St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-23
PATRIOTIC NUsHKAS.
A Novel and Enjoyable Celebra
tion of Washing toms Birthday.

fion of Washing toms Birthday.
The NushkaS, beyond doubt. effected
a special arrangement with the signal
| day, one of the few days this winter
| that they could turn out in their blanket
uniforms without carrying palm leaf
| fans to keep themselves comfortable.
| Since the inception of the club the
NuShkas have as cOnscientioeSly cele-
| brated Washington's birthday as if he
were the founder and patron saint of
| their institution. In accordance with
| their usual custom, about a hundred
| members of the club and invited guests
met at the Lookout yesterday afternoon
and were photographed before starting
for Woodruffs. where the main feat
ureS of the jOllificatiOn were enacted.
| The programme for the evenings en-
| tcftaInment was in charge of commit
f'tAe presided over by James C.. Wall,
| tile popular captain of last year, and
was kept a secret from the memb
| aid guests who had no part in it.
ASharmoniouS variety of rhymes and
| meters, which formed the ''Nushka
| Ahossic,' a song dedicated to the club
| by the ''poet luw-rate." broke the ice,
and it is feared cracked number of
| voices. Then came i'll regular order the
selections for the evening. which were
billed in the following unique manner
and rendered with all the ability and
interest peculiar TO the Nushkas:
Prognosis of the third annual glorif-
cation of our country's father by the
| Nushka club, at Woodrutf's, Feb. %.
1889. The first OF the aggregation of
horrors devised by the committee is the
supper. During the interinission of fif-
teen minutes which follows, an oppor-
| tunty will be given Mr.. Lightner to
polish up the few impromptu remarks
he has already carefully prepared, after
which the Kah-Sioux band will torture
us for the (by requesD last time. Now
take the floor and ''on with the dance"
A gallop, exploded by the anarchists.
The committee have reluctantly yielded
to the solicitations of Ill. eatherby and
given him chance here to make
stump speech, which will be followed
by Glee club songs, namely: 'sSuanee
River" and Peter Gray" (obligato by
ex-Capt. WalD. As an encore is expect
ed. ''Way Down South" has been pre-
pared-will be given anyway. The
gloom created by the foregoing will be
deepened by the sad tale OF the ''Babes
in the Woods,' as represented by Mr.
Yardly and his companyof commedians.
The appended chart will enable the
audience to follow Gf they care to- the
intricacies of this drama, and distin-
guish the babes from the woods. Chart:
/ Scene l. Country place of cruel
uncle-Sunset-BaOe in childish play
They are ordered to bed by uneie-They
demur-Uncle plots their assassination
and hires ruffians.
Scene LII. Forest at eVening-Uncle
ahandons babeS-One 1uffian, moved
by pity, attacks his cOmrade-Moon
riseS-Babes die.
Scene Ill. Forest-Sunrise-
appear, discover babes and cover them
with leayes-Grief of uncle and vii
lains-Curtain.
AS soon as. the applause has ceased
the arena will be cleared for the usual
ISthmian games, to be followed by
juggling with alphabetical combina-
tiOns,here designated-A speech, by Mr..
Jaggard. His time has been limited by
the committee to FIVE minutes, and those
who retire during this number can gov
ern themselves accordingly SO as to be
on hand for the NuShka orchestra. which
will tear asunder Mendelssohn's Opus
-4-11-44-and a new minor movement
by an unknown composer, and will COM
plete their work of destruction by
waltz, for which those able to follow
the movement will please take partners.
A poem was expected to be introduced
here, but the poetic fire of genius failed
to reach the Beyle-ing point. Capt.
Read, however, will fill the void by an
object lesson in natural history. The
acoustic properties of the hall and the
forbearance of the audience will, at this
point, be tested by 'steen sweet singers
in their rendition of s'Oh. Who Will
Oser the Downs" Gear pads furnished
by gentlemen ushers.) Amid breath
less suspense the curtain will rise upon
.''4he Blind Beggars," a Wagnerian
opera in one act. By permission of the
management of the Metropolitan Opera
eolApany, Herr Westeryeldt will essay
the role of Zachariah Morgan. MIR.
Spencer will appear in the part of Mr..
Bnffles, as sung by him on the stage
(rtlnning between Fort Benton and
Billings MONTY for 600 consecutive
nights. Costumes by Lanouette, New
York. AS soon as the audience has re-
covered its spirits all will indulge in a
polka, succeeded by the Glee club in
..Nushka Maiden" and "Ching-a-ling."
Keep your eye on the whistling beauty.)
-1And now polish your moccasins for
the last time in a galop, the final catas-
tr0phe of the evening. Survivors will
find busses at the door. "Nushkas, are