New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-14
FUN AT THE MUSIC HALL.
MEMBERS OF THE ~ Y. A. c. GIVE \
MINSTREL SHOW.
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND VAk1'
ous INTERESTING EXERCISES ENTER
TAIN A LARGE AUDIENCE.

VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND vAkH
eus INTERESTING EXERCISES ENTER
TAIN A LARGE AUDIENCE
A number of young men in black-that Is to say.
a lot of young men with their faces covered win
a preparation that suggested likeness to the evu
one-sat on the stage Of the Carnegie Music Han
last night and for two hours or more mace Vo-
lent and successful efforts to illustrate to large
and representative audience the fine points Of
minstrel show The young with black facee
were members Of the New-York Athletic Cuo un.
der whose auspices the minstrel performance was
given 1t was announced on the programme tha1
the performance amateur minstrels aver.
tisements al fresco and other violent disturbances
70 which tn. audience was invited, II IL would stay
until the finish"
The object of the show the amusement OF
the club the entertainment of the audience ana
incidentally the purchase OF a club steam iauncn'
or course, like all amateur performances theN
was no degree of promptness in the beginning IL
was scheduled 10 begin at o'clock, but 1t dd not
The audience did not care however, Tor II was aise
late. and II 1t had not been, no one wouid nav
objected to waiting. for lack Of promptness u
always expected at amateur performances IL
natural to amateurs TO be late
The performance was as good as any OF moss
given nowadays by professional minstrel coHp'-
nations and in many particulars IT was immensely
superior In Unknown way the END yen gov
hold of new jokes. and before the unsuspect'ng
audience knew what was being imposed upon tnem'
these shafts Of wit flying SO fast that no one
could keep track of them. When the curtain went
UP for Part !. the men In black to the numoer Oh
thirty or more apparently sitting on the ciup'
house lawn TrasSrs Island The time was supposeo
to be any pleasant day and the Ministries. some WIN
banjos and some with bones, were grouped ABOUT
in various spots and In various attitudes Tney
he audience
Bell" the chorus of which ran like this:
You can't touch it. out Of sight are we;
W We have her the '0 dust 8 i 10 back il,
h aoG m stop to to 5hn r. f. a. a drink
After that series OF songs OF more or less merit
were sung. each one being preceded by series OF
Jokes by the witty end-men. Accidentally Done
a mahogany chant. sung by Charles L. Burnnam'
THE Summer Man." symphony in black. by e; w:
ebony by George Abro were the funny s son aSs
Of the sysns s Ts and
Greenaway" in their great Fin de Steele dance.
where grace and beauty seemed TO stana Gins 30
orchestra. Ii was announced on the programme
that these infants had received permission from M''
When they swung into. yiew L was observed th.S
Little Lord FaqntIeroy looked IKE sugar barrel nr,s
stuck on two beanpoes. They danced however.
with a grace which. though evidently acquired '''
Part second opened with some fancy inquire skat-
ing on artificial ice by George ID. Phillips ana theis
A leaf from Palmer Coxs story OF "Ihs brownies
was given. The Brownies were lot OF long -iess9C
men who were dressed In anything nut proWhis
style The first brownie was meant TO Loie rui-
Ter in disguise The Columbia College Banjo CLUB
afforded entert ainment for few minutes, attsS
which the performance brought to an enc VIVA
a burlesaue cavalry drill entitled True ray
CAPTAIN d. c. Smyth mounted on "CorreS..
EN-; Trooper r. c. Fisher, r., on rs9on-aai
Trooper " H. Pinckney. on "I.amb-pghter." Ths
drill comprised an extended disorder skirmlshers
taking ve years interval exhibition OF horses sieep,
ing amid the waving OF cannon and thunder o.
swords peg-tenting. sword-swailowing' harl-ha'
and wig-wagging -, ,...,,..
Some OF those who took part In the perIorTa"Ss
were f. NJ Hansng. master OF CEREMONIES ". ~
Aih-o Charles l.. Burnham, J. I. Fisher; bones'
c; u Phillips. = " Kembe, W. II; Pinckney
tambo: l.. X. Newkirk. c. s. keyes; Z. g. Msts
F. Ludlum. l.. VI. lawson NJ; kimpsi; nan ~
Charles A. Barnes. w. 5. Church T. n man w;
A Prime A. c. Robinson, w. $ WOOD, as ioca.
talent: George Wlmot, s. Bragdon. WmiIan va
Dvck and j. A. Johnston, the Rutgers Quarte,,, ara
other club sitters balcony oarsmen grandstsnS
athletes baseball fends. dead calm sailors eiuo
cranks and kickers ,, ., Ar
The Reception Committee was COMPOSED OF p nu.
gust Belmont. Barlow 5: Weeks Mi,nam ~; oeT r.
seft G n Sheriff. ir, DR. Il. F. OConnor w l.
Zell f. C. Roosevelt. Seth b. Hunt John nu liz
ford Buchan, J. c. Wilson: jr;, Or "raeHie rsch
mond II r. Zitei, W. I. Higgins. jr. DR.. s. ke,chh'
r. r, DAWSON. d. NJ. Fernandes, Edgar rr nn
Frederick Vimar c. A. Appleton g. H. Bussen.
schutt J. Il Yates, John F. Dulles, d. D. ioun'ans
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