San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-14
THE MILITIA MINSTRELS.
AS Burnt-Cork Artists and Funny Men
They Prove Themselves Immense.

The minstrel entertainment Of the
San Antonio Rifles, for the benefit Of
their company, occurred last evening at
the Turner Hall, and it is useless to say
that all the available space In the hall
was filled.
These young gentlemen are fIom the
higher circles of society, and nothing
more forcibly attests their popularity
than the fact that a crowded house inva-
riably greets them when they appear on
public occasions.
The audience last evening was COM
posed of the elite Of the city, and as the
martial forms OF the ushers in full mill
tary dress showed the divinely beauti-
full maidens and their gallant escorts TO
seats In the glittering throng, the scene
WAS indeed gorgeous one and capable
Of filling the mind with visions of some
royal court reception, or the ball room
scene on the eve of the fatal field of
Waterloo.
The following was the programme:
FIRST PART.
Interocutor-M Madison Dallas.
Bones w. z. ROtc. J. W. simpson, J. J.
Meyers, Phil Shook, II. Il. WassOn.
Tamborinc-J. r. Gordon, J. W TobIn, II.
NJ. staacke, ?. A. Florian, ). G. Mahry.
Original Parody .. r. GORDON Gordon
"A Mothers Watch by the Sea" solo
at will All Come out in the wash, = '"'
comic .,........... ...,..........J.t {. Mubry
only to Love Her" solo and chorus
"Colored Hop" comic ......... J. W. Tobm
when the Springtime Comes Again"
waltz song, by the author go. T.. A. Oakley
i Sc Gwine to Weep no more comic,
Quartette, ''Hark. the Merry Drum" '''''
,.... -. Oakley, Carr Herff and Gordon
Grand finalc-San Antonio Fire Department
PART SECOND.
Gordon and Herr-In their original song and
so Neatly"
Grand ZOuavC Drill-The Settler Guards ia one
of their grand exhibition drills
Mr.. Herbert Slade Specially engaged by the
5 A. r. Minstrels to Introduce his wonder
full hfe-like pictures of Greek statuary.
QUIET NEIGHBoRHOoD.
Mr. Hans Schneider, II tailor .....J Il. Gordon
Mrs. Hans Schneider. .. NV. l.. hcTfi
Mr.. Nike McGerry, a shoemaker. T.. A. Oakley
Sidney Slaphard, a dude ....... Harry wasson
Timothy Wtnebruisor, n tough. j. .. Mabry
Santone Adam, judge ............M Dallas
Archie Levyshair, a lawyer. =. A. Florian
q. Lee Newton, lawyer. .......J. W. Simpson
John Chapwell, policeman J. W. Tobin
C. Fits Russie city clerk. .....J. j. Myers
The spectacular effect of the first part
WAS superb. the drill and time compar-
ing favOrably with professionals, and
rarely equalled by ameteurs. Messrs.
ROte, Gordon. Tobin and Simpson de-
serve mention for their department as
end men, and their jokes were fresh,
and original, and locally pertinent.
The songs Of Carr, Mabry. Herff and
TObin were creditable, and that of Mr..
Oakley exceptionally fine, that gentle
man ably sustaining his reputation as
an accomplished vocalist. Inc quar-
tette by Oakley, Carr, Herff and Gordon
was also very good.
Gordon and Herfi, in their original
song and dance, proved themselves real
artists and surprised the audience with
the time and agility generally found
only in professionals.
The Zouave drill was almost perfect in
time, precision, etc, and was ridicu-
lousy burlesqued by drill from the
so-called Settler" Guards, a squad of
green darkies who scarcely knew shot
gun from a hole in the ground. This
feature OF the entertainment provoked
much merriment.
A gentleman then came out upon the
stage and informed the audience that
the management, at great trouble and ex-
pense. had secured the world-renowned
athelete and pugilist Slade to perform
his life-like representations of Grecian
statuary. The audience were breathless
and when the curtain was drawn aside,
10, they beheld poor, delicate little
dude posing in ridiculous attitude as
Hercules defying Lightning" The
effect can be imagined.
The entertainment concluded with a
side-splitting farce entitled "Quiet
NeighborhoOd. introducing the proto-
types OF several well-known local char
acters, and was much appreciated.
though some Of the audience left before
its conclusion, installing the dropping
OF the curtain upon the first scene for the
final. The show, upon the whole, was
very successful In every particular and
should be repeated.