The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
.ELK5' CHARITY MINISTRIES
BIGGEST AFFAIR Of KIND
EVER HELD At THE COURT

u I'LL I'LL OO4fE
| fun Of pep. one with plenty of music
| of the present minute variety and also
Il tingc of ginger that plrsArd all.
The minstrel will he repeated TINS
| afternoon, and there arc q few good
| seats left. while il will also be staged
again this evening. and no doubt caphc-
ity houses will greet the players nj
| each and every performance. The ,E!ks
minstrcls always attract. ana from All
| Indications the present one Will 20
| down in history as the greatest OIL lhcII'
all. The local lodge has plenty OF tai.
J cnt and also Il fine chorus. rs rVldenccu
last night. and this alone insurcs1 inc
best in the show line for the pup''c
when they witness Il local ElkS snow.
| The big show was staged under the
| direction uf Miller and Draper of New
| York. DR.. Q. W. Burdats. Wheeling
| only and official intcrlocutor,' put IL
I over the top for the count. ana ne
needs no introduction TO the Wheeling
! public, as he again demonstrated last
: night that he is in class by himself
1T all times.
Nine comedians kept the audience IN
an uproar during the entire show,
They were Henry j. Mcnkrmiller, who,
by the way. has reputation for put
! ling things over: then there were
Thur" Brooks. Haven EuGb. William
| Doyle. Ted I;lig. ''Bobbie" Howell. Wal
ter AlbcrS Ed krrkhoff and clint
| Draper. Tho balladists were John
O'Connor, william pctwcilrr. "iiliam
| Leach. Howard NcSbitt and Edward
| Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Edward W. Stifrl. who needs no
| Introduction AS Il musician. was the ac-
companist. and had the support of the
Court theatre orchestra. The show
! opened with the "IIurrah Boys After
| opening with the song. Hail. IiaiI. the
! Gangs All Here" sung by Prof. T.. W.
! Burdats with 4 great deal of 1ccl-
| ing" assisted by the chorus, winch III
| rotation was followed by the following
numbers: They Go Wild over Nc, ny
Ted Elig. was real hummer; buck
| dancing act by Haven Roob; Tn" ~
rates" sung by Jasper Baum, was
srrcar. and resulted in number OF
| calls for rncnr"s.
Harry Lauder" one OF the real
screams of the evening, by william
! Doyle, also topped of the bill in me
shape Honey. il You Only knew 10y
! Will Leach. was a hcadlincr with ms
ever pleasing voice" AFTER GU re
Gone" by William knahc. lr, and the
real laugh hit IF the evening occurred
when Bud" Windsor pulled oil the
| cutIIr hone solu. assisted by the Court
! ,hcatr. orchestra. My Irish Song Of
! songs" by John OConnor. was also Il
| great hit, and the first act concludrH
| with "Huw Are You Coin 10 kccp
! Them on the Farm" by Charlie Old
| ham.
HIS Just Deserts.
This was also n novelty act, and inc
| cast was composed of jasper Baum as
! the Senator. i. s. llorkhrimer rs
| Penny Ante. his daughter. and Arthur
| lLarghan as Achibald. the gladiator.
J This was a scream throughout. and
must be sccn 10 be appreciated.
| Rilly Wins the official COMEDIAN
! wus also seen and heard To advantage
i with his new songs and other up /" inc
minute hits that always please The au-
dcncc.
] The big minstrel show is thr third
| act and there were some swell MUM
b.rs introduced as follows:
! Uvrrturc-Nladlcy ....By the COMPANY
| ia Ia" .................t clint ITHP"l
.Enck-n-Bye Your Baby" Walter Albers
! Till We Meet Again "........,....
Edward Grbhard and John QC"nhor
,Thc Doggonc Blues .. Ed NcrKhon
IA Simple Melody" ........''.,';,;,.'
! Vim, pr,wriIrr and McSsrs. G"nhard'
Leach and O'Cunnnr.
! Every Day'l lie sunday When Ohio
Goes Dry" ....1l"nry M"nk"1nIIlrr
Good bye. France ........ III. L"a'''
! go Death. Wh"r" Is Thy sung ';;:..
.................. b'DpI' ~" -
The beautiful Ohio. Howard H"*hIit
! "ill say Sh" Does" ........ ca HiE
Some Time" John p|nih"'
| "Good-hyr. Alexander" VIM. Doyle
! Grand Finalr-"Th" Stars ana Stripes
Forever" Mayor Ncat"r ana company
Victrola on stage furnished by 1"F'S'
! Rurkham < Tyler.
I The piann on stage furnished by the
| {. \. lFoua" company
The chorus was composed al '"' ''I
lowing mrmhrrS of No. ~:
| Il :. li0rkhrmcr. IaSp"r Baum. '.
Morgan Vcstrr mr.. II. +. tamph"i'.
| lHranI; carp. carl .\mick. Vim. S"h"nk',
: r5,rry King. Jr.. "Eub'' Sheppard
, "1nrj;'' r'riZZrIl. Earl cameron. {. II.
! Obrrcan. t. y. M"tzgrr II. I" Hay
lack Brandfass. "EIll" Nolan, ~. e.
! Downing. "Izzy" Tuultnn. MARSH ''"il-
nrr. Tom West. Ralph Moore: Nhar'rS
Hodge James F"inE' r. VI. 4'"pS,''i,
! lanes Il. Bnn" Chas. Flanagan. :Arch
& Cowan. James II. Riddle. Jr., VIM
/ # Enabc 1r.. James McAllist"r. Perry
TrcnIc, John GorSuch. G. {. Hrcmrr'
nr Leon I.rrfcr. r. G. Morgan. Jr
rhaS. Courtney.
rho committee is composed nf tn" big
Gums of the local club. and is as l"!-
lows: ,-oo-,o
G Hrnrka. treasurer: NJ. /" k''h;'h"W'
sccrc,ory. II. Lee Robinson. Fred \.
Rrnnd. lanes. II. Riddle. Jr. .: W.
I,nrd,,s /. y. Refer. {. NJ. N"S;Hr,
Vim. Srhcnk. n. e. Brown. Ed R!aRrlF'
,dnn, Martin. Jr. {. II Eh"rts. Tr"rs"
rhilIirs. Earl. Cameron. Vim. j. Carr .