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EVENTS OF INTEREST IN SMART CIRCLES
Mary Baldwin Alumnae Luncheon at the Press Club—Mrs. Ball to Be Chaperon at Southern
Club—Mrs. Neal Hostess at Luncheon—Mis Marler Entertains Club—Mrs. Prowell to
Compliment Mrs. Clemens—Other Topics of Interest—Announcements—Notes
By JANE SIBI.EY
THE members of the Birmingham
alumnae of Mary Baldwin semi
nary gathered at the Newspaper
club yesterday in honor of the birth
day of their alma mater. The table was
lovely with snapdragons and the pink
color tone was also used in the pfece
cards. Luncheon was served at. 1 o’clock.
Those included In this charming cour
tesy were: Mrs. «>rin M a gill of Virginia,
Mrs. Thomas McGruder. Mrs. Paul Earle,
Mrs. Laura Alexander, Mrs. David Rob
erts. Jr., Mrs. J. E. Dedman, Mrs. Lan
ders Sevier, Mrs. Harry Jonos, Mrs. A. C.
Montgomery, Mrs. William Bcrney, Mifts
Agnes Terrell, Miss Amy Allen, Miss
Dean Dillard, Miss Kate Earle Terrell.
MRS. BALL CHAPERONE
AT SOUTHERN CLUB
Special stress is to be given to the wom
an's department at the Southern club dur
ing the coming winter season. Two years
ago when the club was remodeled and the
Tudor room was added the popularity of
the club was greatly increased among the
fashionable women of Birmingham. Ex
tensive arrangements are being made for
entertainments, in which the wives,
daughters and sisters of the club
members are to be included. Mrs. George
C Ball will be official chaperone be- i
ginning October 16. Mrs. Ball has held
that position at the Birmingham News
pai^er club for several months, and is
■well qualified for so responsible a position.
She has scores of friends both in the
married set and among the young folks
■who wish her success in her new under
taking.
MISS MARLER HOSTESS
TO SEWING CLUB
Miss Mabel Marler delightfully enter
tained the members of the Sister Susie’s
Sewing circle yesterday afternoon at her
hornet n Norwood. Bright colored dahlias
and ferns made the rooms attractive
where the congenial girls gathered to
spend several happy hours with their
fancy work and chatting. The afternoon
was brought to a close with a tempting
salad and ice course.
Those present wfere: Miss Dorsey Har
ris, Miss Julia Carney, Miss Roberta
Lamb, Miss Helen Keiser, Miss Lois
Browm, Miss Blanche Matthews, Miss
Ella Louis Ward, Miss Dorothy Allen,
Miss Mabel Marler, Mrs. Allen Henry,
Mrs. Lawson Gambill, Mrs. Bob Harris*
Mrs. Burdette Harris and Mrs. J. C.
Dorsey.
MRS. NEAL’S LUNCHEON
FOR MRS. LAWTON
An interesting event in social circles
yesterday was a luncheon with Mrs.
George B. Neal as hostess in Norwood
complimentary to Mrs. J. B. Lawton.
A beautiful basket of rose-colored
dahlias graced the center of the exquis
itely appointed table, and the same color
note and design appeared in the place
cards, which bore the following names:
Mrs. J. B. Lawton, Mrs. C. A. Lloyd,
Mrs. W. »S. Johnston, Mrs. M. R. McNeill,
Mrs. J. T. Hury, Mrs. J. H. Goodapple
and Mrs. Neal.
INTERESTING COMMENT ON
DUNN-COBBS ENGAGEMENT
The Sunday Montgomery Advertiser
gives the following comment on the an
“Vaporize” Croup
or Cold Troubles
Vapor treatments tor cold troubles are
better than internal medicines, as the va
fore carry the medication direct to the
rungs ana air passages without disturbing
the stomach.
When Vick’s “Vap-O-Hub” Salve is ap
plied over the throat and cheat, these va
pors, released by the heat of the body, are
inhaled with each breath. 25c. to {1.00.
M aENlHNZ has W> TRADE MARK
“\0u»°ny6”
wxsssuassjuyE
IfT ' . • T^'
MISS ADA M’WILLIAMS
Miss McWilliams is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
McWilliams, who celebrated her birthday recently at their home in Ensley
nouncement of the engagement of Miss
Mnry Cobbs to Mr. William Dunn of this
city:
“Miss Cobbs is one of Montgomery’s
most charming girls and has a large cir
cle of friends.
