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Tom Smith just had to follow the
visitors back to Fairbanks. He al
ways was a little soft on airplanes
; and minstrels.
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Some of the jokes hit so hard i
i they could be felt all the way out |
i to Healy.
; Marshal Erwin and Deputy James j
I Hagan sat together at the show, and j
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| the marshal had a lot of fun, at)
l Jim’s expense—until he received aj
i broadside himself. But the judge is j
! a good sport, at that.
Joe Fischer declares that nothing j
| got by him, reports to the contrary 1
j notwithstanding.
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AMERICAN LEGION MINSTRELS
MAKE BIG HIT AT COLISEUM
The American Legion Minstrels,
presented at the Coliseum theater
>n Saturday night bv Dorman H.
Baker Post No. 11, of Fairbanks,
inder the auspices of Nenana lodge
STo. 1193. Loyal Oorder of Moose,
svil! go down in history as the most
thoroughly enjoyable theatrical en
tertainment ever witnessed in In
terior Alaska, not excepting the
professional companies which have
visited this section of the territory
in days pone by.
Attracted by the very compli
mentary reports of the production
received from Fairbanks, Nenanaites
crowded the Coliseum to overflow
ing, every seat having been sold
long before the show started. And
when the curtain rose on the - half
circle of blackface comedians and
soloists, the visitors were given a
most enthusiastic ovation.
The first number on the program
following the opening overture by
Prof. Fleischman’s splendid orehfes
tra of seven pieces, was a chorus
“Star Spangled Banner", by th..
entire company, the audience stand
ing and appreciative. This was fol
lowed by a solo by Mr. E. H. Mack
oldtime Fairbanks favorite, who sang
“Whispering” in splendid voice. A
quartet came next, Messrs. Crosby
Keen, Victor Brown, Harry Watson
and Elmer Sanderlin rendering
“Tripoli” in a manner that capti
vated the house. Billy Root, who
was a whole show in himself as one
of the end men, followed with a
solo, “When the Moon Shines on
the Moonshine” He has a good voice
and put his song over in a manner
that delighted the audience. Victor
Brown, in his “Chain of Memories”
also scored a hit, his rendition of
the beautiful song being very pleas
ing. Then came Hal Xoziglia, an
other one of the end men—and a
fast one—in “Please Don’t take my
Harem Away”. He was dressed for
the song and put it across in truly
professional style. Crosby Keen was
next on the list with “Down the
Trail to Home Sweet Home”, a
beautiful song delightfully rendered
Mr. Keen has a splendid voice and
is very much at home on the stage,
The first part ended with “1 Love
\ou Sunday” sung by Roden Davis,
well known Fairbanks boy who can
sing and act like a real Haverly.
He was one of the end men and
very much alive.
Between songs the minstrel men
put over a lot of good jokes, pre
pared especially for Xenana and
none of them missed fire. The humoi
was keen edged and wholesome
and it took well with the crowd.
The end men were Billy Root,
Roden Davis, Dr. J. A. Sutherland
Ed Hering, Hal Xoziglia and Robert
Sheldon. Their makeup was original
and grotesqely artistic, their appear
ance on the stage, when the curtain
rose, putting the audience in a good
humor. The soloists and members
of the chorus were: Homer Amend
Frank Young, Jack Buckley, George
Cook, James A. Fairborn, Jack
Crook, William Kilberg, Reed Heilig,
Grant Courtnay, H. Claude Kelly,
James Moore, Jack Johnson, Joe
Miller, Elmer Sanderlin, Harry Wat
son. The singing of the chorus was
a very pleasing part of the show,
combining volume and melody of
a very high order. The singers were
in blackface and attired in full
dress.
Roy A. Darling, in cap and suit of
white, was splendid as interlocutor,
He has a good voice and directed
the by-play like a veteran minstrel.
Ed Hering and Harry Watson
opened the second part with a skit
entitled “The League of Rations”,
the former appearing as an Italian
bootblack and the latter as the
customer. Mr. Hering’s impersona
tion of an Italian was perfect and
the reception of his sketch enthus
iastic.
