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St'l'PLKMENT TO ''UK DAILY AI >YAX(.'E, TiKSDAV. 1)KC. IS, PUCK A I'.oosr"
ELKS MINSTRELS PROMISE TO BE THE
GREATEST PRODUCTION EVER SHOWN HERE
Fun From Beginning
To The Very Last Act
Nothing Has Been Left Undone By
Local Elks to Put Over This
"Greatest Ever" Show
Fun-from the very beginning is assured to those who
witness the Elks' Minstrels, 1!)'23 edition to he presented at the
Alkrama Wednesday and Thursday nijrhls by the local
l .dtre of Elks
With"a cast of stars which'
v. mill make any professional
producer turn green with envy,
minstrels this year will be re
membered as the greatest
event in the show business
si:ice the breaking up of the
old Weber anil Fields min
strels of world fame.
With an opening.?Hiorus which
i>iurtii oft at a r|l|? which would
t r V.? ?: Mini-?In Meinorlain. the
mdw oiT tight alonu so that
tli entire two hours of iu?-rrini< 111
hits jmsseil before one r? -adzes ii Is
tint** to iso home. Thf op?n'iiK
c:Ji 'UiH hv ih** entire comiiany. con
sj- t inu ot forty of the bent voked
??i- n In town. and tw? nty young
lai!;es selected for their leauiy as
well ;;?< Ihelr voi.-.s, literally knocks
on - off their ft ? l ?ii it hardly s? ems
ffisslble thilt Io'mI talent is capable'
ot tendering sucli music in su?-h a
huh rlass stylo.
And .token (ialoie
The Joke* this yeur will he fun-1
tier than ever. Some are ordinal.;
M>me are written for the Elk* ex
oir*id\ l?y AI Jolson. while lie v. ns In
Norfolk a short time ago. hut tlo>
?io all funny as they can be and
caused surh a (?cream at rehearsal?
that they had to he\ practiced in
private.
VI Jolson really outdid himself
.v!on he wrote the Jokes for this
y? .?r'?* Klks' Minstrels.
Moments of Sentiment
Hetwcen the rocking spasms ??f
tun mil laughter. there are also
unetit ?? of sentiment. Several
?Had? a:< on rhe programme and
the men chosen for this work are
; wily ci pa hie of putting them over in
i distinctively original manner.
Aiol tin* FxtriH
N'it to over|oc!-' ?ni? rif tie- he**
t< of the how it ii n-M-: nry
mentloll flint the ifer prr? Is :i
J?J minute skit which Is a scroafn
nil start to finish. Then. too.
iVre will -he a saxophone quartette.
1 o buck and wins dancers, an uk
. . le concert and several other
lovellles which will doubtless tak?
'he patrons diving In th? tr pokets
and paying itior-* more y lor the
s? its whieli th- y secured at the itn
nstsafl> usual |irle? of a dollar a
.'Cat. To si e 2?eir;fh-!(lH l' lli?sro ;|
/ $4.OT. ?%hlle you ore wit tie slag a
chnrity show here for a "?ut one
I If III the cost and seeing a better
sh w at that. If yoa don't be
llcve Ii. step up to the hox yfffce iml
.\n l.ik'-. min-irrl uiilmiii Waller
llarrio would Ih? likr. ( liilil's iin.
taimiut without it* piin-< uke?. Till*
ji'jh* \\ <iIfi*ia iliti's several njhtIhIi
wlilrli ih'Mivr vpcriiil mention hut
\\r uiin'i mention llii'iu. \n>*.*u>
If >mi mi?s Hi'i'inu Wdlirr in the
l-'.lk's MiiiMifN >oiril frrl 11 llic
holiday K nil uiiiliK.
s lum or oi:k,i\
or elks' <;keei in<;
William (loddarTl. of Minneapolis,
r.o<> . No. 11. |h the original *? I'II'?
1:111 or Klkdom. hihI lilv cheerful
salutation which Ims found ItH >vay
around the world, original* d in Min
m -a poll* during III' 111 k National
C> union in that city in 1 x!? 7.
Mr Clodda 1 il was fTi?- treamin 1 of
Minm a poll* Lody?\ rliairtnan of the
Kiunn<? Cninmltteo. and a member
of a ureal inan> oIImt committee*
that had in charue tin arranut n-fnt>*
for tin Elks' Iteuutnn that >?;ir. and
hp m?*|?rit a irr? at deal of hi? tin. ? at
tin* committee head?iuai ter.<.
When \it*ltln>; I! Ik ft rami* to tin
hend'iuarter* to inquire fihout mat
tor* they wanted to know about if
they hnp|M'ii?*d to meet atiyom
vhh riot fully ;inntcd, th? w??re u: u
"I; ? -'d *r> "f*?i o\ rr ? '.?? ; 1
M:iy r?>dd;-/d." and !t \.\iA : < n
taut f-treaiii of "Billy, ran you 1?11
mo, "See Hilly, he known," etc. Tliln
won repeated so incemuintly that the
straituer 1-11k.*< when they approached J
Mr. Goddnrd in-etcd hlin with lli?>
e\ !>re?s|o|i. "Hello. Hill!"
