The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-30

ia 1 .,s sh'. s.Ia has a:
s.hiouable an audience and certainly
/ ,.ver a more appreciative one.
1 v,sxed critically the performances, bar.
/ ,;,g |. few characteristic amateurisms. was
l !, ss.onishingiy good one. The showing
made was remarkable considering the
.hor. time allowed for preparation and
the disadvantages under which the per-
forruers labored by reason OF their busi-
/ mes. duties. Perhaps the best feature was
1 The dash and vim with which almost the
/ .csire progrsmme went of. Once or
| t,iee there was little drag in the dia.
i lorue work between the interlocutor and
he ends, bu. there was not enough Of it
"a wear ont the listeners. The audience
vr carried by storm the instant the cur
l t,in rose, as there pealed forth from over
/ score OF Iusty young throats the war cry
a the Athletic Club, awakening memories
i G last winters football battles with
Tacoma and Portland, and putting the
rowd in cheering humor.
The Ministries were reinforced by full
orchestra under the direction Of Prof H.
4 Sharpe, the whole arranged in tiers and
nings q brilliant scene. The opening
ehorus, q spirited march. was given in
fne style and called forth . decided en-.
eore-a very unusual thing in . minstrel
penormance. From then on the per.
brmers, confident Of their position, kept
u their work without fear Of failure and
showed to the very best advantage. The
songs were. without exception, well rem
dered, while the gags wsre most of them
fresh and crisp. The end men proved q
fns lot Of fun-makers, and there was q
SPARKLE, like that Of champagne, about
nearly all of their work.
Joe Schlumpf was host within himself
nd fairly carried of the honors. His
Gyis was irresistibly funny. and he was
firmly established in the audiences favor
from the time he opened his mouth for his
fnt gag. HIS limitations OF a cat fight and
sdog fight were 80 realistic a. 70 send his
hearers into commissions. His German
Palslty, in the second part, was also q
invariably fine piece Of dialect work.
W. J. Baird was scarcely . whit behind
b creating breeze Of merriment. His
singing Of THE Man Who Broke the Bank
aAonte Carlo" was inimitsble. It proved
me Of the hits of the evening and he was
.sice recalled.
D. n. Baxter and J. A. Van Amringe
dso showed great talent for keeping the
rowd in an uproar by their clever work on
l he ends.
Tracy Rohertson's song, "Dat Colored
hnd. was given with dash and hurrah
hat was very catching. and he met with .
daerved recall.
The rendition of all Of the sentimental
rngs was excellent, and there were en-
cores for all of them. c. w. Saunders
gave '0ny a Melody" a charming ballad.
the pleasing effect being greatly increased
BY the singing of the double quartette
which joined in on the refrain. Benjamin
Bbe. the other soloist. gave 1.-THE Fog
beli' in q magnificent bass voice. G. w.
Fischer and @. V. r. Lansing sang "Lar-
bosrd Watch" in excellent time and with
| Z great deal of expression.
The latter portion of the intermission
before the second part was occupied BY the
Nsndeissohn Double Quarte,te. which
| sang THE Chapel" and responded to an
| encore
The members were: First tepors, C. X.
ally, Bert Williams; second tenors, J. 4.
Boyer, John NJ. Phillips; first bassos.
Charles W. Saunders, William Sterling;
second bassos, 4. L. Sigley, Benjamin
| biho
Among the attractive specialties of the
| keond part were banjo solo by Paul Hol-
brook and a whlstling solo by J. A. Van
Amringe, both of them being encored.
One of the most popular features of the
n . kn txi,
Mpiette under the leadership OF Paul Hol-
e'ook. oi course its members were obliged
l 70 Play more than once
The players were: Banjos, Paul Hol.
| brook, L. VI. Palmer, Tracy III. Robertson,
| = Warner; guitars, J. A. Van Amringe,
Asnly Is. Haynes. II. q. Inverarity.
/ There was not number of the athletic
| Hogramme that was not full Of absorbing
interest. Perhaps the best received was
We 'ur-ot-war between we'll matched
ssms from the Field Club and the Ath-
f'ie Cub. Ii was most exciting contest.
saa alter three-minu,e pull was won by
ne Athletic Club by three-quarters Of an
neh. The teams were as follows:
/ athletic Cluo-N. c. Lewis. anchor; II.
a :, Schroeder. No. 3; Henry Hicks. No. 2;
howard ID. Thomas, IT,. No. 1.
Field Club--W,illam Sterling, anchor:
ssorge +. Folsom, No. 5: Theodore N.
hSA!er. No. .; Alfred Fisken. No l.
he middleweight spsrring between T.
Hughes and Josiah Collins was decid-
sair clever, ana after the last round the
aoaers were called before the curtain to
Ssno~!edge the applause.
". A Carrie and V. G. Lewis also made
sheai show IN the heavyweight sparr.ns,
With honors easy.
'. Goodspeed and ]. P. Jacobson did
s0me very pretty fencing with the foils.
'aa followed this with an exhibition OF
fapier daelinr
ihs peri ormance of Robert Spencer, .
aeihoer Of the Athletic club, on tho
1apeze. Was well worth the hearty APP
pause IL received
ne Performance closed with a breezy
sS'e negro sketch, giving the opportunity
~ NE Introduction of s number of plan.
suon songs aud dances.
W Friday night the performance WAS
.ssSsled IN greatly reduced crowd. The
s]'oo!inS Of the night before was of great
Aae 10 The performers, aud they gave
NAiy better show. The only feature
A'ea Permitted of different result from
-. aa' o. thursday was the tug-of-war. In
- -" STERLING Was substituted on the Field
s.ao team IN place of Folsom. The A:h-
Inches.
zoe work 81 arranging for the enter
lament vas IN the hands Of s. Joint COM
r'te iroru The tSo clubs, consisting Of
80 Hall Warner. George r. Fav. ]. c.
Sssamsn sud Theodore y. Halter from the
ma Cuo, snd Tracy II. Robertson.
aossTd H. Thomas. jr.. \. Y. Randall