The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-21
Annual Entertainment Of
the ElIxs Draws Capacity
House to the Rhode
Monday Evening.
PLAYERS WIN Big APPLAUSE
Well-Known Musicians and Bevy Of
Pretty Girls Combine Efforts to
Make the Evening One Of
Rare Pleasure.

Mirth and melody, clever comedy
and pretty girls - lots of 'em COM
bined to make the Elks Jollies Of
1913 which had its premier at the
Rhode Opera House on Monday even
ing ono Of the biggest Of the long
line of successes achieved by Elks
entertainers in Kenosha and the capa
city crowd which greeted the perform
ance of the splendidly trained party
Of players was enthusiastic in its APP
plause.
1t was a really worth while show with
features enough to make up big city
show at the best theatre in the country.
1t was another Joe Bren triumph
aud the Chicago producer who has for
several years presided over the des-
tines of the annual Elks offering has
put on this year the best Of his ser
les Of shows
Rain failed to dampen the ardor of
the friends of the Elks and when the
curtaing rung up every seat in the thea
tire was filed and scores of people had
been turned away. They comforted
themselves by securing seats for the
performances this evening and We'd
nesday evening.
There was nothing amateurish about
the Coolies" 1t moved along with
pep and ginger just like real pro
fessional performance and it was pro-
ticularly free of the long waits which
usually characterize an amateur per-
Torrance.
There was enough variation on the
program to take care Of the taste of
every one who wanted entertainment.
Music galore, clever dancing, side
splitting comedy, vaudeville acts which
pleased and startled and in all pro-
gram so well rounded as to make the
ideal entertainment,
George B. Aleman was in the center
of the stage and the first part which
was a riot Of color, music and pretty
girls was supposed to be staged at his
winter home at Palm Beach.
1t was clever idea to introduce the
usual Minstrel first part with bevy
Of the prettiest girls of Kenosha tax
ing part in big musical number. The
ensemble was remarkable and the mu-
sic got away with rush which
brought hearty applause. 1t was a
clever introduction with Mrs. Flea
nan CnSn,v Gnb,,,;4v cnl MI. uNlauo,,,,
Wells furnishing the solo parts and
the mixed chorus of thirty voices
bringing in the wonderful choral mum
bcrs of Wonderful Night. =
The minstrel first part introduced
many of the best known vocalists Of
the city and their selections for the
evening were very happily chosen.
There was tho usual number Of local
hits and the end men and the middle
men pulled lot of old ones and lot
of new ones much TO the delight Of
he audience and often to the discom-
future of the men at whom the red
hot quips were aimed.
The balladists in the minstrel part
included Billy Anderson, Curtis Moss,
Barney Heating, Eugene Cox, Robt.
HILL Fred Beckman, Adolph Holmes,
Howard Sershon, Fred Smith and Sam
Kaufman. Possibly the best of the
Minstrel numbers was the Rose Of
No Man S Land charmingly sung by
Freddie Beckman with wonderful
chorus accompaniment.
The ending Of the minstreal first
part introduced s'Jim'' Hood who
sang When You Came Back Z
and with the refrain great service
flag was dropped on the stage show
ing the large number of the members
of the Elks in service. There was
just a note of sorrow in this fea-
ture of the program as in the very
center of the great flag which was held
by q great Elk s head was q golden
star as tribute to tie late julius
Nicholson the only member of the
Kenosha lodge who had lost his life
i'll the army service
Real Vaudeville for Second Part.
The second part Of the Jollies was
The best vaudeville entertainment that
Kenosha has seen in many a day and it
introduced a galaxy Of real artists.
Aboard the Laughland Limited
was clever dining car farce which
introduced lot of music and comedy
which kept the crowd shouting with
gce. Gene Cox was Sambo the waiter
on the diner was real scream 2