I il a daN or two tin custom
sj?r? ad to th? stn < t? with l!lkn from
all (HirtM of the country. and. Iih -hIir:
each other th? y fat;: out ch- < rii'lly.
"II* ll.o, Itill! and they e.iriied tlo
fro-tlhvj hark to tln-if'home lodu'n,
and mo it ha* Kpi? id to tin end/ of
the ?-arth.
witn t'i K.ks' Miiistrf'-. Hi J'
\S TIIK n IM \l\ GOKS I P
The above cut ix from a wood-< arviiitf made by I). fJuy IJrock
?t! one iil/nt during rehearsals. ISy a rinse rtudv ? ??? frees
o i' will ea.' ily reroirnizt' C.o^len, .Mill- UNI. Uillic I! ?i/nrs, 't v
<* :>>?> :?ihI Hill Phelps ns Ihey appear with the burnt cork, Thi?
vinj? is Mr. BrockettW masterpiece ,j:s, he seems to have ex
-*ed in it ^all the manly valor of tlvn> jirvt "id pier.. The
ri lolling is very impressionistic, but accuntc, r i.l i \presses
I! (ckett's almost uncann>\ i-e.Hpon.se to the plastic beauty of ani
mals, if such license can be used in describing this wonderfu'
s,; of histrionic artists. Mr. Brockett, of course, is shown to the
\
ion <. k o i i i < f. i: s
W. C. SAWYF.n Exalted lluK-r
MILLS RELL Esteemed Lendiiur Kr.ichl
!.. W. CAUTU IMCIIT Esteemed Loyal Knight
II. I!. S1IF.ELY Esteemed Lecturing Knight
I). 1JUOCKETT ^IpF Secretary
<\ W. STEVENS, -Ili. Tiler
W. (I. POOL Inner Gnard
II. S. TOXEY Treasurer
1. FKAIUNG Esquire
!!. F. HILL Chaplain
Trustee.*: LOl'IS SELIG. T. P. XASII. I. FEAIMNG.
ii \ i) m o i) i: s I iik(;inm \ <.
The birthplace of the Order of the.Jilks was a
room in a modest boarding house in Kim street, New
York City. Its charter membership was fifteen.
At the time of the orders birth, gar, wa< just be
ginning to supercede oi! lamps for general illumina
ting purpose^; New York practirallv ended at 551th
street; horse drawn vehicles were the principal
means of transportation. and a little steamboat car
ried freight and passengers from the lowest East
Side to Harlem. At thi; time the Atlantic cable was
one of the world's wonders, the telephone was un
known and the gr< possibilities of the forces of
electricity was just dav.ning upon the ,i ion of meii
of science.
The first regular meeting of the (Iraml I.o.lgi
was held February 12th. 17S1. in Clarendon Hal!.
Hast l.'ith Street. New Yorii, anil the office of the
Grand Secretary was his hat.
The membership of the order, far from remain
ing at th" orijrifl.il fifteen, has become over one mil
lion; electHcaJrflluminntion Ifhs role;:; ted g.-if. to lite
kitchen: cable, teleg'Mpu. telephone and wireless
have girdled the earth wi'h a continuous line of com
munication; New York City has spread over fi\<
counties; eleva.otl railrojir'.s, trolleys, rubwavs and
taxics have transformed a former day's journey into
a ten minute Jnurt.
The order ha* grown great, rich, powerful, fore
most amorfg American fraternities. Its records arc
valuable and voluminous: the demand for office
space is increasing every day. A permanent execu
tive office, a modern structure in every way, is now
under construction in Chicago where all business of
this great order is to be transacted.
Everybody's Going To
The Christmas Carnival
Tlii* Drlinlil fill Fiiii-1'Y*I? I*iit on l>\ ilir Wuys ami Mean*
(.ommithT of I lit- Woman*?* ? .111!?. Follows Inimc
dialrly I j?on llir HrrU of lli#? F.lk* Min>trrl
Tlu< Christmas Carnival, guaranteed to ho a real joy-fest,
follows straightway upon the heels of the I'.lks Minstrel, and the
Klks* expect to attend, of course, if not in a Itody, well, separately
and individually, hut none the less sorely.
Ilillii- Hughes. lS\ltl ami |Ii*v
I'oint, makes lii- ilehui in iliin gear's
show*. Alt ho a I?ii sli> Inthiihi1 of
;>? iii.iiix uii K in tin1 ?Ii?w, Itillie
luimlli'it lii*? pari a* w?-ll as any mai*
rieil man eonhl In* i?> han
dle il. Ills favorite mmik. "That
('r?N?iiiiiK Melody" has h'*eii aligned
him < ?|N-<-iall3 jiinrc In* has heeii
ptai'lii'iiiK it tor M*\?'i'al jears. Il*
shirs Im'Iiiu a singer of note, Itillie is
an a?le|?t al (laming with flu* girls n?
rehearsals as well as an expei i in
|?|il?H'hh ami an ?'\|H'rl in picking the
losing tram in all world'* scries for
I lie |tas| i en >ear*.