“Mr. Dunn is prominently identified with
the business interests and social life of
Birmingham, and is also popular in Mont
gomery.
“Theirs will be the first November wed
ding, and will be solemnized at 8 o’clock
on the evening of Wednesday, November
3. at St John’s church."
INTERESTING EVENTS
OF TODAY IN SOCIETY
In honor of her guest, Mrs. David T. j
Buell of Mobile, and Mrs. W. M. Clemens, 1
who Is visiting Mrs. Victor Prowell, Mrs.
Robert Simpson will entertain at a bridge '
luncheon today at her home.
Mrs. C. C. Smith’s bridge party this
afternoon complimenting Mrs. .T. B. Law
ton, will be an interesting happening of
today Mrs. Thomas Joy will entertain the
Southern Association of College Women
at her home on Highland avenue this aft
ernoon and the meeting of the Birming
ham Writers’ club will take place at 3
o’clock at the Newspaper club.
TAUL-LOWRY
PLANS COMPLETED
A wedding In which a wide circle of
friends is deep’.y interested, that of Miss
Annie McQueen Lowry to Mr. Charles
Clark Taul, will be solemnized Wednes
day morning, October 20, at 11:80 o’clock
at the South Highlands Methodist church.
The Rev. E. C. McVoy, pastor of the
church, will perform the ceremony.
Miss Lowry’s attendants will be Mrs.
Arthur Richmond Forsyth, an aunt,
matron of honor, and Miss Georgia Taul,
sister of the groom, maid of honor. Mr.
Taul has asked Mr. M. L. Pointer to be
his best man and Mr. Tom Taul of Annis
ton and Mr. Porter Ledbetter will act as
ushers. Miss Lowy wiU be given in mar
riage by her uncle, Mr. A. R. Forsyth
and Mrs. N. A. Logan is to have charge
of the nuptial music.
There will be no reception, the young
couple leaving immediately after the cere
mony for Texarkana, Ark., where they
will make their home.
ENTERTAINMENTS PLANNED
FOR BRIDE-ELECT
A delightful series of parties are being
planned for Miss Annie McQueen Lowry,
one of the October brides. The first of
these will be a luncheon at the Country
club Wednesday with Mrs. Frank Estep
as hostess, and Mrs. Laura Brown Mor
gan, another loveV bride-elect will share
honors with Miss Lowry upon this occa
sion.
Mrs. Overton Fullton will be hostess at
an afternoon tea Thursday at her pretty
new home on Caldwell Terrace to honor
Miss Lowry and Mrs. Alex Wade, the lat
ter will leave soon to make her future
home in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Fullton will
include in this hospitality the members
of Class No. 9 and the Ladies’ Aid society
of the Highland Methodist church. The
latter organization was formed by Miss
Lowry.
Mrs. R. D. Burger will be hostess at an
Informal luncheon next Tuesday for Miss
Lowry.
Mrs. Cashwer Dowling will entertain at
a forty-two party, complimenting this
lovely bride-to-be Wednesday afternoon,
October 13, at her home in Norwood, and
Mrs. W. C. Lloyd wilt entertain at bridge
for Miss Lowry Thursday, October 14.
MRS. PROWELL TO
COMPLIMENT GUEST
Mrs. Victor Prowell will be a charming
hostess of Wednesday entertaining at
luncheon at her home on Iroquois street
to compliment her guest, Mrs. William
M. Clemens of Mobile.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The board of control of the Alabama
Training School for Girls will hold a meet
ing this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the
city hall.
The Southern Association of College
Women will hold Its first meeting this aft
ernoon at 3 o’clock with Mrs. Thomas
Joy at 2801 Highland avenue.
The HemphlP, School Improvement asso
ciation will meet Thursday af|ei>ioon at 3
o’clock. All members and patrons of the
school are urged to be present, as busi
ness of importance is to be transacted
and election of officers will take place.
SOCIETY IN GREATER
BIRMINGHAM
Mr G. P. Dovell of Russellville spent the
v eek-end with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Dovell, in North Birmingham.
Mrs. R. E. Douthtt, wno has been seri
ously 111, is reported much better.
The Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Bond have re
turned to Hartselle after a visit to friends
here.
Mr. L. W. Watson of Atlanta is the
guest of his sister. Mrs. Frank King.
Mrs Charles Saunders and her two soot
are visiting relatives in Tennessee.
Miss Louise Suydam and Miss Preston
Suydam of Warrior spent the week-end
with relatives In North iBrmingham.
