El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-29
ARTILLERYMEN
GIVEFINE SHOW
Director Cohn, Frisco Law
yer Soldier, Writes the
Jokes and "Plots."

Army jokes. army stunts and
/ vaudeville acts were mingled with
old fashioned minstrelsy by perform
ers from battery A, 18th field artiI-
lery, at Fort Bliss TO produce We'd
, nesday night the most pretentious
/ entertainment program that has been
/ given in the 64th infantry auditorium
T this fall The entertainment was IN
I der the direction OF private Manuel
Z Cohn and music was furnished by the
Dand OF the 18th field artillery OF
= pieces under the leadership OF
Dandmaster Harry JaEsndOrf.
In the opening Olio director Cohn
was interlOcutor and as end men he
had the following: Privates Milton
Harris, Joe Hammond. Henry Thorn
as Bill Harlow, cOrporals Alfonso
Molina Morris DOmiuick, SerEts.
Frank HuOtt and ElwoOd T.. Quinby
There were good selections Of hith-
erto inspiring jokes that tickled the
Dig audience, but the most laughter
and applause were aroused by good
natured sallies directed at various
officers at the fort.
Singing Gets Applause.
The Rosary and Memories" as
sung by Sergt. William Bird, won
the singer APPLAUSE, and other songs
which pleased the audience Were:
For Ne and Ny Gal" private Reed
p White ] Amt Cot Nobody Much.
Corp. Morris Dominick- "AIisissiupi
Volunteers" Corp. Alfonso Molina;
cant You Hear Me Calm. Caro-
llne- director COhn. and 1T Takes a
Long. Tall Brown Skinned Gal" Rri-
vate Milton Harris. a laughing fea-
ture in Italian dialect that was pop
ular was given by privates opposite,
0y.lsIano, Bianco and Corp. Brick
Members OF the chorus assisting
were prlvates Chas- Greenstin. John
j. Koran, William WeisiuEer, Michael.
Espoclto. Pasquale Bianco. w r.
White. r. +. White, II. Beal. Pearson
Beal, Bernard Polovitsky. G. Chilson.
T. j. Gllden, J. COray. Morris T. Fin
helstetn- r. T. Nelson, Ralph Bur
rows and Nee \ CecchinL
Give Two "Spirit1 TabIeaux.
As finale to the Olio two tableaux.
Spirit of IS and Spirit Of IL"
were given by privates Joe Thorpe.
Ben Huer, bugler Max Goldstaub.
Splro Radulovich; privates Glenn
Martin and John W Nandau
in the sketch. The Fear OF Con-
science Corp Paul Benton assumed
double role with success. ana i'm
the next vaudeville number. private
Harris cOnvulsed the house with a
Niddish monOloE.
Sings His Own Compositions.
4 touch of originality was given I
by private Henry Thomas, who re- ]
cited and sung lyrics Of his own /
Wore" and Ny Enlistment" Humor- &
Gus PAROLES on y Little Bit OF {
Heaven" and The shannon River
were sung by Corp Dominick. who .
directed some shafts at the physical .
Of the Texas desert SeIec- I.
tons by male quartet composed BY /.
Harris, COhu. White and I.
Corp Molina closed the vaudeville I
numbers n
show "SprInE Drive.r
As closing feature a clever slzft II
entitled Our Spring Drive" written I
by director Cohn. was presented. The I
scene opened in El Paso with soldiers
IN groups engaged with seven
eleven Capt COhn arrives on the
scene with telegram announcing
hat they leave for France imme-
lately, and the boys pack up. The
le%L scene finds the soldiers arriving
n France, and the house screamed"
when private Harris as French
soldier kissed the whole company OF
american soldiers. After some realis-
lc war scenes, during whivh one OF
ne men was bombed" but after
YARDS recovered. peace was declared.
me whole program was arranged
ma the Jokes and sketches written bv
private COhn. He was formerly a
aWyer IN san Francisco and has also
lad stage experience there.
Ihe show viii probably be brought
.oWntoWu to local theater in the
lear future. director Conn said We'd
'eSday evening The music was espe-
IA llE good Bandmaster JaEendorf
but = years OF age and is said
o De the youngest bandmaster in
ne United states army.