.\If Iioii^Ii ilils is mi ??t?| |? i?'i iii<*,
our rim si ill ??i>c llii- lll?rin-s> It, >|il|s
l??-ll, uiir fir (In- 11 III rut ?mis in
? ill** yi'Hr'f* mliisin Is. Mills vo|?-c
mil Im* (raliiffl when li,v li?- citn rr.-u-li
inn mill* in fit - *p*i f? ?I siuV i, ,?
incut ioiiin^ f In s#' in! |?m] mil j(| ?)(?
iiM'toi-'s mi r'tii{*s. 'in In-ill- Mills
?*lllj* Is (is pfl'.lsillK lis III llntf J|
Will <-1- |"p? Imii-sI in |ln< in i< |i 11 ? ? ??f
tin- iiiulit. Tli'-irfiii-c >011 should
!??**? !? 111 III.
The ladies are uointc to the
Klks Minstrel, and turn about is
fair play.
Tin Carnival o|M>im up at o'clock
I'riday afternoon willi a riot of fun
in llu- Shrine Club b'ooins. It last*
, till titi<l 11 iulit.
To Im-uIh with, first and foremost,
tin- prooed* of thin Car ill vol ire to
start llu* hull rolling for a public li
jliiary in RllzaWlh <'||y. Tin* way*
? mill nivalis .f*?>mtiiltI?*?? of tln? Wo.
;uiiin'> C'1111? is doini: tin work. Thoan
? w'?o attend tin Carnival will ha'T a
uood tinn nml help Mart something,
worth wl.ll.
Tlwre will In I'l^ht hoot ho: A can
. <I\ limit 11 Wlnli ili'liclAIH SWn-t llli'atH
. m;i\ h? foil||<I In satisfy the sw? etest
. nppetiif. tin psv booth wlnTe the
I horrible past ami the faxeinal ini? fu
?iin- uiav ho truly learned from on?
|wi.? in tin* black ait, flm U'liiomulc
booth for those with a thfrst. the
parkaui- blinlh where n varnl.v of In
t?r< tiuu things will h< found. Ilia
to> booth lllhil with Christmas dO
inus. the ri'fii shini; ice rnsiin booth,
aii'l tin* pr? tt> faiirv work booth.
A $.r> bos of randy is on ill? play
ami mid' r ttitard at Hip fponcpr*
W.'lki-r Com pa n> ami Is to be jrlv?'ii
to tin- prettiest t:irl at the Christina*
C.irnival Tin- contest will bo rlos* .
it will be In-ated. it will In- simply.
Ib*i re. but tin- pri -ft lent Kir I will pel
tin- randy.
A I ' iiutiful doll Ih oil fllsplav at
!!?? M. I.i luli tfheep Company w;,ldi
will I ?? vl\?-n lo tho prettiest child
nt th> Chritsiiiiis Carnival, and ?v?
? rv little tot for mih's ami n lies
a roil ml want that lovely (bill.
Tin i' will In a social ball, a danc
ing hall, ami a card room win r? all
sort* i.f card values may be ph:yed
anmdinv to the taBte and conscirnc
of |he plaM'rn. *
I'm r\ body's unlou lo the Christ
mas Carnival. It simply Isn't sv'lsfi
not to.
I lls is I'ltOHI'KlllTY
I * in :i hoot!. Ktjrr's daughter,
I -un h do 1 iI;i- my rin.
\V dfln'. corn InMoad of water.
??; i ? tin money do roll in.
.1 N-Mio-nwiru* lost 14'J"? la
I.Horem. M i Imi a man with that
name nhnuldn't earn wh it l ine hap*
pen
? Ol U OW N ?
Viivil. in KiiiKinK of his arms and men sotting out from Troy,
en iM not ano as well i'S our own kiwanis Quartette whose pit -
luir is shown hl>o,e; I>? it unfortunately the eut wax too well sup
plied with ink die- lo tin- fuel that Herl) IVele slipped as he was
? i:ikifiy Hi oi'c-!.i!ik : chiae. Anyway tfiese Ixiys sinjf their way
lilfht i o your heart and out again before you know it. While
|;ill the nicmlicrH of t!i - iiuartette are products of the sand-lots.
I as they nay in luiseli II, they have toured the country extensively
and it is only at a very great expense that they could !><? I>ooke<l
\ to appear in this city Wednesday and Thursday nights in thi
Elks' Charity Minstrel. Heading from loft to right members ot
[ the quartet are Harold Foreman, Kvrjis Lilades, Whit Woodley
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