The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-12-23
ElkSMINSTRELS'
HIT HIGH SPOT OF.
mERRtmENT IN
ANNUAL REVIEW
1t Took a Wise Mother to
Recognize Her Son in the
Load of Cork.
BY MRS. WINNIE HOOVER.

A crowded house greeted the Elks'
minstrel show at the Opera House
Wednesday night. and it was not dis
appointed in its anticipations of an
evening of enjoyable entertainment.
Part one, the Skyline Cabaret. held
many pleasant surprises for the audi
ence. The stage setting was splen-
did and the guests of the cabaret
were most interesting as well as most
attra ctive ones, the pretty girls in
evening dresses and their cookbook
ing escorts delighting the spectators
with Naughty Waltz" and other
equally harmless and pretty dances
The guests included in the cabaret
scene were the Misses Louise Pigg,
Katherine Marian, Ruth Wycoff,
Melba DeShazer, Genevieve Pigg,
Viola Lane, Vimia Ames, Ruth McIn-
erney, Kate Henley, Alnea Horney,
Helen Bower; Charles McDonough,
Clifford Brandon, Cleo James, Har-
old Hart, Frank Rundahl, William
Walsh, Franklin Smith, Randolph
Pigg. Harold Wycoff, Donald Will
liams, Harry Johnson, Jesse Ball and
cashier, appeared in the solo Some
where Voice is Calling" her lovely
voice attracting those in the audience
as well as those on the stage. Les
Neibaur followed with the same mel
Ody as a violin solo, which was well
received, and the voice and violin in
duet closed the number artistically
The Jazz band furnished good music
throughout the entire entertainment
The walters, Russell Steeley and R. H
Bottenfield, caused much merriment
by clever incidental stunts
The solo dances by Miss Hilda Lee
were thoroughly delightful and exc
cuted with professional attention to
costuming and detail. And the Steps
from Jazzland" by Mr. Egender and
Miss Lee was sp1endidly done and
well received. Miss Lee scored dis
tinct hit, both for her beautiful work
and attractive appearance and Co.'S
tunes. The song and dance by
Bachelor and Egender was a fine
number and had a distinctly profess
sional air. The solo, "Just Wait and
See." by Les Neibaur. was most pleas
ing, as was his violin work, in both
solos and obligata, which added much
to the different acts in which he ap-
pears. Miss Estelle Freye made an
attractive appearance in her song
revu. and elected much applause. The
finale by Mrs. A. G. Wilson, Smith
Bachelor, Miss Lee, H. G. Egender
and the company was a fitting eli
max to the delightful first half of
the entertainment.
The second part of the program was
the minstrel show, and seldom is 1t
the privilege to see a better one than
the members of the Elks' Ministries
put on for the enjoyment of the pub
lie. The choruses compared favor
ably Gas to numbers) with the Welsh
male choir, and when they have given
as many performances as the latter
organization, who knows? 1t was a
wise parent who knew its own child
when the curtain was raised on the
stage attractively decorated with the
Elks' emblem and CO ors, and the fine
array of men in brilliant costume
The "ohs" and "ahs" were breathed
rapturousiy through the audience at
the glorious spectacle. The solos
were a we'll given, and it would be
impossible to criticize any unfavD.-
ably Wa Ter Bike rendered "Oh
Death Where is Thy Sting" accept
ably. Mr. Yes sangs Mother of
Mine" Mr.. Tremayne Alabama Lul-
1aby." Ed Fredrickson's offering was
"Whe'.- he Neon Shines on the
Mooushne," Mf. Thomas rendered
Tel re Little Gy psy" Mr.. Benson's
500 WIS When | Die Let Me Sleep
in 3. e Deep" Robert Miller pleased
with the solo My Paradise" and Mr..
Bower gave the classic, you Can't
Shake Your Snimnie on Tea" The
clog dance by r. L. hawes was much
appreciated.
The interlocutor, w. H. Thomas,
was an excel ent one, and the end
men. ] e. Fredrickson, C. E. Essert,
E. j. Bower and Walter Bike kept the
audience in a gale of merriment with
their clever jokes and comedy by
play. The blackface men were Rob
ert Miller, Charles Keyes, ]. b. Sher-
rill, H. B. Stockder, r. L. Hawes. ].
B. Steinmeyer. H. L. Rice, Roila
Wright. w. A. Benson, Oscar Swan
son, Hubert Tremayne and Walter
Kearney.
The audience was entertained be-
tween acts by Rolla Wright, who gave
character sketch of a Jewish wed
ding most acceptably. and a number
OF vocal solos by Miss Milicent
Steacy, which were of high order of
excellence