Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-10
"JOuLIES OF 1920" PLEASES CA
PACITY HOUSE ON OPEN
ING NIGHT.
IN MINSTRElSY;
FIRST PART COMES LAST
Soukup Brothers. Dudley Gregory
and Harold ellis, Latter Of Bren
Producing Company, Score Individ-
uaI Hits-Performanee to Be Re-
peated Tonioht-Money for Charity

The .Iollies of 1920" minstrel,
musical comedy. vaudeville revue.
with ministrelsy predominating, was
| presented Tuesday night at the Cd
con by Marshall Lodge No. 312, b. j.
/ O, f.. The Odeon was seated to it's
capacity, and the entertainment, diff
fering greatly from the usual min
strel show. was success. The Jol-
lies" will be repeated tonight and the
other big house. The proceeds go to
the Elks' charity tuna. Tne show is
under the, direction OF the Joe Bren
Production Company, OF Chicago,
which has directed Eiks'minstrels tor
several seasons.
The JolIles'' differs from the ordi-
nary minstrel show In that the
circle" is the closing feature instead
OF the opening and the entci,a.a-
ment starts WITH u tabloid musical
comedy and is followed with the oilo
While the entire program is good
chief interest, naturally, is in the ola
minstrel circle, which presents the
home comedians in burnt cork.
Funny Comedians; Good Singers.
The minstrel first part Is worthy
OF the highest commentator. The
comedians are funny; the soloists
very good and the stage effects in
keeping with "a high class production
A circle of comedians and singers in
gay colored suits and an upper circle
OF pretty girls made an attractive
picture. .. L., lngledue is interlo-
.uter and the comedians are Dudley
Gregory, James Wiley, Fred Aitno4I,
George Hoekridge, Emmett Byrnes.
A. A. Nicholson, Bryon Ruth an
Harold Giles, the latter OF the Bro.
company. The soloists are Andrew
Bowman, Matthias Soukup and DIR.
Ralph Good.
Gregory and Giles, as principal
endmen, scored heavily. stopping the
show with their songs anu pu.ting
over their jokes like old veterans OF
burnt cork comedy.
Song Numbers Most Pleasing.
The musical program was excel
lent, Matthias Soukup scoring an es-
pecial nit with Your Eyes Have
Told Ne So Comedy songs were
rendered by Emmett Byrnes, with
Chilli Bean" George Hockridge,
When the Moon Shines on the
Moonshine; Dudley Gregory. Don't
!, Take Away Those Blues" and Har-
old GILES with Sweet Mamma"
Ralph Good sang Rose of My
iAeart," and Andrew Bowman, Pm
| IN heaven When I'm in My Mothers
Arms The ensemble numbers were
excellent and the male chorus well
trained in its eYolutions.
Musical Tab" Also Scores.
The musical tabloid, which opens
the show, also scored the chorus
numbers winning applause. The feat
IRE OF the first part was He's Me
hiddo," sung by Ralph Bowman,
| Nina Fac Kits and Bowery chorus.
Dudley GreSory. as Jazz Johnson,
general factotum about the Inside
inn. and Harry Gabelman, as sissi-
fled hotel clerk, scored immensely
che cast:
Buttons ..........I Ralph Bowman
Archibald Doolitte,f Harry Gableman
sylvia Ripley ......... Jessie Bayne
Will Is. Dunn ......... James Wiley
Jazz johnson ...... Dudley Gregory
Billie Barton ........ Pearl Adams
Vivette ............. Nina Fac Kits
Doughboy Entertainers Good.
The doughboy entertainers, Matthias
Soukup and Harold GILES, who par
ticipatcd in the theatricals of the
Eighty eighth division overseas,
stopped the show in the olio. The
former, appearing with his brother in
a song group, and the latter in a
singing and dancing, speciality, ap-
peared in the feature acts OF the en-
| tertainment. GILES, one time with Al
G. Fields, is a clever dancer and
gives a most faithful imitation Of