Omaha daily bee., 1873-03-20
THE MASQUERADE.
Brilliant Success Of the
Mennerchor's First Effort.


occasion being the first masquerade
ball ever given by the Omaha Men
nerchor Society. At an early hour
the galleries, and every place where
spectators could obtain a view of the
ballroom floor, were filled by the cit.
liens who came to enjoy the fun.
The crowd was 40 great that the sale
of tickets had to be stopped, and hun
dreds, unable to obtain admission,
were turned away, much to their dis
appointment.
The maskers began entering the
ballroom about eight o'clock, and
continued to come till ten, when the
Aoor was crowded, and had the hall
been twice - large, it would hardly
have afforded space enough for the
frolicsome movements of the varie-
gated assemblage. The fun began by
q ~"polonaise" by the Omaha City
Band, after which the programme, as
previously published in the BEE, was
strictly followed.
The frog quadrille, by eight mem.
bers of the Mannerchor, was a laugh
able scene, especially when one Of
the frogs tried to reverse nature by
attempting to turn himself into a
pollywog by bursting the seat of his
green costume
The great murder" was a bur-
lesque OH Fisk and Stokes.
The cavalry quadrille, by four stu
dents, mounted on horses, and four
ministers riding on asses, was a most
laughablo feature Of the evenings
entertainment. The n~aturalness Of
|the braying of the asses was only ex-
celled by the delightful strains of
music sent forth by Pfau's patent
organ.
At eleven o'clock the grand pros
cession was formed, in tho following
order: Metropolitan police, saver
men with a captain ; banner with the
motto "Ulk," accompanied by four
Chinese |; Credit Mebilier" and "Our
Ring" floor committee /; Prince Car
nival in q wagon, drawn by four
"snow-white black" horses; frogs
two Jesuits ; four ministers ON jack
asses; the press; murder; "Ruebe-
zahl" and dwarf retinue; patent Or
gan; and other masqueraders. The
procession then moved around the
hall in q grand promenade, after
which the unmasking took place, and
Prince Carnival delivered an address,
full OF happy hits, sharp
points, and good jokes, all
of which were highly enjoyed
by the audience. Those who did not
understand German had it translated
to them by some Teutonic friend.
The unmasking created considera-
BILE merriment, as everybody then
learned "who was who" Every
variety of character, nationality, oc>
cupation and rank, was represented
in the motley crowd. The costumes
were appropriately and elegantly
gotten up, and the principal charac-
tiers were represented by persons who
acted their parts we'll. Prince Carr
nival was represented by Mr.. Fer>
dinand Schroeder, who acquitted
himself excellently King Charles,
by Mr.. Max Meyer; Queen, by Mrs.
Wirth; Highlanders, by Mr.. Ed.
Creissman and City Clerk Mcclure /;
Canteen Girl, by Mrs. Pau Sailor,
by Charley Weston Long Nose, by
City Treasurer Steen /; Colored Coach
man, by Walter Jerome and many
Others which we cannot recall to
mind now. After the masquerade,
dancing continued till five O'Clock
this morning.
The masquerade was the most bril-
liant affair Of the kind that has ever
taken place in this city, and we doubt
If it could be excelled in any city of
the United States of the size of
Omaha. No expense or pains were
spared to attain this end, and every.
body is satisfied with the result.
Long live the Msennerchor.