Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-17
MOOSE MINSTREL
SHOW PRONOUNCED
A GREAT SUCCESS
BILL MULHolLAND, GEORGE
GIBBONS HEADLlNERS OF AT.
TRACTION - GORGEOUS cos.
TUNES FOR THESPlANs.

TUNES FOR THEsPlANs.
Playing before an appreciative audi.
ence. last evening at the Gayety the
atre, Gerber's Honey Boy Minstrels.
given under the auspices of the
Awwatto Lodge. No. $780, Loyal Order
of Moose, scored big hit in their
initial appearance.
Gorgeously gowned and with all of
the latest song hits. and Gags" the
play was one round of laughter af-
ter another from the moment the cur.
tain arose until the grand finale. Di-
rector Gerber has his thespians train
ed in nice style and they went thru
the performance with the ease and
confidence OF Cid timers. II has been
five years, or more, since Ottawa has
been privileged to witness public
minstrel show, thus three was plenty
OF enthusiasm shown by the audience.
"Bill Mulholland and George Glib.
bons were the big headliners of the
show last evening A few years be-
for the bright lights and Bill will be
outshining the popular star AL Jolson,
while Gibbons has ii many ways
(mostly weight on the ilustrious
Lew Dachstetter
Mulholland's number "Oh, Johnny"
was the big hit of the evening. SO en-
thusiastic was the 'lrsher" that he
played before his audience with all
Of the old time pep" and confidence
OF star of minstrality.
When George Gibbons started to
pray for the Lights to go out" he
sent his audience into commissions of
laughter and only after he had been
encOred about six times would his lis
teners allow him to take his seat.
Quartet Good.
The Honey Boy quartet, featuring
DIR. Buchner, Willis Ham. Frank Guth.
rie and George Gibbons, is another
OF the big features Their numbers
were well given and highly enjoyable.
Guthrie, singing, "Romany' made
big hit with the audience. Willis
Hams vocal number The End of
Perfect Day" demonstrated that he is
possessed of more than average abili-
ty.
Perhaps enough has been said about
the actors of the Gerber troup.
Miss Marion Coping, making her
initial bow before the audience was
highly enjoyable in her number The
Dark Town Shutters Ball" It is very
doubtful, il the author of the number,
Sheldon Brooks, himself dark faced
gentleman, could have put the number
over in any better style In addition
to singing we'll, Miss Coping gave
some very clever dancing.
Miss Genevieve Fraiken was anoth.
err enjoyable surprise Her number
THE Sunshine of Your Smile" was
well given. She was assited in one
number by Miss Ruth Ovelman.
Miss Cammie Sykes, featured in
There Wearing EN- Higher in
Hawaii" and "My Egyptian Girl
scored big hit. Miss Sykes was clev.
erly CARRIED for both numbers
Herman T0kelson's buck dancing
gives the show touch of the old
time minstrel when the late Honey.
boy Evans of Streator was at his
height. Mr. Torkelson is a very clev.
er entertainer. William Hanrahan,
Barton, Gibbons and Homer White as
end men, shoot forth line of rapid
fire comedy that kept their listeners
in glee.
Mention should be made of Mr..
Whites number, "Mammy's Little
Cold Black Rose" Whether or not il
was his initial bow before the foot
lights Mr.. White put over his number
IN most entertaining way
Perhaps the best part of the play
Is the number "She's The Lass for
Me" by Little Miss Dolores RYAN
Margaret Montgomery. Helen Rossit.
er, Wilhelmina Ovelman, Charlotte
Ritzius. Theresa Halligan, Lillian Kar.
rlgan. Vera Corrigan, Eleanor Hettel
Marie Hoffman, Cecilia Fox. Edna
Newtson, Mabel pursiel, Bernice
Rude, Ethel Profit, Vera Dougherty
and Katherine kahen. The children
are CARRIED in the Scottish Folk cos.
tune. They appear again at the
Woody Woody Wild West Show" garb.
ed as Indian maidens.
The play ended with Spanish
dance, by Miss Felicia Rude and Di
rector Gerber and which was applaud
ed very loudly by the audience.
Members Of the various choruses
are.
Katherine Hellman l.. A. Todd
Marie Byer,. Fl. Hoeldtke, Mary He'll
mani DIR. Il. Buchner, Dan Mcdonald
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