The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-18
ELKS MINSTREL
 PRODUCTION IS
 GREAT SUCCESS
Sec on d Performance To-
 night at Coliseum Parade Precedes Show

The Elks Minstrel show, a. regu- lar 1881 production, was presented before a large audience at the Coliseum theatre last night and will be repeated again tonight be- ginning at 8 o'clock sharp. The presentation was a big success and everyone taking part, either in solos, or other individual numbers made a big hit. The gags kept the crowd in hilarious mood all evening. The olio numbers, intro duced between the first and sec- ond minstrel parts, also went over in excellent style and received well merited applause.
 Street Parade
 The night started with a regular street parade, headed by the Ju- neau City Band of IA pieces. The band sprung an illuminated parade for on the caps of the members were the new electric lights re- gently purchased for night work Then again the parade introduced the totems, sixteen of them, which were part of the big Elks parade at the annual convention in Seattle last July. This feature of the evening was witnessed by hundreds along the city's thoroughfares of the line of march. The parade will be given again tonight starting from the Elks' Club at 715 o'clock and band concert in front of the Coliseum. Amos IN Andy, repre- sented by George Shaw and Harry Murray, with their old tin lizzie will again appear tonight. Minstrel Part
 The minstrel show itself. the first the Elks have given in six years, was everything such a show means. The opening chorus, with Sam Ritter as soloist, was one of the best musical numbers ever seen here.
 The other soloists, J. J. Fargher Max Scriber, both in two distinct groups of songs and Brice Howard in one group were immensely pleasing in their renditions. En- cores were demanded and freely given.
 New Quartette The new male quartette, H. G. Nordling, E. M. Policy, Fargher and Scriber made such a winning ap- pearance that they nearly ran out of responses. Their wind-up was immense.
 The end-men, Harry Sperling Jack Kearney, J. B. Bernhofer and Dolly Gray, all old-stagers in Ju- neau, never before gave out such a line of fast jokes as last night The gags were all localized and were "hot" ones. No diagrams were required to give an analysis to any of the gags.
 End Work
 Harry Sperling put over a song number that was clever and his chorus was embellished by the ap- pearance of his side kick, Kearney as the maid in the case. Dolly Gray has regular old style min strel song, Chick, Chick, Chicken assisted by the full chorus and this was another big thing of the night Jack Kearney, who has not been seen on the stage since the last minstrel show, six years ago, gave recitation, with piano accom- paniment. The audience required him to give more Then he pre- sented one of his inimitable waltz clogs. J. B. Bernhofer contributed a regular line of batter, when there was a moment to slip one in, be- sides his, regular jokes.
 Frank .Metcalf was the inter locuter, the center wheel of the performance and surprised his many, friends with the ease in which he handled all situations Others in the all-blackface circle, not mentioned previously were M H. Sides, M. 8. Jorgensen, Elmer Reed and Marvin Chase.
 Vaudeville Hits
 Tn the olio section of the even- ing's entertainment, Harry Brandt