The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-07-28
c. F. & I. Minstrel Show

OVernowing crowd. That the show
was very much appreciated would
be putting it mildly. The audience
was well repaid for their attendance
from the minute the curtain rose
on the minstrel first part until the
Judge was through dispensing JUS
tice (?) in the final act. The open
ing was gorgeous effect in black
and white, the six black-face end
men being dressed in purple and
white costumes, and all the ladies
gowned in pure white. This was
offset with massive black and white
curtain which was painted for the
exclusive use of the c. F. & I. Cos
camp minstrel shows
The audience was in gales of laugh
ter from the minute Ray Morgan
asked the interlocutor for "His Re-
ceipt," until the final curtain. Some
of the song favorites with the crowd
were by Mrs. Weirick, DIR. Taylor, Ray
Morgan, Miss Headly, G. H. Hunt and
Ball sincins "Susannc ard
Me-" This latter song was written
especially for the C. F. & I. minstrels
and has been huge success through
out Colorado and Wyoming at the
Company's numerous mining proper
ties. Mrs. Benson as accompanist,
assisted by MrWeirick at the drums
could not be improved on. The first
part. of the performance consumed
about fifty minutes.
The second part was opened by an
accordian virtuoso. 1t was encored
several times. This act was followed
by G. H. Hunt, who incidentally is
assistant superintendent of the Au-
gusta mine, with ventriloquist act.
Mr.. Hunt uses two dummies and he
mystified the audience for ten min
utes with his novelty act. Mrs.
Manley with her reading was also a
big favorite with the large audience.
Ray Morgan and gave a
character Interpretation of two 1tal-
ians in search of job. 1t is hard
to find out whether Ray got his "job"
or not, anyhow the act was very
amusing "Razor Jim," the one act
riot of fun was a yell from start to
finish, and space does not permit go
ing into details. The act featured
Mrs. Helfrick, Gil Welch, Ben Sny-
der. and O'Neill, and if there
was ever funnier, act in Crested
Butte, why we have never gazed on
it.
Mr.. Hunt and Lew Brennison, who
directed the show. put on a black
and white act that was winner with
the audience. Everybody seemed to
think they were getting more for
their money than was advertised
when behold the Bogus Judge" ran
through riot of fun for seventeen
minutes, and probably all the coming
generation of Crested Butte will be
trying to initiate the Judges crying.
The show will be repeated this
evening at eight o'clock, and numer-
Gus people have expressed their in
tentions of going again. A perform
ance by this troupe will also be given
at the Normal School auditorium at
G1nnison on Monday night, Aug. 1st.
Ashley Mcdonald and Floyd Chap
pei were visitors in Crested Butte on
Wednesday.
"Nibs" Lashbrook and Hugo Fag
relius were up from Gunnison on
Wednesday.
NJ. Grow, Miss M. Ronald and Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. McDougal were Gun
nison folks registered at the hotel
Monday of this week.
Monday afternoon Mr.. p ]. Elder
and Mr.. Nelson Soule left here by
auto, the former for his home in
Pennsylvania, and the latter going as
far as Kansas City on his way home
to Tulsa, Okla. Mr.. Soule is a broth
er of Mrs. W. X. Coolidge and has
been out here enjoying fishing trip
on the Taylor river.
Ray Morgan took Lew Brennison
to Gunnison Tuesday morning, where
the latter made arrangements at the
Empire office for tickets, programs,
etc, for the minstrel show which was
given here Friday and Saturday
evenings and will be put on at the
Gunnison Normal one night next
week.
The I. o. o. F. and Rebekah mem
bers enjoyed very pleasant evening
last Saturday when they gave a fare
we'll reception in honor of Mr.. p G.
Elder and also in honor of the newly
weds. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Weirick,
They presented the young couple