The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-16
FUN IN BURNED CORK.
The ]. C. A. C.'s highly Successful
0Deratic Minstrel Show.

A crowded house greeted the first per
formance Of the Jersey City Athletic
Clubs operatic minstrels given last night
in the charming little theatre of the club.
The performances produced no end Of fun
The witty sayings Of the swallow-tailed
artists in bnrnt cork reflected the genius
Of the local wits. There are many this
morning nursing side aches and read just
ing spring bonnet flowers.
The performances was divided fntothree
parts. The melange of selections from
comic operas were well sung before the
real fun commenced.
Messrs. J. William Macy, T. w. John
son, George Herrick, X. !. Webb, as end
men in the parlor minstrels, fled in and
took seats upon the stage with Mr.. w. J.
company occupied the intervening chairs.
SOME OF THE PUN.
Here's a sample OF the jokes:--
Said Mr. Herrick to Mr.. MaceV:--
"Weil, Mr.. Macy, ! see dat you is
growing somewhat stout since 20 cum
ober to Jarsey Cite. How's you enjoying
"Oh, first rate. first rate.n replied MIR.
Macy. "Wben ] first came over to Jer-
sey ! only weighed seventy pounds. Look
at me nowf"
Oats muffin. OATS muffin, replied Mr..
nefiACk- LOOh al OoC JOuusony udn.
Why, he only weighed seben pounds
when he came to jersey"
Said one Of the grinning lights to the
erlocutor.-
Look hea h, hours your constitutional
strength, Brudder Markham, and what
does yer do to do TO far morning exer-
cisesn
"Oh." replied the interlocutor; II take
morning walk for my constitutional ex-
ercise- Go around pulling up trees by
the roots, and all that sort of thing. That
develops the muscles Of the body In a
splendid manner. What do you do for
morning exerciseY
"Oh, | pulls up the Passaic ribber every
day"
And still another:
Il went up to Peekskill yesterday" !"
said Dec" johnson to the interiocutor
"Yes" replied the interlocutor.
YES" continued the doctor And
had TO walk all the way"
you had to walk all the way? Why,
how WAS thatr
well. when got to the railway sta
tion found the train had gone"
Tine train gonef"
"Yes, sir, l asked de station mastah
when de fust tain left for Peekskill and
he told me dat it left twenty-six years
ago."
And thus half hour went by thickly
studded with gems of local wit.
THE MUSICAL ATTRACTION.
doc" Johnson's song. Fly. Little
Children, Fly" and "The Ostrich" by K
]. Webb, provoked no end of applause,
but what promised TO be the best solo of
the evening, "Ihe Lost Chord" by Mr..
Frank Reilly, was spoiled by the persist
ence with which the orchestra insisted on
drowning Mr.. Reilly's splendid voice. A
steam whistle might have been heard
above the orchestral din, but the human
voice-never.
Preceding the presentation Of "Pina-
fore in Black" the celebrated Bragdon
gave some good female impersonations.
Mr.. j. Williams made some funny re-
marks and concluded with song on the
Mckinley bill, parody on johnny
Jones aud his Sister Sue" The Metro
politan Quartette sang several selections
and Dore brOrhers gave banjo duet.
.----.e ..PIEAFoRE IN BLACE.o
"Pinafore in Black" was a farrago Of
local hits, interspersed with songs from
the original opera On the cast
were Loren Bragdon IS Josephine,
C. w. johnson as Little Buttercup,
+. E Hogg as Hebe, George W; Fsllon as
Admirable Porterhouse Steak. George
X. Herrick as Captain Corkonian, Charles
w. Shone as Bell Bobstay, Charles Fos-
ter as Ralph Jackstrau. j. Williams
Mory as Dick Deadeye and Master Harry
Among those who participated in the
performance were:-As Dragons, X. ],
Webb; as Colonel and Messrs. J. II.
Bumstead, E. P. Baggot, w. E. Scudder.
Ed Barstow. A. B. Parish, w. w. Russell.
George Z. Williamson, John A Harret.
Frank Nichols and Robert Rodger.
johnson as Midshipmite.
AS policemen, Messrs- NJ Augar, I'd,
George p Evans, W. II. Harrison.
g. B. Kern. Fred Anness, W. r.
Starrett. w. r. Waddington, A B.
Starrett. G. w. Schoonover, and
G. w. Vreeland; as japanese, Herbert
Scott, S. d. Ayres, C. II. PuIdv, Earl
Tanner, r. w. A. English, James Curran,
J. J. Melleck, I. NJ. Bumsted and G. Z.
Hogg.
AS Billy Taylor Sailors. Fred A. Geb-
hard, w. ]. McIlroy. Charles A Bowly,
Edward Clemous, J. H. Howens. Fl. Fitch.
E. Case; as members OF the Sable Circle,
E. w. johnson, c. K. Brown. G. J.
Burke, John T. Woods, ]. J. Byrne, w.
F. Markham, G. Forster, Thomas Adams,
C. W. Slone, Max Fackert and T.
D. Reilly. As sailors IN Pinafore.
Messrs. RI Rodger. ]. II. Bumsted,
E. p. BaGgot, G. p Evans, W. II. Har-
rison, E Barstow. NJ. Apgar, r. J. Webb.
@. J. Burke, G. B. Kern, A. B. Starrett.
w. E. Scudder. w. J. McIlroy, J. j.
Byrne, j. f. Woods, w. r. Waddington,
G. w. Vreeland and W. r. Starrett.
As Sisters and Cousins and Aunts,
Fred. A. Gebhart, w. w. Russell, Her
bert Scott, F. Adams, Frank Nichols.
Earle Tanner, James Curran, j. II.
Howell, s. H. Ayres, R. w. A English,
]. J. MeIlick, c. II. PurdT, T. NJ. Bum
sted. Alexander Ahrens and T. E. Price.