Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-03-22
Yale Navy Benefit.

RIinstreIs and a Travesty By Yale Stu
dents-A Very CredttabIe Entertain
ment.
There is always pleasurable charm about
| entertainments given in this city by college
| boys, or men as they prefer to be called
| which does not attach to those given by
| travelling theatrical companies or opers
troupes. It may be that the fact that behind
the costumes and the footlights of the stage
are young men, Students who are bent upor
a pursuit outside of their natural domain
has something to do with this feeling. The
audience is always in perfect sympathy and
accord with the performers They expect
something fine from the students and they
are ready to applaud anything that is in the
least meritorious. And the students as a rule
do we'll at these amateur theatrical entertain.
ments. Last evening Carll's Opera House
was we'll filled with large and fashionable
audience. The curtain rose upon circle of
colored individuals most solemnly and SOM
brely arrayed. The four end men, Messrs.
Richards, Hinkle, Botsford and Schultze,
wore pretty costumes with some ALLEGATIONS
of grotesqueness about them. Mr.. s. w. Hop
kins was the middle man. The Introductory
overture from the "Beggar Student,
was sung in a spirited manner and
with good effect, Mslone's orchestra
giving excellent accompaniment. The solo
lists of the minstrel part were: E. A. Schultze,
jr, D. A. Jones, G. E. Botsford, W. H.
Jessup, jr., E. L. Richards, jr., L. D. Tour
tellot and c. NJ Hinkle. D. A jones sang
IL u1bSoh hic Hr1a
a good opportunity for displaying it's SPLEEN
did qualities, an opportunity which could
not be taken complete advantage Of owing
to slight cold. The song was a beautiful
ballad and Mr.. Jones sang it with great feel
ing. MIR. Tourtellot deserves praise for his
rendering of 1.-THE Evening Gun" His voice
was a surprise to those who have not heard
him before. Its deep, resonant, clear quality
makes it an exceedingly pleasant one to hear
The end men all did well. They kept the
audience in broad grin. Messrs Botsford
and Hinkle did especially clever and original
work. Some of Mr.. Botsford's Jokes were
absolutely new Mr.. Richards song, ssIn
Other Respects" was happy effect which
deserved the applause it received. The
finale. the CoenviIIe Guards, introducing the
Coonville band and drum corps-the 'sre-
mains of the Yale brass band"-was very
funny. The introduction of freshman flag
was good hit.
The Yale Banjo club, consisting of six ban
10 and three guitar players, Messrs Sands,
Waring, Roce, Hinkle, Hine, Watrous,
HOPKINS, Higbee and Austin, rendered three
pretty selections that afforded the audience
much pleasure. The club played as one
man. The body of sound was ample, and
the delicate shading was remarkable for
amateurs. It was remarked that in some
respects the playing of the club was equal to
that of the famous Spanish students Two
seniors, Messrs Holmes and Botsford, danced
a clog in good style that would do credit to
the best clog dance artists. Evidently these
Young gentlemen have not been te college in
vain, The songs and impersonations that
were advertised on the programme were not
given.
After an intermission of five minutes the
curtain rose upon the first act of s'The
Bakers Daughter" travesty by Mr. Wal
dorf n, Phillips. Mr., Phillips himself was
present and had superintended some of the
rehearssls Mr. James @. Scanlon of Rice's
opera company was the stage man.
ager. OF the travesty itself there is
little to say It is broad and roaring farce,
a huge absurdity, burlesque upon "The
Bankers Daughter" in particular, and all
plays, actors, and stage customs in general It
is also traYesty on many ordinary phases in |
life As laughter producer it was q success
It introduced the Yale Glee club in chorusses |
which were pleasing, the policemans' and |
convicts' chorusses especially. The whole |
effect of the play is strong. But in produc- |
ing that effect the author introduces some
rather harsh subordinate effects. He ira
yesties some solemn things, some sacred |
relations in way that must have |
grated on sensitive ears. Mr.. Walker /
as HaroiI RottenpIedge was immense, |
In make-up, acting, voice, gesture and DOS
Eure. His limitations of Mayo, Robson and I
an amateur actor making his first trial were |
DONE Mr.. Hyndman, as little Camille,
was q second Fortesoue. Mr.. Dawson made
! beaHtiful Lily Ann and Mr. Williams was
very clever as the Count of No Account The
other participants In the trsvesty were cred
table. The performance will be repsated
his afternoon and evening.