The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS
New Lyric,

Two girls sat on the second from the
front row at Gus Hills minstrels at the
Lyric Sunday night, one brunette, the
other-the one on the aisle--"chaucun.
botn might be termed considerable
chicken, and both laughed through the
TWO splendid parts of the vigorous young
| minstrel show and caused two young
gentlemen across the aisle as much
pleasure as Mr. Hills minstrels, all
most.
One girl across the aisle laughed so
much at George Wilson'S monologue,
| especially that part wherein he de-
scribed the method of unwelcomingly
welcoming welcome kiss, puckered IN
her pretty mouth, "shimmied' about in
her seat so much that one Of the young
men had TO go out and drink six glasses
| Of ice water. Wonder II she was think
ing of the fellow who gave her those
two diamonds? Or were there two dia-
mond rings and two fellows? Oh, well,
who cares?
Gus Hill demonstrates with his 1919
| snow that young minstrel organization
can come to the front and succeed, that
SHOWS from somewhere in Ohio or any
where else, haven't got the monopoly in
the minstrel business.
the rain Kept many away Sunday
but the many who did brave the wealth
er saw ripping good show, Two old
minstrel men, Eddie Wall and George
" oilu piC one, JACK heQ-
nedy, outshine the other funmakersi
And who doth time stand still with
ar quoth the melancholy jacques, ac-
cording to Bill Shakespeare. Should we
attempt at this late day to answer the
denizen of the forest of Arden afflicted
with Black Bile" we would say:
George Wilson,"
From the time George tells Of com
planning to the waiter at the Peabody
tnat his plate was damp, and being told
that's yoh' soup, boss until he con-
Vulsed with laughter, the two girls
across the aisle and everybody else he
dominated the show They say George
has been giving his age at 80 years for
q decade or more. Whether he is so or
| 30, he looks good for a hundred years
| more. He said when he first came on
that he had just had a smile. ct is to
be hoped he did At any rate, he kept
the folks smiling out in front as no 9th
er blackface comedian can ever do.
George dates from the birth OF min
strelsy He and old man Dixcy, Bar
| low, West, Primrose and all that i'm
mortal band, will live in the hearts of
| lovers of good amusement forever.
| George said he had been coming to
Memphis for several centuries. May
| he come for several centuries more.
Jimmie Wall Is as good as when he
sang I'm Tired" couple of decades
| or so, or when he used to kick the
/ mud around or tell the boys to spread
| out. we're passin the factory" with
| Dan Quinlan and others Of minstrel
| fame when out on parade. Jimmy's
original PAROLES suited both the girls
across the aisle, and that's enough
tribute.
Jack Kennedy's Take Me to That
Land of Jazz, was the brightest thing
in the first part, He makes a good
negro Of the Roy Octavus Cohen type,
and in his sdt in the clio with Jimmy
Brady puts over "The Crapshooters'
Tango" clever eccentric dance
There are no astonshingly superb
voices In the first part, oh What Pal
Was Mary" by Victor Fay, baritone,
probably eiciting the most applause,
A distinct feature was the act of the
Three Musical Gates and the Mark
with brothers, saxophunists. They say
the saxophone most nearly approx.
mates the tonal qualities OF the human
voice. Well, these birds sure make
those saxophones talk Brown broth
ers look out
Manager Charles A. Williams. an old
time visitor with various amusement
attr9 actions, has selected for Mr. Hill
a small but admirably well balanced
company Of Ministries and deserves the
good patronage he is getting The in
strumental part of the program was
satisfying. The dances and ensembles
well put together by that dean of min.
strelsy, James German.
| Neil sullivan has symphony orches.
ira that keeps the SHOW moving, II
Neil could direct II without stamping
in the orchestra pit like an unmanage
able mule and could WELD his bator
without pounding the stage and De
stroyng lots of the harmony II would
have pleased both girls across the aislt
and number Of others we know OF.
NED COURTNEY.
Alexander, 1.-THE Man Who Knows" /,
to be the star of singular brilliance al
the New Lyric theater for six days, be.
ginning Monday night. This worker II
mysterious phenomena comes with hi'
own show of wonders, a company ant
production of pretentious proportion,
and promises an entertainment in which
the dances of the far East as well a.
the mysteries thereof, will be revealed
alluringly.
Alexander will demonstrate hi,
psyhcic powe : in which he naively dis
claims any ffiliation with the super,
natural, in ! 8 famed Sina Seance, OF
crystal gazing, in which he responds e
a great number of questions, written II
any language and sealed as the writer
wishes, without coming in personal con
tact with the missives. In addition e
this unexp aimed and extremely scien.
tific portion Of his program the mystic
will proffer bouquet of novel magica
feats in which Is included the incom
prehensible spirit paintings, or thu
naturalization OF portraits In full view
OF the audience. and many others nsvel