The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-25
Neil o'Brien's Ministries.

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,, MINISTRIES, new in every respect, will
be the attraction at the Grand satur-
day. matinee and night. This attrac-
ttion has rapidly grown to be the
| leading organization of it's kind in
America and that the reputation OF
| the comapny may be still further en-
HANGED Manager Oscar F. Hodge
promises number of novelties for
the present season. Among these Is
a new sketch written, produced and
| played in by Neil O'Brien himself
called THE Jitney Joy Bus" in which
the star will be assisted by members
OF the company and which is de-
scribed as satire on this modern
and more or less popular means Of
transportation. It is said that Mr..
O'Brien has succeeded In this sketch
in treating the cheap automobile in
a new and humorous angle and that
it is scream" of laughter from
start to finish. There will be a new
song and dance number staged by
James German, the veteran minstrel,
and now a Broadway stage director,
in which number of expert dancers
take part and in which Geo. F. Peduz-
ii, the famous European impersonator
of female character, will be enabled
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full feminine furbelows.
Eddie Ross, fresh from the London
Music Halls, is again with the COM
pany but he will have an entirely
new monologue.
The final number on the program
will be one act play written by Geo.
NJ. Cohan, called "The Bold Brave
Black and Tans" and which was used
in the recent Friars Frolic. This lit
tie play deals with affairs on the
Mexican border, Of course treated in
humorous fashion and is most
elaborate affair.
In the first part there will be all
sorts of comedians and singers.
Among these in addition to Mr..
O'Brien himself being Eddie Ross,
s'Lasses" White, Charles Griffin, Steve
Wehrer, Major Nowak, J. Lester
Haberkorn, James Barardi, Earl
Holmes and many others. OF course
there will be street parade on the
day of the performance and it Is said
that this display will be well worth
witnessing ent.
Big Show at the Orpheum.
The Dancing Chicklets Company at
the Orpheum last night more than
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drawing powers of the show was
tested and proven excellent for on
such a disagreeable night the lower
floor of the Orpheum was filled.
From the outbursts Of applause it
was evident to the management that
the show was more than getting
over big, and there are special ar
rangements being made for tonights
shows as capacity business is looked
for.
The chorus work of the Dancing
Chicklets has some new features. the
selection by the soubrette, Miss Hast
ings, was of high quality, but not
enough Of it. Miss Edith Ray, the
prettiest doll of all. with her Doll
song and dance, made the big hit of
the evening.
The comedians, Irish and Abe, had
the crowd going from their entry
until final curtain. Especially was the
knock out the greatest on the Jews
parody on "Babys Shoes" and he
puts it over so convincingly that
you can almost get Whit Of "Abey's
Shoes"
The leading man, Tomnlie Mere
dith, handles his part with the ease
and grace that only years Of expert
ence can give one.
Taking the entire program It must
be said that it Is one OF the best
tabloids that has been in the city
for some time.
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