New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19
A NIGHT WITH "ST'ROLLERS.n
AMATEUR DRAMATIsTS DO GOOD WORK
FOR CHARITY.
"lVANuOE Up TO DATE PRODUCED WITH
GREAT sUCCEss-soME or THOSE


GREAT sVCCEss-soME or THOSE
WHO ENJOYED IT.
The Stroers." formerly the Columbia College
Dramatic Club. gave their first performance last
night in the Broadway Theatre. The house was
crowded. Delighted mothers. fathers. sisters ana
swsethear:s Vigorously applauded ;he young men,
and many Of the songs and dances were rede-
manded The entire performance moved smoothy'
ard the amateurs showed signs Of stage irlgH'
any time.
'Ivanhoe Up to Date"' was the play presented.
Incidentally a ballet introduced in which dlies
A. Tain;or revived memories of "Witty" Wall the
Stroers' old-tme premiere danseuse ana hei-
tram de Lancey Drake showed that weeks OF care
fu practice had made him proficient IL the ART Vi
high kicking and graceful prouettins. All me
characters well sustained. but Joseph IT,
Lamb rs Wanda. the Jester" and Albert La
Montague as "sir Rrian de Bois Guilberi. deserve
special mention. The latter sang topical song Ia
the second act which brought down me
house" with the refrain: at hardly what
expected" or course there was "A ballet ne
"stroIers" without IA ballet would be an anomaly
Ten graceful young persons paved the Nay LOT Ine
two premieres already mentioned ana the auJienue
laughed itself hoarsc. Songs. dances. a buflesque
on sandow. the Strong Man; witty dialogue s ana
bright music. all contributed to MAKE u.e pcliol
nance success Dolls Quadr!lle must De men n
before thr audience allowed them 10 retire.
Flowers in profusion passed oyer the loot iooi
lights, and "RoWcIa pcrsonated DSS Eu" aiu i.u.n
Duer. got her-that is. h.s-sharc The Jokes were
new and good. the play was well put on ana cos
tuned and society was present in fore" ,..r, n,oh,
this week with matinee on saturday As al, al
ready said in The Tribune the entire receipts VIII VII
be given to ST Johns Guild. The iolo"i"s Is ''e
cast:
Sir Brian de Gufbcr Templa,r: +; Nor,ogn.
Cedric Master Of Rohcrwood. Noel Hamilton
lyanhoe. his SON. disguised as Pa W,am r wall
A;hels,ane Saxon Lord. lanes A. pc na,;,cy
WANT VAN a. jester to cedric .J%seph G Lamb
Oswald butter a...; ,n .3Ghn hesina'd Blake
King Richard the i'"'N M IoTmn; kennedy Flass
R Pe ro SChn his James A. bonaghcy
Rowena. ward Of Cedric. Edward huSh puer
Eebecca her companion. Melvin Henry lalbeIg
Dolls ouadrie by..... John M H GcisSn
sfeonGr Danseusc i;crrarn iancy Drake
Saxons Maid-ns Normans Lords Ladies Guards
and a grand CORPS de ballet
The authors of the burl~sque are Benjamn Ay,
mar Law School. '92 and John Reginald Bake OF
In the boxes we're Mr. and Mrs. W. l.: Strong.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter stanton, Mr.. ard Mrs AZ
thur r Sullivan. W. f. King. Mr.. and Mrs WI
lam { Nj Ml B. RSasyS nP%S and
a. Donagfey Scattered through the house we're
Mr. ana Mrs aWrenSe peTkn Kin Mr oh ana rra MTs
Mrs Charles r. Yerkos. MIR. and Mrs John sloane,
Mir. and Mrs. Peilew. Miss Lcith Kip. Mis- Evelyn
Rurien Mr. and Mrs Albert Stevens. orthnSl on
Whitchouse Mi and Mrs Fernando lnaga, .. W.
buckingham. Robert Jaffray. Mr.; and Mrs A. *.
ir"J"st Mr. ana Mira Ogden Mills. Theodore Frey
linghuyscn, Bobby" Harsous pr W. Se% y;r,
Webb Mr. and Mrs. Hildreth Field, Mr.. ana MIS-.
Henry G. Mortimer BrockEolst Cutting Mrs. ON
mil De Forest. Mr. and Lrs Abram : Hewitt
Miss Hewitt Robert shaw MnnTn Nrs '& WiIam
Kent Mir and Mrs. +. La Montague. jr. MI ana
Mrs sidney Harris ir er6frt Jacq pnnnsn III
lott lott ami Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Newton seiignan-