Little Imogene King has returned from
a stay with relatives In Atlanta.
Complimenting Miss Madeline Keene, a
bride of this week, Mrs. J. C. Dawson was
hostess at a lovely rook party Saturday
afternoon In East Lake, when the home
of this charming hostess was made at
tractive with many dahlias and ferns to
develop a yellow and green color note.
Rook was played at three tables and fol
lowing the game dainty refreshments
were served.
Mrs. Beecher Byrd will be hostess to the
Merry Needle club Thursday afternoon
at her home.
Mrs. S. E. Belcher, Mrs. Chappell Cory
and Mrs. R. H. WTalker left yesterday
for San Francisco to attend the U. D. C.
convention.
Mrs. John J. Berry was hostess at a
merry juvenile party Saturday after- j
noon in Woodlawn to celebrate the |
third birthday of her little daughter,
Frances Mai Berry. Ferns and pink I
roses festooned the rooms where the
tiny tots played games and the hos
tess was assisted by Miss Mildred Gay
nor and Miss Joe Bulloch. Late in the
afternoon ices and other light refresh
ments were served.
Miss Leslie Taylor and Miss Eliza
beth Taylor have returned to Riverside
after a visit to Miss Nell Hodges and
Miss Mabel Hodges.
Mr. R. C. Arthur is spending this
week in Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Martha Mynatt left yesterday
for Knoxville after being a guest pf
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Abel.
Miss Mary Clarke is attending Con
verse college in Spartanburg, S. C.
Miss Victoria Mauchline is visiting
relatives in Jonesboro.
Mrs. Annie Hedleston is at home aft^r
a stay with relatives In Columbus,
Miss.
The B. Y. P. U. of the West End
Baptist church will met Friday even
ing with Miss Eleanor Mathews.
A teachers’ meeting will be held at
the. Baptist church Friday evening at
7:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Frank Morris is visiting friends
in New Orleans.
Mrs. M. I. Priggott entertained In
formally at her home in Wylam Sun
day evening, including In this hos
pitality a large number of young folks.
The house was prettily decorated with
ferns and flowers and the hours were
happily spent with musical selections.
Later refreshments were enjoyed.
Mrs. Sam Calham has returned from
a visit to Cullman.
Mrs.'W. Y. Aldrich of Clarence, Miss.,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. L. M.
Crane.
Miss Lula Burton has returned from
i
RANDOM NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hall and their son,
Mr. Mack Forney, have returned from an
extended stay in Washington, D. C.
• • •
Mrs. J. H. Phillips returned Saturday
from Asbury Park. N. J. Her many
friends will be g'ad to know that her
health is greatly improved.
* * •
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson are at
home after a visit to Canada and New
York.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Mewhinney returned .
Saturday from a pleasant trip to Phila
delphia and Atlantic City.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. John London are at home
after a delightful summer tour, including
Michigan, the coast of Maine, New York
and other eastern resorts.
• • -
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Beasley (Sue Lee
Wier) have returned from their wedding '•
tour, including the cities of Interest in the
west, and are at home with Mr. and Mrs.
A. K Fairley on Juniper avenue.
• • • <
Miss Mabel Heustis Is the gueRt of her j
sister, Mrs. George Hunting Clark, en ,
route from an extended western tour to «
her home In Mobile.
* • •
Dr. E. M. Scott has returned after
spending several weeks In Chicago.
• * •
J Mrs. Julian Herndon has returned to
I this city after visiting her purents at 1
their summer home near Columbus, Ga., 1
and will be at home at Terrace Court this *
winter.
• • •
Mrs. W. B. Hamilton and Miss Carolyn
Hamilton arrived yesterday from Colum
bus. Miss., and are guests of Mrs. Zell
Gaston on Milner Crescent.
i • •
Mrs. Sam McElrad has been removed
from St. Vincent's hospital to her home
In West End.
• • •
Miss Anne Gaston left yesterday for
her home in Montgomery, having spent
several weeks In Birmingham as the love
ly guest of Mrs. W. P. Redd.
• • • 1
Miss Olivia Bogackl of Montgomery, who 1
has been the guest of Mrs. William \
Worthington, left yesterday for her home. (
■ m •
Mrs. Harry T. Smith and Miss Demarls 1
Smith of Mobile are visiting Mrs. Wil- f
Ham F. Bromberg. Miss Smith will be 1
an attractive student at Ward-Belmont in (
Nashville this winter.
