The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-03
Heroes From Overseas Win
New Laurels in ALL
American Minstrel At
the Virginian.
EVERY MAN A WINNER
Pilot zahn Leads His Proteges TO a
Sensational Success Other Shows
Tonight and Wednesday
Evening

Hiding the horror of all that they
had seen ''out there behind masks of
burnt cork and "miles and miles of
smiles =, the Gold-Stripers went over
the top in the All-American Minstrel
Show given at the Virginian Theater
on Monday evening. Led by the re-
doubtable Pilot Zahn, "high-fyer
in vaudeville as well as in the big
shows, they laughed, sang, talked, and
tambourined their way to sensational
success of the sort that means Stand
ing Room Only" for the second per-
Torrance this evening.
The only thing Disappointing about
the show was the crowd. 1t was just
large enough to be called that, without
Irisking chances Of spending ones life
in purgatory, but it was ultra enthus-
iastic in its reception Of the offerings
Of the Sammies.
Accordingly the age-old statement
about ga little leaven that leaveneth
the whole lump" is pertinent today in
asmuch as Everyone who saw the show
on Monday evening is urging his or her
friends to see this evenings or We'd
nesday evenings performance rather
than allow anything as novel, enjoy
able, and patriotic as "The Gold
Stripers Minstrel" to have played Ke
nosha without their seeing it. And
that is the reason folks who saw the
bill last night are predicting the
rs. r. o. for this evening.
It's rather difficult to pick out high
lights in an all-star show but, if fav-
orites must be played, Pilot Bert Zahn
and Sergeant Tommy Stoneham were
the ultra luminaries in the minstrel
show on Monday evening. The forna-
er's chalk talk was both clever and ar
tistic, while the latter IS rendition oe
"Johnny IS in Town. was real pro-
fessional triumph. Then, too, there
was Paul Laning in novelty whistl-
ing act that fairly bristled with art and
freshness Of woods and fields.
The last act on the bill thing
of gripping realism and unusual pow
ers presented a trench scene made
heroic by the presence of men all OF
whom have seen service overseas and
most of whom wear wound stripes.
The complete program for the show
as it was given on Monday evening
and will be repeated this evening and
Wednesday evening, follows:
Part One - Ministries
Opening Chorus "Good Bye France"
s'The Navy Will Bring Them Back
" Ten Day Pass Sgt. Tommy Stoneham
"Till We Meet Again "........
................P Pvt. Archie Benson
"Down on the Farm -. Jimmy Casey
tTunble Down Shak -. Pvt. Elliot
Rose of no Mans Land". .......
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Pvt. John Bell
" Nanny of Mine" Sgt. Jack Higgins
Barney Lies Over the Ocean,. -.
.................. Jimmy Casey
Jerry Sgt. Jimmy Travers
Rainbows". Sgt Jack Higgins
F" Johney's in Tow" ...........
Sgt. Tommy Stoneharn
]" Kisses OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sgt. Bell
" Finale" 4. By the Entire Company
Part Two Vaudeville.
Little and Little. The Dancing Fiends
Chalk Talk. Pilot Bert Zahn
Sousa's Canary. $685.. Simon Lanning
2 st. 7. Stoneham, J. Travers
and J. Casey
Songs. .................S Sgt. Jack Bel
Part Three - Trench Scene.
An extravaganza presenting the whole
company in an act reaching climax
when Mrs. Travers sings Salvation
Lassie of Mine''