Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-21

massive minstrel set, that was a signal
Tor applause the part of the audience
which filled every seat Of the Murat last
night. Mr.. Eggleston, all dressed up
like George Washington. with a white
wig, white satin knee trousers, silk
stockings and a red coat with a long
TALL was the interlocutor Grouped
around him were several hundred
Shriner entertainers. The tambourines
were handled by Otto Krauss, John
Gon, Glen Howe and Dick Ring. The
bones were clicked by AL Hoffmeister,
Cliff Richter, George Gill and Ralph
Swearengin.
The overture was Desert Rose. a
Shriner's song which was written by
Emil Seidel, Shriner. It's a corking
number, full Of haunting strains. Later
on In the show it was used as a solo
smash by Joe Wood.
The chanters and the band were pres
ent to help along with the melody.
OH, THAT JAZZY
SAXOPHONE SExTETTE.
Just tuck me away in my Dixie bed
OF cotton and let the Gun Club Saxophone
sextette play on and on. This Shriners
edition of saxophone melody takes
FIRST prize. The sextette consists of
w. w. Davenport. L. G. Rice,
X. E. voeller H. f. Weber. r. A. Gard.
ner and A. W. Freund. They certainly
are the grand blowers on the saxophones
Otto Mueller and Emil Seidel pounded
out melody grand on marimbaphones
They held up the show, as did a quartette
| composed of George Henke, Ellis Stuart
Joe Wood and Louis Heinrich.
otto Krauss got the house with him
by the way he put over the song, They
Call 1t Dancing" He added merriment
to the occasion by shimmying a wee bit.
Ellis Stuart contributed a ballad called
"Old Carolina"
Between the musical numbers Mr. Egg
gleston and Al Hoffmeister. Ralph Swear
engin, George Gill, Dick Ring, Glen
Howe. John Coll, Cliff Richter and Otto
Krauss engaged In smart and delicious
repartee. In other words they cracked
minstrel Jokes.
THEN CAME THE CREOLE
VAMP AND AL NORTHWESTERN.
When the orchestra struck up Mandy
'n-Me" and AL Hoffmeister shuffled to the
center of the stage, the great Jazz song
treat of the show was on Al put the
melody over in great shape. on the
chorus Harry Emf, all tinted up like a
Creole fashion vampire, strutted out on
the stage and did a Jazzy cake walk
with Hofmeister. That stopped the show
The chorus consisted Of the following
First Tenors-R. Albeit, w. y. Baker.
]. J. Bibler, l. c. Esterline, G. W. Henke.
X. c. Hume, f. s. Harrison, Dr. II. &.
Lind, II. ". Lowe, !. H. Rhoades. G. r.
Rmgf l.
Stuart, r. A Thomas. f. l. Yocum.
Second Tenors--A. Spencer, r l..
Bridges, c. II. Dallow, O. Davies. ]. J.
Davis, II. D. ksnnenbach. F. =. Lam
bertus. A. l.. Pau'ay. II. II. Peckmann, ]
NJ Rotz. II. L. Cock. DR. Z y. Day. v i.
Hupgate. o. s. HINT, F. r. Jordan, f.
J. Kappeler, F. II. II. Smith, c. r.
Stuart F. Terwillegar. c. A. Wands. A
f. Wilson, c. c. Winchel
Haritones-R. D. Armstrong, J. w.
Applin, J. X. Bryan, ". J. ". Condrev.
W. A. Cowan, F. Il. Cramer, A. r. Good.
r. Graham, J. r Hinesley, G. Kast. s.
Lewis, r. II. Mccormack, y r. Nelson,
A.. II. on, ". +. Pebworth, c. J Richter.
J. r. Byde. J. l.. Steinmetz. II. W. Well
ord, :. E. Wood, E. F. Hamaker, Jr., P.
C. Laycock
Secoad Basses-w. Fl Bockstshler. c.
VI Bohnstadt, W NJ Bosley. H. A. Boxiu.
c. f. Chapman, II. /. Cook. +. F. Gaines.
P. N. Gale. c. f. Gielow, L. C. Heinrich.
W. Heitkam. Dr. p. owens. H. l.. VI.
Richardson. J Riebeling. V. r. Rudd. f
Rynerson, II. E. Smith, r. swearengin. J.
Watson, F. r Westman
The minstrel show committee consists
Of William s. Mitchell, chair; Arthur p
Wagner, Paul Richie, A W. Kuerst and
Arnold Spencer.
OTHER COMMITTEES THAT
AIDED IN BIG EVENT.
The executive committee consists Of
George Jackson, A. e. Wilson, william