The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-30
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Minstrel Show
Fine Entertainment Given Large
Audience At Y. VI. {. A.

1t was Tuesday evening that the
"High Yellow Minstrel Show was
given at the y. ". c. 4 by thirty
persons who kept the audience. which
nearly filled the auditorium, laughing
or chucking the whole time There
were frequent songs given a solos and
in chorus and the time between these
was filled with witty conversations
and snappy stories in which all seem
ed to have a part which was well
done.
A preliminary opening in the
form OF a Harry Lauder act iu which
Edward Cheney appeared in Scotch
kilties and sang in good dialect three
of LADDERS songs, early in the Morn
ing" 81 Think I'll Get Wed in the
Summer" and "Fou the Moo Some
thing in the Bottle in the Morning." :"
These were all very we'll sung. The
accompaniment was played by Mrs.
Cheney.
The curtains were then parted while
the minstres sang the WitmaIk Med
lev Overture. Three at each end
we're the black faced comedians while
between them sat eight in summer at
tire, the middle one of whom was the
interlocutor, Joseph Crocket, who led
throughout and in addition gave the
announcements for the fourteen solos,
which ranged from the latest jazz to
good concert quality.
In the songs all joined in singing
the chorus which was repeated and It
was then that it was made rollicklng
music. Every number was encored
for the singing, but it was Jimmie
Walker in his giving "Lovin' Sam
that took the laurels of the evening
for he was encored twice. He put the
song across in clever vaudeville style.
The solos were:
Carolina Morning" by Mrs. Fred
Coomer.
"seven Come Elevn.' by RAYMOND
Boardman.
'Trish Eyes" by W. L. Duncan.
"Darktown Ball." by Grant Swartz.
"Nancy Clancy" by John McGrath
"Runnin' Wild" by Karl Krug.
"You Tell Her I Stutter," by Mrs.
F. c. McVaugh.
Mr.. Gallagher and Mr.. Shean,' by
Edward Brewer and William Coslett.
'Yirginia," by H. R. Harrison.
"Lovin' Sam" by James Walker.
"The Trail of Long Ago" by Fred
Coomer.
Susanna" by Edward Brewer
'My Buddie," by Mrs. Cheney.
These were all finely given and the
audience gave applause that was well
deserved Mrs. McNaugh sang finely
and gave a very funny rendition. The
words for "Mr Gallagher and Mr.
Shean' were original ones for home
application. Mr.. Coslett sang a song
that he said was his own composition.
He needed no accompaniment, that
is, he had none and anyway, it was a
good one well done. In giving My
Buddie." the soprano "vamped8 one
of the end men so much he had to
"say it with flowers" but the only
thing handy was large potted palm
which he did get across the footlights
to her.
The end men We're Raymond Board
man and Grant Swartz and by them
sat Mrs. McVaugh, Mrs. Coomer, Mr..
Brewer and Mr.. Coslett, all Of whom
were the 'high yellow or rather,
"plain black conversationahsts. They
did all the speaking with the IN
terlocutor and surely talked about
every one in Carneys Point and Penns
Grove and very many in the audience
and some on the stage They began
with "Pop" Davis and then had Mr.
Burdick, DIR. Sutherland, Dr. Jarratt,
Jos, Eckhardt, "Hick' Wright, Mr.
Crockett, Mr. Tice and "Ar Brown,
to mention few.
The final chorus was Georgia
Moon"
In addition to the above mentioned
the minstrel chorus included: Mrs.
JOS Herbert, Mrs. J. c. Dozier, Mrs.
Fred Brownlee, Misses Camille Haw-
kins, Gladys Miller, Nena Fogg,
Peggy Evans and Retta Burkins;
Messrs Robert Pierce, Leon Wright,
Robinson, Ralph Davenport, Joseph
Shirley, and Albert Lumberg.
All minstrel songs were accOmpa-
MED by Miss Ada Truncer, piano. and
n. B. Meher, violin.
Great credit for the production Is
to be given Mr.. Crocket and those
who assisted him in arranging it, Miss
Truncer and Mr.. Pierce
After the performance a large num-
Der remained for dancing, as four
piece orchestra was provided. It was
co~,posed of Mr. Meher, c. F. Ed
wa~ds, E. D. Clark, and James Towns