Evening journal., 1918-05-24
HARLAN M!lS!RELS
N 6hE-1|CHT SHOW
Boys Will Black Up TO Pro-
vide Smokes" for
Soldiers
BEST EVER" IS
COMEDIANS PROMISE

The Harlan minstrel show which Is
tc be presented in The Playhouse late
ia June for the benetn Of "Our Boys
in France Tobacco Fund" will be one
of the largest and best staged similar
productions. amateur or professional,
held in this city for several years. The
cast will include more than 100 black
face comedians, some OF whom are
well known as professionals. Harlsn's
forty-piece orchestra will furnish
music. led by Alfred Clark. and the
production as a whole viii be under
The direction Of John A. Sullivan.
whose name is well known in musical
circles.
Denny and Burns. a former profess
sional team, now doing their Bit az
the plant will be seen In a clever Ia
waiian sketch. "In Honolulu Denny
viii do the tropical dance In this act,
while Burns will perform on the
ukelele.
Downing brothers. for many years
engaged In vaudeville, will give VIII
mingtonians some singing and dancing
on The different kind. They are side
splitting comedians and their jokes
should throw the house into con-
wlslons OF laughter.
One OF the finest scenes will be that
portraying MY Old Kentucky Home.
The singing in this part Of the show
should interest everyone, OLD ana
young.
TIE welI-known Wilmington comed-
fans Andy Rimlinger, "Al' Dugan
spd sam Allen, will be prominent
fbrouehout the show. Sam VIII start
tho evenings entertainment by singing
the "struiter's Ball
Joseph Jackson lyes the famous base
ball player OF that name) will be an
nouncer for the evening.
The Third Ward Quartette, composed 4
Of Malloy. Riley and Mclaughlin. VIII
sing popular songs. principally OF the
war variety. II is claimed that this
chorus is really a quintette with har-
mony" as the nth member.
A funny skit will be that OF Jack HON.
man impersonating Bert Williams, ana
Prank Gold doing his best TO act the
part OF Joe Welsh.
The Jazz Band act with Frank Lacey
et the piano; George Wellman, tlnkling
The Ike" and ben" Weldon blowing
the trombone should outdo the best
baltimore and Philadelphia "Jazzes,' ms
what these boys can do in united efforts
IS something unparalleled.
There will be three acts and flve
scenes into the program, which will be
a lengthy one. The scenery Will be
painted under the direction OF Harry
Carson, scene painter extraordinary and
oamoufage artist par excellence.
A number OF well known professional
men employed at the big plant will be
seen in the circle when the curtain
rises. Among others the cast includes
the following:
First tenors-Nichsel Malloy. Walter
Grier. Clemen G.. Martin, ]. A. Keyes,
J. McCuen, C. l.. Gamble, William
Smith, Jr., ]. A. Santa Barbara and John
Malloy
Second tenors-Louis Moore, F. NJ
Smith, r. II. Burke, Andy Rimlinger,
Lewis reston, William Jordan. d. Nsbb.
H. ID. Farrow, S. l.. Hutchinson and
George Waldeman.
Baritones-Ben Wellman. w. G. Ander-
son, J. p. McNally. T. Riley. Harry
Cooper and Frank Golden.
Bassos-Nilliam Vandersloot w. r.
Young. T. II. Dunn, Jack Hoffman. X
D. Dollzer. r. Turner and Benjamin
Loughlin.
The end men include William Jordan,
Denny and Burns. Downing Brothers, |
B. Duean. William Grier and r. II. |
Burke.
A rehearsal was held on Wednesday
night in the dinlngroom OF the Harlan