• • • 1
Mr. and Mrs. John MInge will spend a *
part of the winter In Faunsdale. *
• * • I
Mr. and Mrs. William Hood are visit- *
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hood In Jnde- 1
perdence, Kan. 5
• * •
Mr and Mrs. Tom Murphree will be at I
home with Mr. and Mrs. Syd Smith on 1
Milner Heights this winter.
• • • I
Mrs. William Hardie of Alexandria is r
a guest of Mrs. A. G. Smith. 5
• • • ^
The Montgomery Advertiser publishes t
an attractive photo of Miss Lillian t
Hughes of this city, with the following <
comment: “Miss Hughes Is a charming 1
Birn Ingham girl, who is a great fav- *
orlte in Montgomery, where she has often I
visited her cousin. Miss Eloise Washburn.
Miss Hughes will be one of the fall
brides, her marriage to Mr. Prince of New
York to be an interesting event of No
vember.”
• • •
Mrs. J. C. Brockway of Livingston has
been called to Birmingham by the ill
ness of her daughter. Miss Velma Brock
way, at St. Vincent’s hospital.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Martin and their
little son have returned rrom Mentone,
where they spent the week-end with Mrs.
C. P. Orr.
• • •
Mrs. William J^. Walker is at home
after spending 10 davs in New York city.
• • •
Mrs. R. H. Pearson returned yester
day from a stay with her daughter, Mrs.
E. Bertram Pike, in Pike, N. H. Mrs.
Pearson also visited Lake Chautauqua.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Harris are en- 1
joying a trip to points of interest In the
east
• • •
Mrs. Eva Brown of Texas and Mrs.
Charles Hall of Chattanooga will leave
today for their homes after being guests
of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Goodall.
a stay with friends in Somerset, Ga.
Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Reviere and chil
dren and Miss Julia Miller motored to
St. Clair Springs Sunday.
Miss Ora Shank has returned from 1
a visit to Asheville, N. C. 1
Miss Ireno Hinman and Miss Alvira f
Hlnman are at home after a stay at
Fulton Springs. ]
Class No. 12 of the M. E. church gave r
a social Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. G. W. Donaldson in Pratt <
City. The hostess was assisted by
Miss Annie Edwards and the hours
were pleasantly whiled away with mu
sic and contests. A dainty refreshment •
course followed.
Mrs. Will Stoves is convalescent
after a recent Illness.
Mrs. R. E. Cromley has returned
from a visit to Montgomery.
Miss Annie Mae Howard Is resting
well at her home following a serious \
injury.
The Inglenook Forty-two club held 1
a meeting Saturday afternoon with 1
Mrs. Joe Craig as hostess at her home.
Quantities of goldenrod carried out a J
yellow and green color motif, which
also appeared in the scoreboards, the 1
club game being played at three ta
bles. A light luncheon followed the 1
game. N
The Campfire Girls held their first
meeting in their new clubrooms Sat
urday afternoon, and after an inter- i
esting business session a social hour <
and refreshments were enjoyed.
Mrs. J. O. Langston has returned i
from a visit to friends in Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edwards and ]
children will leave shortly to make
their home in Nashville, Tenn. i
Mrs. Edgar Keith has returned from
a visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon of ,
Tullahoma, Tenn.
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"Until I applied for life Insurance,”
writes Andrew O’Donnell, Birming
ham, Ala., "I did not know that I
had kidney trouble, but four phy
sicians who examined me for the com
pany said I had, and each turned me
down on account of this Insidious
trouble. Later I was seriously dis
abled and used Foley Kidney Pills,
and used them persistently, until now
one of the same physicians says I'm
all right and he will O. K. my appli
cation. I have caused many of my
friends to buy Foley Kidney Pills.
Overworked kidneys may become
Inflamed and seriously diseased while
the sufferer Ignores the warnings.
Backache, rheumatism, uric acid In
the blood, discolored urine, stiff
Joints, sore muscles, puAness under
eyes—any and all of these conditions
deserve Instant attention. Foley Kid
ney Pills help the kidneys to do their
work, soothe and heal Irritations and
help throw out poisonous waste mat*
.ter from the system. _
Sold Everywhere.
“Trying to be Funny Every Day In the Year Is No j
JokeSays Mr. Al G. Field, the Dean of MmsfrelsJ
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By DOLLY DAI.RYMPLR
IMAGINATION is a very strong as
set for a futurist artist or a writer
of fiction, but It has never helped a
historian to bat over .300, nor gained
a commission for a portrait painter.
