El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-26
MINISTRIES
PROVE 4 Bic HIT
Large Audience Applauds
Songs and the Jokes of
Local Funmakers.

J A crowded house greeted the first
performance of the annual minstrel
show Of FL Psso lodge Of Elks. at the
Texas Grand theater Thursday eve
ing
The applause was continuous and
most OF those who witnessed the per
Torrance declared it. as the promoters
had promised, the best ever given by
the lodge
The Olio was an improvement over
that given last year, and the first part
/ brought as many laughs and introduced
as many good sOngs-to say the least
as any previous effort Of the Elks-
All the jokes were about local people
and most Of them about politicians
[ whom everybody knows. The singers
had been well rehearsed and there was
not bObble anywhere The waits be
I tween some OF the acts in the OliO were
! bit long at times, but aside from
/ this the show went with snap sell
dom seen in amateur affairs.
Max Miller and Barry Hagedon were
the premier end men and Tom COuzens
| was the interlocutOr- julius Alberts.
Al HOwren, Harry Hyman and ClOptOn
Smith were also done up in blackfaces
] and fancy end-men costumes. and con-
, tributed their share 10 the fun OF the
| evening.
! some Big Hits.
| julius Alberts's song, IF War Is
/ What Sherman Said II Was, made a
| tremendous hit. and Barry Hagedon's
| Pray for the Lights TO Go out"
| BROUGHT down the house Barry had to
/ respond to more encores than anybody
/ IN the cast. Max Miller's Il Amt Cot
| Nobody" was another big hit and called
/ for encores Harry LYMAN was a hit
with his dancing and also put over a
song that brought much applause
The balladists were c G. Ruby. Paul
Nafe. @ J. Andrews and o. D. Davis
| They were applauded so literally that
all had to give enc0res, in fact every
| thing went so well that everybody was
called back repeatedly and the enter
tainment lasted until after Il o'clock
The audience seemed unable TO get
enough Of it and at least one man got
hysterical In his laughter and for a
time attracted almost as much atten-
ton as the performers on the stage
The first part opened with the entire
company Of p singing Ny Old Ken ,
lucky Home" and closed with the en-
tire company singing Glorious Texas
Land with o. D. Davis leading. The
stage setting was elaborated with the
antlers OF the order and the American
Tag in the rear, and palms about the [
sides Of the stage
Entertaining OIio.
Following the first part, E. ". JOr-
dan gave some clever character frnper-
sonatiOns and the Elks' saxophone Quin- /
real treats This quintet is composed J
Of s. Souffle. F. G. Lemley. Chas. Nc |
Clintock, G. H Armstrong and Herbert I
Ward.
Newton C. Bassett. always favorite 1
among local people. next entertained ]
with a couple Of songs and a Gene /
Field recitation
.-Schnitzelbank." a German comedy. |
followed. with Joseph Held as the in !
StructOr and T. 4. Raynor. Chas- F. i
Fink, Clarence Harper. F. A Hughes
Chas. E Gaskill. r. r. ROkahr. sam \ /
Brown and Bert L Hilburn participant
ing
Max Miller followed with 4 monoloa
in which he looked and acted the part
OF a southern ''cOrnfield Niger and
got a lot OF laughs
J. r. Phillips. Tom Crutcher. Chas.
A Armstrong and r J. Carson com !
prising the EIks' quartet. sang several !
selections, receiving hearty applause
for each number, and the show closed
With with Mr.. Carson singing. In Time Of
Peace Prepare for War" and the en-
tire company joining, ASSISTED by the
following members from the local I
naval recruiting office, in the uni
James Sanders. T. r Parker, David !
Johnson. Charles Weber. c. c. Leon
ard, G.. Corners. J. Freeman and J.
Arnold "Old Glory" was waved over
Those In the Chorus.
Those who took part in the chorus
We're as follows: First tenors. G J. |
Andrews, o D Davis, J. H. Phllhps,
William Busch, J. B. Paden. F. Bart
lett and A T. Earles- Second tenors-
Tom Crutcher, L Levy, c W Harper
AIberts. : lie eros and J. H Farmer
First bass: c. 6. Ruby. Tom Couzens.
C. r Brownie. F. 4 Raynor, J. II
Held. T O. DrummOnd and A B.
Shindler. Second bass r J Carson
r z. Rokahr. Charles Rokahr, g r
Fink. paul Nafe, +. A. Hughes and b
Chas. a Armstrong had charge OF
the direction Of the show and the
business arrangements were looked
after by Chas. A. Brann. chairman;
Barnum and ". H Case Mr.. Case
was business manager Of the min
strels and looked after the financial
T. p McCIintock. George E. Wal
ace, T. H. Cunningham. W II Case
and several other Elks greeted the
people at the door and looked after I
he house. arrangements for the care
The he petfoTmaIce will be repeated
Lease Odd Fellows Hall.
The Knights and Ladies OF Security !
II lodge No 3106, have leased the Odd
Fellows hall on san Francisco street
md purchased all the equipment The
rider will move in the first Of June,
tut will not have fun possession OF
he hail until the first OF August Inc
anne Of the hall is to be changed from
he Odd Fellows hall to the Knights
md Ladies of Security hall At the :
irsr meeting TO be held in the new To-
alton Is candidates viii be given ohe
irst degree. At the meeting Tuesday
light ID. r Richly was given the flrst
Iegree Of the order.
To Give Shirtwaist Dance
Fl PasO Review, 10 y, women
Benefit Association OF Maccabees. VIII
the friends and members OF
he order with a shirt waist dance on
-une z, at Ryan's hall The commit
ee in charge viii be composed of Mrs
l.. A. Powell chairman; Mesdames
aura Culver. a Z. Smith. r L. Black,
Avis Mayfield and Ida Cobb
Eagles May Build Home.
II PasO aerie. Fraternal order OF
agIes, has over $4,000 on hand and is
eriOusly considering the matter of
building its own home. The sentiment
4 a majority Of the aerie is said to be
more favorable TO the proposition of
uilding than to leasing a home The
natter was discussed at some length at
he meeting held Wednesday night.
when over 100 members were present.
A business meeting was held first 2
nd four candidates were initiated and
everal applications were received At
er the business session a smoker was
eld. Present at the smoker We're a
lumber of soldiers from the front who
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