Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-18
COLLEGE MINISTRIES
MADE GREAT HIT
Footlights Club of Delaware Col
legc Pleased Big Audience
Immensely.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, March IS.-What everyone
Of the large audience who witnessed the
performance say was the best minstrel
show ever given in Delaware by local
talent was presented in Wolf Hall, Tues
day. by the members of the foothghtS
Club OF Delaware College. The audi
torium was crowded and many persons
were turned away being unable to even
ret inside The show was for the benefit
of the Delaware College Review. The
dem and was so great for seats last night
and the show such a success that 1T will
likely be repeated.
During the performance there was music
bv the Delaware College orchestra under
the direction of George III. Madden.
Some of the features were great and the
audience was in an uproar of laughter
from start to finish. As end men Fred
Harmer and William Lilly demonstrated
that they are about as good as many OF the
professional minstrel men. Both of these
bows have had previous experience in this
line in their home city Philadelphia. Lilly
made great hit with his song I'm the
Brother of Lilly of the Valley He sanf
this song with trained mouse on his head.
II. L. Haines and l.. III. Gordy were two
other clever end men.
Holt Akens and Bob Challenger, the
latter taking the part of woman, got
much applause for their modern Jazz
dancing This couple created sensation
Monday night when following rehearsal
they appeared in some of the local stores.
Challengcrs makeup was so clever that
many of the clerks and customers did not
know he was q man until he lighted q
cigarette in one of the stores. Later they
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a crowd.
One of the most pleasing numbers on
the program and also the clcverest was th.
Egyptian dances by James Illghmano
Tilghman was cleverly dressel for the
part and proved an expert IN this line OF
dancing. The entire Program follows:
PART TIE FIRST
Selection. The Royal Nagabond. Orchcs-
IRA. Openinc Chorus. The Gang, "Slow
and Easy" Mr. Wilson; "a Little Jig =
Mr.. Hughes; II Want a Daddy. Mr..
Keith LET the Rest of the World Go BY, :
MIR. McGee: Garry Nc Back TO Old
Virginny." Chorus; "A$leep in the Deep, >
Mr.. Poole: "Oh, By Jingo" Mr.. Harmer:
The Magic OF Your Eyes" Mr. Celia;
I'm the Brother OF Lily Of the Valley.
Mr.. Lilley: kentucky Babe, the Chorus.
InterInission--"Chc up, tho Worst is
yet 20 GOMEZ
tPASM THE SECOND.
The Original -Four String Quartet.
Messrs. 4. Allen, ID. Smith, W Swe sey
f.. Barnard The Modern Jazz, Oar
daneIla. Aicssrs. ii. AlSens and IS.
Challenger a Little Inside Dop Mr..
Leonard II. DAILY: Ballet Egypticnne,
Mr.. James Tilghman: "Bola Bo, MIR.
John 5. Marvin; The Flying Manual Of
Arms, MfssTS. II. Loose ard II. B.
Alexander Topsy furry Tumblers,
Messrs. II. \. Foulk, ID. Smt ahd J.
France.
Alexander Blair, Jr., president; Inter
locutor, Harold 7. Young, end m en-; II. j,
Haines, +. T.. Harmer, l.. H. Go rdy, w. ;
Lilley; chotus first tenor, L. H. Kennedy,
A. B. McGee, Jr., ". Celia; first bass -
G. F. Nables, J. III. Fairbanks, ;, f..
Twoes, T. h. Dantz. second tenor. ii.
Rowan, I'll NJ Keith. G. :. Robinson,
A. Allen. Second bass. +. Poole, II. b,
Yost. |. Fl. Mather, W. L. Broughall.