This axiom I jotted down in my
notebook yesterday when I had the
pleasure of meeting and chatting with
Mr. A1 G. Field, the "dean of min
strelsy."
What my imagination had done for
me was to picture Mr. Field as the
funniest of men—being a minstrel man
that was only natural, I think—hand
ing the Jokes righ# off the reel, as
many as you could hold in your lap
at one time; all these Ideas based upon
the flimsy material of which aircastles
are made.
What my imagination had not done
for me was to picture Mr. Field abso
lutely different from this—a man of
quiet ease and unusual _poise; a big
man mentally as well as physically,
and a most serious minded person,
yes, I said serious minded.
A massive study in content and
calm I found him, with a shaggy
treatment of hair and eyebrows that
was yet trim and debonnalr.
His splendid, erect bearing, as he
strode along the street, distinguished
him in the crowds, and gave one the
impression of strength and power that
is quite dissociate from the minstrel
man of our imagination.
Mr. Field was very kind to his "In
terviewer," and aftpr having been
through the ordeal in his lifetime with
such distinguished talent as William
Winter and Alan Dale, he looked at
me through his black bound, amber
colored glasses, and was still obliging
and humane.
Mr. Field is labeled a success by
the world, having accomplished in life
what most of us happen to be seeking;
he stands at the head of theatricals in
his chosen line; he has amassed a big
bank account, and he has put himself
on the literary map by writing some
very clever books especially the one
entitled "Watch Yourself Go By,"
which most of us read when it came
out a few years ago.
Two important things I desired to ask
Mr. Field when I met him—one was if
the present tour was a farewell, a
Sarah Bernhardt, and the other, how it
happened that he had early In life, as I
had been told, entered the profession of
minstrelsy with such grace and enthu
siasm.
The effect of the first question evidently
pleased the big minstrel man, for he said,
laughing heartily:
"Farewell tour? Retire? What, me?
Never! I’m a bit superstitious about this
retiring business. I had two friends—the
Sells brothers; big show men, you know,
who made a tremendous fortune and
they were just about to retire from ac
tive Mfe when lo and behold! one of them
died before he wound up his affairs so
he could retire, and the other joined the
silent majority a short time afterward.
No; I'm just going to keep on keeping on
as long as I can; no retiring for me,
thank you."
"The only thing that would make me
want to retire—you see, I’ve 1>een on the
stage since I was 14—would be that I
would like to settle down and have some
sort of home life. Sometimes I get so
homesick for my wife and family I nearly
give up. It’s an awful feeling, somesick
ness is. I’ve got a beautiful home up in
Columbus, O., and the sweetest wife and
daughter and litt’«e grand baby you ever
saw, and may be you think I don’t long to
be with them!
"I’ve been married 43 years. What do
you think of that?"
"Yes," he went on repeating the state
ment; "it’s two-thirds of my life and a
fellow never gets used to traveling about
and having no comforts and home life!
Besides this business of being funny
every day in the year is no joke. That
sounds rather queer, doesn’t it? But you
S MARION 1
IHARLAN0SX
HELPING HAND
Marion Borland
Parody on “The Raven”
“I should like to ask for a copy of the
parody on 'Poe’s Raven,’ which I remem
ber seeing some 50 or 60 years ago, be
ginning like this:
Lords and ladies of creation, to a metrical
oration,
To an epical narration your attention I
implore,
Not a blood and thunder story, with a
hero grim and gory,
And a hifalutin glory, heavy, dull, in
short a bore.
But an old time tale of hair-breadth
'scapes,
And dangers happily o’er past, I trust,
for ever more.
“The above will probably be sufficient
to identify it. I sometimes not that you
have requests for magazines in the Cor
ner. We have a lot of mechanical periodi
cals, which might be of interest to some
one. J. c. N.“
If the parody be in the possession of
any reader of our Corner you are likely
to get a copy. The magazines are as sure
be called for and acepted gratefully.
Hold them until we can supply your ad
dress to claimants.
Her Canary Is Sick
“Has any one in the Corner a book on
the care of canaries? 1 have a beautiful
canary, and for two months he has been
sick. His stomach swells up and he
seems to get no better. It looks as if his
bowels were all close under the skin, and
it is transparent, like an egg in the light.
Do you think he is ruptured? I suppose
this is a strange request, but I am so
worried! He is such a darling, and so
tame! He does not seem to mind it, but
he must suffer. I hope some Cornerite
can help me In this matter.
