The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-12

Staiwart Portland Boys Entertain
Their Friends at City Hall.
The Annual Exhibition and Ball Of
the TurnvereIn.

Last evening at City Ball from the time
that ten athletic young men made their
bows to the audience which filed the large
auditorium and commenced various gyra-
tions over that piece of gymnastic appara-
tus technically known as buck" until
the many colored lime light flashed on the
last OF the living statues, round after round
of applause greeted the performers. The
members of the Portland Turnverein last
year surprised their friends by the excel
lence of their exhibition. This year they
surprised them again by outdoing their pre-
vious efforts. Several new features were In
troduced and everything was done In way
which we'll showed the skill and strength of
the Turnverein boys and the scientific in
struction of Professor Doldt The per-
Torrance was given ON an enlarged stage.
hung with draperes from the store of
Messrs. Owen, Moore & Co.
Following the opening on the "buck,"
Mr.. John Pagan balanced on a slack wire
while he kept several balls in the air at the
same time, swung Indian clubs and finally
planted ladder ON the wire and then him
self mounted the ladder.
Then came symphony In clubs, the
pieces of ebony with silver faces twirling in
time with the music by Prof. Gilbert's or
chestra, while the swingers went through
many difficult movement. A moment of
darkness followed and the gladiators ap-
peared under the changing colors of the lime
light. They looked well their part as types
of the men who fought in the amphi-theatres
of ancient Rome, and the mimic conflict was
given with spirit and many graceful pose.
Then Mr.. George @. Morse was swung aloft
to the trapeze, where he balanced upon a
chair. doing with credit the feat In which
Mr.. Doldt surprised his audience last year
The wands were new feature, and one Of
the most pleasing of the entertainment Prof.
Doldt introduced into the drill movements
with the feet and legs in unison with the
arms, and as the blue and gold wands were
moved rapidly from one position to another
the attitude of the performers constantly
changing, the class made wonderfully
pretty scene. showing at the same time what
their careful training had done for them.
The brother acts pleased and amused the
audience, and Mr.. Granville Lee in his
special club swinging deserved the warm
welcome which he received. Another new
feature was the single sticks, In which the
rapid movements of broad sword combat. the
sharp blows of the sticks beating the time
for the music. gave the spectators chance
to see fight which was realistic In its yigor
and as harmless as French duel.
On the horizontal bar the nsxt class show
ed that the Turnverein builds up muscular
bodies as well as healthy ones. Here the
Turnverein clown, In pasti colored dress
appeared for the first time, creating great
merriment, which was increased when he
went up on the trapeze and performed that
wonderful feat of standing on the bar and
lifting himself, bar and all-with the assist
ance of the tackle and fall to which he was
attached.
Finally came the living statuary under the
direction Of Mr.. Albert E. Moore, the pieces
represented being: Sophocles, Apollo Bel
videre, Minerva, Discoblus. Fighting Gadi-
ator, Dying Gladia or, Atlas Bearing the
World, Narcissus, Theseus and the Minotaur,
Group from the Temple Of Minerva, Egina;
Destruction Of Art by Father Time.
In some respects, this rigid semblance of
the sculptor's art showed better than any
other feature OF the programme the well pro-
portioned bodies of the performers. The
whole made series of beautiful pictures,
and reflects credit upon Mr.. Moore and his
subjects.
After the exhibition the amateur athletes
showed how well they can dance and their
friends participated in the fun. The whole
exhibition was one of which the Turnveren
may be proud and showed that Portland
should be proud of the Turnverein. In the
Turnverein work prominence is given not to
those features which require great strength
but to the lighter work which will best
furnish the muscle which makes the more
difficult feats possible. The institution has
done much for many Portland boy and can
do the same for many another. This is the
programme in detail:
Overture-Stradella. Flotow
Giibert's Orchestra. 'N'''
Buck-Messrs. Doldf, Dickson, WEIGH, Stevens
Foster, Dean, Baker, Greenough. Morse and
Smart.
Slack Wire ...................M Mr. John Fagan
Messrs. Foster. Morse, Baker, Greenough,
Smart and Larrabee.
Gladiators- Mr.. L. Brainard Laughlin Mr. 10.
seph M. Durham.
naiaace Act....-.--,;. MT. George q. Morse
Messrs Cross. Bailey Grsenough. Stevens easef
Knight Welch. Larrabee, Baker, Pagan
BROTHER Acts Messrs. Doldt, Dickson. Foster
Clubs-Special .............P Prof. Granville r. Lee
single Sticks Messrs. Doldt and Warren, Green
ongh and, Morse, Lowell and Bailey Stevens
Horizontal Bar Messrs. Doldt, Dickson, Dean
= Foster, Greenough and Goold.
Living stataary-Messrs. Dodt, Ey e Stevens nn
Richardson and Rounds.
The Gladiators, Mr.. Lee and the clown
were recalled.
The following are the officers OF the Turn
verein and the members of the several COM
mittees to whose efficient management the
success with which the programme was car
ried out is largely due.
Presldent-Edward f. Tompson
Vice President-Eben w. freeman.
Secretary Albert r. Stubbs
Treasurer-Alex. T. Laughlin.
Director of Entertanments-J. B. Moore.
Armorer-Abner W. Lowell
Associate Drectors-Jas. b. Henley, Fred j.
Stevens, stephen Perry, Edgar X. Payson.
Committee OF Arrangements Lyman H. Nelson
Jas. b. Henley. Carroll M. Warren, Charles A.
Became, Carl ID. Lothrop, j. Branard Laughlin,
Abner w. Lowell, J. Everett Doldt, Jas. A. Dick
son, Jos. j. Bedlow.
Ushers-Carl d. Lothrop, Jas. c. Kilborn, Fred
" Berry, Arthur =. Dyer. Jos. j. Bedl0w, Arthur
H Farnsworth, Willard F. Keith, Chas. ID. Shu-
Orr, Carl Davis