The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-15
THE O'NEILLS. S.NIGHF OFF
Their Concert at the Acad-
emy Last Night a Howl
ing Success.


P. O'Neill Association at the Academy Of
Music last evening was great success,
both from the box office and footlights'
point Of view. Every seat in the play
house was occupied and the excellent
programme which was presented had
been chosen with such care as to meet
with the APPRECIATION OF the large audi
ence. Almost every one of prominence in
municipal politics was present President
Edelstein Of the Finance Board, President
Allen Of the Board of Aldermen, County
Clerk Mclaughlin, "Bob" Davis, and Con-
tractor John w. Wheelihan, who is going
to build the new Pennsylvania Railroad
Office building, occupied one of the boxes
Acting Mayor Cleveland with his Peck
snifiian smile and looking as pious as he
does when he disgraces church mort
gage burning with his presence, also sat
In the box.
The opposite box contained a more
picturesque group. p. II. O'NeiIl, the
popular standard bearer OF the associa-
ton, the wife of Sheriff McPhillips. Mrs.
O'Neill's two little boys. with little
Charlie Jordan. were in front. Mr..
O'Neill, In full dress. was half hidden by
the curtain in the rear. but Sheriff Nc
Of HIS Prince Albert, was more exposed
to public view. Freeholder Coyle. of
Hoboken, Freeholder Hennessy aud John
Boyd, with their wives, occupied tine
box above Mr.. Edelstein, John Murphy
and Daniel Sullivan and their wives
were in the box above that oc-
and guests. The Mclaughlin AS
sociation, the Dunn Association
and other political organizations turned
out strongly, but the members RccOmpan-
led by their wives. lost their political sig
nifcance. Scattered about through the
audience were President Somers. OF the
Street and Water Board; President Fee
ney, of the Police Board; President
O'Donnell. of the Tax Board: Assembly
man Michael Mullone, Street and Water
Commissioner Eddie Dugau; Alderman
Tom Jordan. Assemblyman elect James
Moylan. Standard Bearer Dunn, OF a
prominent Fourth district political organ
ization; Fritz Mersheimer, Poet Adam
Smith, ex-Assemblyman Murphy. Justice
Weed. who came In with nobby Fedora;
Johnny McCutcheon, Detective Clarke
and hosts of other men well-known about
town.
THE PROGRAMME.
Robert Rockers orchestra played
"Reilly's Jubilee" as an overture.
Brooks and Denton's banjo sextette
4. Hoey, an eccentric humorist, opened
the entertainment. His humor is ire
sistibie and inexhaustive. His humorous
imitation of voices in the child games of
days gone by, when such antics as growl-
er rushing and duck" chasing were I'M
heard OF, appealed strongly TO the mem
ories OF the older ones In the audience.
A 6. m. engagement in Hoboken
prevented him responding TO the
fifth encore. Miss Sarah T. Ramsay,
with voice as sweet as her face and
graceful carriage. sang several pretty
vocal selections. Fred w. Dale. familiar
ly known as Musical Dale in his ele-
giant and classic musical specialties de-
lighted all from the parquet to the gallery
with his musical genius. His "Boulanger
March" on the banjo, his hand bell rem
dition OF popular airs, and his sleigh bell
music were immense; but It was his mag
nificent manipulation of the concertina
keys that aroused real enthusiasm. Miss
Mary Croxton, lovely young woman in
white. with short curly black hair, and
whose ornaments were her features
alone, attempted several classic selections
She has good but uncultiyated voice.
Mr.. Walter Pelham gave number OF
really clever limitations OF queer and ec-
centric old fogies at an English reading
circle.
THE QUEEN OF THE EVENING
But the queen of the carnival was
Miss Maggie Cline, of Tony Pastors
troupe. Miss Cline has a voice like a
rip saw slashing through spruce pine
knot and face and form well adapted
to such songs as "Will Yes ALI Be Wld
Me Whin Tackle Paddy Flynn" and
Throw Him Down McCloskey"
Miss Addie b. Hall cleverly recited q
negro's lecture on "Apples" aud caused
ripple of laughter at the expense of the
city officials prominently present when
she compared ''de speeked apple wild
some politicians-rotten at de core"
Masters Frank aud Ed. Whitmark, two
young boys with remarkably sweet
voices. delighted the audience with sew
eral clever musical sketches in costume,
and Miss Olive Gates gave a guitar solo.
Joseph O'Connor. "Our Joe," did himself
proud. In each of his three selections he
caDtivated the audience with his humor
as well as his splendid voice. Misses
Belle NUM- and Olive Gates sang sweet
duet. Lawler and Thornton. celebrated
as authors of the Irish Jubilee" gave
several fine musical sketches, and Miss
Emma Massen sang In good voice two
pretty solos. A. G. Moore was applauded
for three English songs and the Cecilian
Quartette closed the entertainment, in
which they were applauded, especially
for the lines. There's Paddy O'Neill,
Iaf- cta