“EVELYN J.”
We have had and answered other re
quests of like nature before this. Bird
lovers will not think it “strange.” You
will hear from some of them and prob
ably receive useful advice with regard to
the pet’s malady and possible cure. There
must be manuals that deal with‘the sub
ject.
A Few Practical Helps
“Here are a few practical helps for
some house mother: Kerosene will cleanse
the hands better than anything else
after blacking the stove; then rinse sev
eral times in tepid, soapy water. Then
rub in a little lemon and rosewater. Have
two small bottles on the kitchen shelf,
properly marked for this, and use it often.
“To Cleans© Feathers: Open one cor
ner of the ticking and pour boiling wa
ter in, plenty of it. The feathers will
get into a pulp and be handled easily.
Take them out, and wash thoroughly in
soap and water, using plenty of w'ater
to free them from the soap, f Put them
back into the washed cover and hang
in the open air. They will get perfect
ly dry, if tossed about now and then,
nnd be light and fluffy. Sew up the
corner and all is done.
“TIME SAVER.”
MR. AL G. FIELD 1
The “dean of minstrelsy” fl
know what I mean. And blacking up—this
burnt cork job—oh* it's a hard life, be
lieve me.” •
"Now we are getting at the ‘dark’ se
cret of your past which brings me to my
second question,” I suggested, “about
your enthusiasm for the minstrel end of
theatricals and how it happened.”
“The dark secret of my past.” Mr.
Fields echoed. “Yes, I’ll even tell you
about that. You see, I was just a coun
try boy from Virginia, near Leesburg,
and along about—well, way yonder, my
family moved to Fredericksburg.
“It was the seat of the war, later, al
though I’ve known my father to sit
and talk before the war, saying there
never would be a gun fired in old Vir
ginia, but that the fighting would take
place in Pennsylvania; you know we
were not secessionists, and Lee was the
last man to shoulder a gun in defense
of Virginia, but anyway, all my folk
had been old-fashioned Virginia stock;
a good many were preachers. As I
grew up I developed a remarkable
tenor voice, so they all said, and later
when my father moved to Brownsville,
Pa., I used to sing in the church choir.
They had a society called ‘The Evening
Star’ and I was a bright particular
member. About that time along came
a man who offered me a part in a pano
rama of ‘Pilgrim’s Progress.’ That
suited the preacher members of my
family to a ‘T.* One thing led to an
other after this; we began to intro
duce minstrels into ‘The Evening
Star' entertainments and the next
thing I knew I was blacked up and at
the head of a minstrel show of my
own. and I’ve been at it ever since.
That's my dark past. I don’t black up
nowadays.
“I’ve seen every phase and every
evolution of minstrelsy,” said Mr.
Field thoughtfully. “The minstrel
show of today is very-different froi
what it used to be. It is much mor
refined. Vaudeville and various acti
were unknown then. An ‘interlocutor
Mistah Bones’ and ‘Mistah Tambo' an
the soloists composed the companj
Negro dialect and the peculiarities o
negro life were emphasized and fur
! nisfred most of the fun. But it wa
very limited because songs and dance
and a few ’gags’; in fact, this wa
all that could be gotten out of th
negro lingo. Now the people deman
variety and the up-to-date minstr<
show furnishes it. 1
“Recently we gave a performance i
Louisville,” Mr. Field * continued. “]
was what we called a ‘Hayes evenini
in honor of Will S. Hayes, who wrot
so many beautiful ballads minstrt
men have sung. He was afterward
protege of Mr. Henry Watterson’i
That evening Mr. Watterson, who 1
quite a warm friend of mine, occu^ie
a box with Mr. Haldeman recentl
made national committeeman, and M
Robert Brown, retiring editor after 2
years of the Louisville Times. At
banquet later 'Marse Henry’ made
speech on the subject of the old-tim
minstrel show, laid great stress on th
black face comedian and what he use
to be. Later in discussing the matt«
with him I pointed out as I have t
you, the limitations of the black-face
minstrel show, and that not a compan
of minstrels in such a performance ha
been able to hold together or make an
money out of it in the past 20 year
George Primrose and Lew Dockstade
one season tried it, but except for the!
name and reputation, the ventui
would have proven an ignominiou
I failure. The minstrel show of toda
is a high class, refined, vaudeville pet
I formance, and we always play to ca
pacity houses.” ,
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