Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-10-13
MINSTREL FROLIC"
A FINE SHOW
Home 7 alent Production by Hurley
Legion Attracted Large
Audiences on Both
Nights.

"The Minstrel Frolic," the home
talent production staged under the
auspices of the local American
Legion, pleased large audiences
Monday and Tuesday evening.
The show was put across in an
excellent manner, rejecting credit
on the quality of home talent and
the ability of the directors. Tuneful
music, catchy songs, interspersed
with the usual jokes and bits Of
terpsichorean art, together with
costumes the like of which have
never been seen here, made the show
everything that could be desired.
With R. G. Trembath as in
terlocutor the curtain was raised on
a minstrel scene that would do
justice to professional companies.
Mirth and melody followed for more
than an hour. Mr.. Trembath filled
the difficult role with ease and O
pleasing naturalness The black
face comedians were there, three on
each end, and engaged in repartee
with the interlocutor and put over
jokes, some of them localized. The
comedians were Harvey Ross, James
Aspinwall, Frank Vioski, John VIII,
John Morrison and Stantino
Bertotti.
Assisted by chorus that was full
of harmony some excellent musical
numbers were given in the first act
Louisiana" by John Morrison was
especially good, and his dance steps
smacked of professionalism. An
other good one was Dreamy
Melody" by Willard Henwood, who
has a good tenor voice. Harvey
Ross was right at home with "No,
No, Nora" as was also John Aspin-
wall with Sometime Maybe" A
catchy number was Finale Hoppers'
by Florence Liberato, with bevy
of hoppers that seemed to love to
dance. John viii sang the closing
number in the first act, "Alexander's
Ragtime Band" the old favorite
which still maintains its popularity.
He was assisted by band that was
the best ever, although they did not
get much music out Of the abbreviat-
ed instruments, the orchestra being
coached to furnish the melody at the
proper time.
After a ten-minute intermission q
dance number, "BeauX and Bells,
opened the second act, followed by
number that was the hit of the
evening. Two Of the black face
comedians, John 0'Leary and Stan
tho Bertotti, presented jobs
Bertotti carried his part especially
well, although there was not much to
he desired in the way O'Leary put
his part over. O'Leary was a little
shy in the first part of the show hut
by the time his number in Jobs
was reached the shyness had worn
off and he was right at home.
An Indian number followed, the
plot Of which was taken from
happenings in the Canadian North
west. in which some good musical
numbers were given. Miss Myrtle
Poole as Waunce, daughter OF we
Forest. was well fitted for the part
Her musical number Pale Moon
was we'll rendered
An oriental musical melange
"West Goes East, furnished the
closing episode. The costumes I'M
this number were especially attrac-
tive. The musical numbers were
well supported by the oriental
dancing girls. Lyle Slender, veteran
in many home-talent productions.
appeared as MacSennate, movie
producer, and he was ably assisted
I bv John O'Leary as ChillblaIne
/ Sloefoot. cameraman pro TEN. The
latter had the heavy part Of furnish
ing the comedy in this episode.
Folk dancing classes attracted e5z
,.oy,,or students at the University Of