El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-29

sang SO This Is Dixie Harley H0-
ran sang Don't Try to Steal the
Sweetheart Of a Soldier" and Walter
Ford gave sweet Little Buttercup-"
Then John Brodie appeared in his
Scotch speciality and made one Of the
bits Of the evening. his brogue being
the real thing. though some OF his
songs have been made popular by
was good. and Earl de Laps contor-
tionistfc feats. with the lOng-coupled
end man trying 10 initiate him. pro-
voked much laughter y. +. Phelps
sang Keep the Home Fires Burning
sehneeman Makes Magic.
Al Schneeman, with what he called
"A Little Parlor Magic, took the
served it. IL due credit IS also given
TO the thick" he called from the audi
ence and made the butt Of his tricks.
The mag ic was good and the monolog
was better Nels Peterson, an enlist
ed man in civilians clothes, was the
goat" from the audience
If any stranger instrument has ever
been seen on the stage Of the Texas
Grand than the invention from which
Elmer Allen ELECTED some very ac-
ceptable music, this reviewer missed
the show
Then came Jack Teren. director Of
the show. who sang several Of his
SONGS. No opportunity was lost to
take a RAD at the dust OF Deming. and
several OF the most appreciated jokes
turned on this gritty point
Wears Shredded skirt.
Then the audience had a good look
at the only girl in the show. Jack
skirt and all Frank Warren was his
team mate, and the two OF them put
On one Of the hits OF the evening
after that the company got right
down to minstrelsv with two negro
dialect songs. Dixie Volunteers" by
slim" Morrison, and eDarktown
Shutters BAH" by r. s Gear. The
last song was "Over the Rhine" writ
ten by Jack Yellen. and making very
popular prophecies as TO what is going
To happen soon on the German border
The incidental music is credited to
Harry vessel who presided at the
piano There were in the ensemble
deserve mention.
Walter Mohnson. though not pro
grained, had the figure and the fall
selto to make his female fmpersOna-
ton laughably effective
l. Real Profesh. show.
There have been in the last month
on broadWaF. New York. two soldier
shows which have been pronounced
pT the reviewers and proved By the
DoE Office 10 be hits. not because ther
were given by the boys whom everv-
BODY wants 10 help. but because thev
neid tneir own in competition with
any musical show in town That Is
true Of the Camp Cody BrfnstreIs-
cast and production Il is professional
enter tainment, and would go good"
anywhere
Entertained at CIub.
ne CooE minstrel troupe was en-
tertained Saturday night at the Uni
Tersity club with smoker and
speeches nv some Of the British Of
fleers at Fort Bliss. When the show
was over and the men had washed OFF
tneir 'camouflage." ther went 10 the
club. where they found a sumner Of
sandwiches. chilli and coffee MANY az
me soldier boys from Cody were I'm
lolleee neLore enlisting, and they en-
livened the club with COLLEGE and pa-
riotlc songs. yells and limitations
Give ROE Party.
AT the SATURDAY night performance.
tne University club members gave a
box party in honor Of the British Of
tlcer Instructors who are training the
men at Fort Bliss The committee ~
the club included Norman Walker
president p 3. Hines. Vincent An
areas Ren Lewis. T. A. Thurston. w
q Stoclrwell. Maxwell Phillips. Tom
= QUEENS Etarrv -An0 ers0n- George O.
johnson and ". T. Kindel. club man
ager
YeIIen Picks n Fine Bunch.
JACK Nellen. director Of the Camp
Cody ministries ifs a former news
naDer writer from Rochester. Y. Y
who was recently sent to Cody rs
secretary Of the Jewish Board for
Welfare Work in the army. After a
long period Of elimination contests in
singing and acting YeIlen picked out
bunch Of promising PLAYERS and
started the show in Deming. A run
Of six niEhts made the organfza ton
$500 which director Yellen turned in
to the 3fth division entertainment
fund Showing at other New Mexico
towns also returned profits.
Mai II. IT. Nelly. division adiutant
has been active in promoting the
show. as has also Mai. T. C. Crimmins
assistant judge advocate