The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-24
NO HOPE OUTSIDE.
MARI0NETTES.
LAUGHTER and SMOKE At LAST
NIGHTS STAG ON THE HILL.

Jokes About the Charleys-E Entertaining
the Jersey City Athletic Club with
Manikin Plays and 'Puppet Pantomime
In the Crescent Avenue Club House
Theatre.
Charlie Cavalli says that If the Jersey
City Athletic Club actors don't stop max
ing him the peg on which to hang old
jokes he will move out of town.
And so does Charley Bowly.
Last night there was stag party up in
the clubhouse, and the two Charleys were
the involuntary foundations for good
share of the fun.
Mr.. Deaves, Mr.. Charles johnson and
that prince of good fellows, with sparse
whiskers, Jack Green, amused the club
with show of puppets.
The success of the affair was due to
Jack, who gave much time and spared no
pains to make everything go off without
jar. Doc johnson, too, earned all the
thanks he got from the club members,
and he got lots of them.
The evenings entertainment opened
with minstrel show. The proscenium
arch of the theatre had been nearly filed
in, and the stage was only a miniature of
itself-a very pretty miniature. The chairs
were not occupied by members of the
club, as they have been at former min
strel shows given in the clubhouse, but
by manikins about three feet tall. Doc
johnson ran the bones end, while Jack
Green, managing the puppet with the
tambourine, helped to have fun with
Harry Nichols, who was interlocuting for
the layman in the middle.
MIR. REILLY THEN OBLIGED.
When the cheers for the minstrels had
subsided and the room had begun to fill
up with smoke, genial Frank Reilly stood
by the piano and let that sweet voice of
his float through the room in two or three
songs, and the boys applauded him more
than they did the minstrels.
To the tinkling sound of dainty music
the whole company of marionettes now
appeared in their renowned speciality
acts. Everybody was good-eyery body
was wonderful. Never before did mar
ionettes go through SO varied series of
difficult performances and acquit them
selves so skillfully.
The, best one of all was the tightrope
dancer. He walked back and forth on the
rope, kneeled down on it. sat down on it,
and at last stopped over until he could
reach it with his hands and, by wonderful
balancing Strengthened his legs up in the
air and stood on his head on it.
Right here he was recognized. Sam
Finney, in the audience, said that it was
Charley Bowly. and the roar of approba-
tion must have pleased Charley almost as
much as it did the marionette.
The balancing contortionist was very
clever, and received lots of applause.
Some of the boys thought he was long
legged Tom Doremus, and others said it
was Sam Finney; but his hair was not
red, and he had no reverend beard.
looked all over the audience, and discoy-
cred that it was Hiram-Hiram in q
fancier suit of clothes than even Hiram
ever wore.
THE COUNT AND MARY JANE.
Then appeared Count, a real imitation
Count, making love to the Lady Mary
the Count the boys penetrated his dis
guise and shouted, "Cavalli, Charley Ca
valli." Henry Irving camelin and tried,
as the base villain, to make Miss Hilltop
marry him, but she said no, no, no, and
the curtain fell amidst screaming laugh
ter.
Mr.. Reilly sang, in the intermission,
Parker's Jerusalem, - and he sang it as
only Frank Reilly can. Mr.. Joslyn. was
more pleased than he is when one of his
scholars takes the highest stand in High
School entrance examination, and Mr..
Doubleday proposed three cheers for
Reilly. And how the boys did respond.
and Charley johnson rendered "Only to
See Her Face Again" acceptably.
The last part consisted of pantomime,
in which Clown talked to Pantaloon, and
Columbine conversed audibly with
Harlequin Dave Dewitt laughed more
at this than he did at everything else put
together-that is, he laughed until there
was reference to his whiskers, and then
Jack Dusenbury laughed, for Jack has
none..
The children had been entertained in
the afternoon by the marionettes and by
Mr.. Punch, who beat his wife Judy. The
same company will appear again next
Wednesday evening, when the members
will invite their sweethearts and wives.
Among those present last evening were
Mr. William Brinkerhoff, Mr.. Arrow
smith, Mr.. 'McGinnis. with his big stick
and straw hat; Mr.. Carman Nichols, Mr..
Frank Cavalli, Mr.. H. C. Bennett, Sr.,
Mr.. Gregory, Mr. Frank G. Stafford, of
New York; Mr.. George Rice, Mr.. William
Robertson. Mr.. Garland, Mr.. Bruce Chill
ton, Mr.. Klumpp, Mr. Frank Green, Mr..
Fisher, Mr.. Herrick, Mr.. Tappan, Mr..
Ed. Romaine and Mr.. Henley.