New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1927, Page 16

MINSTREL SHOVS SEEHINGLY DOOHED Demand for Old Entertainment Is Passing Atlanta, Jan. 28 (® — Old time minstrel shows are doomed but girl- ie revues and movies will never drive the black face comedian from | g vaudeville, MclIntyre and Heath, among the last of the veteran headliners, are convinced of this. For more than half a century they have been. ca- vorting beneath the smudge of cork, only in recent years to witness the gradual decline of minstrelsy. There was a time when hundreds of minstrel companies roamed the land. Their coming to a town was the big event of the season. Now the number has dwindled to a few and only the cities and important towns are played. “It was impossible for us . to com- pete with pretty girl revues and movies,” sald McIntyre, who made his first stage appearance here back in 1870. “But don't you believe the black face com will ever leav vaudeville.”Ours is strictly American art, which fi place in American life that nothing can dislodge. “People like us in the cause they sympathize They like us in the North and West because negro life still is novel to them In witnessing thres of actors come has seen many changes lite. “In in stage the show was town would zarden and ex brimming full g ', I'd say to a fellow actor, 1 a good gag’ for such and such a place. Joe'd think a minute and come out with a cracking good ioke. We in turn would tell 2 good one for his next stop. Noth- ing like that now. After the night's performance everybody's gone until the next show. “Neither olden days after the nge stories over a : - forests. Ho expects to renew con- | tracts with farm organizations and work for farm relief. In this con- | the steel trust recently was cut- | ting a $40,000,000 melon.” | Madrid Elephant Does ‘ Charleston in Zoo | [ Madrid, (UP).—Even the ele- | | phants take to the Charleston. | few days ago, while'a nearby orchestra was play- | |ing a snappy tune it was noticed | i Dimities New Spring patterns—beautiful crisp, ew fl Dimitie dainty small p: s tor chil- S jamas and ¢ 49¢ value, - 39¢ tains. SP. Saturday! that the biggest elephant demon- strated signs of uneasiness. Finally, the pachyderm sniffed re- ed one of its half-ton legs, then an- other, stopped, listened, and after hesitating again, could not refrain any longer. He brought his two front | legs near each other in scissors-like movement gave a little half-inch hop, followed by a touch of trunk shaking and a slight upward move: plete step. | Another elephant came round to | Silk Flat Crepe 2,500 yards — heavy $0-inch Flat Crepe. et, , evening including and Black | watch the new dance—but evidently thought it was too complicated and retreated to a safe corner, howling nection he remarked that “farmers | peatedly, agitating his trunk up and | protests. When the music stopped, were suffering prodigiously while | down with extraordinary speed, lift- | Bimbo, tired of such unusual work, trotted gently toward the water tank for a drink. |Imperial Toy Room Has Appeal for Visitors Detskoye, Selo, (formerly Tsar- skoe Selo), Russia, Jan. 28 (A — in the Madrid Zoo, | ment of the back, and made a com- | Few scenes in Russian have a more poignant appeal to visitors than the little toy-room in the Imperial Pal- vashablo New Spring lingerie and Regular $1.98 value.— ace here, now called by the Bolshe- viks “Detskoye Selo,” of “Children’s Village.” Here are seen, just as the chil- dren of the Emperor left them, the dolls, miniature Kkitchens, games, toy airplanes, models of battleships, electric trains, rocking-horses and many other playthings, which rela- tives and friends gave them. The toys are shown by the Bol- in the matter of children’s play- things and knicknacks. Bees Bring Wealth From Converted Swam Waycross, Ga., Jan. 28 P — Though never fully explored by man, Okefenokee swamp, known to the Indians as- the land of trem- bling earth, has been encompassed spongy land, located in southern Georgia- - and northerh Florida Abunding in thousands of flowers, gall berries, tupelo and black gums and red bays, the swamp now. sup- plies a large part of the honey in eastern and southern markets. Besides the treacherous earth, the beekeepers have other obstacles. Bears have learned to protect them- selves from the bees while satisfy- PLAN POTASH TRUST. Berlin - (UP)—A semi-ofticial re- port from Moscow announces that the Soviet government has decided to establish a new:Russian potash trust for the production of potash salts. It is stater that the Ural and Sollkam reglons possess immense deposits of potash, which are avail- able at one-third of the depth of the rich deposits of Alsatia . and Ger- shevik museum authorities not alone to gratify the curiosity and interest of visitors, but to expose the extravagance and luxurious habits of the Romanoff family, even workers. within the 600 square miles v&/‘ Stupendous Offering! Women's and Misses’ generations | and go, McIntyre | over, all we actors in | ather at.some beer | him | are players as versa- tile as they where when a man had | io play se But salaries now GIFFORD PINCHOT 1 parts a night. much better.” STILL VERY ACTIVE Becomes “Militant Citizen” In- stead of Militant Governor Harrishurg, Pa., Jan. 28 (P—Gif- ord Pinchot, militant governor of Pernsylvania, has been succeeded by | Gifford Pinchot, militant citizen of e licadquarters in, Washington. Upon completion of his term, Jan. 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I am 61 now, and think that 1 have 10 years left to fight for | them.” He Is doubtful as to whether he will ever again seek or accept pub- lic office, either elective or appoin- tive: One of hs primary interests will be the furtherance of the Muscle Shoals power he considers most probably effective. ‘T was the first to make public protest against Henry Ford's offer 1o develop Muscle Shoal clared, “and other offers are now hefore Congress. I wish to keep in touch with what is done, Muscle Shoals is the key to the in- dustrial development of the South. Proper development and distribu- project along lines | Group 1 Selling at A Splendid Assortment of | NO EXCHA All sizes. 10 Thi NO RETURNS ALL SALES FINAL Group 2 ‘Selling at 60 SMART COATS trimmed. 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