Graham guardian., 1922-06-06
NEGRO MINSTREL
SHOW IS BIG HIT
WITH AUDIENCE


Hail. by the Legion Auxiliary were
given a real treat The performance
started promptly on time and was
replete with laughs and fun from
start to finish.
The program opened with chorus
by the en- semble and was followed by
selection from the orchestra.
The solo, "Old Back Joe. by John
F. Weber, was rendered in Mr.. Web
er's usual good style and proved him
to be the same "colored" footlght
fayorite that he has always been.
Duff Green, Ivan Dial, Alex Ken
nedy and B. C. Weaver as end men
proved themselves to be first-class
actors and the jokes exchanged by
them with the interlocutor, T. T. Swift
were side splitting hits as were also
the clog dancing and buck and wing
dancing by Mr.. Green and Alex Ken
nedy. -e.f.-
Oth-r special numbers on the pro-
gram were the banjo solo and song by
Mr.. Green, the cornet solo BY f"
Fisher. and the vocal 500 by B. C.
Weaver Between these selections
| he chorus sang several nember.
among them being My Sunny Ten
nessee," Il Want My Nanny" and
Tuck Me to Sleep
After a short intermission at the
close of the first part Of the pro
gram, Miss Lois Brier and Miss Har-
riet Sargent. dressed in the costume
OF Italian girls sang the beauti-
full song of "Napes." ending with a
fancy dance.
Following this came the duet
I"Mine All Mine," in which Will Free.
man dressed as negro wench, made
his appearance with Mr.. Green as his
best girl.
Little Cecil Freeman, the little
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Will Free
man, endeared herself to the audi
ence by her charming little manne:
as she sang. "Freckles" and in hei
response to an encore.
The solo dance Light as Air" b!
Miss Woolsey was another very pleas
ing number of grace and beauty ant
showed Miss Woolsey to be talented
as dancer.
A well rendered reading by Mrs
Rivenberg was followed by selection
by the stringed orchestra and afte
this Miss Yvonne Dial and Duff Greel
gave demonstration Of the moderl
way of shaking foot" which was
scream" from start to finish,
AS little niger girl and a littl
nigger boy, Mrs Lillian Netterbla
, and her brother, Will Freeman, prove
r themselves great fayorites with tn
| audience.
After another selection by the OF
: cEestra, the evenings entertainment
closed with the singing of the old plan
tation song, Garry Me Back to O
= Virginny" by the chorus.
There is nothing in the way of a
[ entertainment of fun and amusemer
can draw as large a house as tn
staging of a negro minstrel by loe'
y talent. and the one given Friday wa
}. no exception and the members of tn
II Auxiliary who worked so had to MAX
d this a success feel well repaid Il
their efforts.
The proceeds of the evenings e
tertainment were $114.SO, and the e
a pensees were $4,000, which leaves
ba anee of SS4SO to add to the trea
D ury of the organization. During Ii
e first part of the performance +,
o Williams had charge of the music ar
s. in the latter part the music was u
y der the direction of Mrs. w. X, Da
During the latter part of the pc
formance a ncar-panic was cause
: when an alarm of fire was given an
the audience believed that the bull
: ing was on fire. However it was soc
discovered that it was not the bull
ing that was burning but an auton
bile that was parked across the stree
in front of the hall. The blaze WI
soon extinguished and when the a
dIence became quiet again the pc
formance was resumed,