to return it to its rightful owner,
literally brought down the house in
DR.. Beck's Interpretation of the
perennial Cohen" who has made SO
many audiences laugh. 49,, -.
The grand finale to the first part
of the program was exceptionally
good and the singing of the Star
TSpangled Banner as the closing num-
Der, during which an enormous flag
was slowly lowered into view at the
rear of the stage, was an impressive
sight and brought forth the patri-
otto observation of the emblem by
the audience rising to their feet and
applauding the ensign.
The orchestra then delighted the
audience with another number, fol-
lowing which Miss Louise Swanson
gave her reading, How the LaRue
Stakes were Lost" with which she
captured the state medal. Miss
Swanson was accorded the hearty
applause she deserved. ..
The Vernon Castle dances by Bob
and Miss Mike Treanor were
beautiful exhibitions of. terpsichor-
can art and were encored. to which
the dancers responded by giving q
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