El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-22
IN
BLACKJACK GOOD
Fine Minstrel Performance
Given by Fifth Cavalry
Artists.

ILNM cave Ivy per ANA AAa9A AAA nun
or TO themselves and their regiment
saturday and Sunday when they pre-
scented their minstrel show at the
Texas Grand. such harmony has not
been heard since an FL Paso chorus
rendered the great oratorio in the
same opera house several years ago.
such fine music from male voices has
seldom IL ever before been heard in
FL Paso as there were So men in
the chorus. and they had the famous
Fifth cavalry concert orchestra OF IS
pieces 20 assist them
The solo numbers we're all excel
lent. but 10 was in the chorus work
that the Ministries particularly ex-
ceued
jos. A. Rudnick. the originator 'and
director Of the Ministries. demon
strated that he knows his business.
both i'm the manner in which he had
perfected his men for the perform
ance and the way in which he put 10
through without any waits or drags-
All Of the men in the first part, as
well as those in the olio. acquitted
themselves with credit, but particu-
lar attention was attracted 10 the
singing and the concert piano playing
Of Corp. Carrick. and the viOlincelO
numbers By Corp Herbert Cray.
elem Bonin. as female impersona-
tor. has about the finest soprano
voice IL could be the good fortune Of
q man TO have, and he sings equally
well in bass voice.
The Fifth cavalry headquarters
quartet. composed Of Sergt Bush.
Corp. Gray and musicians Carrick and
Couture, rendered some splendid Sc
lections, and saxaphOne quartet
from the band. composed Of SergL
Flick, SerEt. Bush, Corp. Orlando and
Corp salem. also won applause and
communication.
Director Rudnick and Corp GRAY
put on a funny military skit. called
The Battle OF Too Soon and the
performance closed with a statue lib
erty, posed by Miss Julia ColdWell,
with a suitable military group upon
. the stage. in which several horses
and the reEimental standard. the reg
mental colors and the troop guidons
were brought into play.
Some Of the officers got some little
iibes from the men in the jokes, and
looked. but they we're all good ma
tured and reflected the fine sentiment
OF the men towards their command
inE officer, eliminating, after the
first part in the presentation from
the stage 20 the colonel OF a maEnifi-
cent floral piece with the compll-
meuts Of the enlisted men. Mr.. Rud-
nick made the presentation and Col
Anderson responded by saying he was
very proud TO be the commander or
such a fine regiment and that he was
more than ever proud OF his men
since Witnessing the talent displayed
in the minstrel performance
The men participating in the first
part were
joseph a. Rudnick. director.
End men-Corp- Gray, Pvt BLU
menthaL Sergt Kunkel. Pvt Werzley.
Pvt. Ryan, Corp. Reed
Soloists-Pvts. Couture, Elberts,
Sefbert BONN, Carrick.
McBraitty. Miller, Ennis. Corp Blacha,
Pvts- Henkel, Powers, Armstrong,
Martin. Corp. Demeo. Pvts. Fornia,
SlasSi. Grody, BeliE, serEt- sawyer.
PVts- Groh, Murdoch kaln. Mclean,
Radcliffe. Leatherman. Hamon- Ham
ell Sergts- Karroll Mishkind. Corp.
Griffin. Pvts. Brown. Coleman, Corp.
Reed. Pvts. Peterson. O'Keefe. Corp.
Casper Pvts. Ayre, Jas. Lee Aagee,
Sergt Reilly. Corps Peterson,
OToole. Mortified. Pvt AIcAllister,
bugIer Westerburg, Pvts- Hukill.
Rohlf. Clark. Golf Harmon. Corp.
Benedict. Pvt Rowe, SergL Williams,
Pvt. Garfield. SerEt. Lee. Corp Lee,
Pvts. Thompson. Bates GotL Ma
honey, Reilly, Minogue, Myers, Ihro,
villo, Davis, Dlvis. Hoover, Hunt,
Chesasll Mccoy, Robillard, Wilcox.
Kelly. Sergt Farrell
Orchestra-Firsr vioiins. Sergts.
Bush. kowalewski musicians Cuba,
Niemchyk. Mccoy. Groh- second vfo-
Inns. musicians Prochnik. Whipples
viola. Corp. Gail. cellos. Corps Gray,
Orlando: bass, musician Heise: clari-
nets. Corp. salem, musician Romeo.
comets. bugler Sergt Mellado. musi-
clan Couture. bassoon, musician Ma
Eee- trombone. musician Greig:
drums. Corp Soloman- piano, musician
Carrick- Assistant hand leader Henry
Flick. conductor.