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Yanochowski and Ethel Swem.Kentucky Snowball Octet—Mes-dames C. A. Camp, H. F. Andrews, W. B. Kirkpatrick, Miss Ethel Swem, Messrs. Lewis Kraus, George A. Burt, Walter Miller and Charles Meier.Specialty Entertainers — Masters Clifford Green and Roy Kern; Mrs. George Halbleib, Harry Sleater, Ben McBride. C. A. Camp, Miss Anna Yanochwski and Tom Endsley.Solo Artists—Frank Ganger. Tom Endsley, C. A. Camp, George A. Burt and Walter Miller.Plano Accompanist—Miss EllaMeier.Director—Mrs. Anna CuJ.ter Hall. Stage Manager—Isaac Gilpin.At the hour of 8:20 the Wright-Meier orchestra broke the silence of the evening by playing the prelude to the opening piece of the evening. The chorus sang an old-time southern melody previous to the raising of the curtain.After ‘ the curtain arose the end men stepped on to the stage and in front of their seats and the interlocutor arose and in a fitting manner introduced the company by saying: “Ladies and gentlemen, I take great pleasure in presenting to you the entertainers of the evening. Pleasebe seated.”The interlocutor then asked the end men how they wore feeling this evening in turn, starting with Mr. Bones, who felt like a big apple pie or a boy with the mumps, “All swelled up.” Mr. Tambo, he was feeling just like the Judge and the Dude, “Fine and dandy.” Mr. Funnybone, stretched his long neck out of his collar and stated he felt like a bottle of champagne, “All corked up.” Mr. Dice, I feel full this evening (middleman), how full? Beautiful.The company of 23 seated, presented a beautiful southern scene to the audience. The interlocutor in white face, attired in black full dress, was stationed on a high seatat rear of stage (center). On his rightMM V • A MKKA • • • Vlt; m | VAAVMgave the telephone girl a shock when he sang that sweet song “Central, Give Me Back My Dime.” His song, intermingled with a neat little dance by the end men met with an applause and Tambo was brought back to the front of the stage for another verse. Tambo was the dude of the Skiddoo company, dressed in a beautiful wine-colored satin suit with a diamond stud in his bosom that shown brighter than the headlight on a railroad locomotive. He was surely it, in the company of 23. Part one was then drawn to a close with the entire company singing “My Own United States,” accompanied by orchestra, each actor displaying a flag, and “Old Glory” as a background. It was a fine presentation.In the second part tlie first on the program was a selection by the orchestra. Then “A Few Colored Remarks, bj '“Jakus” McBride and it was a jackup for everybody and everything. It was decidedly spicyand his make-up the best ever. George Washington Johnson Sleater, sang the popular song, “Blow the Smoke Away,” that was one of the specialties of the evening, a smoking scene, using a lighted cigar to bring out the principal point of its title. He handled the song very creditably and. met with hearty applause.The famous cake walk came next. Miss Kathleen do Vries in a very pleasing manner, stepped gracefully around the stage in the cake walk fashion and very fittingly introduced to the audience Miss Mina Marigold Kern and Samboo Dooferdill Green in the renowned cake walk. It was one of the prettiest numbers of the evening and brought cheers and laughter from everybody in the audience as well as the Skiddoo company. Miss Kathleen de Vries again appeared in an encore in a trio cake walk, which was very pleasing indeed.
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Henry Republican
Henry, Illinois, US
Thu, Feb 07, 1907
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