Hal Xoziglia, as Isaac Ebstein
dealer in dry goods, in a one-act
farce entitled “Fine Business”, was
a scream, worthy of the professional
stage. He was assisted by Crosby
Keen, detective; Homer Amend,
officer; R. E. Sheldon, Roden Davis,
Victor Brown and Jack Crook,
customers.
Dr. J. A. Sutherland and Jack
O’Gara, as “The Two Vamps” were
the sensation of the show, in their
clever women impersonation. They
were faultlessly attired in femenine
raiment, their makeup being so
perfect that not a few in the big
\ audience thought them the real
l poods—until they began their song.
The song consisted of about fifty
verses, most of them directed at
residents of Xenana. They kept the
house in an uproar and were called
back several times. In fact every
member of the company was en
chored.
The final act was an original
sketch by Frank Young, Jr., who
appeared in the title role as Jeffer
son Johnson Lee, teacher of music.
The sketch was used as the vehicle
to assemble a company of musical
artists, who delighted the audience
with several well-rendered selections
on a variety of stringed instruments,
j The orchestra was composed of
' Messrs. Grant Courtnay, Jack Buck
■ ley, Reed Heilig, Jas. G. Moore,
! Jack Johnson and George Cook,
j The act ended in a chorus by the
| entire company.
| A big feature of the show was
| the music by the orchestra directed
j by Prof. Fleischman and composed
of Clifford Smith, piano; Arnold
| Xordale, comet; Hjalmar Xordale,
'saxiphone; Billy Root, traps; Sof
'Knutson, xylophone; Harry Bentley,
j base viol. This orchestra also played
' for the Moose dance, at Union hall.
. after the minstrels, and the music
j was so thoroughly enjoyed that the
; crowd stayed on the floor until
j after five o’clock Sunday morning.
J The successful presentation of the
minstrels, first in Fairbanks and later
| in Xenana, is credited to the origin
ality and energy of John H. Kelly,
playwright; James A. Fairborn, pro
ducer; and Roy A. Darling and the
I other members of the company, all
| of whom cooperated heartily to make
i the show worthy of the American
; Legion, for the benefit of which it
' was staged in Fairbanks.
The members of the company
j arrived in Xenana on Saturday, by
: special train, accompanied by a large
J number of other Fairbanksans, and
. returned to the upper town on Sun
; day afternoon, taking a number of
| Xenanaites and the well wishes of
j the entire community back with
. them. There was a big crowd on the
i river to see them depart and the
■ hope was very generally expressed
| that another occasion might soon
i be found to bring the people of the
two towns together.
The community owes much to the
Moose of Xenana for bringing the
minstrels to town. The undertaking
was not a small one, considering
the size of the company, but the
, Moose have a way of putting things
! over and they arrang#d the ex
j cursion fully prepared to meet a
| substantial loss, should the cost of
j staging the production prove great -
j ex than the revenue. As it was, the i
j venture netted a small margin of
■ profit—just enough to enable the
Moose to stage a little celebration
of their own, at some future meet
ing. And in addition, they have the
satisfaction of knowing that they
gave the old town a real live time,
for which everyone received the full
worth of their money.
“Scow" Davis, well known veter
an trader, arrived from the Outside
on Saturday with a shipment of
perishables for the local market.
The following were among the
arrivals on today’s train from Fair
banks: Andrew Begoff, Sam Barnes,
Tom Smith, John Moe, “Dad” David
son, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Peirce,
Roy Ferguson, Ed Garner, Gene El
lis, Jim Murphy, F. H. Barnett and
Deputy Marshal Tom Long, of Ruby.
Crosby Keen, Paul Borak, Fred
Strothers, John Joslin, Joe Ferneo,
Charles Peterson, and Mrs. Ben
Hoerler were among the passengers
leaving town on the Fairbanks
train this afternoon.
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