Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-08
THE CAKE WALK.
THE FEATURES OF A NOVEL EN-
TERTAINMENT.
Entertainment The Walkers and
Their Style.

a large crowd of people to Hazards pa
vilion last night, and the audience in
cluded many Of the leading society peo-
pie of Los Angeles and vicinity. In tact,
society here, as in San Francisco and
New York, has adopted the latest fash
ionable fad--the cake walk. Tonight
everybody will be there.
Meine's orchestra played a number of
old southern airs, and then grand jubi-
lee chorus was sung behind the scenes.
After singing slavely-day melodies there
was an old-fashioned hoe-down, and the
essence Ole Virginny. An original pick
minnie dance followed, by w. G. Croft,
and song and wing dance by BERTHE
Trice. Miss Anita Leon sang the night
ingale song, and then Miss Jennie Cash,
the originator of the Buzzard-loop wing
dance, gave fine exhibition of
buszard and wing dancing. A quar-.
tette of jubilee singers, Messrs.
T-ice, Croft, Williams and Gresham,
fairly captured the audience by their
fine singing and received six recalls.
Mr.. Gresham sang fine tenor solo and
was heartily encored. In fact every
number on the programme received two
and three, and sometimes five or six
encores, and everyone voted it the best
evenings fun they had had for years.
Tie next event on the programme
was pie-eating match. j. Lock War
wick was introduced as master of cere-
monies. This gentleman has foghorn
voice that should secure him position
vyith ho cohon o1,,h Tho vi 10
were Willie Harney, Horace Williams,
Bert Trice, Henry Wilkinson, Cornelius
johnson and Will Brown. Willie Brown
proved to be the champion ple-eater,
and received $3.50.
The piece de resistance of the evening
was then announced. The judges were
Thomas E. Lewis, Frank H. Hicks, Ma
jor Edgerton, j. j. Mellus, George E.
Denis and Col. l. FL. Polk. The COM
petitors in the cake walk marched
forth to the strains of the orchestra on
the shaped track, which was
marked out in the center of the pa
vilion. After the march, Mr.. Frank
Childs and Mrs. Anna Childs displayed
their grace in walking around the kite
track. Mrs. Childs wore lavendar silk
costume, adorned with beads. Mr..
Childs was introduced as the Los Ange-
les wonder, but very few of the audience
knew that he was the man who recently
knocked out George La Blanche, who
once defeated Jack Dempsey. J. J.
Thomas and Miss Jennie Peppers were
the next to show their grace. Mr.. Thomas
is feet and is very distingue. Miss
Peppers was attired in black silk. Henry
Smith and Miss Macdonald were the
next couple announced. Miss Mac
donald wore a blue silk dress and blue
gloves, and she carried bouquet of
roses in one hand.
"Mr.A. E. Gresham and Miss Cash."
said the master of ceremonies. Miss
Cash appeared in tight-ftting black
costume.
Mr.. Thompson and Miss Sanders next
essayed to show their grace. Miss San
ders affected black silk.
Mr.. Warwick and Miss Jennie Lee
were the next couple to walk. Mr.. War
wick has swagger that is immense.
Miss Jennie Lee looked stunning in
heliotrope silk. She carried white
fan, which she handled with much grace.
@. H. Williams next escorted Miss
Fuller around the kite. Miss Fuller
lowered over her gallant escort, but she
was as graceful as she was tall.
There will be a walk to finch this
evening, when the prizes will be award
ed. There will be number Of new
cake walkers tonight.
Among the we'll known people present
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Freisner,
Frank Schumacher, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
H. Pridham, B. F. Orr, DR.. w. A. Wel-
don. Mr.. and Mrs. Fleischman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Modini Wood, Mrs. Frank Rosa, H.
K. Wade, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Cook,
Charles F. Sloan and lady, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Platter, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Herr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sterne, Major and Mrs.
E. L. Sterne, Colonel Hewitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Lankershim, G. F. Perry,
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. G. Weiner, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Collins. J. G. Mossin, J. w.
Montgomery, Capt. and Mrs. A. B. An
derson, K. E. Chad95sses..ss. j. J. Gottlob,
Annie F. Gottlob, Fred E.. Wilcox, R.
Q. Hitchcock, Fannie E. Lark, DR.. and
Mrs. Kannon, Jesse Hardesty, Thomas
b. Lewis, Frank H. Hicks, j. Mellus,
George E. Denis, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Siegel, Mr.. and Mrs. Telfair Creighton,
Q. Q. Desmond and ladies, DR.. and Mrs.
F. X. Ainsworth, DR.. and Mrs. Mac
Gowan, ID. W. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Howard, l.. B. Dewey, Henry Saith,
TOnia Vattar Nont William RonusnU