Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-12
Rosy" Wright in ~i6a,d Be sur4

vrised.
"i,osy" let his comedy action.
haze full sway in singing this lat
est popular selection. xeh.ng 1t OF
II true original style. One young
lady in the front Mx tx came the
cynoeure Of all eyes wla.n Rosy
picked her nut ~ the one IN which
to lsvish-hi, attention
Floyd Wilson responded to sew
eral encores CT Room 49,. one of
the srappy songs Of, he day. Louie
kohlE made hit in the singing Of
"Freckles," one of the latest,
Louie'E broad, expansive smile was
! contagious, and his .lcreugh en-
jCyment Of his own Doc.tion in
+! fectcd the audience.
%. What q Pal vas Mary" as
sung by John F. (Curleyl PIair was
highly appreciated. ".1he Sile1t
Deep by e. H. Morrill, was an
other strong number. Kenneth
Sexton sang Soothing Serenade."
violin obligato by Miss Anra Marie
am Duzer. in especially pleasing
E.aIEer. 1t was a 1iifcglt sele:-
ten. =
The other song numbers: AT the
High Brown Babies Ball." Keith
Collins; Carolina Sunshine" C. f.
Ewald; Pretty Little Rainbow"
Roy Klove; THE World is Round,
E. C. Eberhart;. Mandy" william
Keuhner; when You and l Were
Young Maggie" Fred Moenken-
moeller; "Slow and Easy" Oscar
Ramser, and the Vamp duet by
Louie Kohls and Keuhner, were ap-
+, plauded.
Setting Pleases.
The setting for the minstrel
proper was especially pleasing to
the critical eye. The color scheme
was carried out in purple, the col
ors of the Elks. Electroliers taste
fully arranged provided a subdued
effect with the spot light trained on
the singer. The end men were
dressed in true minstrel style, get
f, ting in that touch of a pompous
colored gentleman sublimely con-
scious Of appearing in his very
best. The .balladists were attired
in white suits and were seated
four on each hand of the interluc-
utor, d pace to the rear Of the end
men. The chorus appeared in full
blackface costume, seated in clev-
erly arranged manner to the back
of the stage. The volume and quail
ity of their voices when joined in
| the singing Of the various songs
was excellent. =.
Part of the performance pro-
duced many pleasant surprises that
were duly appreciated. Wilson and
Wright, billed as the Two WIS"
presented as neat vaudeville
sketch as is seen in many instances
on the professional stage. Their act
was climaxed by the appearance of
ROSY" in the costume Of the can
nibal isles. His "shimmying" was
perfect.
Danny Dreamer, known faInil-
iarly to billiard fans for his abil-
ity in that game, proved himself
somewhat of a master at the art of
fancy dancing. His feet per-
formed in difficult manner and he
was decidedly we'll received.
| Song numbers by the X. Of c.
quartet and selections by the
ukelele sextet, composed Of six
girls, added variety to the enter
tainment. The concluding number
was offered by the Elks' Big Four,
consisting Of Morgan Sexton. Jack
Pardon, E. l.. Morrill, and William
Keuhner. Their harmony boarded
on the Perfect and brought out the
effect of several weeks of rehears-
ing to be at the best.
Freddy Reddy, the gay boulavar-
der, should not be forgotten.
Freddy was discovered once in
fantastic costume, Havana bound,
as he expressed it.
Much Of the credit for the COM
plete success of the show is given
to Joseph Prendergast, director.
who gave his services without re-
enumeration. He worked many
weeks with the talent and the fin
ished production is ample evidence
CT his untiring efforts.
1t must be said also that every
member of the lodge joined in put
ting il across under the direction
of the, officers. The proceeds from
the three performances are to go
into the new building fund.