Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-08-26

when will be presented songs, choruses, bur
lcsques, dances, extravaganzas, negro delin
cations, &C., &C., the whole under the spe
cial supervision Of the congressional artistes
who take pleasure in announcing the follow
ing
PROGRAMME.
Opening Overture from La Shoddyite),
Entire Company
9 Ballad-'The Hangman's Refrain"
John A. Bingham
"Oh, why should the law
Compel me to hang
A father, mother, a maid!"'
3 Chorus-"T'm Saddest when | Sing"
Entire Company.
Indian War Dance lin character,
5 Ballad1"A ' ;; dark shade rests on vny,ISo my bo
Song-"The Rollicking Rake"
''Comc listen to my ditty,
From Tippery town | steer,
Like every jolly good fellow,
l drink my lager beer;
Like every jolly good fellow,
take my whisky clear;
lm rambling rake Of poverty,
The son of gambO-lcer. ....
I Rcfrain-"Whcn this old hat was new, "
II. Greeley.
s Sacred Melody-"Spoony Bill
B. I. Butler.
"Oh my name is Spoony Bill,
And am dog s-meat man"
Q During the evening Mr.. Butler will give
several astounding exhibitions in lcger-
demain, including the great dead.
open-and-shut' trick, showing how to
pass money from one man pocket into
anOther's, and from bank in New Or
leans to one in Lowell; also how tp get
out of bottle and into Congress. j.
q. Bennett will accompany Mr.. Butler,
with limitations OH Scotch fiddle.
PART IL.
! Chorus-"Why are these bonds so
heavy!" Entire Company.
9 At the request of some Of the most re-
spectacle families, Hiram Grant will
exhibit few steps from his celebrated
''tangle-leg break down" (rcccived re-
Gently, ON Sunday =. NJ, with bursts OF
applause, in Washington, ID. C.), after
which Uncle jesse" will entertain the
audience with q few "reminiscences Of
Hy's juvenile precocity, introducing,
among Others, the monkey" and jack
ass stories.
3 Grand feat with spirometer.
Herr Washburne.
4 Some heroes in blue, who have bled the
quartermaster's department, will sing,
"Where was when the battle rageth ~
dear mother, I've come home to eal!'
"A windy, wrangling alderman
With a stomach full Of ale
James Nye
6 Trio
"Where now are the hopes I chcrished?"
Wade, Fenton aud Curtin
! Duett-"Cold water for me.
Yates and Chandler.
Speech. Simpson Grant
''Vienna" Schenck
10 PANToMIME-
Entitled "Ulyss' Grant riding mule,
when youth, in circus
Ulyss Grant, Samuel Grant.
Ring-nlaster, Ignatius DOnnelly.
Mule without competitor on any stage)
Washburne.
IL Song-(By request)-"I know Bank, :"
Butler.
l2 A small boy, named Raymond, will now
throw series Of sommersaults.
13 Dance-'Pas-de-Spoils," Boutwell,.
ID An essay on the English Language,
COvodc.
Is Song-By three months men and boun.
ty jumpers with hair parted in the
"When we get to Washington
Oh! won't wc make the rebels run?" =.
l6 Scriptural Representation-Samson slay-
ing Philistines with the jawbone Of an
II Impeachment Representation
!iams Staying cOpperheads with SINH
lar weapon.
Is Extravaga ganza with flank movement),
lily Grant
"l'il fight it out on this here line"
10 Walk around and song by the entire
"Oh amt | glad l got out oh de wilderness,
Out oh De wilderness-out OBJ de wilder
ness" &c.
~ Uance-(Grand tax-de-b0nds),
Ilf ~ Garfield.
q The whole to conclude with the side
splitting farce, entitled
Impeachment; or, If we Only Had
Him!
A brow beating man from -.
Dutch Gap, Benny Butler
Ad.interim, -- II. U. ). >. Grant
About. erin, Ned Stanton
Carpet-baggcrs, scallawags, &C., &C., &c.
The preacher at the African Methodist
Episcopal church at Frankford, recently,
Was telling his conRregati0n about Moses