St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-12
A ssSACR ED CONCERT"
The Religious Reporters Visit TO
the COmique sunday Evening.

The religious reporter of the GLOBE, who
was assigned to report j. L. Scudder's SER
mon at the First Congregational church last
evening, appeared at the office shortly after
ward 10 say that Mr. ScuddeT did not hold
forth, having exchanged pulpits with st.
Paul brother. Wei, we must have some
religious matter for tomorrow" said the
city editor. Lets see. You might
report the sacred concert at the
COmique. l notice one is advertised" But
l-I-don't hardly care to. that is, if you'd
just as lief, I'd rather take something else"
'Oh, 1 understand your bjection," replied
the city editor. but this is bona fide sacred
concert. Why they held gospel temper
ance meetings there last fall, and you know
that the reform administration lis yet in
force and would not permit any dissertation
Of the Sabbath nor allow anything that
wasn't proper. This city won't be thrown
open to the immoral and lawless elements
until after Tuesday"
With this reinsurance the religious re-
porter started out confidently. AT the foot
of the stairway leading to the Comique was
a sign which read
Grand Sacred Concert Tonight.
At the head of the stairs was an usher
who insisted upon taking up collection in
advance. Inside, the pewS seemed well
filled. and the reporter was escorted up the
aisle by another usher, who was attired in
a white canvas jacket. The reporter de-
posted his hat under the seat il regulation
church fashion, and glancing at the pro-
gram which had been thrust in his hand,
read that the curtain would rise upon a
''half-circe of earthly angels" At this mo-
ment what seemed to be the choir
commenced playing an air which sounded
oh
reporter thought bore a close resemblance
to selection from popular opera. The
curtain went up, and the earthly angels"
appeared. On either end of the half
circle was an ebony-Eued individual with
overlooking cuffs and high collar, and
between the two were eight damsels attired
in short skirts. The orchestra darted
OFF prelude, and two of the
latest angels came forward and
sang In the Cleaning without any
accompaniment. Their voices blended not
inharmOniOuslY and the reporter thought
that the song might possibly be considered
sacred because of its great age. One of the
end men sang a solo next, which had some
thing in it about Big Injun, accompanied
oy violent geSticulations and grotesque
facial contortions. Just how this came
under the head of sacred" the
dazed reporter couldn't understand.
Next a quintet sang a song which
announced that FAIRIES Watch Her
Cradle" Rats was the euphonious title
to the close Of this part OF the entertain
ment and the curtain went down. The Or
chestra volunteered another overture, and
while this was going on the reporter looked
around at the congregation. The men all
had their hats on, and many of them
were smoking. In the gallery above were
some curtained boxes, from which came
the sound of female laughter. The curtain
soon went up again and TO tn e
reporters horror a young lady whose
dress was very decollete at both ends,
rushed out and commenced dancing in an
animated manner. Another girl followed
her. and went through a peculiar dance.
which a man in the next seat said was called
''winging." The congregation evidently
liked this for the girl was called back
again. The scene was changed when the
reporter ventured to peek through his
fingers again, and the two fieshy angels were
on the stage talking to two men who
were attired in rather Outlandish fashion.
From the dialogue between them which
ensued it appeared that the men were pre-
tending to be actors who were walking
home for their health, and had suddenly
met two young ladies who were supposed
10 De very DdSnIul anu Deaulllul. Al uTSJ
there was an apparent misunderstanding of
some sort, which was finally ended by the
suggestion that they should join each other
in song. During the song one of
the eccentric male vocaliSts carelessly
threw one of his feet over one lady's head,
and the other man pulled goatee off his
chin and stuck it on the other lady's nose.
The reporter thought there could be moth
ing sacred in this and arose to go. AS he
was passing out young woman was an
nouncing that she was ''Jerush Spriggins,
from HOopole Creek. Wayback county,"
Returning to the Office the reporter in
formed the city editor that he didn't care if
this was the reform administration that he
didn't believe he had been to any sacred
concert" ''Well, you had better take an
other assignment after this" said the city
editor. well get some one to do the re-
ligious and you can be agricultural editor.
Tomorrow you can post yourself upon the
different breeds of blind pigs and be pre-
pared to turn in a column about the manner
in which these animals are raised"
COrOner's Inquest.
The remains of the man found dead be-
meath a tree in the Eighth ward are still in
l.