Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-09
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Ottawa was presented with a life
sized treat last night at the opening
production of the Moose Follies and
Minstrels. The performance, held at
the Gayety, while not being attended
by the audience it deserved, was a
repetition of previous Moose successes
and occasioned frequent applause.
The applause was not the polite recog-
milton given amateurs VINO DO their
best, but of the variety that comes
from the heart and is given only in
recognition of a good effort well done
Particular emphasis must be laid
upon the costuming and work OF the
chorus The latter was much better
than the average drawn from amateur
ranks The drills and dance steps
were we'll executed and showed the
result of long and hard training in
their perfect execution. The costumes
were elaborate and tastily arranged
to give the song numbers the best eff
fects. The soloists, DR.. Buchner. Jay
F. Ruffner, Roy H. Butler, Arthur II,
halligan, Justin Jaeger, Thomas Fer
guson, Mrs. Helen Schultz, Glenn
Mills, Frank Sweger and Otto Neber-
gall, captivated the house.
The principals were Thomas Fer
gusen and Thomas r. Wetzel, sup
ported by Frank Sweger, Glenn H.
Mills and Otto Nebergall as end men
The black face artists had a steady
fire of light banter that kept the au
dience in uproar. Their sparkling
Jokes, all of which were fresh out OF
the humor caldron, really were re
freshing.
The performance opened with a
hotel scene in which F. w Jeffrey was
the proprietor; Fl. s. Torkelson the
clerk; Julia Fribbs, Tillie Hettle, Lou
Scullen and Clara Hollar. bell hops;
Horace Rhoads, the crouch, and Judge
Sam Ankney DR. Ruchner, William
Sprague. George Cassidy, William
Schulz and Gerald Trimble, the guests,
The scene gave the bell hops a fine
opportunity to sing a we'll rendered
number Then opened the minstrel
portion, with Sam Ankney as inter
locutor The judge covered himself
with glory in his clever manipulation
of the joke cues. Members of the
chorus were: George Cassidy, Leslie
Cassier, f. w. Jeffrey, Gerald Trim
BILE, William Schulz, Fl. l.. Torkelson
Christopher KotsOnis, Victor SonntaS
Sherman Long and William Sprague.
The follies were contained in the
olio. the scene bciHS night in Wash
ington. A tribe of Indian maidens
formed the principal setting for the
scene, and in it the Egyptian girls
Bernice Rude, Olga Christmann, Edna
Newtson Clarice Hollar Wilhelmina
Ovelman, Julia Fribbs, Vera Dough
erty, Ruth Kelley and Helen McGarr
were presented in a pretty number
Following the Egyptian song the
Scotch assies, Lou Scullen, Mari'
Hettel. Rose kerrigan, Veronica
Meaney, Lillian Campbell, Lucille Me
Connel, Sylvia Avery, JOdie Kelley
Mary Curtain and Lucille Ryder, were
introduced in a pretty song and dance
Members of the Indian tribe wer,
Vivian Anschicks. May O'Brien, Nil
dred Townsend, chiefs; Ethel Cruise
runner; Dorothy Singer pale face,
Emma Carroll and Helen Schwarz
| bach, readers, and tribesWOmen, Fdn.
/ Hemmerle, Mary Nywelius, Marguerite
! Reilley. Mary Crawford, Harrie
/ Brown, Mildred Kennedy, Velma Rich
ards, Mary Hackensmith, Nellie Law
rance, Thelma Burke, Alice Johnson
Esther Berg. Louise Gross and Hildi
! Hugland.
Tom Ferguson and Mrs Schulz. eacl
supported by half a dozen prett.
Young ladies', rendered chorus mum
bers which showed they had excer
tional talent as yocalists and specialt.
stars. The Frisco girls, Mildre
Grady. Nell Scullen, Laura Schollt
Mabelle Brainard, Helen Schulz an
Margaret Law SANG anu udHttu "SI
in a very difficult number.
Tom Wetzel, in monOlOgue. kept tn
: house in uproar with his portrayal
an old colored parson. He had
good line of anecdotes, each with 1t
own particular sparkle, and woul
. have made many professional Ell
! vious of his hit with the audienc
= Justin Jaeger, supported by doze
' male voices and a quartet consistin
t of DIR. Buchner. Glenn Mills, Roy Blu
t Ter and Tom Wetzel, all in the un
form of the United States army, gay
| him a chance to get his Scotch al
other songs before the audience in h
usual pleasing manner,